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Venture capital probably isn’t dead

TechCrunch

Venture capitalists are chatting this week about a recent piece from The Information titled “ The End of Venture Capital as We Know It.” As SaaS took over, software revenues kept their lucrative gross margin profile but became both longer-lasting and more dependable. Its author, Sam Lessin , makes some pretty good points.

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Real estate investing giant Fundrise breaks into venture capital

TechCrunch

Fundrise , a company that allows anyone to invest in real estate with a minimum investment of just $10, is making a splashy entry into the venture capital market with the goal of raising a new $1 billion growth equity fund to invest in late-stage tech startups, it announced today.

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14 Tips on How to Sell to Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

I list the online communities for VCs in general at Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital. Then we put together an article with the examples showing a bunch of similar companies we would have predicted, e.g., “US Series B SaaS Raises”. You can also sponsor their events. Lastly, I have three bonus tips.

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Venture capital funding may have slowed, but VC firms have no problems raising new funds

TechCrunch

As the market swoons, venture capital firms continue to announce new funds. Haris Khurshid, general partner at Chalo Ventures , launched a $50 million second fund focused on investing in Pakistani startups and a smaller percentage in Latin American startups. Venture capital slowed in Q2 (but it’s evolving).

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Why SaaS is bucking the venture slowdown

TechCrunch

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. That SaaS startups are still managing to collect material venture capital totals in contrast to other sectors or business types may surprise you.

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The SaaS selloff is steepening

TechCrunch

If the deluge of negative headlines feels like a pile-on, recall that in 2020 and 2021, TechCrunch obsessively covered the technology, startup, and venture capital markets’ various excesses; to not cover the party’s comedown would be a gross oversight. From here on out, we’re only talking SaaS.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Deep tech tips for SaaS VCs, toxic fundraising, student visa startup options

TechCrunch

A SaaS mindset just isn’t relevant for deep tech investment, which means traditional VCs must recalibrate their behavior (and expectations) before diving in. TechCrunch+ roundup: Deep tech tips for SaaS VCs, toxic fundraising, student visa startup options by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

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