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The Hottest Startup Sectors in 2016

Tom Tunguz

Which of the 16 major start of categories in information technology will reap disproportionate share of investment dollars in 2016? Startups building analytics products command roughly 10% of both seed and series A dollars. This may be a breakout category in 2016 for Series A investments. of the market in 2010 to more than 7.5%

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The Metric that Matters for Startups in 2016

Tom Tunguz

2015 is the end of an era, the era of startup growth at any cost. In 2016, the question that will immediately follow, “What is your annual growth rate?” ” This change in investor mentality is catalyzed by the increasing cost of startup capital. ” will be “What are your unit economics?”

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The most exciting Latin American SaaS Startups

SaaStock

We had a closer look at who the young upstarts of Latin America are in search of the most exciting Latin American SaaS startups. With them in mind, we have created our Startup Program , tailored especially for SaaS startups. Here are the most exciting Latin American SaaS startups that we cannot wait to meet in less than a month.

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SaaS Funding Napkin, the 2017 edition

The Angel VC

In less earth shattering news, the fact that it's 2017 also means that my "SaaS Funding in 2016" napkin needs an update. As a reminder, in the original post I tried to give a "back of a napkin" answer to this question: What does it take to raise capital, in SaaS, in 2016?

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29 Latin American SaaS Superstars

SaaStock

Since its launch in 2015, it has attracted more than 4,500 retailers who use it as their central marketplace. from 500 Startups, Redpoint eventures, and others. Some of its top uses include financial services, e-commerce, marketing, education, and many more. . CEO : Tiago Dalvi. Founded : 2015. Based in: Curitiba, Brazil.

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The Most Successful SMB SaaS Acquisition Channel Ever Built

Tom Tunguz

Channel distribution represents one of the biggest and most important changes in customers acquisition for SMB SaaS startups in quite a while. ” Microsoft 2016 Annual Report You can read more about IDC’s analysis of Microsoft’s channel structure here. Thomas Hansen was Worldwide Vice President of SMB at Microsoft.

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From marketplace to SaaS business: How Udemy acquired 80% of the Fortune 100

Intercom, Inc.

Seeing a real demand for business courses in their consumer marketplace, the team identified an opening in the market to disrupt corporate training and hypothesized that employers would be more than willing to pay. When Yvonne joined in 2016, the business unit consisted of just 10 people across product, engineering, sales, and marketing.