Gust

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Pre-revenue software, internet, mobile and telecom deals. Others were able to provide additional data for one or more business verticals. The Halo Report for the rolling median for the 12 months proceeding June 30, 2012 showed that the median pre-money valuation for Seed Stage deals as $2.7 Other pre-revenue deals.

Angel Groups 169

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation North Dakota 169

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

As is the case in other countries with a relatively new, rapidly growing tech sector, e-commerce is Russia’s fastest growing vertical. This was closely followed by software, multimedia and games, which all grew at 22 percent. Much of the slack at seed stage funding is taken up by the Russian state.

Russia 140

Russia Europe Government Vertical 140

Hippoland

OCTOBER 16, 2016

But, most early stage investors probably think along similar lines: 1) Super high tech companies 2) High infrastructure companies 3) Free consumer apps 4) Everything else — aka companies that can make money immediately Also, there is a lot to say in each category, but there isn’t enough space in this blog post to do so here.

Startup 48

Startup Vertical Early Stage Bootstrapping 48

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

We’ll look at the model stage-by-stage. Concept and Seed Stage In the Concept and Seed Stage, founders capture their passion and vision for the new company and turn them into a set of key ideas, which quickly becomes a business plan, sometimes on the back of the proverbial napkin.

Silicon Valley 260

Silicon Valley Product Startup Product Development 260

View from Seed

OCTOBER 18, 2017

When describing the Everyday Economy, it is helpful to talk about some of the verticals that are seeing wholesale redesign and the opportunities within those verticals. We have blogged about a few of the verticals so far, including housing , food , entertainment , and others.

Vertical 166

Vertical Seed Stage Viral Portfolio 166

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Seed-stage investors are learning the metrics of traction, and are getting better at identifying those companies that are really achieving validated learning about customers. Revisiting the Software Design Manifesto (and what. We faced this same problem in entrepreneurship and venture capital, but we are getting past it.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Hippoland

JANUARY 23, 2018

I thought it might be useful to do a high level overview of what fundraising in 2018 looks like at the pre-seed / seed stage. This means that traction bar has gone up for both pre-seed and seed stage companies. This will depend A LOT on the idea and vertical.). The market had definitely shifted.

Early Stage 48

Early Stage Convertible Security Seed Stage SEC 48

Hippoland

JANUARY 23, 2018

I thought it might be useful to do a high level overview of what fundraising in 2018 looks like at the pre-seed / seed stage. This means that traction bar has gone up for both pre-seed and seed stage companies. This will depend A LOT on the idea and vertical.). The market had definitely shifted.

Early Stage 48

Early Stage Convertible Security Seed Stage SEC 48

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

They think like a software company and not a metal-bending company. LEE: The reason why I’m bullish is that–we talk about the fact that we take risks as seed-stage investors, but if you win, you win big. LEE: Correct. This is just about one of the biggest markets in the spheres of commercial activity.

Startup 120

Startup Vertical Seed Stage United States 120

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

You can see the full presentation here - Europe is fertile ground for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies, as shown in our comprehensive look at SaaS last year, “SaaS Wars – Europe Awakens”. Promising companies in this segment include Robotic Process Automation vendor UI Path and process mining software startup Celonis.

Europe 83

Europe Cloud API 83

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110