SaaStr

DECEMBER 26, 2023

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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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 21, 2021

Startups used to raise once every 18 months. Today, we joke in Startupland that a startup is never raising and always raising. The implication is the most sought after companies often receive offers, whether they are in market raising capital or not. Venture capitalists and boards used to value a company every 18 months.

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Tom Tunguz

MARCH 31, 2016

Q1 venture capital investment remains steady relative to Q4 2015 at about $15 billion, but down from the near records attained in 2015. So, on a historical basis, venture capitalists are still investing at rates substantially above average. In Q1 2015, venture capitalists invested $17.5 billion compared to $14.6

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 22, 2014

This new money hasn’t yet hit the startup fundraising market in earnest, as the chart above shows. The second quarter of 2014 is the sixteenth largest by capital deployed sinced 1995, making it a top quartile quarter, but to break into the top five, that figure would need to triple.

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Kellblog

MAY 8, 2019

Every so often I post highlights from the quarterly Fenwick & West Venture Capital Survey , as much to share knowledge about the existence of the survey [1] as to share its current-quarter data. First, it shows trends in price changes over time across various VC rounds. This survey is important for two reasons.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 8, 2015

In the last six months, VCs have invested more than $57B according to Mattermark data , which puts 2015 on pace to exceed 2000 as the year the most venture capital will be deployed, ever. Which sectors are benefitting from all these venture dollars? This data shows which sectors are coming into and out of vogue with investors.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 5, 2021

It’s been a fun experience being on Quora for … a decade We’ve crossed 60,000,000 views of our answers there, so let’s take a look at the Top 50 most viewed SaaStr Answers on Quora in 2020: Why do many startup owners sell their firm and move on instead of planning on making it a big player like Google, Microsoft, etc.?

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 15, 2017

The article pointed to the seeming collapse in the amount of venture capital raised by San Francisco startups relative to other regions. The slowing of venture investment more broadly across the US serves as a backdrop to San Francisco’s particularly strong correction. More consumer companies in San Francisco.

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Tom Tunguz

MAY 23, 2021

While not as hyperbolic an inflation rate as copper or lumber, the price trajectory of early stage cloud startups does result from a similar supply demand/imbalance. But there’s more to this trend than just nomenclature change. In 2021, the post-money valuation has spiked 60% from $48.1m The market feels different.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2020

Nathan Heller published an article called Is Venture Capital Worth the Risk? It’s a well-researched critique of the venture industry. If you have ideas for how to improve venture capital for founders, please tweet me or send me an email with the link above. First, venture capital has become much bigger.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The venture capital firm’s mission is to be “entrepreneurs backing entrepreneurs.” They highlight aggregate trends over the past five to ten years, particularly how to think about these in today’s business environment. For most SaaS startups, 60-75% of the costs are personnel related.

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Chart Mogul

JUNE 9, 2023

We’re even seeing changes in funding trends. ChartMogul Live hosts a panel of industry experts to cover the far-reaching topic: SaaS Growth Trends in 2023. After analyzing data from over 2,100 SaaS startups to publish the SaaS Benchmarks Report 2023 Sid is full of insights on the topic at hand.

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Scytale

JANUARY 23, 2024

They say it takes a village to raise a child, and in many ways, that rings true for startups – especially when it comes to finding your foothold in the market. We’ve created a list of the 10 best startup conferences to attend in 2024. But first, let’s take a look at what these conferences can mean for startups.

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Scytale

JANUARY 23, 2024

They say it takes a village to raise a child, and in many ways, that rings true for startups – especially when it comes to finding your foothold in the market. We’ve created a list of the 10 best startup conferences to attend in 2024. But first, let’s take a look at what these conferences can mean for startups.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The problem with selling your startup is the long exit time. Who wants to wait almost a decade to buy a startup when the face of tech is evolving at such a rapid pace? Micro startup acquisitions. But before we dive into that, we need to look into what micro startup acquisitions are and why you need to sit up and take notice.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 19, 2014

Each year the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters release data characterizing the state of the startup market. I’ve analyzed the 2013 data and there are three important trends I observed. All in all, the startup exit market is quite healthy.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Most Surprising Thing About VC This Year Shen has been in venture capital for 12 years now, and it’s been a crazy ride to watch the whole bull market back in ‘10 and ‘11 when 10x revenue was insanely expensive for a SaaS company. The Battle To Own The Workflow Incumbents have been quick to react to the ongoing AI trend.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

After “Founder Confidential” ends, emerging SaaS startups network in person with leading VCs in our CoWorking area as part of our “ Meet A VC ” program. . With over 100 firms participating , here are just some of the leading investors participating in the “Meet A VC” program: 3one4 Capital. MGV (Maschmeyer Group Ventures).

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

On the flip side, athletes, entertainers, and C-level executives also ask what they should expect when investing in technology startups and working with founders looking to build the next big thing. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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SaaS Metrics

MAY 3, 2024

An understanding of promising startups can serve as inspiration for your entrepreneurial journey. Read more The post Venturing Into Success: Exploring Promising Startups first appeared on SaaS Metrics. Let us delve into some successful.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

Initial Coin Offerings, a fundraising mechanism for companies using cryptocurrencies as a mechanism to buy their service, seem to be upending the world of venture capital. Recently, I’ve been wondering how prevalent ICOs are and whether they could potentially be a substitute for venture capital. Tezos raised $232M.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 11, 2017

When I analyzed the SaaS fundraising market in 2016 , three trends emerged. In other words, there was a concentration of capital in an increasingly small number of names. A year later, those trends have continued to converge, and SaaS valuations have resurged, reaching their highs of the 2014-2015 boom.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 21, 2015

throughout those cycles, venture capital has flourished from a cottage industry into $100B per year asset class. VCs are on track to invest as much capital this year as during the height of the dot com era. But, is there any observable relationship between the federal funds rate and the startup ecosystem?

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 10, 2016

For all the talk about late stage rounds, megarounds and unicorns, early stage startups are benefitting disproportionately from near-record years of venture capital investment. Of the $42B invested in startups in 2015, 34% or about $14B was raised in series A and seed rounds. That figure is up from 18% in 2005.

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SaaStr

JUNE 30, 2023

When I look at the purpose of venture capital, it’s not to burn a dollar five in order to grow a dollar of revenue,” says Magnuson. Build For Something That Will Be True in 5 or 10 Years Determine what changes current trends and developments are going to drive in humans. But it will swing out eventually.

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Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 12, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now Reinventing Founder Friendliness - Back to the Future This week I joined Ed Sim (Founder and Managing Partner at Boldstart Ventures) on Harry Stebbings podcast to chat about the state of venture backed companies heading into 2024 and 2025.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 17, 2021

In theory, many things can kill a SaaS startup after $4m-$5m ARR. In theory, many things can stop a SaaS startup after $4m-$5m ARR from getting to $100m. Then, segment your NPS and CSAT, so you can see the trend s. Yes, venture capital can help smooth out the bumps here. In practice, quitting is the only thing.

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Buffer Resources

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Dulma Altan Content pillars: Creator economy, tech, startups, and venture capital Dulma Altan 's venture into podcasting was a natural extension of her TikTok presence, where she explored topics revolving around the creator economy, tech, startups, and venture capital.

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

The SEC announced last week that it wants to find ways to let Main Street investors access stage private venture companies. This news item underscores an important trend that is reshaping the industry. Today in Startupland, startup access is the scarcest commodity. Public market access to startups. **In

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Kellblog

JUNE 27, 2022

Bernard , Suranga , Alice , Rob ) as well as my other European startup colleagues (e.g., The US poses numerous, often unique, challenges for a European technology startup. This series was both a lot of work and a lot of fun. I was able to leverage many of my Balderton colleages (e.g., The market is vast. Lack of home field advantage.

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 7, 2014

I started working in venture capital three months before Lehman imploded. The data reveals three trends. We’ll explore the causes of this trend by examining the fundraising patterns by quartile. Here’s the data plotted to provide a better sense of the trends. Second, Series C sizes have ballooned.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 13, 2015

Earlier this week, we examined the trends in the major categories of startup investment including eCommerce, Software, Social Networking and Education. But which lesser known startup sectors are starting to raise venture dollars? Space travel startups look to conquer the final frontier.

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Buffer Resources

AUGUST 2, 2023

I was working at a Venture Capital firm and was feeling the itch to create something new on my own. Through those relationships, I noticed a trend: founders of startups are no different than anyone else. Milk Road did well because it capitalized on crypto at peak popularity. ExplodingIdeas.co

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 21, 2017

This sea of SaaS startups have reshaped the market. I’ve observed all these trends in the last few years. I believe competition is a major driving force, especially since venture capital is conspicuously copious. In 2012 ChiefMartec landscape counted 350 vendors selling to sales and marketing.

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SaaSHolic

MAY 5, 2023

The article highlights the potential for Latin American startups to utilize AI to improve efficiency, generate global innovation and economy, and expand internationally. The article also emphasizes the importance of big ideas, patience, resilience, and support within the ecosystem for the success of Latin American startups.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 26, 2018

The largest accelerators in the US buck the trend, however. Third, all but one of the most active venture capital funds have reduced their seed investment activity. If each investor deploys the same amount of capital per year, then we should expect a 2 ⁄ 3 reduction in seed count based solely on round size increases.

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Point Nine Land

AUGUST 17, 2021

About a year and a half into my degree, I co-founded a company in the MedTech space and had a fun journey learning all about the startup world but with a scientist’s lens on. What are some technologies or trends that get you excited at the moment? Very basic of me but hear me out… NFTs! I think they could have an epic impact in gaming.

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