AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Register SatSure , an Indian business that is at the convergence of spacetech, artificial intelligence (AI), and software as a service (SaaS), has raised $5 million in a round led by Baring Private Equity India Pvt. Ltd, joining ADB Ventures as investor.

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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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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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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Sure, we built SaaS products before the term even existed but at 31 it was hard to delineate reality from what all of the monied people around us were telling us what we were worth. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. THE VC VALUATION GOD Valuation obsession wasn’t restricted to startups.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

These events aren’t just a chance to review the latest cohort of hopeful entrepreneurs — they also showcase the technology, products and services that will compete for VC and consumer attention over the next few years. Subscription-based pricing is dead: Smart SaaS companies are shifting to usage-based models.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Why dilute themselves if they were clearly on a path towards self-sustaining growth? Mopinion wanted to grow ambitiously, but not at the doubling year-over-year rate that VCs often demand. Their team of less than 20 was already juggling multiple responsibilities, but Mopinion couldn’t leave the leads unanswered.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2023

Investors have raised expectations around SaaS profitability and growth since the downturn began. As a result, it’s even more important for founders to have a firm handle on the key metrics VCs are likely to consider before saying “yes” or “no.”

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Founders Coop

JANUARY 11, 2023

Our firm’s original premise was – and remains – dead simple: Seattle is a global gravity well for engineering talent, thanks to the sustained excellence and corresponding human capital needs of Amazon and Microsoft. First, the increment of learning in VC is investment decisions managed to maturity. The implications of this are many.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Edtech needs to reach beyond underfunded public school systems to become more sustainable, which is why more investors and founders are focusing on lifelong learning. Some readers say they use our surveys to study up on an individual VC before pitching them, so let us know which format you prefer.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 31, 2023

US VC investment falls from $275b in 2022 to $200b in 2023 & sustains at about $200-220b in 2024 as LP interest in venture attenuates after the euphoria in 2020 & 2021. Grading last year’s predictions : ML propels SaaS into a massive second wave that increases workers’ productivity measurably. Score : 0.5.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

It’s largely due to the changing cultural and societal value placed on sustainability. As Gen Z enters the workforce, they’re starting to flex their growing purchasing power with value-aligned, sustainability-oriented brands. That’s 5x faster growth than the overall retail market. Why the sudden recommerce resurgence?

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? – StratiFi is the first low-cost, intuitive, and scalable portfolio hedging SaaS platform for investors. How do you leverage your VC expertise in politics? What should VC leaders do to eliminate such biases?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Enter Assent Compliance — a Canadian company focused on supply chain sustainability management. Assent’s trajectory continues to grow and Waitmen projects the SaaS company will cross $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) this year after growing ARR by over 50% in the past 12 months.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

The head VC guy seems a little bit… weird. In this stage, startups can choose to raise their seed round from early-stage VCs and angel investors. Business #3 (Scale): The only job is to create a growing but sustainable business. From Series A, VCs want to invest in well-established, growing businesses. Rinse and repeat!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

Featuring topics like green infrastructure, new mobilities, sustainable tech, urban mobility The Fintech Stage: Dive into the evolution of monetary exchanges and follow the technology that is powering new ways of capturing and distributing value and wealth.

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Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

He’s a 30-year technology veteran and currently leading Blockperfect , a venture studio dedicated to nurturing early-stage Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), AI, and Web3 startups. So Blockperfect was founded to these entrepreneurs the resources and guidance to build sustainable revenue-first companies they can grow as large as they choose.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? – StratiFi is the first low-cost, intuitive, and scalable portfolio hedging SaaS platform for investors. How do you leverage your VC expertise in politics? What should VC leaders do to eliminate such biases?

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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. The fund will invest between $250,000 and $1 million in startups at the seed stage to help them achieve the milestones needed on the path to raising a Series A.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

of all VC funds raised in 2022 to 17.2%—seen as part of a decade-long trend. Aspect Ventures : co-founded in 2014 by Theresia Gouw and Jennifer Fonstad, the early-stage venture firm uniquely focuses on bridging the funding gap between angels and the larger multi-stage VC platforms through collaboration and diversity.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2023

You receive the same benefits of a General Admission Pass, plus get access to our exclusive investor/founder networking lounge, VC roundtables and VC Office Hours. Founder Pass: For verified early- and late-stage founders only. Price now: $350. Full Price : $1,175. Investor Pass: For verified investors only.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Our generation’s most valuable startups have all sustained a high rate of user/revenue growth over an extended period of time. As such, founders, employees and investors are all trying to figure out if their startup can achieve sustainable growth to create a large and enduring business over time. Just don’t let it be the only one.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Christian Owens is CEO and co-founder of Paddle , a payments infrastructure provider for SaaS businesses. Scaling a SaaS company is tougher today than in the past few years. By nature, ambitious SaaS founders and operators do not want to give up on their growth ambitions even amid an economic downturn. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2022

She shared her prerequisites for making product-led efforts more successful and sustainable with TechCrunch+. Cloud providers’ default retention policies are not enough: You better back your SaaS up. A lot of work today has moved to the cloud as SaaS tools replace traditional on-prem software in the enterprise.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Seedstars Africa Ventures – which is part of Seedstars Group, an accelerator and VC that is active globally in over 30 emerging markets – provides early-stage capital of up to $2 million in seed and Series A rounds. You see multiple businesses gaining funding, building sustainable business models, growing and scaling.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Startups and VC. The company raised millions to turn accredited investors into LPs in VC and private equity funds. A SaaSy hotel lobby : Ingrid covers Mews’ $185 million fundraise for its SaaS-based hotel management platform. It’s kind of like you’re starting from a new base.” You can sign up here.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ukraine’s startup ecosystem was thriving before the war and making great progress, with Ukrainian startups raising $832 Million in VC funding in 2021. VC Funding was steadily growing before the war and there are more than 50 VC firms continuing to operating in the country. Secured seed finding from SMRK VC. It raised €2.5

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Of every 100 deals a VC firm considers, about a quarter get a meeting, and only one ends up securing investment. If you’re a founder of a new SaaS, fintech, marketplace, or consumer subscription product, here’s what you should be showing investors at the early stages of your journey. Europe, and Latin America.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

Focus on growth with good economics and don’t “buy” growth, as that will come with poor economics and hence is not sustainable. Ashutosh Sharma, head of India investments, Prosus Ventures After a year of hot investments, India saw a significant drop in VC funding in 2022, and this year is likely to be similar.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

For this morning’s edition of The Exchange, Alex Wilhelm interviewed three executives at cloud and SaaS companies to find out how well Q3 2020 has been treating them: Ping CFO Raj Dani. 3 tips for SaaS founders hoping to join the $1 million ARR club. ” 3 tips for SaaS founders hoping to join the $1 million ARR club.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2023

They are joined by base case capital, The Cannon Project, Data Community Fund, Essence VC, FOG Ventures, Scribble Ventures, South Park Commons, and SV Angel, as well as founders and executives from leading companies such as Asana, Datadog, HubSpot, Braze, Notion, Plaid, Replit, and Vercel.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Click the links below to see the top founders, VCs, builders, researchers and policy makers who will share their insights on the hot topics, current trends, future technology and more across seven breakthrough sectors on seven stages. AI Stage Fintech Stage Hardware Stage SaaS Stage Security Stage Space Stage Sustainability Stage 3.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 12, 2019

An investment in Sustain VC Impact Fund was also awarded. This Saas platform enables a targeted method for creating and placing ads on Facebook and Instagram at a cost-effective price point. For more information, visit [link]. At the December 2019 Board of Director’s meeting, six companies were approved for funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

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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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

From an investor’s perspective, 2022 witnessed a sudden market reversal from an extreme equity seller’s market to an equity buyer’s market, causing dislocations throughout angel, VC, and startup ecosystems. It is unclear if VCs will agree to these terms, but LPs believe they now have more leverage. Smaller VC fundraises?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It turns out that while later-stage investors, mostly international VC firms, grabbed headlines by writing immense checks, pre-seed and seed-stage investors were instrumental to the growth of the continent’s tech ecosystem. The most active African investors were involved in 15-20 deals, according to a report on African VC activity in 2022.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

With capital in abundance, SaaS startups don’t seem to be too worried about how much runway they have remaining. Nowhere is this more apparent, the authors claim, than when you look at public B2B SaaS companies. “Investors have forgotten all about the Rule of 40.” ” OpenView Partners. Measuring up.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Heavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets. ” Heavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets. How to root out shadow IT and maximize SaaS investments. Just shine a light on your SaaS portfolio, according to CEO and co-founder of Zylo, Eric Christopher. Any advice?

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