Tomasz Tunguz
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Incumbents have lept onto advances in generative machine learning more aggressively than any trend in recent technology history. But generative ML differs because incumbents are pushing the envelope. In addition to these the advantages, these incumbents have another edge : their distribution.
500
OCTOBER 25, 2019
How has corporate venture capital changed? Conventional wisdom dictated that incumbents should focus their innovation efforts on R&D and growing their cash cows while investing in a few startups. We believe the new corporate landscape calls for new strategies. The following is an excerpt from 500’s CVC report.
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TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2022
Today a startup that is building tools to help incumbent address this challenge is announcing a round of funding on the back of a lot of demand for its services. “T hey are seeing the impact of the alternatives,” he said, with the migration away from the incumbents happening gradually. It’s not disclosing valuation.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
This works for some, but too often founders find themselves diluting their equity to unrecoverable portions rather than considering other financing options that allow them to hold on to their company — options like debt capital. People tend to think that category creation is less risky than incumbent disruption.
Dream It
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Getting investors excited about your product is a critical part of raising capital. But founders are often so consumed with talking metrics, milestones achieved, or the capital they need that they sometimes forget to talk about their overarching vision for their startups. Don’t confuse "exit strategy" with your company’s vision.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
We raised this capital in what has increasingly become a difficult market for fund raising so I’d like to share with you some details on how we get it done. Incumbents became increasingly annoyed with our successes in the country’s largest market – NYC – that they started even taking out ads against us.
TechCrunch
JULY 13, 2022
Kontent, a platform designed to help companies manage business-related content in the cloud, today announced that it raised $40 million from Expedition Growth Capital as part of a growth capital infusion. The incumbent solutions were designed for on-premise, monolithic architecture. region- or product-specific) content.
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