Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2016

This is the cycle of synergies that lead to strong vertical franchises in media. So when we sold Maker Studios to Disney and I wanted to figure out where to invest next in online video I knew that I had to find a strong vertical in which to invest. ESPN in sports. Discovery in adventure and travel. CNN/Fox in news. The Food Network.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Celo : An open platform for fast, secure, stable digital payments to any mobile number at a fraction of today’s cost. We’re focused on vertically integrated startups that empower consumers and companies to collect health data easily and affordably, to become a “biobank” where this data can power personalized recommendations.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. Mentorship.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

million in a second round led by previous backer Genesis Partners and joined by T-Venture , the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom. uTest , the crow sourced QA service on the cloud, raised $13 million in a C Round led by Scale Venture Partners. Innovid raised $4.1 Led by Tal Halozin and Zvika Netter, Innovid raised $7.1

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VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

At Remagine Ventures we know that all too well, as we invest in these new tools ( Hour One to create synthetic videos, Munch to help distribute short-form videos on social media, KwaKwa to create short-form educational videos, Playo to create games within minutes, Quiiiz to bring the Trivia game-play to mobile).

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

There are elements of vertical integration and franchising , classic business strategies for achieving operational efficiency and scale. These days that means things like designing a frictionless web experience, and providing a mobile app so people can interact with your business anywhere, any time. That starts with platform thinking.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

He joined when Maker was a small, chaotic organization and helped bridge our talented creative team with the outside world of investor, brands, partners & press. Ryan was not only a senior engineer at Salesforce.com (he ran mobile and also ran content management) but was also my cofounder at Koral and lead architect at BuildOnline.

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Austin Startup

JULY 8, 2011

Mobile platform provider Unwired Nation today announced the addition of ethosIQ to its roster of certified mobile solutions providers. Mobile platform provider Unwired Nation today announced the addition of ethosIQ to its roster of certified mobile solutions providers.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 11, 2016

Andy Dunn, the founder of Bonobos and one of the most thoughtful writers I know on ecommerce, penned a good piece yesterday entitled Digitally Native Vertical Brands. It’s a brand, and that brand is vertical. Personalisation is a common way for vertically integrated ecommerce companies to differentiate their physical product (e.g.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. Popular categories include web developers, mobile developers, designers, writers, and accountants. In the 12 months ended June 30, 2018, the Upwork platform enabled $1.56

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Some examples: AI will be the new mobile. Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). YouAppi (2011)- YouAppi creates adtech to streamline mobile user acquisition. AI, M/L, And D/L will continue to be darlings of VC & M&A? Billion in VC funding.

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Version One Ventures

MARCH 25, 2014

At version one, we are big believers in the vertical SaaS opportunity. A mobile-first approach, combined with a laser-like focus on a specific vertical, can create the right toolset to help SMBs achieve huge productivity gains ( I wrote about this nearly a year ago for TechCrunch).

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VC Cafe

MAY 23, 2023

More and more, established companies are leaning into generative AI by either adding generative AI features to their existing suite of tools or partnering with AI companies (mostly OpenAI or the open source HuggingFace) to launch entirely new products. There’s an interesting thing happening in the generative AI world.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 19, 2016

Booster partners with large businesses to offer on-demand gas fill-ups on their corporate parking lots. million round from existing investors: Floodgate, Second Avenue Partners, V1, and Rich Barton. In other funding news, Front Desk raised a $3.5

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ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2020

Google’s own research , done “in cooperation with our publishing partners,” showed that “even minor changes to the current sampling levels could degrade user experience and, as user access is restricted, unintentionally impact article ranking in Google Search.”. You can do that using: Google Search Console; Google’s Mobile-Friendly Test.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 19, 2015

We’ve been doing a good deal of thinking about the future of ecommerce as the world goes mobile. On the web these retailers found their customers via search, but that doesn’t work as well on mobile. So how will discovery work on mobile? They will be primarily web based (including mobile web) and may not need an app.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 13, 2013

These vertical solutions would focus on specific pain pain points in the enterprise, such as logistics or customer relationship management. Client-server has moved to the cloud (dramatically decreasing the cost of software development and deployment), and mobile apps are everywhere. Fast forward to 2013. – PEOPLE.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

And maybe you heard of a tiny Linux-based mobile software designer Google bought in 2005, called Android Inc.? In November 2009 Google acquired mobile ad company AdMob for $750 million. The company helped Google improve its mobile advertising solutions. Motorola Mobility. Motorola Mobility. ITA Software.

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techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

The two Data Collective managing partners, who are currently raising fund number two, tell me that the timing is right for a fund committed exclusively to Big Data companies, as the barriers to entry in launching these sorts of startups are only getting lower. The partners are currently in the middle of successfully raising their second fund.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Seth Rosenberg, Greylock Christoph Janz , co-founder and managing partner of Point Nine Ventures, pointed to t he potential of Generative AI to accelerate the adoption of vertical SaaS. Index Ventures also pointed out the potential of generative AI to disrupt vertical SaaS.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 25, 2023

OpenAI (with Microsoft as a partner), Google and Facebook are leading contenders to play an important role. The mobile platform heavily favored incumbents who went aggressively after the opportunity with smart M&A (Facebook and WhatsApp) and who shifted their products to a mobile-first interface (Google, Facebook).

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

eBay recently launched an aggressive campaign attacking Amazon’s rate table on a vertical-by-vertical basis ( those percentages can be found here ). And some might point to the rise of mobile which created a difficult platform transition for Facebook (which we will address shortly). But it didn’t play out that way.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

IN THIS EDITION Fintech products ease more Americans into the stock market In defense of the IPO, and how to improve it What’s inside your (mobile) bank? Read the full post — Alex Rampell , a16z fintech general partner, and Scott Kupor , a16z managing partner What’s inside your (mobile) bank?

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Popup ads, full-screen mobile ads, and auto-playing and prestitial video ads, for example, all have high disapproval ratings from users, pushing them towards using ad blockers. Mobile analysts say that fewer than one in three users are likely to grant permission, while 96% of U.S. The other option is to partner with a PR agency.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Our startup creates custom vertical search and decision making engines for people or businesses with structured data. Today in Mobile. Top From Our Partners. Mobile Lists. Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! We did a lot of brainstorming and research to come up with the name WebKite. Top Stories.

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VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2023

When investors hear a startup talk about generative AI they get mixed emotions On one end – biggest platform shift since mobile – the world is going towards more automation – active funding market – cutting edge tech On the other end ? I can imagine there are opportunities here across industries/verticals.

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Generative AI ChatGPT Startup 89

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

Khosrowshahi, who previously served as CEO of Expedia before taking the reins at Uber in 2017, sat down with Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman to discuss the past, present and future of the mobility and delivery business that now operates in 71 countries around the world and employs around 20,000 people globally.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2017

They may have family or professional commitments that limit their mobility, and they may just not be comfortable hanging with the 20-something genius crowd that counts on free beer as an amenity and is on the cutting edge of technology literacy. Residency in a quality incubator is a plus.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

As people consume Twitter on mobile clients they are almost definitionally not doing so on Twitter.com. Specifically we encouraged vertical applications like financial services and healthcare. We asked them if they would use our CMS API’s and encouraged them to partner even more closely with us.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

When your digitally native vertical business selects its ecommerce platform, it’s essential to get the best analytics and security: data is what enables you to plan smartly, and security is what lets you proceed safely. Make sure your digitally native vertical business is smart and secure, by getting the right ecommerce platform.

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eCommerce Analytics Security Churn Rate 135

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Creating a vertically oriented regional ecosystem is a pretty amazing accomplishment for any country or industry. But other critical hypotheses such as activities, resources, partners, channels needed testing offshore. Identify activities/resources/partners locally and then globally. while building their products in China.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. 1) Manage the firm

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Hearpreneur

MAY 22, 2020

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking. Eight years ago, I founded STERLINGS Mobile Salon & Barber Co, a mobile full-service salon for busy professional men and women that parks right at their places of business. 1- Being organized.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals. Jennifer Aldoretta (@JAldoretta) | Twitter Joseph Beard Partner Perot Jain, L.P.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

So, you’re a small or medium-sized business, and you want to build a Facebook, mobile or web app. You can target multiple mobile platforms at once with tools like BuildAnApp , or you can look into the geolocation angle with a tool such as Socialight or Shout’Em.

Small Business 104

Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2021

Initially, Uber launched its vertical in the food delivery services with the name UberFresh. The choice lies with you and your restaurant partner. Mobile platforms. Here comes the crucial phase in which you have to identify the mobile platforms in which you wish to deploy the app. . Fully integrated.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

We realized that the cost of manufacturing of trailers needed to come down and as a result we’ve decided to vertically integrate the manufacturing and building of STERLINGS trailers in Mexico. Our company develops our own POS system which would cater the needs of mobile businesses. 5 – Idle Capital. Photo Credit: Alani Kuye.

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