Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 21, 2017

Those venture dollars have financed a panoply of competition. In 2012 ChiefMartec landscape counted 350 vendors selling to sales and marketing. This sea of SaaS startups have reshaped the market. I believe competition is a major driving force, especially since venture capital is conspicuously copious.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

As Wolfgang Krause, Managing Partner at High inov summarizes: “Our VC fund is specialized in supporting innovative tech startups that provide exciting digital transformation solutions to companies around the globe. The venture capital portfolio currently consists of 31 technology companies.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Third, the total number of Series Bs is remaining relatively constant, even for the newer cohorts, like the 2012 class. Data from 2012 and 2013 will show lower success rates because most of these companies won’t be mature enough to be in the market for a B.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

As Wolfgang Krause, Managing Partner at High inov summarizes: “Our VC fund is specialized in supporting innovative tech startups that provide exciting digital transformation solutions to companies around the globe. The venture capital portfolio currently consists of 31 technology companies.

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The venture capital fund of the future will perform the same tasks as the venture funds of today: help portfolio companies, evaluate new investment opportunities and build networks of other investors, potential hires, and founders. There has never been more data collected on startups than today.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Back then, in 2011, Lyft was a small Series-A startup called Zimride with under 50 employees. Lyft is one of many companies that began as a small startup but quickly rose to a multibillion-dollar company. The total addressable market continues to grow and is ripe for selling to, but very few startups reach unicorn status.

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 14, 2014

And as DeCambre points out, so far through 2014, the ten largest startup financings have yielded about twice as much capital as the ten largest IPOs. To paraphrase Mark’s question, can startups raise just as much capital in the private markets as in the public market, without the hassle of public market regulation?

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

What began as a venture capital-funded technology startup in 2006 is now our go-to spot for all things video. Before 2012, YouTube charted video success by the number of views alone, regardless of the length of viewing. The YouTube Algorithm’s Evolution.

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OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Technology is reshaping the economy, and it starts with venture capital. Technology was a driving force behind the boom in venture investments over the past decade. We’ve seen a clear trend toward technology companies capturing a growing share of venture funding recently.

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OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Technology is reshaping the economy, and it starts with venture capital. Technology was a driving force behind the boom in venture investments over the past decade. We’ve seen a clear trend toward technology companies capturing a growing share of venture funding recently.

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The Angel VC

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

This characteristic – not being a consumer Internet startup but not being a classical enterprise software company either – has probably contributed to our difficulty raising a Series A later on, but more on that later. So when Mikkel and I met for the first time, I knew nothing about SaaS and probably asked a lot of dumb questions.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 17, 2020

Raised venture capital for his previous startups (Flowtown and Clarity). An investor in 40+ startups. Named Top Angel Investor in Canada in 2012. Some of Dan’s key accomplishments (full list here ): Made his first million by age 27. Runs the biggest YouTube channel for SaaS entrepreneurs in the world.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Well, it is a category of investors in private (or private-to-be) companies and startups that is larger than venture capital (at least, larger than the traditional, pre-Softbank categories of venture capital). In about 2012 or so, Private Equity entered SaaS in force. What exactly is Private Equity?

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Point Nine Land

JANUARY 25, 2019

Titled “The Journey to Series A in Europe” and published in partnership with Atomico and Localglobe, the report takes into account more than 22,000 European funding rounds between January 2012 and September 2018 and might well be the most extensive analysis of European early-stage financings yet.

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Point Nine Land

JUNE 5, 2019

Our love affair with our neighbors to the West dates back to 2012/2013, when we invested in Algolia, Mention, and Front. In the following years we invested in another six companies from France, and in the last ~12–15 months alone, we added another three French startups to our portfolio. When: Friday, June 14, 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

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SaaStock

MARCH 1, 2019

Notable mentions that have helped the Asian SaaS space are 500 Startups, Y Combinator, Sequoia, Matrix Partners, Eight Roads Ventures and Intel Capital. Stage: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed. It provides funding internationally to remarkable companies with strong human capital.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Q: What are the Odds of Success for a Startup to Hit $100M in Revenue? All startups are trying to figure out how to grow. There’s a stat floating around about how many startups fail. The point of this story is that successful startups bend the odds. Many folks who are bootstrapped misunderstand how venture capital works.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

297: Bob Moore is the Founder & CEO @ Crossbeam, the startup that helps companies find overlapping prospects and customers while keeping the rest of their data private and secure. Where do most startups go wrong both in hiring for partnerships and in the engagements themselves? Just myself and Jake.

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Chargify

AUGUST 6, 2019

Brian, who was helping venture-backed startups with marketing, noticed that people had gotten really good at ignoring intrusive advertising. In 2012, they launched an inbound marketing conference that was fittingly named Inbound. Or will it be outmaneuvered by some scrappy, dynamic startup? Image source).

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Neil Patel

MARCH 1, 2021

Creating a successful startup is hard; it’s even harder without access to startup funds. New legislation is opening up this crowdfunding option and making it a more viable method of raising capital for thousands of businesses. For every Google or Amazon though, there are endless examples of startups that fail.

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Point Nine Land

MAY 6, 2019

From online surveys at Typeform in Barcelona in 2012, client-facing documents at Qwilr in Australia in 2016, and collaboration videos at Loom in the US in 2017 to more recent communication videos with Playplay in Paris, we’re big fans of these products (and companies).

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

With an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Rodrigo Baer launched a successful career in consultancy and entrepreneurship, and today is among the top figures in venture capital for early-stage tech companies in Brazil. In 2012, he underwent a shift in his professional path and studied Technology Entrepreneurship at Stanford.

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 7, 2016

But it’s not a compelling if it’s a single data point, because the market reached this level in Q2 2013 and Q1 2012. Cooley’s data indicates the supply of venture capital dollars exceeds founder demand and VCs are competing by continuing to offer very founder friendly terms, even in down rounds.

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OPEXEngine

JUNE 16, 2020

Startup CEOs generally fall into one of two categories and the category is likely to predict how they will approach the ownership issue. CEOs will come and go along a startup’s journey, but there is only one founder [2]. When you’re CEO of a startup there is no boss and there are no peers. Founder CEOs: It’s My Company.

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SaaStr

JULY 1, 2021

Sam : We funded all three of these companies in our Winter 2012 batch. You’re in the valley, you raise venture capital. There’s a time and a place for it, but a startup, the lifeblood, is getting s**t done. Thank you all for having me here. We’re going to talk to three YC founders today. Talk is cheap.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

We sold the business in 2012. We raised $0 of venture capital. ” Now, seven years later, SalesLoft has over 400 employees, has raised over $75 million of venture capital, and in the next two years, if not sooner, my prediction is that they will be a unicorn that you’ll be able to read about on Tech Crunch.

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SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

When Aileen founded Cowboy Ventures in 2012… Aileen Lee: 12, yep. Jason Lemkin: 2012. If you’re bullish on unicorns, what does that mean overall for seed investing and venture investing? There’s room for many, many more startups. What percent of startups you think are COVID beneficiaries?

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

When it comes to launching sales teams in hyper-growth startups, few people have walked the walk as much as Maggie Hott. “Give away your legos” and other commandments for scaling startups. I’m now Director of Sales, leading sales globally for Webflow, which is a really, really fast-growing startup.

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SaaStr

MARCH 11, 2019

Here’s what Jason and Ryan talk about: Why did Qualtrics turn down a $500M acquisition offer in 2012? Capital efficiency (and dilution). I was on a board with John Doerr a while ago, you know, the legend of venture capital, he modeled 6% dilution a year. Jason Lemkin: Oh, since 2012. Missed the session?

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2020

And so after a few more years doing that, I left and joined a startup. At the same time, I was doing a bunch of startup advisor work. Our best customers at the time were Silicon Valley startups, and the reason they were the best was that the dollar was significantly out-performing the euro. Karen: That’s a good value prop.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 3, 2019

I’ve been in venture capital for about 20 years, made my first SaaS investment about 18 years ago and have really been focused on this space for a long time. I work at a firm called Shasta Ventures. Responses was acquired by Oracle, Neolane was acquired by Adobe all in 2012 and 2013. My name’s Doug Pepper.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Ryan Smith: The backstory here is we turned down an acquisition offer for $500 million in 2012. I don’t think we thought we were going to do a startup. So you’re not running your MBA exercise and saying, “Hey, let’s do a startup. Jason Lemkin: Oh, since 2012. Jason Lemkin: Oh, I see.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Since 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. So our stats is … since 2012, median size of the run is almost tripled and the valuation as well. Pietro : Yes, absolutely.

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SaaSOptics

AUGUST 16, 2018

He’s experienced in leading multiple B2B software companies from startup through acquisition. Brian’s also an alum of Techstars’ 2012 program with Brandfolder. Brian, why don’t you give a quick little overview of Bigfoot Capital? They may or may not be a fit for institutional venture capital yet.

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SaaSOptics

AUGUST 16, 2018

He’s experienced in leading multiple B2B software companies from startup through acquisition. Brian’s also an alum of Techstars’ 2012 program with Brandfolder. Brian, why don’t you give a quick little overview of Bigfoot Capital? They may or may not be a fit for institutional venture capital yet.

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SaaSOptics

AUGUST 16, 2018

He’s experienced in leading multiple B2B software companies from startup through acquisition. Brian’s also an alum of Techstars’ 2012 program with Brandfolder. Brian, why don’t you give a quick little overview of Bigfoot Capital? They may or may not be a fit for institutional venture capital yet.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Founded : 2012. Funding to Date : $14M from Rakuten, Enspire Capital, and others. Founded : 2012. from Aura Venture Fund, TNB Aura Fund, and others. Founded : 2012. from Sequoia Capital, JP Morgan Partners, and others. from 500 Startups, World Innovation Lab, and others. Founded : 2012.

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