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Mayfield’s Arvind Gupta discusses startup fundraising during a downturn

TechCrunch

Between his roles as co-leader of Mayfield Fund’s engineering biology practice and founder at IndieBio, Arvind Gupta reviewed approximately 470 startup pitches last year. Who’s going to have a harder time in this new environment? It’s just different in different economic environments, it’s never shut, so to speak.

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Constrafor, a construction procurement company, goes ‘SAFE’ route with new capital

TechCrunch

Ghauche and Douglas Reed started Constrafor, a SaaS construction procurement platform, to provide embedded financing and software for general contractors to manage their subcontractor workflow. Its Early Pay Program assumes the risk for the subcontractor invoice, freeing up cash flow and reliance on traditional and costly lending options.

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The Equity Seller’s Bubble of 2021 Part 2 • 2022 From a Startup Equity Seller’s to an Equity Buyer’s Market

Angel Capital Association

This is Part 2 of a two-part examination of the state of the startup capital market during the past two years. From an investor’s perspective, 2022 witnessed a sudden market reversal from an extreme equity seller’s market to an equity buyer’s market, causing dislocations throughout angel, VC, and startup ecosystems.

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Taking on Bilt, Stake aims to expand its cash-back rewards program for renters

TechCrunch

Aiming to compete with Bilt in the nascent property renter rewards market, Stake , a startup that provides cash back and banking services to renters, today announced that it raised $12 million in a Series A round led by RET Ventures’ new RET Ventures ESG Fund.

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Arena raises money from Peter Thiel and David Petraeus for its decision-making AI

TechCrunch

But that’s what startup Arena claims to do, fueled by a round of funding ($32 million) led by Initialized Capital and Goldcrest Capital along with Founders Fund, Flexport and a colorful cast of characters, including retired general David Petraeus, Peter Thiel, and Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel. Image Credits: Arena.

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What's Happening to the SaaS Market?

Tomasz Tunguz

Since I wrote “ The Correction in SaaS Company Valuations ”, SaaS company valuations have continued to fall. As a basket, SaaS companies have fallen 33% from their highs (median), wiping all the gains for the last year. And these share price decreases have been distributed across all the basket of SaaS companies.

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2024 Theory Ventures Go-to-Market Survey: Optimism Rises Amid Changing Market Dynamics

Tomasz Tunguz

This annual survey shines some light into the state of SaaS sales & marketing, offering a glimpse into how founders & companies are navigating the current business landscape. The extended sales cycles present a challenge for startups, potentially affecting cash flow & growth projections by creating pipeline shocks.