Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Traditional software vs. SaaS. I’ve been involved with SaaS companies with VCs who don’t understand demand generation, lead qualification, sales coverage ratios, sales forecasting or frankly when deals should be inside sales vs. outside sales. Think of web vs. mobile. SEO marketing vs. social marketing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2024

With nearly 19,000 members in over 80 countries, EO offers local, regional, and global experiences that support entrepreneurs beyond just business. Here is a sampling of EO opportunities to maximize your first 12 months with the organization: Join a Forum for entrepreneurial growth and support. moments have you experienced? “EO

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

London-based PassFort , a SaaS provider that helps business meet compliance requirements such as KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) reporting, has closed a $16.2 It’s also selling its SaaS to customers in foreign exchange, banking and (ofc) crypto. million Series A led by US growth equity fund, Level Equity.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

Paragon , a startup building a platform that integrates and aggregates various software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps for enterprise clients, has raised $13 million in a series A round led by Inspired Capital, alongside previous investors FundersClub and Garuda Ventures. Foo founded Paragon in 2019 with Ishmael Samuel, a former Uber engineer. .

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2025

The Enterprise Browser upgrades web browsers from a dedicated consumer software package to an enterprise-ready solution, said Mike Fey, Islands CEO and Co-founder. Islands Enterprise Browser addresses these challenges head-on by embedding enterprise-grade security and IT controls directly into the browsing experience.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem. According to the survey, the city is strong in sectors such as fintech, agritech, hospitality tech, emerging tech, cybersecurity, SaaS and medtech. Alan Carson , CEO, Cloudsmith.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Suzanne Xie is the business lead for B2B payments at Stripe and a former SaaS founder. It’s an unprecedented time to be in SaaS. The SaaS market could grow almost 10% every year to 2027 — and I think that’s a conservative estimate. As a business model, SaaS is inherently global. Suzanne Xie. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2022

Lahore-based coworking space startup, Colabs , is set to roll-out a SaaS product to enable businesses meet back-office needs including company registration, talent sourcing and management, payroll processing and legal and tax compliance. Colabs will support them in their journey. Our growth plan is very ambitious.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

SaaS tool usage is on the rise, with corporate teams now using 40 to 60 tools on average ; a 2019 report from Blissfully found companies were spending around $343,000 per year on SaaS. But while SaaS apps have become the lifeblood of organizations, they can often be unwieldy.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

SaaS startup Stimulus announced today the closing of an oversubscribed $2.5 You have exposure from household names to smaller businesses run by underrepresented founders,” Stanard told TechCrunch. Norman told TechCrunch that he immediately knew Stanard was the right founder to build Stimulus.

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Dream It

MAY 14, 2020

Silversmith invested additional equity to support the acquisition of Tissue Analytics. This acquisition enhances our ability to support wound care providers and strengthen their impact on patient outcomes," said Net Health CEO Josh Pickus. "By About Tissue Analytics Tissue Analytics, Inc.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Max Parmentier, co-founder and CEO of Birdie, said the latest tranche of funding will go on scaling into continental Europe where it’s started to sign partnerships with local care providers, as well as wider business growth. In Birdie’s home market of the U.K., ” Elderly caretech platform Birdie gets $11.5M

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The startup has just closed a $10 million Series A to continue building out its workplace management SaaS for landlords and office managers — which offers features like resource scheduling (booking meeting rooms etc.), employee/co-working space member engagement, and financial management tools through web and mobile applications. .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

Partnering with the right co-founder is the biggest determinant of your future success. Having founded multiple startups across various industries, I firmly believe having the right co-founder(s) is the most significant determinant of startup success. timeframe for an exit, bootstrapped, etc.)

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

It offers information on loans and grants and is accompanied by a quiz that provides specialized answers for founders regarding their capital needs and wants for expanding their businesses. The Tory Burch Foundation, which was launched in 2009 by fashion designer Tory Burch, has a long history of supporting women entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Leta , a Kenyan B2B supply chain and logistics SaaS provider launched last year to optimize fleet management, is looking for growth opportunities in West Africa, even as it scales operations in its existing five markets. Cellulant co-founder Ken Njoroge, and Google executive Charles Murito made investments too.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

For founders without the right network, it’s hard to find investors. Vasa said he and Srivastava’s background as founders give them an advantage, because they understand the needs of other founders. Many online entrepreneurs are underserved, he added, because “the VC model is somewhat broken and really based on who you know.”

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 28, 2025

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a leading venture capital firm, says, “The thing that gets me most excited is the founder whos obsessed with solving a problem that matters, and is determined to keep going no matter what.” Learn what investors want to hear that triggers their investment decisions.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Today, London-based Legl — a 2019-founded SaaS startup that sells tools to law firms wanting to digitize processes and automate workflows in areas like client onboarding, payments and compliance to support a more modern customer experience — is announcing the close of an $18 million Series B round, just over a year after it raised a $7M Series A.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Moreover, crafting […] The post Starseed’s Pulitzer AI, An Innovative Global PR SaaS Service based on Generative AI, Redefines Publicity Dynamics first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform. However, for many early-stage ventures, hiring dedicated PR resources can take time and effort.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

In the market we’ve seen the massive uptick of SaaS valuations in the public markets and commensurate attention on private market fundings and valuations. I’m thankful to the founders of the companies that I invested in where the business has been on a crazy growth trajectory over the past year or two.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 31, 2024

I had the pleasure of interviewing Zach Wright, the founder and CEO of Grapevine Software , a cutting-edge Virtual Office platform designed to centralize communication, knowledge sharing, and team alignment for distributed workforces. As a founder, what keeps me motivated is the process of constant learning.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

In the latest development, Lentra , an Indian embedded AI-based finance startup, has raised $60 million — a Series B that values the startup at “over $400 million,” D Venkatesh, the founder and CEO of the startup, told TechCrunch in an interview. Lentra uses AI to triangulate data to identify potential fraud attempts.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

A lot of SaaS products are sold on flat-rate subscriptions. ” Their conclusion: SaaS services were booming, and all those businesses deserved the same measure of tooling as what Amazon was building for itself. “We are focused on being able to support high levels of complexity and scale.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

How Ravi Srivatsav, Founder of DataKrypto, Is Revolutionizing Data Security with Breakthrough Encryption Technology I had the pleasure of interviewing Ravi Srivatsav, Co-founder and CEO of DataKrypto. He was also the Founder of ElasticBox and led it to a successful acquisition by CenturyLink. The latest breach against major U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2023

In 2011, Irish SaaS firm Intercom had a churn problem and found the solution by understanding the customer’s job. Give me rich feedback from the right people Help me support. Fix my customer’s problems Operationally, Intercom then built four distinct services to support those “customer jobs”. It gives your offerings pull.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2021

Michael Cortez, vice president at YL Ventures, focuses on business development initiatives to grow the market leadership of the firm and its portfolio companies, with an emphasis on strategic and tactical support for early-stage go-to-market activities. Such metrics have been previously established for wider areas of technology, such as SaaS.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

million in seed funding in a round led by Crew Capital , an under-the-radar venture firm co-founded by UiPath co-founder and co-CEO Daniel Dines and UiPath chief strategy officer Brandon Deer. Other co-founders include Chris Martin and Lukasz Niepolski. We’re hands-on to the extent our founders want us to be.”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

Today, Truora describes itself as a SaaS startup that builds authentication and communication tools for Latin American startups, marketplaces, fintechs and banks. Co-founder and CTO David Cuadrado spent nearly five years as an engineer at Twilio, while co-founder Cesar Pino worked as an engineer at the company for nearly three years.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2024

SDAC engages angel investors and provides coaching, education, and connections to founders. Founder Brad Hel ler Ecodrive – B2B platform that makes sustainability accessible, transparent and ROI effective. Founder Brad Hel ler Ecodrive – B2B platform that makes sustainability accessible, transparent and ROI effective.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Founder’s perspective. You’ll get empathy. Experience. Relationships.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2024

Investment Accelerates the Development of SaaS Solutions Suite Featuring API-based Pharmacy and Telehealth Products SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 11, 2024 – Foundation Health, a pioneering healthcare technology company, today announced the closure of a $6 million seed funding round.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Kashyap Kompella I had the pleasure of interviewing Kashyap Kompella is the founder of Talentmapp , an AI-driven people search engine designed to facilitate purposeful, noiseless networking for professionals, startups, and venture studios. He is also launching TPH Venture Studio , a pre-seed venture fund backing AI startups.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Behind the scenes Greg knew many tech entrepreneurs who were wanting to start software or SAAS companies. Back then, local tech leaders and founders thought that “Phoenix isn’t a a software tech town.” It is used by thousands of founders, tech execs, investors, job seekers, and community leaders each month.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Coro is well-positioned to become the go-to cybersecurity solution for the mid-market sector, and we are delighted to welcome Balderton Capital to the team as we work together to support Coro’s explosive growth.”. The company is not disclosing its valuation but we understand from a reliable source that it is now around $500 million.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

During Demo Day, attendees heard pitch presentations from five founders who participated in the initial Bridge2 cohort. Each founder showcased the innovative business ideas they developed and refined throughout the Bridge2 program. The Bridge2 Program has been fundamental to the next phase of my business.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

“We’re thrilled to be working with Harlem Capital,” co-founder and CEO Yacob Berhane said of Harlem’s participation. Their focus on data, process and supporting underserved ecosystems aligns perfectly with our mission and makes them an amazing partner for us to build with.”.

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