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The State of Consumer Tech in Israel in 2023

VC Cafe

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. Israeli B2C – Let’s start with the high level picture. Much has changed since then.

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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. . Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. VC theses are often so vague that they’re meaningless. 3) Geography-defined funds.

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Monetisation is Key to drive The Second Renaissance in the Creator Economy

VC Cafe

The sum is equivalent to the combined annual revenue of Snap and Twitter for 2020. Donations/pledges – Patreon, the early mover of creator monetisation tools, raised $155M on a $4 billion valuation in April 2021 , tripling the valuation from a previous round in Sept 2020. Billion in 2020.

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My Thoughts on the Current Market: on 20-Minute VC

Both Sides of the Table

B2C Companies We talked about how some companies saw an immediate decline in purchasing (for example if you’re in travel or hospitality). Biggest Advice I Give to Portfolio Founders? I spoke about that more in this deck that I wrote for the SaaStr conference in early March 2020. Burn through your cash quickly at your peril.

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Denouement

View from Seed

On paper, VC portfolios perform well. Roughly 18-24 months ago, people started to revisit the question of unit economics… what is the underlying profitability of a B2C transaction or a B2B SaaS contract once all the appropriate costs are factored in. 2020 and Beyond? 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics.

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Denouement

Agile VC

On paper, VC portfolios perform well. Roughly 18-24 months ago, people started to revisit the question of unit economics… what is the underlying profitability of a B2C transaction or a B2B SaaS contract once all the appropriate costs are factored in. 2020 and Beyond? 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics.

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