TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

While the 2021 venture cycle was still booming , every startup sector felt hot. Founders ruled supreme, venture capitalists lined up to pay steep prices for startup shares, and new business models flourished. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Every geography set records.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The 7 deadly sins of startups. 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. Who needs to work together to make a bottom-up SaaS model work?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

To that end it made three announcements last year: Zoom Apps development tools , the Zoom Apps marketplace and a $100 million development fund to invest in some of the more promising startups building tools on top of their platform. Today, at the closing bell, the company announced it has made its first round of investments.

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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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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

JULY 18, 2022

Investing in private markets has long been reserved for the ultra-rich. Thanks to tech startups, though, the process is becoming much more accessible for those who aren’t members of the “one percent” of wealthiest Americans. Fundrise manages over $2.8

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 18, 2020

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Every year, dozens of PA startups get their start with Ben Franklin Technology Partners. The largest early-stage investor in the region, Ben Franklin provides investment capital and business support services to emerging tech-entrepreneurs and small manufacturers located in central and northern Pennsylvania.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

How much should a SaaS startup invest in sales and marketing at different stages of the business? Sales and marketing investment depends on many different factors including establishing product market fit, the business’s sales model (inside, field, freemium), and not least, cash balance and fundraising capacity.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Alan Feld is the founder and managing partner of Vintage Investment Partners. What has particularly surprised me is how many funds tell exactly the same story and invest in exactly the same areas: B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure tech, e-commerce brands and crypto/fintech. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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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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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 21, 2023

Register Antler , a global venture capital firm with a strong presence in Indonesia , has committed to supporting aspiring founders and early-stage teams in the country by investing in over 30 startups in 2023. The company has already invested in 25 local startups since its launch in 2022.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

Thomas Rush is founder of Bootstrapp and Head of Investment Platform at ConsenSys Mesh. Revenue-based investing ( RBI), also known as revenue-based financing, or revenue-share investing, 1 is a natural next step for the private equity and early-stage venture investment industry. Share on Twitter.

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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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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

A hallmark of that spirit is quite visible these days in the country’s flourishing startup ecosystem, which has expanded rapidly in the past few years, to say the least. However, the global slowdown has impacted startups’ growth in the country, just like everywhere else in the world. How has your investment strategy changed?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Savannah Fund , a pan-African venture capital firm, today announced a $25 million fund as it looks to back more early-stage startups on the continent. Since launching in 2012, Savannah Fund — led by Mbwana Alliy and Paul Bragiel — has backed more than 30 startups. Mbwana Ally (Managing Partner, Savannah Fund).

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 21, 2023

Ten startup companies located in Central and Northern PA recently received an investment from Ben Franklin that will allow them to further develop and commercialize new products, and software applications, or stabilize operations in a long-standing manufacturing business. first appeared on BFTP/CNP. appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

A few years ago, at the start of the fintech services boom in Africa, Oliver Blantern got an opportunity to work in the continent offering advisory services to high-growth startups. To be investor-ready means that the startups have strong financial models, are sourcing the right kind of human capital, and comply with regulations.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscriptions have become a fixture of the modern enterprise; organizations with more than 1,000 employees use over 150 SaaS apps on average, according to BetterCloud. According to a recent survey from Workato, 57% of IT teams have received directives from the C-Suite to reduce their overall SaaS spend.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

venture capital market’s third quarter was far from catastrophic , it’s becoming clear that while startup investment has slowed, it’s still a great time to build a software company. But that’s not stopping valuations and deal sizes from ticking higher at most well-trod startup stages. What gloom?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2021

Darwinbox, which operates a cloud-based human resource management platform, has raised $15 million in a new financing round as the Indian startup looks to further expand in the country and Southeast Asian markets. This is one of Salesforce Ventures’ rare investments in Asia.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member, mentor to startups and angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. From my point of view as an angel investor and former entrepreneur, here are five essential factors I look for when considering my next investment.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

I’m sharing my thought process because perhaps it will nudge some of you to angel invest too! I consider myself a furiously curious person, and angel investing is one of the most rewarding ways I’ve experienced to satisfy this curiosity. My angel investing hobby was making me a better Founder, CEO, and business leader.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

Montreal-based Equisoft , an insurance and investment software developer, today announced that it raised $125 million in venture equity. It’s a large amount made more significant by the fact that the investment climate for insurtech vendors is growing increasingly challenging. billion in Q3 to $1.01 billion in Q4. $70

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. That startup was DoorDash, by the way. Full disclosure: In 2016, I was 500 Startups’ Journalist-in-residence. Yesterday, Jon Shieber and Alex Wilhelm covered 500 Startups’ 27th virtual demo day and selected eight companies as their favorites: Stack.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

As a veteran startup worker who has been laid off during economic downturns, it’s dissonant to hear investors say this is a good time to launch a software company. According to Kyle Poyar, a partner at OpenView, the current downturn is creating similar opportunities for SaaS startups. They’re not wrong, however.

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 13, 2023

YC , one of the world best early stage tech investors, had had its latest cohort which had 65% invested in b2b SAAS startups which shows. We have put a couple of other reasons together why you should be building SAAS startups. Learn more on founderbounty what to do to get it right!

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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 22, 2023

This has traditionally fallen under the purview of data loss prevention software (DLP), but Metomic , an early-stage startup, wants to update DLP in a modern SaaS context without getting in the way of people doing their jobs. Today, the company announced a $20 million Series A investment. “So

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Frontegg , a Tel Aviv-based startup that helps SaaS companies build their products faster by giving them access to a set of enterprise-ready building blocks for often-used features like authentication and notifications, today announced that it has raised a $5 million seed round. 3 VCs discuss the state of SaaS investing in 2020.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

French startup Graneet is building an all-in-one software-as-a-service product focused on small construction companies. That’s why the startup raised a €8 million Series A round ($8.7 In fact, Graneet tells me that this is Point Nine’s first lead investment in a Series A round. Image Credits: Graneet Graneet raises $8.7

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

London and Berlin usually top the lists of European startup hubs, but Central and Eastern European countries like the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia and Poland have claimed a growing portion of the startup pie in the past few years. We are excited by environmental and sustainability sector, which we invest in. This city of 1.2

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Founderpath secures $145M in debt and equity to help B2B SaaS startup founders avoid dilution. And, even though owners might not want to risk their own assets, the company requires them to invest 20% into the deal to have some skin in the game. So many cases, too, the buyer is not a U.S. Boopos charges interest on the loans.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

3 questions startups must answer before taking on their largest competitors. A blueprint for building a great startup founding team. With the economy slowing and businesses tightening their belts, the coming months will be make or break for many startups. Before ThoughtSpot, Sudheesh was president at Nutanix.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Berlin-based Hive announced $34 million in new investment Wednesday as it continues developing its technology that provides direct-to-consumer brands an alternative way to manage operations. That’s why we doubled down on our investment in this round.”. When should your B2C startup enter a new market?

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

Pipo Saude , a startup that developed a platform that sells and manages healthcare benefits for Brazilian companies, has raised $20 million in a Series A round of funding. Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital led the round, marking the first time the New York-based venture firm has led an investment in a Brazilian startup.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

As the global startup market digests a changing valuation environment and climate for venture investment, not every sector is taking the same amount of damage. Instead, it’s the tried-and-true software-as-a-service (SaaS) category that appears to be in the best shape to fend off a slowdown in private-market investment.

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