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This is Part I of a two-part series on Revenue-Financed Capital (RFC) for angels. Part II will address the question of whether angels should include RFC in their investment portfolio. ACA member Sage Growth Capital hosted a meet-up of attendees who were interested in RFC at the recent ACA Summit in Las Vegas. On the last day of the Summit, Sage also presented a formal session on the nuts and bolts of RFC along with counsel Gary Kocher of K&L Gates and Sage investor Jb Beaird.
10 Marketing Tactics That Yielded Great Results for Startups In search of unique marketing tactics that have proven successful for startups, we asked ten leaders from the industry to share their experiences. From CEOs to Marketing Managers, these experts have provided a wealth of knowledge. Starting with the “Angel Writer” service that boosted growth, to a gamified referral program that enhanced loyalty, discover the top ten tactics that these leaders have used to great effect.
A group of angels turns up their nose at a company making a useful, well-targeted and well-validated computer peripheral product. The smart entrepreneur behind the company asks a pretty fundamental question in response: “Why do angel investors often turn up their noses at real, down-to-earth physical product companies and instead chase ethereal web and process flow services businesses?
Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage
This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register China has announced the extension of favorable taxation policies for venture capital firms and individual angel investors investing in tech startups. Initially introduced in 2018, the policies have now been extended until the end of 2027, as stated in a joint announcement by the Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration.
How Azibo’s Vikas Gupta is on a Mission to Streamline Property Management for Independent Real Estate Investors I had the pleasure of interviewing Vikas Gupta the CEO of Azibo , a unified financial and property management platform for independent real investors. Prior to Azibo, he was the founder at Nodabl, an HR-tech SaaS startup. Before that, Vikas ran product and strategy for The Baby Box Co, a Series A digital education platform for expecting parents.
How Azibo’s Vikas Gupta is on a Mission to Streamline Property Management for Independent Real Estate Investors I had the pleasure of interviewing Vikas Gupta the CEO of Azibo , a unified financial and property management platform for independent real investors. Prior to Azibo, he was the founder at Nodabl, an HR-tech SaaS startup. Before that, Vikas ran product and strategy for The Baby Box Co, a Series A digital education platform for expecting parents.
As an entrepreneur or founder starting a business, you may think of capital as purely monetary. Capital is often viewed only as an opportunity for an infusion of money into a business to get it started or grow and scale your company. Unfortunately, without a solid grasp of how capital — in its many different forms — can influence a business, too many founders make decisions early on in their companies that have unintended consequences down the line.
It’s impossible to simultaneously please your existing customers and your potential ones The North Star of Building Products Any sustainable business must achieve two things: a way to attract and convert new customers to the product, and a way to retain existing ones. As time goes on, in a perfect world, we’d be serving both of these customer segments with an ever-improving value proposition.
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Vuihoc , an ed-tech platform catering to K-12 Vietnamese students, recently secured a significant US$6 million investment in a Series A funding round led by TNB Aura. The funding also had participation from TKG Taekwang, IBK-STIC Pioneer Fund, and existing investors, including Do Ventures, BAce Capital, and Vulpes, further highlighting the confidence in the startup’s potential.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Andres Balcazar, Chief of Staff at Lido. Andres, an Industrial Engineer by training, was previously investing in the B2B vSaaS space and comes from a background of strategy consulting. He is also an angel investor and former EdTech entrepreneur. How did you break into tech investing? When I launched WePrep in college, I was researching key drivers for startup success and was introduced to the world of VC.
AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
SPEEDRUN began with a simple question: how can we support the best gaming founders at the earliest stages of their journey? Our answer was to craft a bespoke accelerator for the gaming industry. We invested in all 32 companies from … The post Announcing SPEEDRUN 2024: Accelerating Games x Tech appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.
Earlier today, New Relic announced its sale to Francisco Partners & TPG for $6.5b. The acquisition is notable for two reasons. First, it accelerates the momentum within the technology buyout space. At its current pace, technology buyout volumes of venture-backed technology companies will tie or exceed the ten year high, charted in 2022 of about $20b.
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register The beauty market is increasingly adopting simulation technology, providing personalized style suggestions. Through an app, users receive recommendations for makeup products like lipstick and foundation that match their skin tone, providing valuable guidance for purchases.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Sebastian Spitzer. Sebastian led Innovation Management in 3 verticals before becoming a corporate intrapreneur in the automotive industry in 2017, where he created numerous in-house startups, going through ideation to scale-up stages. Currently, he is a venture specialist for emerging technologies at Schaeffler and manages start-up ecosystems for partnering and investments.
Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
How important is this issue for your business? The subject of raising money is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale).
Open source is the bedrock upon which all modern applications are built. But here’s the elephant in the room: There is a huge attack surface hidden within this seemingly solid foundation, and the proliferation of open source usage has opened … The post Investing in Socket appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register As global warming causes abnormal climate problems around the world, everyone is paying attention to solutions for environmental issues. The automobile industry is also rapidly changing to address these challenges. Demand for cars that run on fossil fuels has decreased, while cars that run on alternative energy sources such as hydrogen and electricity have become more popular.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Timothy Chen, the General Partner of Essence VC , which is an early stage developer + infrastructure focused fund. Essence started in 2019 and backed amazing companies like Motherduck, Modal, Warp.dev, Sardine.ai and Jasper.ai. Tim was previously the CEO / founder of Hyperpilot, which is a startup backed by top funds like NEA and Bessemer aiming to run Kubernetes on autopilot that achieves 5–10x cost and performance benefits.
Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.
Contrary to prevailing storytelling that it just arrived in the waning months of 2022, artificial intelligence has been around for decades. I won't bore you with the entire history (though it's summarized well in this article ); suffice it to say that it has played a significant role in the marketing industry for decades, including in predictive analytics used in many advertising platforms.
Twitch streamers Kai Cenat and Fanum invited fans to Union Square on Friday for a real-life stream and giveaway. They promised to hand out gift cards, gaming PC equipment and PlayStation 5s. But the IRL stream descended into chaos as frenzied fans crowded over the giveaway, shutting down lower Manhattan in the aftermath. Cenat, who has 6.5 million Twitch followers and 4 million YouTube subscribers , advertised the New York City giveaway in now-deleted tweets.
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register ‘This is Engineering Inc. ‘, a UAM (Urban Air Mobility) company based in Pangyo Techno Valley (CEO Yoo-jeong Hong), has launched SHIFT ZEROLAP, South Korea’s first commercial drone delivery service. Starting from August 1st, the service commenced operations at two water parks in Tancheon, Bundang-gu, Seongnam.
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GCUC Podcast Recap: Kevin Whelan Kevin Whelan of Everspace is a master of uncovering and harnessing unique niches for explosive growth. In an interview with Liz Elam, Kevin shares.
Autonomous-driving company Pony.ai and Toyota say they’re teaming up with the goal of one day cranking out a bunch of “fully driverless robotaxis.” The two companies intend to kick off their partnership sometime this year with around $139 million in capital from GAC Toyota Motor Co. — a joint venture between Toyota China and GAC, a Chinese state-owned automaker.
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Malaysia’s eco-friendly energy solutions provider, Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), has joined forces with automaker BMW Malaysia (BMW) in a partnership for green mobility services and solutions alongside the deployment of renewable energy.
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