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Dear SaaStr: How Many Good Months Do I Need in a Row to Raise Venture Capital?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: How Many Good Months Do I Need in a Row to Raise Venture Capital? Growth investors are going to want to see a full strong year or close to it after a slow one before they invest. But they do need to see things starting to come together, usually, before investing millions. And more for later rounds.

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The Future of B2B SaaS Investing with G2, Accel, Salesforce, Inspired Capital and SaaStr

SaaStr

G2 had us back for another great deep dive on just where SaaS investing is there days, and it was a great panel: Accel Partner Arun Mathew Inspired Capital Founder & Managing Partner Alexa von Tobel Salesforce Ventures Managing Partner Paul Drews and Jason Lemkin! Are things any better in venture than twelve months ago?

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Mean Reversion: When Will Startup Investing Return to Normal?

Tom Tunguz

The post-Covid surge in venture capital pushed valuations & activity to record breaking heights. Since then, investing activity dropped precipitously. By looking at the cumulative rounds since 2010, we can see that Seed, A, & B volumes all trended meaningfully above their predicted counts.

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Why The Era of Efficient Growth is Now: The 2023 VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin (Podcast +Video)

SaaStr

In the ever-evolving landscape of SaaS, Venture Capital, Bootstrapping, and Valuations – understanding market trends and investment patterns is critical. These shifts can significantly impact investment patterns within the industry and influence valuation trends.

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The New Normal: 700 Employees at $200,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

Now that I have 5 investments at $200m+ ARR, and they are all basically cash-flow positive (which is necessary today), I’ve seen one clear trend in today’s new efficient world: Just about everyone at $200m ARR now has about 700 employees or so. Venture capital is there to bridge the gap, and let you hire more to go faster.

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The State of SaaS – Global Data Trends from 1000+ Companies with Capchase Co-Founder/CEO Miguel Fernandez and 01 Advisors VP Kristen Clifford (Video)

SaaStr

They invest in the right tools, and in the right team, to understand the impact. Then they really invest in recovering the CAC as soon as possible. If you need to raise venture capital, preparation is important, both in terms of process and in terms of expectation alignment. So how do they get there?

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The 20 Trending VC Sessions at 2020 SaaStr Annual!!

SaaStr

A bunch of sessions aren’t even up yet — for example, we just added David Wadwani, ex-CEO of Appdynamics, now the newest partner at Greylock — so take these trends with a grain of salt. Equality and Unicorns in 2020: Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures and Jason Lemkin of SaaStr. I’m glad to see it is trending.

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