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How an Estonia-based SaaS Grew to €10M ARR by Expanding Across 3 Continents?

FastSpring

Lauri was working in the telecommunication industry and wanted to send SMS messages quickly and reliably to his customers. In the startup community, people talk about ambition, you kind of get the idea of world dominance, talking about examples who have made it big time and had big, glittering IPOs,” he told us. How Messente started.

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Summary of New York Tech Week 2023 (Itaú BBA, BTG, BofA)

SaaSHolic

Differences and similarities between Latin American/Brazilian startups and Silicon Valley startups are discussed, with a focus on challenges related to data ownership, regulatory and intellectual property rights, and fostering innovation.

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Who are Asia’s SaaS VCs?

SaaStock

Notable mentions that have helped the Asian SaaS space are 500 Startups, Y Combinator, Sequoia, Matrix Partners, Eight Roads Ventures and Intel Capital. The Hong Kong-based Horizons Ventures was founded 20 years ago, and today is one of the funds standing behind exits like Skype, Siri, Facebook, Summly and Waze.

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

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. He’s been running SaaSholic, a blog where he writes about startups and SaaS.

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Bootstrap vs VC Funding: These 4 Factors Can Help Determine Which Path Is Right for You

Chart Mogul

In Moz Founder Rand Fishkin’s brilliantly open and honest book Lost and Founder , he uses an example VC fund called “Scorpio Ventures” to outline some of the fundamentals of how venture capital firms work. Scorpio Ventures goes out to a series of limited partners (LPs) and pitches their ability to pick great startups.

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Bootstrap vs VC Funding: These 4 Factors Can Help Determine Which Path Is Right for You

Chart Mogul

In Moz Founder Rand Fishkin’s brilliantly open and honest book Lost and Founder , he uses an example VC fund called “Scorpio Ventures” to outline some of the fundamentals of how venture capital firms work. Scorpio Ventures goes out to a series of limited partners (LPs) and pitches their ability to pick great startups.