Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital. Like the U.S.

Venture Capital 275

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 275

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

With venture capitalists around the world shifting their focus to Asia, here are 5 ways the surge in venture capital fundraising is shaking up the startup landscape in the region. KPMG’s Venture Pulse Q3 2017 reported that the Asian market has raised $12.3 Take China-based AI startup SenseTime, for example.

Venture Capital 196

Venture Capital Asia Artificial Inteligence Later Stage 196

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital. Like the U.S.

Venture Capital 167

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 167

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

If we leave interest rates it can be interpreted as a fear our economy will be weak and/or impacted by China. I’m not saying I’m not investing – just that I’m generally aware that the market does drive venture capital fundings and I’m very interested to see how September plays out.

Stock 150

Stock Finance Marketing Valuation 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

” There are a lot of data points that one can observer to get a sense of the venture capital markets – both LP fundings into venture and VC financings of startups. They point to some widely known facts: financings & valuations are up massively over the past 7 years and non-VC money has entered the system.

LP 150

LP Valuation Burn Rate Pre-Money Valuation 150

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

A re-jiggering of deal stages and sizes had begun in 2013. In that presentation, I said that Seed is not the first round of financing any more and that K9’s investments were mostly “pre-seed”. Scaling venture capital breaks it. We’re in a very strange kind of environment in the venture world these days.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 12, 2015

I define #PeakVC as the point in time when the maximum amount of $$s are entering the Venture Capital industry. That is because the venture capital industry operates in cycles. That increases the overall money supply coming in to venture. It doesn’t matter whether you believe in the Peak Oil theory or not.

Venture Capital 48

Venture Capital Seed Stage LP Valuation 48