Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Boris wrote about how the most powerful disruptions occur when a technology disruption and a business model disruption go hand in hand … first the Internet, then the cloud, crypto and now AI. When this happens, it creates an extremely beneficial environment for incumbents.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

21- Cloud computing Photo Credit: Jared Floyd Cloud computing is becoming an essential part of many businesses. If you’re tech-savvy and have an interest in this sector, consider starting a cloud computing business. Plus, there is a huge potential for growth as the demand for cloud services continues to grow.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

One or two of the best companies may continue to appreciate, but most of a VC’s portfolio has probably been realized, written off, or has maxed out its value. The longer the portfolio maintains the same value without distributing back cash, the worse the fund’s ultimate IRR. This would suggest that TVPI would be performing well.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

And my sense is the trend carries outside of our portfolio these days. Now the employees carry your technology into the enterprise via their own phone and cloud services. Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. What’s changed?

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 4, 2022

Across the V1 portfolio, our teams have been accomplishing incredible things during an unprecedented time. We announced our investment in Gadze Finance and welcomed Mike Silagadze and Andrew McGrath (from Top Hat) back to the portfolio. Gadze Finance. Here are some highlights from Q4. . New investments: . Moment Energy.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Lolli was honoured by Fast Company as one of the best-designed finance apps of 2022, as chosen by Fast Company editors and an expert jury of design professionals as part of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards. Outreach and Shippo were both named 2022 Cloud 100 honorees for the second year in a row! . Read about it here. .

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Ben's Blog

JULY 13, 2010

As former founder and CEO of Loudcloud, one of the original cloud computing companies, I am considered somewhat of a domain expert in all things “cloud.” While this sounded like a good idea to many VCs at the time, it turned out to miss important details and advantages of the cloud.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

6 portfolio companies raised Series A financings including Manifold , Hypr , and 4 unannounced, 1 raised a Series B (unannounced), and Security Scorecard raised a $28mm Series C. Expect this trend to continue and what this means is that CIOs will take a portfolio approach, make some bets, and double down on their winners.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The seeds of cheap cloud computing, social networking & mobile were planted and then the 2008 financial crisis brought a hurricane that swept much of the old, dead brush from the venture capital industry and ushered in a new phase perhaps best punctuated by Sequoia’s famous and now ironic presentation “ RIP Good Times.”.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Today, you can start a web/mobile/cloud startup for $500,000 and have money left over. Rolodex/deal flow (deal sourcing/ability to make connections for the portfolio). Then take a year as a product manager in a startup in the firm’s portfolio. Then take a year and $250-500K to start and run a mobile/web/cloud company.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Construction, utilities, transportation, retail, finance, insurance and real estate startups are industries that hit hardest on startups with an average failure rate among them of 40%. If you do, tread lightly and—like any good investor—make the targeting of startups less than 10% of your overall marketing and sales portfolio.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The Guesser team brings their experience in decentralized finance applications, smart contract software and tech, and on-chain markets to Gemini. At the same time, Shippo was honoured on the Cloud 100 list for the very first time. . SaaS Industry covered the funding news. . Guesser was acquired by Gemini.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2016

But Gregg stayed and grew and took on more responsibilities and became a senior member of Salesforce’s Marketing Cloud team. Importantly, we recently announced a $30 million financing that gives us the resources we need to build a global enterprise software company. For years I struggled to convince people that phone calls mattered.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. Finance where needed. When the market tanked they had the “triage problem&# – which portfolio companies to save, which to kill. We need some visibility. Cut where needed.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

For instance, I saw a local, Seattle startup with a high-value exact-match domain name that (if they launched in this segment) would have put them in direct competition with the likes of Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud. That was before we even discussed the required software development.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Unveilling of the Bessemers 10 laws of Cloud Computing and SaaS - Winter 2010 Release. The Cloud computing stack is currently defined by three levels: SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Mind the GAAP!

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

When it comes to Construction Tech & Healthcare, we are still at the very beginning of this new trend – especially as the convergence of technologies including cloud, AI and IoT are fueling both interest and drive to Construction Tech. ICAS® can then be scaled up across the customer’s portfolio bringing enterprise-wide benefits.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 1, 2020

B2B – cloud services, online meetings, virtual workforce management, collaboration tools. As part of these operating changes, make sure your heads of HR and finance recognize that they have entirely new jobs. They may have seen new ideas from other companies in their portfolio so be open to additional suggestions.

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Austin Startup

MAY 2, 2017

I take great pride when my portfolio companies break technology barriers and launch products and/or partnerships that truly move the needle for customers. Today, May 2nd, two years from the day I invested in the angel round, the company announces Series A financing with major institutional support and launches Bitfusion Flex in beta.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 15, 2015

Headquartered in San Francisco, AppDirect makes it easy for businesses to find, buy, manage, and monitor cloud services from a central location. They also give providers and developers an easy way to distribute, sell, and market cloud services. Well, not always, and the process of managing multiple cloud services can be a mess.

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David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

Very enthusiastic about the potential for the NY tech ecosystem, leveraging our strength in finance. Andy Brown , Chief Technology Officer, UBS Tim Lyons, Senior Vice President, Technology Innovation Portfolio, Bank of America. DAVIS: What services in the cloud are you using? The cloud grows/shrinks as you need it.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. The Exit Problem.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Not Boston focused, but definitely follow his reports of PE and VC financings and the state of the venture market. @danprimack. Belmont Technologies – CAD in the Cloud (backed by Northbridge and NEA). Custommade – Marketplace for Customer Products (NextView Portfolio Company). Jonathan Marino – PE Hub.

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Cracking the Code

MAY 25, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. 10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product Design" unveiled at the Bessemer Annual Cloud CEO Conference. I would like to see more info on the Annual CEO Cloud event. Cloud Computing. (1). Portfolio. (3).

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Contractors should also be prepared with customer-friendly financing options. 28- QR codes, online ordering, cloud kitchens, delivery robots and drones, and automated inventory software management. Kitchen and bath upgrades will be particularly popular. Thanks to Andre Kazimierski, Improovy ! #7- Photo Credit: Amanda Doherty.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Portfolio. (3). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. Yahoo Finance. Cracking The Code. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Portfolio. (3). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. Yahoo Finance. Cracking The Code. Monday, January 16, 2012. BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. My Investments.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Portfolio. (3). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. Yahoo Finance. Cracking The Code. Sunday, November 07, 2010. A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech. at 5:29 PM.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

And while it can often be the case that “lemons ripen early” (meaning that the unsuccessful companies fail early in a fund’s lifecycle), the harvest cycle for the winners in the portfolio can take what sometimes feels like an eternity. Your new book, Secrets of Sandhill Road , is literally subtitled Venture Capital and How to Get It ?

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Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Portfolio. (3). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. Yahoo Finance. Cracking The Code. Wednesday, August 03, 2011. In search of Europes next tech stars.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Anecdotally, we see a lot of activity in seed and pre-seed financing at Remagine Ventures, with sizeable deals closing very quickly. In Israel, at least two startups Melio and Salto (coincidentally both Bessemer portfolio companies) chose to stay stealthy and reported multiple raises of $144M and $27M respectively) much after the fact.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2022

To beef up our finances during the pandemic, we pivoted from being exclusively focused on the rankings and performance of our own portfolio sites to doing it for others as a service. Working with cloud technology has been a must. Thanks to Samantha Odo, Precondo ! #15- 15- Rankings of sites. Photo Credit: Mark Coster.

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Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Some of our particular themes and areas of interest include (* indicates a Version One portfolio company): . As the impacts of climate change begin to manifest, industries like finance and insurance will need to better assess risk profiles from rising sea levels, stronger storms, floods, and wildfires. New Electricity Providers.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Thanks to Rafe Gomez, Vertical Cloud Inc. ! . #4- 4- Getting comfortable with the numbers and finances. I had a wide portfolio of hard-working friends from engineering school and previous places I worked that I picked from. I also contribute content about sales and business strategy to CNBC, Entrepreneur, Inc.,

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Thanks to Rafe Gomez, Vertical Cloud Inc. ! #4- 4- Getting comfortable with the numbers and finances. I had a wide portfolio of hard-working friends from engineering school and previous places I worked that I picked from. I also contribute content about sales and business strategy to CNBC, Entrepreneur, Inc., and many others.

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Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

Portfolio construction favors early-round capital allocation vs. company life-cycle allocation. Of course CapEx has been transformed into OpEx via changes in the tech infrastructure layer (open source, virtualization & cloud computing, offshoring, etc.). Initial investment in a company is among the first non-founder capital raised.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. As we are entering a new year, I thought it would be interesting to publish every quarter an update on the state of the 13 public SaaS/Cloud companies in the Index. Finance Dissertation Help. Cloud Computing. (1).

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