TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. 15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund. Stéphane Nasser is co-founder of OpenVC , an open-source initiative to collect and analyze all VC theses. VC websites by David Teten and Sam Sabin , co-founder of Hireblue.

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MAY 24, 2021

Of the first four investments I made as a VC in 2009, two have exited and two (Invoca & GumGum) still are independent and likely to produce $billion++ outcomes . My first ever investment as a VC was Invoca. He then went on the create an early-stage VC that I track closely?—? Maker Studios?—?sold Entrada Ventures? —?that

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to find a job as a VC scout. VC recruiters list and compensation data. How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 18, 2022

Private equity companies typically target SaaS/IaaS companies at $20M in ARR or more with good unit economics and growth in the 10-30% per year range. Record amounts of PE raised and sitting as dry powder ready to be invested, just like VC. The most recent surge notwithstanding. Who makes for the most attractive VC2PE targets?

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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. Arc is also partnering with traditional capital providers, including VCs, banks and venture debt lenders. How it’s different and the same.

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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. ” Blank Street cracked the code on making coffee shops attractive to VC Ask Sophie: Can I launch a startup if I’m in the US on a student visa? .”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Sopoong , a social impact-focused VC, intends to support environmentally minded tech founders in South Korea and Southeast Asia, while building a bridge between Korean conglomerates and startups in the sector. Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Four fintech startups — Cowrywise , Riby , Wallets Africa , and ThankUCash ; a crypto-exchange startup, BuyCoins ; a SaaS platform, Accounteer; an edtech startup, Schoolable ; and healthtech startup, 54gene. 2019 saw the local VC firm invest in six companies.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Q1 VC results tread water, but that’s cold comfort for SaaS unicorns by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch Then we’ll dig through why “not as bad as we might have expected” from venture activity is thin comfort for starving unicorns. How’s Q1 2023 venture shaping up?

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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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FEBRUARY 14, 2016

What is the True Sentiment of VCs? I recently survey more than 150 VC friends from all stages and geographies what they thought about the market by asking “Which of the following statements best describes your mood heading into 2016?” But not a VC or Bill Gurley or myself would have spooked it 2 years ago.

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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. Walter Thompson.

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MAY 4, 2015

Try to imagine if you *didn’t* already know Amazon and the company walking into VC meetings telling people they were going to disrupt the selling of all goods starting with books but then extending into electronics, apparel, toys and so forth. Imagine a market in which you have both your own vans and third-party drivers.

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MARCH 10, 2015

Invoca helps you to manage inbound sales calls (efficacy, attribution, duration, etc) and given how many people have historically only tracked click-based campaigns the shift to mobile ads has made Invoca one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in our portfolio. So understanding the stage of a VC matters. Many have $25 minimums.

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MARCH 30, 2016

Invoca had grown steadily and consistently since 2009 and by 2015 SaaS companies with scale had become hot – trading at a median of 7.3x We knew better than to start funding raising in August, when larger VC firms have a harder time assembling full decision teams – so in August we would plan and September we would commence.

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JUNE 18, 2015

I rarely talk to any startup entrepreneur or VC who doesn’t feel it and somehow long for simpler times despite the benefits we all enjoy from increased enthusiasm for our sector. They’re doing how much in SaaS revenue? We are experiencing a frenetic time. For entrepreneurs there’s too much money sloshing around.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 14, 2023

Since its inception, Kaya Founders has supported over 30 startups operating in diverse fields, including digital health, fintech, B2B SaaS, agritech, and proptech. The post Philippine VC Firm Kaya Founders Raises $12M to Support Southeast Asian Startups first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

Lorena Suarez, one of the managing partners of Argentina-based Alaya Capital , a 10-year-old early-stage VC firm, invests in impact-driven startups from Spanish-speaking Latin America. It focuses on early-stage B2B SaaS, so LP concerns were about how B2B software will perform in an inflationary environment, he wrote.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2023

That’s why we’ve pivoted to a SaaS model. Fortunately, the SaaS direction has delivered upsides: We’ve achieved relatively strong product-market fit and cash flow-positive status without big VC raises or burn rates. How we pivoted our deep tech startup to become a SaaS company by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch.

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StartupNation

JULY 28, 2021

It would be reasonable to assume that VC funding would drop in 2020, especially during the uncertainty of the pandemic. Only about 12% of decision makers at VC firms are women, and of all the partners at these firms, only 2.4% Alternatives to VC funding for female founders. at its all-time high. . However, U.S.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Luis Daniel Arbulú, partner at Salkantay, told TechCrunch via email that the fund is “the country’s largest VC fund” as per PitchBook and Crunchbase data. counterpart in those that were synergistic to the ones in Europe — for example, tech, healthcare and enterprise SaaS. VC fundraising gets weird as autumn nears.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

That’s the case OpenView, a Boston-based VC firm, makes in its annual Financial and Operating Benchmarks survey. Out of the nearly 600 SaaS companies which responded, 45% say they are using this flexible pricing model, up from 34% in 2020. Has usage-based pricing (UBP) gone mainstream?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

I am a VC so this will be seen as self serving. But given that I’m not likely to back 99.999% of the people reading this (I do 2-3 deals maximum per year as a VC) I’m really just trying to offer honest advice. It applies to all startups – not just SaaS. The days of easy money may be slowing down.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 13, 2012

One of the aspects of running a venture fund that I am most excited about is turning over rocks that other VCs might not. 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.". Whatever I do, it needs to be in big enough spaces. Windowfarms?

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MAY 6, 2018

As a VC with scores of startups in our portfolio we have ringside seats to many, many fund raising processes plus I had to raise money across about 5 different rounds of capital as an entrepreneur so I’ve developed some thought on the process that I hope can be helpful to some of you before you start. Let me give you an example.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

For starters – we all know the argument that more enterprises are buying SaaS software because it works more easily than on-premise software and that expectations set by our consumer lives to have software as easy and convenient as Amazon, Google or Facebook drives our business lives. p.s. my normal health warning.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Q1 VC results tread water, but that’s cold comfort for SaaS unicorns Image Credits: Nigel Sussman/TechCrunch As Q1 2023 draws to a close, Alex Wilhelm reviewed early data from PitchBook to get a feel for key VC trend metrics like deal count and total capital invested. Are solo GPs screwed?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

Venture firms are advising portfolio companies to move money out of SVB Q1 2023 market map: SaaS cost optimization and management Image Credits: John Lund Photography Inc (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Since the downturn began, SaaS has become a game of fine margins. “Simply reducing costs in lieu of growth will not work.

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JUNE 23, 2016

During this period Kobie worked closely with many SaaS companies including ExactTarget from its early days and the Founder & CEO, Scott Dorsey, served as a strong reference for Kobie. Kobie joins us from Accel, a firm we deeply respect and have worked closely with over the past few years.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

But voices also emerged to question how well this goal was represented in a16z’s portfolio, which is heavier in crypto and SaaS than in govtech, for instance. ” This VC is bullish about American dynamism – ‘the real one’ by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch. tech community.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s hard enough to raise capital from VC, private equity fund, and family offices. The vastly larger universe of B2B companies, many of which have teams focused on pushing VC and private equity funds to evangelize their product to their portfolio. See my list of due diligence questions for VC and private equity funds. .

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The common VC passes are pretty cliche. Ethena is a SaaS startup building modern compliance training. Checks I’ve Written The Company Since Saying “No,” Never Bought Me As Much As Saying “YES!” Would Have In The First Place. An Investor and a Founder Postmortem a Mistake.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Now, investors see New Zealand as a country with a track record of building companies with global exits in SaaS, health tech and deep tech. In 2020, VC investments totaled NZD $127.2 or Australian) VCs or the government. It’s been ridiculous how much money is flooding into the country at the moment.”.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 20, 2020

Within it, Adil Syed, (a former Redpoint VC!), Where does ZCP fit into the panoply of metrics for SaaS companies? Rippling published their fundraising deck. introduced a gem of a new metric : month zero cash-on-cash payback. It’s not a metric one sees very often in pitch decks. But it’s another metric to add to the toolkit.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 26, 2022

You’d like to believe the world is completely meritocratic—that you’ll put your heads down to work on your company, hit all your metrics, and just show up on the doorstep of a VC firm who will just be bowled over at the fantastic little company you’ve created. This is something a lot of people don’t think about.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

Three months into 2023, investors continue to use buzz words like “responsible growth,” “business efficiency” and “quality marketing” when explaining how VC-backed companies should do business this year. Q1 2023 market map: SaaS cost optimization and management by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

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JUNE 19, 2017

As a VC, burn rate is one of the most discussed topics I have with teams who are pitching me for raising capital and it is one of the most common discussions points I have with founders in companies that I’ve backed.

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