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Meet the 32 Israeli Centaurs that reached $100M in ARR

VC Cafe

But becoming a Unicorn, or receiving a billion dollar valuation is no longer an indication of growth. The term ‘Centaur’, coined by venture capital firm Bessemer, indicates companies that achieved $100M in annual recurring revenue (ARR). Today there are over 1,000 unicorns globally.

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

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. 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.

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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. Our four primary learnings: Public theses are often inconsistent with how firms actually deploy capital. “Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. of venture capital deals. Valuation: $1M – $3M. 1) Industry funds.

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

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . 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.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). From premium paid subscription databases to free tools showcasing new startups and startup maps, The Ultimate Startup Intelligence Tools List is guaranteed to help you get your research done. Need a database/back end solution? About VC Cafe. Seed Startups.

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

Simple editing. WebSequenceDiagrams - sketch sequence diagrams. automatic links to generated images Rietveld - asynchronous code reviews on changesets Tech*if*er0*urs – blog on roadmap for learning rails Best free programming books Project Management Basecamp - web-based project management and collaboration tool.

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13 Not-So-Obvious Ways You’re Bombing Your Investor Interview (Do This Instead)

Austin Startup

The following organizations and databases can help: [link] [link] [link] 2. Suppose you’re selling a B2B SaaS product for law firms that saves them time. If not, one of the expressions in the equation could be holding you back from unicorn status, and therefore venture capital funding.

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