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Raising Venture Capital in 2024? The Air is Very, Very Thin Above $200,000,000 Valuations

SaaStr

If I had to summarize venture capital today, it would be like this: There is Very Little Oxygen Today Above $200m Valuations What do I mean? It’s still a weird world in venture: Firms are both shutting down and raising new funds. More entrepreneurs are doing direct investing themselves than ever. But Series D? -41%.

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Dear SaaStr: When is a Startup Ready to Raise Venture Capital These Days?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: When is a Startup Ready to Raise Venture Capital These Days? Churn too high Burn too high Competitors growing faster Already raised “too much” capital The post Dear SaaStr: When is a Startup Ready to Raise Venture Capital These Days? A lot harder. appeared first on SaaStr.

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Surprising Data Points about the Venture Capital Market

Tom Tunguz

A few data points stood out to me Downrounds constitute 20% of all rounds, up 2x from historical norms. Perhaps there’s a parallel in buyer psychology in software & in venture capital. Carta released their state of the market report. Bridge rounds account for 38% of all rounds in Q2. Cooley reported 2.9%

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The Figures that Will Move the Venture Capital Market in the Next 5 Years

Tom Tunguz

What does it mean for venture capital and Startupland? Let’s examine the relationship between total venture capital investment and the 10 year Treasury in some detail. The y-axis tracks enture capital investment by year and the year of the data point resides in the reddish circle.

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Dear SaaStr: What Happens After You Raise Venture Capital for the First Time?

SaaStr

Q: Dear SaaStr: What Happens and Changes After You Raise Venture Capital for the First Time? A few thoughts if you haven’t raised venture capital before: 1. Be extremely transparent and data-driven. Share everything, at least, share all metrics and data. Remember you have to prove yourself, still.

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What’s Going on in Venture Capital in 2023? A Conversation with SaaStr Founder Jason Lemkin and 20VC Host Harry Stebbings (Pod 631+Video)

SaaStr

After several years of booming business in SaaS, the world of fundraising nearly gave everyone whiplash when capital stopped flowing as freely in 2022 as it did in 2021. So, what exactly is happening in the venture capital world, and what do startup founders need to know? They’re just going to get a little bit better.”

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Investing and Venture Capital in 2023 With SaaStr Founder/CEO Jason Lemkin and Atrium Founder/CRO Pete Kazanjy (Pod 624 + Video)

SaaStr

He is the CRO and CO-Founder of Atrium, a data-driven sales management platform that helps sales managers, sales leaders, and sales ops pros use data to improve rep and team performance. Since 2016, he prefers to make about three or four investments per year, usually within the $1 – $4 million range. .