View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Ellie Mirman was the first marketer hired by the CMO of HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software startup that IPOed in 2014. Some startups are in stealth mode and maybe branding and beautiful design is important. NVV: How do you not get stuck just testing and looking at data over and over?

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2014

We had seen Lightspeed portfolio company Nicira disrupt networking layers 2-3 with an architecture that consisted of highly distributed scale out software elements coupled with centralized control, culminating in an acquisition by VMWare for $1.25B in the summer of 2012.

Architecture 113

Architecture Stealth Agile Distribution 113

JANUARY 9, 2014

Launching too late (or too early) Too many startups spend months (or years in some cases) in ‘stealth mode’, hidden away from prying eyes, and end up never releasing at all as uncertainty and competition spoil the show. Customer acquisition ultimately makes or breaks any start-up. Find the right person and it can be a win-win.

Early Stage 102

Early Stage Startup Cofounder Design 102

Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 13, 2014

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world because it was in deep stealth, GM was trying to create what we now know as the mobile Web with the world’s largest telecom service providers and consumer electronics companies based on GM’s technology. 2014 big data Cleantech Internet of Things Nest'

Cofounder 127

Cofounder Michigan Stealth Internet 127

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The company emerged from stealth in November 2016 and announced a $100 million investment round from Sir Ronald Cohen, Lloyd Dorfman, OCAPAC Holding Company, and Horizons Ventures. Anodot (2014) – a real-time analytics and automated anomaly detection system that discovers outliers in vast amounts of data.

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

Meta of course has an interest in championing B2C startups – most of them use Meta for user acquisition (it’s easier to acquire consumers on consumer platforms like Meta and Instagram, which drives a big proportion of Meta’s revenue.

B2C 148

B2C Generative AI Artificial Inteligence 148