View from Seed

JULY 15, 2020

One topic of conversation among VC’s over the last few months is how their portfolios are faring during the Covid pandemic. So I thought I’d share my observations, informed by what’s going on in our portfolio and from what I can gather from others in the ecosystem. Reshuffling the deck.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

Notable portfolio companies include Uber, Slack, Jet.com, FlatIron Health, Kobalt Music Group and many others. Typically invest in series C and above, notable portfolio companies include Stripe, Lyft, Robinhood, UI Path, Snap, Duolingo and many more household names. The website lists a handful of portfolio companies.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

After covering Google startup outreach and support (from first hand experience), today I’m happy to add Amazon and AWS, by looking into the variety of ways startups can engage with the commerce and cloud giant. AI startups in the Alexa Fund portfolio. As far as I know this is the most comprehensive list out there.

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Technical Review Startup Venture Capital Incubator 174

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Nifty Project Management is a cloud-based project management tool designed to assist product and marketing groups in handling opinions, cooperation, landmark tracking, job assignment, and much more. Monday is a cloud-based project management tool that is well suited to tracking the workflow of a project. Monday.com.

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Management Software Review Cloud Mobile 264

VC Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2022

A couple of weeks ago I was did a fireside chat with Alon Grinshpoon, founder and CEO of Echo3D , a CDN and CMS for 3D content in the cloud and a Remagine Ventures portfolio company, as part of an entrepreneurial finance MBA class in Tel Aviv University. Imagine we’re all vendors in a food market selling donuts.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A global leader in innovative cleaning solutions and hygiene management, Washing Systems is a leading provider of specialty chemicals and technical services to the North American and European textile rental market. Organic and Inorganic Growth. Manufacturing.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

“The Centaur is a business that reaches $100 million of annual recurring revenue (ARR)—a rare breed of cloud business, part of an elite subset of the growing unicorn herd.” ” Bessemer. Today there are over 1,000 unicorns globally. It’s more of a reflection of investor appetite and belief in future growth potential.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Every company is now a tech company and multiple technology cycles are going on at the same time – from mobile and cloud to AR/VR, crypto and climate. The incredible pace of the start-up market in 2021 is also reflected in the Version One portfolio: .

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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. How Have the More Recent Vintages Performed?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

In addition to providing customer care and assistance, a virtual assistant may also develop web pages or compose blog entries, administer email newsletters, carry out sales and marketing chores, generate sales leads, and conduct a variety of other jobs. This can be used to either skyrocket a company’s sales or identify market gaps.

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Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 118

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Buying cloud applications has become the norm. Yes, most of the SaaS incumbents still have very strong market positions and important lock-in effects, but there is an opportunity for start-ups to find wedges into their market that don’t look important enough for those incumbents initially (but become a large opportunity over time).

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Technical Review Vertical Software Review Portfolio 196

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

And truly, the development of tech, inclusive regulations, and an open global market did make the job of starting a company easier than ever before. Besides, taking any shot at moving to new territory or expanding the product portfolio requires strong financial foundations. Prioritize repeat purchases.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

The move to remote work forced quick adoption of cloud technology and tools that were once having difficulties selling to large corporates, saw explosive growth – from Zoom to Hopin, new unicorns were born in record time. billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3 credit App Annie.

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Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

As a result of the IPO window shifting we saw a massive inflow of public-market capital into the latest stages of venture. In this post I set out to explain why the seed market emerged as its own category in the first place and why it’s declined as of late. ( The “A Round” of my startup in 1999 was $16.5

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2018

Furthermore, it allows businesses to create more successful marketing campaigns through tailored content. The number of businesses adopting predictive technology is fast growing; the global predictive analytics market is expected to reach $14.95 billion by 2023. Xavier was previously Director of Act!

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Sales Non-Compete Mobile Cloud 124

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

AWS or Amazon Web Services is a revolutionary, ultra-secure, cloud services platform. By utilizing the AWS portfolio of services, startup businesses are free to access the state of the art technology without having to foot the bill. It provides a comprehensive portfolio of services with no risk. How Will AWS Help My Startup?

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Technical Review Database Software Review Startup 113

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We are purpose-built to not only invest pre-product but also to help accelerate your path to product-market fit with our decades of entrepreneurial and investing experience along with our active CXO advisory board. will be a great fit with the Salesforce marketing cloud. First check to seed?—?congrats New CXO advisors join?—?

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In our reflection last year , we described how our investment pace had slowed alongside the market. 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.

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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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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.” Due to radically cheaper computing cycles and storage, the database market moved to the much more easily programmable and more resource intensive relational database model.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2014

And similar to before, they join our portfolio that is dominated by SaaS (i.e. Our other portfolio companies have also done well growing their businesses, enabling 11 of them to raise new rounds. News AI Bitcoin blockchain healthcare machine learning marketplaces mobile enterprise platforms portfolio saas VR' Figure 1 ).

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Portfolio Seattle 159

Agile VC

MAY 13, 2013

When we meet with entrepreneurs and ask about their competitive advantage or special sauce, one of the common responses is first mover advantage. ”We’re the first company to do X in an rapidly growing market” or similar. Dropbox (cloud storage). Netflix (video streaming). Google (search… lots of predecessors).

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Outreach and Shippo were both named 2022 Cloud 100 honorees for the second year in a row! . Inflection launched “ Inflection for startups ,” free B2B marketing automation. And as always, to keep up to date with our portfolio companies, you can follow us on Twitter. Product Updates & Partnerships. Happy Fall everyone!

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Empower Your Small Business: the science of marketing, body language, motivating employees – crowdspring.co/1jApJZ7. 15 Free Cloud Vector Brush Sets – crowdspring.co/1eaRJl6.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 12 free email marketing templates for small businesses | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/1nSfwgB. Confused by cloud computing price comparisons? React – crowdspring.co/1yHa1WB.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

Booster Fuels expanded its app-enabled, on-demand fueling services to fleets in Seattle , its first market in the Northwest. Guesser launched multi-outcome markets! Mapping Quality Indicator, Localization Thumbnail, Custom Point Clouds, New Sample Apps, New Docs and more! Our portfolio companies are always hiring!

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North America Technical Review Seattle Software Review 78

deal architect

MAY 1, 2014

Oracle invited me to its Marketing Cloud event in New York City this week. While it was showcasing its growing portfolio of assets like Eloqua, Vitrue, BlueKai, Responsys and Compendium, I was as impressed with the range of conversations the. Innovative Business Uses of Technology'

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

The mobile app development market is evolving at a rapid speed. To compete in the market, you need to keep up with trends. According to Statista , the market size for AR and VR technology will rise close to 300 billion U.S. We will see an increase in cloud platforms and a reduction in the cost of sensors. dollars by 2024.

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Artificial Inteligence Developer Development Team Review United Kingdom 150

VC Cafe

JUNE 30, 2022

I previously covered on VC Cafe the state of ‘Creative Automation’ Cloud-based asset management, build, and release systems – Most of the 3D content used in these games/experiences is hard coded and locked. Why can’t the assets be centrally managed in the cloud?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Running a company is distinctly different from simply having operating experience – (working in bus dev, sales or marketing.) Today, you can start a web/mobile/cloud startup for $500,000 and have money left over. Market/technology acuity (patterns of success, domain expertise). People skills. People skills. Fund raising skills.

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Venture Capital Early Stage Technical Review Startup 332

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Lean Methodology consists of three tools designed for entrepreneurs building new ventures: The Business Model Canvas – to write down all the hypotheses about a new business; Customer Development – a process for testing those hypotheses outside the building; Agile Engineering – to rapidly build minimal viable products to test product/market fit.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 31, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Founder Market Fit – [link]. 20 Fresh and New Portfolio Sites Design – [link]. Americans Think Cloud Computing Comes From Actual Clouds [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Technical Review 91

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). But markets value high growth over short-term profitability. Where are we today?

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Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Source: Newzoo Global Esports Market report. million in revenues—or three-quarters of the total market—will come from media rights and sponsorship. China is the largest market by revenues, with total revenues of $385.1 Our portfolio company Madskil is pioneering an interesting approach in this space. million in 2019.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 29, 2014

Business Insider recently crunched the numbers behind 26 of the top venture capital funds in Silicon Valley and learned that the percentage of female-founded startups in their portfolios ranged from a high of 19% to a low of just 4%. However, there are signs that the situation, at least when it comes to female founders, is improving.

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Silicon Valley Founder Venture Capital Technical Review 167

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Zenput raised $27M in Series C led by Golub Capital to continue improving its application to automate operations procedures such as food safety tracking, public health standards, and changing market circumstances. At the same time, Shippo was honoured on the Cloud 100 list for the very first time. . Guesser was acquired by Gemini.

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Portfolio Canada API Valuation 60

VC Cafe

MARCH 6, 2024

You may have noticed that the fundraising market for startups has slowed down. Whether it’s text, images, audio, video or even music, new tools are democratising creativity, enabling new opportunities for startups. Are you building in this space? Not for us.

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Artificial Inteligence Generative AI Startup Vertical 141