VC Cafe

MARCH 4, 2024

All of this is in addition to the macro challenges that Israeli startups had to deal with in 2023 even before October 7th, including international investor unease due to the proposed judicial reform (that has since been taken off the table), Ukraine war, global venture slowdown ( US VC investments were down 60% in 2023 ), etc.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital 78

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Before product-market fit… just care about speed of iteration according to your customer feedback. But valuations, especially those in the private market, are not necessarily a predictor of growth/ success. 2022 VC Market Update Median valuations January through April Pre-seed: $7M ? $9M Team, product, market.

Founder 187

Founder Startup Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 187

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. More VCs are working proactively to market to underrepresented founders.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 78

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I overviewed demographic and economic trends globally and outlined the opportunity for technology companies to access growth in the emerging markets. While Facebook’s numbers have grown, internet usage (now mostly mobile even in developed markets) continues to evolve in a pace that rivals innovation in the past.

India 107

India North America Ukraine Silicon Valley 107

VC Cafe

MAY 18, 2022

After a 13 year bull market run, anywhere you look in the stock market these days, it’s mostly RED. The tech companies that have been stock market darlings, breaking new records, are struggling, many missing analysts expectations. And the markets reacted to all of these. market visualisation in May 2022.

Term Sheet 190

Term Sheet Startup Valuation Ukraine 190

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Besides, there were a limited number of places where I could do my job in venture capital anyway—and while I might be a go to for a pitch from super early stage pre-seed and seed founders looking for quick answers and decisive term sheets in New York City, the reality is that I would be pretty far down the list in the Valley.

Ukraine 157

Ukraine Russia Cap Table New York City 157

A Crowded Space

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Early on, we would routinely get emails and chats from freelancers in Russia, Ukraine, India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines expressing tremendous thanks. I remember when we had a candidate join the marketing team and even on the second day, it was clear the fit wasn’t right on either side. Upwork had truly life-changing potential.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Bangladesh Ukraine Philippines 60