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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Personal Finance Cross-account visibility and management – Today’s AI products can analyze and move money between accounts – as agents improve, they will make trades across accounts. Technological Convergence – The global equity market value associated with disruptive innovation could increase to 60% by 2030.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

We had nascent revenues, ridiculous cost structures and unrealistic valuations. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Late last year we passed $100M in annual recurring revenue. That revenue is in on 75,000 customers, earned through the hard work of 500 employees across six offices on three continents. That revenue is in on 75,000 customers, earned through the hard work of 500 employees across six offices on three continents.

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Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women & underrepresented founders?

David Teten

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

The company started the year with no revenue and at it’s peak had a run rate well in excessive of $100 million / year. We’re at a new watermark because there are now global assets deployed and as the sun peeks out so to do the riders and the revenue. They were new, they were strange, they were ridden mostly by young people?—?they

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What Entrepreneurs Should Ask Themselves Before Using AI Tools to Start a Business

The Startup Magazine

From identifying your audience to understanding the market and mapping out your finances, entrepreneurs have found they have a lot to do before building a successful venture. Furthermore, AI facilitates more accurate financial planning by estimating revenues, minimizing costs , and increasing profitability.

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The State of Gaming in 2022

VC Cafe

billion people globally that play games in 2022. The global games and services market is forecast to reach $188 billion in 2022, a 1.2% Private financing market continued to see strong deal activity with $3.6B in total financings in Q2, surpassing Q1 total through 169 deals. While mobile game revenue was down 6.6%

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