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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It’s become a cliche in our technology startup world: disruptive technologies start as toys and are dismissed as such. In the creative realms of music, written word, and visual imagery – previous new technologies have encountered this skepticism. . ” source. .’” ” source.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

There will be a huge opportunity for brands that really nail this integration, and enabling technologies or services that will support this shift. What this will exactly look like is still unknown, and so far, I think the early attempts feel too much like a retrofit into traditional retail parameters.

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APRIL 27, 2020

We are more convinced than ever that the combination of software and entrepreneurial creativity is driving unprecedented change in the everyday lives of everyday people. Thematically, we are doubling down on our focus on the Everyday Economy.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

Benioff has used his platform as founder/CEO of Salesforce in recent years for philanthropy and social activism, and early on he evangelized the software as a service model. At some level nearly all tech entrepreneurs are evangelizing something… a new technology, a new business model, a new brand. The Missionary. The Crusader.

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JUNE 30, 2022

“Balletic’s fermentation technology offers the promise of the best of both worlds: all of the benefits of consuming true animal protein without the environmental and ethical challenges of eating meat.” Company: Balletic Foods. Founders: Anita Broellochs & Alex Shirazi. ” – David Beisel.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

But the general idea is that for software driven businesses, traction can create unpredictable upside that is hard to account for but should not be ignored. In some cases, great companies massively expand the definition or potential of the market with innovative products, technology leverage, and great execution.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. . It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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MAY 11, 2020

Some of the most well-known and successful programs have existed for nearly a hundred years, but have not evolved as technology, medical practices, and end-user attitudes have shifted. Rounding out the founding team is Amit Klein who provides tech and software product leadership after various stints at Nexar and Samsung.

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MARCH 19, 2015

Some three decades ago, IBM was years away from being able to prototype speech-to-text technology because the hardware available those days was significantly underpowered for the task. IBM didn’t actually have that technology. ” So I left Google to do another startup, Agitar Software. But how was that possible?

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AUGUST 17, 2021

But the general idea is that for software driven businesses, traction can create unpredictable upside that is hard to account for but should not be ignored. In some cases, great companies massively expand the definition or potential of the market with innovative products, technology leverage, and great execution.

IRR 156

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

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AUGUST 17, 2021

But the general idea is that for software driven businesses, traction can create unpredictable upside that is hard to account for but should not be ignored. In some cases, great companies massively expand the definition or potential of the market with innovative products, technology leverage, and great execution.

IRR 136

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 136

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APRIL 21, 2015

Joris Poort , Founder and CEO, Rescale (Software platform and hardware infrastructure to perform scientific and engineering simulations; undisclosed capital raised, per CrunchBase): We spent two and a half years writing custom software to run large-scale simulations on Boeing’s data centers.

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MAY 28, 2020

Advances in technology and changing consumer preferences have long been transforming the way food is created, distributed, and consumed. The foodtech space is well-positioned for significant technology-driven growth, with companies in the sector raising $5.3 billion in VC funding in Q1 2020, according to Pitchbook.

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JULY 15, 2020

Certain sectors are seeing remarkable tailwinds, such as ecommerce (especially household consumables), digital entertainment, collaboration software, and health and fitness. Finally, public technology companies have largely been on a tear, creating optimism about the long-term prospects for the tech industry overall.

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JULY 14, 2020

At NextView, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about various personas of the Everyday Worker, and we have always felt that there is an opportunity to leverage technology to broaden access for mass market workers. Today, one of our most recent portfolio companies, Opus , announced its rebrand as well as their $2M seed round.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

And in the entertainment category, our portfolio company TripleLift provides monetization for online publishers through native ad technology. This technology enhances a consumer experience for literally thousands of media properties across the web. 2) Pervasive Tools. Impact First, Business Models Second.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

These are industries that have been relatively untouched by software until recently. If you are a founder who is looking to use digital technologies to redesign the way we live and how the housing industry operates, please have a conversation with us. Construction & Renovation.

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MARCH 16, 2016

Want hardcore futuristic technology? This group includes firms like Hyperplane , focused on machine learning, and Procyon Ventures , focused on next-gen infrastructure, machine learning, and the IoT software spaces. Want businesses with massive reach and international presence? Want the next TripAdvisor or Wayfair?

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Boston Early Stage Artificial Inteligence Semantic 215

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AUGUST 10, 2017

But the food we love today — and how we go about procuring and preparing it — has changed dramatically due to technological advances of the last few centuries. Enabling software layers can redesign the experience of food consumption even if it’s not at all transparent to the consumer. Supply Chain Efficiency.

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JUNE 22, 2016

I think where we are looking as a firm is more in a technology-enabled marketplace like that or a company that builds a product, rather than one that primarily operates with a services model. Regulations aren’t there yet for autonomy to be ubiquitous, but the technology is already there. And then there’s the potential for autonomy.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review B2B 159

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JUNE 23, 2020

In my opinion, the purpose of a software product (and by extension the product management team) is to harness technology to meet user needs and drive business goals. From the user’s point of view, the software experience is just “the app” they use to change their recipe selection or order a ride.

Product 411

Product SMS Design Software 411

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Out of hundreds of applications, we selected six pre-seed stage teams building companies shaping a brighter collective future by combining software and creativity to drive change in the lives of everyday people — their businesses include everything from empowering local main street businesses to making automobile insurance more accessible.

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Seed Stage Programming Finance B2B 285

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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

” His ideal answer: It can vary, but an ideal answer is something related to building impactful products/business/technologies. Troops is smart CRM software that makes work easier. Adam Brod , VP of Technology and Engineering, BookBub. Built in New York.). Parents (Sometimes) Understand. Built in Boston.). In The End….

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

We believe that the internet is a super-technology, and are most excited about the second-order effects that this super-technology will have on everyday life for everyday people. As a monitoring and analytics software for DevOps, there are relatively few end users that live in their software day in and day out.

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Vertical Seed Stage Viral Portfolio 166

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

They think like a software company and not a metal-bending company. It’s hard to wrap your mind around actually, because we talk about things like software markets where something plays in a $10-billion market, or it’s plus-size clothing where it’s a $20-billion market. LEE: Correct.

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APRIL 20, 2022

A vast supply of previously untapped labor joined the global workforce, allowing businesses to employ factory workers in China, software engineers in Ukraine, and call center reps in the Philippines. . Software eating the world has helped fuel labor productivity. But the tide of globalization is starting to ebb.

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APRIL 20, 2020

We believe that now is a time to invest in companies which will shape a brighter collective future, as founders combine software & creativity to drive change in the everyday lives of everyday people. To address these issues directly, we at NextView are launching a new program focused on Accelerating the Everyday Economy.

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B2B Seed Stage B2C Programming 436

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MAY 2, 2019

We share some of the categories we are interested in on our website, but the themes we pursue are based on the way end-user behavior is changing as these categories are being transformed by technology. The core belief of the Everyday Economy is that the extraordinary power of technology and software is moving from the edges to the core.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Certain areas of the Everyday Economy , such as home and food , have been largely insulated from the internet and other technological forces. We now take for granted technologies that fairly recently seemed like far-off predictions, such as affordable and ubiquitous broadband along with smartphone penetration.

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JULY 29, 2020

For example, companies that are primarily business model innovations or managing complexity rather than building breakthrough technology or superior software execution. Certain companies may lend itself to multiple people with similar skill sets.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Founder Equity 408

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

On his website, he states that, “new technologies – robots, software, artificial intelligence – have already destroyed more than 4 million US jobs, and in the next 5-10 years, they will eliminate millions more. and new technologies. A third of all American workers are at risk of permanent unemployment.”.

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