TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2020

David Cahn is an investor at Coatue, where he focuses on software investments. David is passionate about open-source and infrastructure software and previously worked in the Technology Investment Banking Group at Morgan Stanley. For all these reasons, more and more SaaS startups are choosing to adopt the bottom-up go-to-market model.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2020

He focuses primarily on investments in software and technology-enabled business services. Should SaaS founders be raising capital now? The global software as a service (SaaS) industry is sustaining its steep growth trajectory, but developing and pricing professional services is oftentimes a difficult proposition for SaaS companies.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Korean SaaS Titans with $100M Revenue to Showcase in Silicon Valley: Exclusive Two-Day Event Announced The future of cloud computing is poised for transformation as ten leading South Korean SaaS […]

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TechCrunch

JUNE 6, 2022

In the latest development, AppOmni — which has built a platform not just to connect with and secure SaaS apps, but to seek out, highlight and help fix vulnerabilities that arise when different apps are used together or in tandem — has raised $70 million. “SaaS has become one of the most essential parts of the IT stack.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 20, 2020

This post is part of a series leading up to SaaS Office GTM Edition on June 24 in which we’re reviewing the results of the 2020 Redpoint GTM survey. Software companies invest in engineering early and then the product matures, complement that engineering and product investment with go to market teams to commercialize the product.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

Broaden your view of ‘best’ to make smarter, more inclusive investments. Venture capitalists love to talk investment theses: on Twitter, Medium, Clubhouse, at conferences. Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. and Germany; and “tech” means B2B SaaS/fintech or consumer apps.

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Revolution

APRIL 6, 2021

By Revolution Ventures Managing Partner David Golden and VP Alex Shtarkman As voracious consumers of podcasting content, we could not be more excited to announce our investment in Indianapolis-based Casted , a company reinventing the traditional digital content marketing playbook. Stay tuned! [1]

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2023

A SaaS mindset just isn’t relevant for deep tech investment, which means traditional VCs must recalibrate their behavior (and expectations) before diving in. TechCrunch+ roundup: Deep tech tips for SaaS VCs, toxic fundraising, student visa startup options by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I only say that because after years as a VC I can always tell when my peer group invested in something because “it seemed like it would make money” versus when they invested out of passion. I have placed a much bigger emphasis on falling in love as a criterion for my making an investment. Does she live your journey?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Many startups are feeling the pressure in today’s uncertain economic climate, but for SaaS companies, the next 12 months could present major opportunities for growth: 70% of small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) globally are reporting higher investments in technology this year, according to Gartner Digital Markets.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

He says this type of data collaboration is being done in other industries, including farming, travel and late-stage investing, where valuation is based on competitive data, but is relatively new for the e-commerce and SaaS spaces.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

I can't take credit for this meme, even though I've already invested in it.twice. The overhead cost of running any kind of a business, given shared access to workspaces, machines, rapid prototyping, and SaaS software, has fallen off the table. Once with Docracy, once with a super cool company launching in the first quarter of 2013.).

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally. I also had the opportunity to learn firsthand how VC firms put together an investment fund and understood the type of LPs coming together to form a fund. What types of companies/sectors do you look to invest in?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The reason one would accept losses is when they are investments in fueling faster growth. SaaS companies needs to estimate the amount of sales resources spent on clients (can be measured by activities like visits, sales calls, etc) / the clients who convert to look at sales productivity. But LTV / CAC is just one measure.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

LPs (the people who invest in VC funds) want to know what “hot” deals you’re in. In a pool of 25-30 investments in a VC fund the goal is to have 2-3 huge outliers. Our partners have invested in more than dozen companies that became worth more than a billion dollars and that has disproportionately drive returns.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Since I work with startups and investments, I thought, maybe I should let this ChatGPT write me a program about a SaaS valuation calculator? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

My goal in the interview overall was to capture more of the personal side of Fred since so much of his investment thesis and portfolio work already comes out in his blog. Not to mention USV’s investments in MongoDB (10Gen), Lending Club and a host of others. You need to invest in good markets and bad.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Lead by Starseed CEO Katie Bomi Son’s ´Pulitzer AI’ Paves the Way to Global Market with Multilingual Translation Capabilities PR or Publicity remains a critical aspect for start-ups, serving as a gateway to attracting investments and expanding user bases.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2014

We both agree that the later-stage valuations are being driven up to a point that feels irrationally priced [he uses b-round SaaS valuations as an example and I am willing to be even more broad based]. He said that a16z prefers to invest earlier stage in these types of businesses.

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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. Fred Wilson wrote perfectly about sticking with struggling investments.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2025

Organizations are leveraging Islands Enterprise Browser to securely access SaaS and web apps, implement zero-trust network access policies, onboard third-party contractors in minutes, support merger and acquisition integrations, and reduce or even replace their reliance on expensive virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In a recent board meeting, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (Ben Franklin CNP) proudly unveiled its latest investments in six exceptional tech enterprises situated in central and northern Pennsylvania, totaling $725,000. The post Ben Franklin Technology Partners Sparks Innovation with Six Strategic Investments!

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? Even then private market investors can paper over valuation changes by investing at the same price but with more structure so it’s hard to understand the “headline valuation.” It’s just math.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We can share massive files with a URL and access an unquantifiable amount of … The post Investing in Rewind appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. We can communicate and collaborate in real-time—and around the world—across text, voice, video, and documents.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

In late 2020, a group of Stanford students banded together to create Stanford 2020, a venture fund solely to invest in their fellow classmates’ ventures. million for the debut investment vehicle — waitlist not included. million seed funding round led by Initialized Capital, with investments from GSR, NEA and Canaan.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

I built my first software company in the early days of SaaS and there were few models to go by. It is the opposite of what SaaS is supposed to be. We said to customers, “We only sell SaaS and we think that’s the right solution for you. So we took a stand. How responsive are they to your needs now?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

We grew 100% in SaaS revenue year-over-year and 650% over the past three years. If that’s your end goal I couldn’t think of a better leader to take us to that conclusion and I think it could be in the next few years because SaaS companies capable of doing 9 figures of recurring revenue are few and far between.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

Companies that have high recurring revenue and visibility into future performance — such as SaaS startups — in particular can benefit from debt financings, Alex points out. . The firm has deployed over $60 million in capital to 130 SaaS founders since launching in January 2020, according to Latka. Enter Founderpath.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

 —  @jasonlk How the Long Game Has Benefitted Upfront I was thinking about it this morning in particular and thinking about my own personal investment history. sold to Disney for $670 million and since our first investment was at < $10 million valuation we did quite well. Maker Studios?—?sold

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A reader pointed out that avoiding Failing Fast could lead to another costly issue—namely, the Sunk Cost Fallacy (SCF), where companies double down on bad investments rather than cut their losses, potentially wasting millions. Both Failing Fast and the Sunk Cost Fallacy are two sides of one costly coin. It’s been 12 months with no results.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

There’s just not enough time to convince someone to invest and have a productive back and forth. We’re an enterprise SaaS company solving X problem using Y solution. It’s a great way to get out from behind the e-mail and actually meet people face to face. However, it’s a terrible way to get your whole pitch in. So what do you do?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Considering our revenue is SaaS revenue this achievement is even more remarkable. The timing of the announcement of this investment couldn’t have been timed more perfectly if we tried. And before that you might enjoy this longer analysis on why I invested in DataSift in the first place , which was written 2.5 Asymmetric.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

I don’t meet many rational invests (VCs or LPs) who believe this will last but of course nobody knows whether we have 6 weeks, 6 months or 2 years. Let me give you some examples I see of fauxmentum: In the SaaS world I see many business plans where companies have achieved 100-300% year-over-year growth and this is truly impressive.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

They take fewer bets, they don’t mind being counter-conventional and investing in things that make others scratch their heads. They’re doing how much in SaaS revenue? I spend more time an executive recruiting of key talent for portfolio companies in which I’ve invested and more time in product reviews.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They’ve often lived through the pain of bad software, diagnosed the cause of their suffering, and made it their mission to convince the world they have … The post Investing in Svix appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Every so often, we meet founders with unusually strong conviction about solving systems problems.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

That frees up more resources—money and time—to invest in the businesses. You can find a “software as a service” (SaaS) solution for every business function —accounting, invoicing, marketing, internal communication, customer relationship management, workflow, ecommerce and video conferencing, to name more than a few.

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