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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Smart Contracts – Powering the internet-native financial system, smart contract networks could generate fees of $450bn in 2030. Digital Wallets – Digital wallets could grow select vertical software platforms’ revenues to $27-$50bn in 2030. Verticalized Video Understanding – machine interpreted video.

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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

And the timing is right for domestic opportunities, as the population is rapidly connecting to the Internet and increasing its purchasing power. E-commerce (DTC and infrastructure), fin tech (lending, payments), healthcare and B2B marketplaces are some of the verticals that have seen tremendous growth.

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Our areas of interest in healthcare

Version One Ventures

Boris wrote about the latest opportunities in enterprise SaaS , while Max outlined some of his current investment themes , from the Open Internet to climate change. This could be similar to Hint, as an example, where people buy memberships for standardized services in a particular vertical (i.e. dental, vision, etc.).

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The rise of the vertical reputation graph

Version One Ventures

They are artifacts of an older time, before the Internet made it so easy for people to share their work with the world. These vertically-focused platforms cater to the specific needs of their users, offering a close networking community around shared interests. In this process, the CV and its lines of text are pretty inconsequential.

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An update on Version One’s thesis: backing mission-driven founders

Version One Ventures

At that time, Version One was a generalist firm, investing in consumer Internet, e-commerce, SaaS and mobile companies. No matter the vertical, geography, business model, macro or micro trends, entrepreneurs form the nucleus of a generational company. Amazing, mission-driven founders are found throughout our portfolio.

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The Future of Health: How We Think About Investing in Healthier Living for Everyday People

View from Seed

We wanted to learn more about the nuanced industry market forces before applying the same hands-on investing model we do with tech startups in other verticals. Many of these companies, however, exhibit similar characteristics to the things we invest in outside of the health vertical. They can be surprisingly capital efficient.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

As more investors have more touch points with a “Softbank round” in their portfolio, a picture emerges — rounds here often take a long time to close. Next door in China, too, we see the government being careful with information sharing online within its own borders and restricting access to much of the Internet.