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

David Teten

125 theses so far submitted by investors into the OpenVC database. “Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. Out of 125 funds in the database, 33 state they invest in 1 type of technology (e.g. For example, Point Nine Capital focuses on B2B SaaS and marketplaces at the seed stage, across many industries.

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Why B2B Marketplaces Are Red-Hot

Haystack

In addition to this trend, in 2019 I’ve noticed another one — a growing interest among VCs in B2B marketplaces. Let me state upfront that the idea of B2B marketplaces is not new. As a result, I believe more founders are looking at variations on b2b models, and now more of those happen to be marketplaces.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

I use another live Google doc to maintain my database of companies I’m marketing to other VCs. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ Her answer? ‘I

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Johann Kratzer of Blue Future Partners , a fund of funds, observed, “The majority of the hundreds of funds we’ve diligenced rely predominantly on their relationships to source deals. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. 4) Manage deal flow. 1) Market fund.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

When you get a Chris Sacca, or a Dave Morin, or a Chris Dixon on board first, it’s going to lead to a lot of deal flow.&# SCVNGR Uses Googles Places Database. .&# If, however, you choose to go after funding, he says, “Look for a lead — someone who’s got a lot of street cred and can build a network.