Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Traditional software vs. SaaS. I’ve sat on ad tech boards with board members who clearly knew little about impressions, fill rates, CTRs, RTB, eCPMs or the difficulties & opportunities of embedded mobile SDKs vs. HTML5. Nothing blows up great opportunities faster than founders who are constantly fighting. Facebook.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 13, 2012

What are the biggest opportunities? Brightfarms , which got $4mm in venture capital, sets up indoor farms inside your local supermarket or on rooftops. I'm less likely to get excited about the next big photo sharing app coming out of YC, and more into going "where no VC has gone before.". What about in your own backyard?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

A new company recently emerged that is targeting a popular startup niche, wanting to exclusively help early-stage SaaS (software-as-a-service) companies with their financial needs. And it’s doing it as part of a partnership with Stripe, one of the world’s largest, and most valuable private fintechs.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Boston-based VC firm OpenView interviewed nearly 600 SaaS companies for its annual pricing survey and the results are in: Automation is taking usage-based pricing (USP) mainstream. Why more SaaS companies are shifting to usage-based pricing. The consequences of SaaS sprawl: A real-world study. This year, that figure rose to 45%.

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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

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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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

On October 27, we’re taking on the ferociously competitive field of software as a service (SaaS), and we’re thrilled to announce our packed agenda, overflowing with some of the biggest names and most exciting startups in the industry. Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

How to grow a SaaS company efficiently in a recession. Fundraising chats still start off with small talk, but startup teams are under more pressure than ever to make the best possible use of these rare opportunities. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The flow of capital in SaaS is becoming increasingly bifurcated. Recent research shows that there are three key steps to becoming a “have”: Continued execution against large and growing market opportunities. Image Credits: OpenView Partners.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

According to a report by Capchase comparing more than 400 SaaS startups to unicorns that reached the public markets in the last two years, the top performers “are handily beating the ‘Rule of 40,'” reports Kyle Wiggers. According to its findings, SaaS founders should target at least 80% and aim to surpass 110%.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Every blog post, Tweet and Instagram Story is an opportunity to explain to customers (and your board) how the company creates value or is a step ahead of the competition. Let’s talk about the SaaS selloff. Let’s talk about the SaaS selloff. With $3B expected in 2021, Singapore is becoming a fintech capital.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

When I started in venture capital, one of the questions I learned to ask very early on was competition. Founders would often reply that competition validates the opportunity. At the time, I thought it was a canned response, a clever parry, to avoid answering the question directly. I’ve since realized I was wrong.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. There are home-grown venture capital firms doing well, too, citing Kazek’s $1 billion funds. Why Latin American venture capital is breaking records this year.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. How to get a job in venture capital. How to find a job as a VC scout.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines.

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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. In an interview with AsiaTechDaily, Lou talked about how starting a fund came to her mind and the key focus of Indelible Ventures when evaluating an opportunity, among others.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

Africa’s appetite for cloud computing software continues to increase as connectivity and bandwidth opportunities push boundaries. Pan-African venture capital firm TLcom Capital led the round. New investor Capria Ventures and existing investors Lateral Frontier Ventures, Enza Capital and Ingressive Capital participated.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The round is led by Flashpoint Venture Capital, Uniqa Ventures, PKO VC, Black Pearls VC (an existing investor) and Adamed. The Series A funding will be put toward international expansion — including eyeing potential growth opportunities in LatAm. Poland-based Telemedico has closed a €5.5 million (~$6.6

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

Similarly, in a down market, SaaS startups that help clients make incremental improvements to cash flow are in a much better position to ride things out. 3 ways to optimize SaaS sales in a downturn. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. .” ” Thanks very much for reading, Walter Thompson.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Under Rob’s tenure DataSift grew to 10’s of millions in recurring revenue, signed up more than 1,000 enterprise customers, raised > $60 million in venture capital, hired more than 100 employees and has become one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in the industry. That is the opportunity in front of us.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

Before this program, I had the desire to pursue venture capital funding but lacked the clarity on what steps to take. The learning sessions were game changers that provided me with all the necessary details on how to approach and attract venture capitalists. “The

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

and Germany; and “tech” means B2B SaaS/fintech or consumer apps. of venture capital deals. Those companies have garnered only about 2% of all capital invested. In turn, investors are overwhelmed with poorly qualified opportunities. A typical VC thesis: “We invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage.”

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I saw a few friends politely suggesting that “now was a great stock buying opportunity” meaning that given the stock market is off by 10% it was a great chance to buy and lock in presumably low prices before the market rises again. And by this I assume he meant that “market prognosticator twitter” was vomitous.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

This window of opportunity was driven by the pandemic as we saw a lot of companies become distributed and go remote,” CEO Babcock told TechCrunch. There was no longer the opportunity to tap on people’s shoulders in the office, so much of the training was left to people’s own devices.”.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The company, with bases in both Austin and Australia, was started in 2009 and facilitates exits for millions of online business owners, some that operate on e-commerce marketplaces, blogs, SaaS and apps, the newest data integration being for Shopify, Blake Hutchison, CEO of Flippa, told TechCrunch. in 2020, up from 15.8%

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 14, 2023

Register The Philippine venture capital firm Kaya Founders has successfully raised $12 million in funding for two new funds. With this funding, Kaya Founders now manages a total committed capital of $16.5 Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

When buying online, you don’t get the opportunity to pick up items and look at them, but nfinite is working to change the way products are visualized online so they seem more real. The company, headquartered in France, has developed a SaaS-based visual e-merchandising platform with tools for creating 3D images for e-commerce.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The cohort members offer a range of disruptive technologies across industries such as Climate Tech, Green Tech, Retail, Healthcare, FinTech, SaaS, Enterprise Software, Consumer, and Travel – with many incorporating AI and sustainability into their products and services. “In

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

We see a tremendous opportunity to work with the Pipedrive team and their partners to continue to grow the business and serve small and medium-sized businesses globally” Pipedrive, a CRM and sales tool, raises $50M to take on Salesforce and Microsoft.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

Generative AI is hot among venture capital firms now , with $4.5 Based in San Francisco, Narrato raised a $1 million pre-seed round led by AirTree Ventures, the Australian firm that was an early investor in Canva , Linktree and Employment Hero. billion invested in 2022. Narrato founder Sophia Solanki.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

For example, within a company of 200 to 500 employees, a salesperson can see the frequency employees logged in and be alerted of when the best opportunity is to make the sale. The company has a SaaS pricing model and is already working with mid-market companies like Ally, Pulumi, ReadMe and LaunchNotes.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

This may seem like a great time to launch a SaaS startup, but the landscape is crowded with well-designed applications that promise “blazingly fast and delightfully simple” experiences, according to seed-stage investor John Chen of Fika Ventures. SaaS needs to take a page out of the crypto playbook. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

4 SaaS engagement metrics that attract investors Image Credits: Tetra mages (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Past performance doesn’t always predict future results, but it’s the best place to find customer retention stats that have investor appeal. “We’re very small in a large opportunity.”

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

They were told this would offer greater choice and more opportunities to embed the most modern technology into their platform. FlavorCloud , a logistics SaaS platform that facilitates cross-border e-commerce, exemplifies this approach. Headless commerce must have had a great PR person.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

While capital infusion into companies took a summer siesta, some venture capital firms continue to see their coffers runneth over. Three years after raising a $500 million fund , European venture capital firm Northzone is back with what partners are calling its “largest fundraise to date” of €1 billion, or $1.01

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

When venture-backed companies were chasing growth metrics, higher cloud bills were shrugged off as unavoidable. Usage-based cloud and SaaS services, which have become a major cost center, are coming into the spotlight. Venture capital firms have grown reluctant to pour more funds into money-incinerating businesses.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Other investors in the round include Future of Learning Fund, a Kenya-based edtech backer; BriteGaze, a South African artificial intelligence fund; Bisk Ventures; a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm and Tekton Ventures; a San Francisco-based technology investment firm.

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