Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

Tech IPOs Are Back – So Now What? Three of the five “blockbuster” tech IPOs I predicted have happened (LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga) and the biggest of all (Facebook) has filed and will likely go public within the next 90 days. I see several dynamics at work in today’s IPO markets. March 8, 2012.

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

B2B, for example, hasn’t even even really started as a category yet. The interesting thing about the US market is that customer acquisition these days is actually fairly straightforward online now for most customer audiences. Mobile penetration in SEA is much higher than in the US (on a volume basis). more on this below).

Asia 48

Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

B2B, for example, hasn’t even even really started as a category yet. The interesting thing about the US market is that customer acquisition these days is actually fairly straightforward online now for most customer audiences. Mobile penetration in SEA is much higher than in the US (on a volume basis). more on this below).

Asia 48

Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

cdixon.org

AUGUST 3, 2012

Some observations: - Thousands of early-stage consumer web/mobile companies were started and funded in last 24 months. Facebook’s market cap is about half of what most tech investors expected before the IPO. - VCs are increasingly focusing on B2B for early-stage investments. If you can raise more money, do it.

Bridge Financing 86

Bridge Financing Early Stage Valuation Later Stage 86

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It remains to be seen what the outcomes will be in 2022 as the exit markets are less active and the IPO window is closed, but assuming the merger gets approved, we’ve already seen Activision’s $70 billion acquisition by Microsoft and Twitter’s potential $40 billion takeover by Elon Musk.

B2C 103

B2C IPO B2B 103

VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

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. founded in 2020, the company raised $43M to date) Spiritt – text to mobile app.

B2C 148

B2C Generative AI Artificial Inteligence 148

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

If leads-based B2B marketing is fishing with a net, ABM is using a harpoon. In 2020, smart home and building automation platform iRidium mobile wanted to land bigger clients and announce new products. How do you sustain growth that precedes the highest IPO in history for a software company? Keep doing what works. Conclusion.

Marketing 105

Marketing Campaign Artificial Inteligence Sales Cycle 105