Version One Ventures
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
This funding is big news, particularly since 2016 was a weak year for Ed Tech funding. Generally speaking, Ed Tech has proven to be a tough vertical, primarily due to the fact that it’s hard to charge consumers (students) directly. And selling to institutions requires a long sales cycle.
Hunter Walker
DECEMBER 24, 2016
In the spirit of clearing out some half-formed thoughts, one takeaway is that we’re again in a period where the most exciting investment opportunities possess real technology risk. Observing a handful of companies, such as Uber, Airbnb, Warby Parker, founders were taking those models and trying to apply them to other verticals.
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BeyondVC
JANUARY 16, 2017
at the time and best highlighted in our end of 2015 review: SaaS 2.0, We also see older school SaaS companies being rebuilt with more flexible back-end technologies like microservices and reimagined with a more responsive and beautiful UI. pick a vertical, say old archaic tech and SaaS-ify it?—?my So why is this the case?
David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. We have reviewed the application process of other RBI lenders and have not found one that has more API connections that ours.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 6, 2014
Reviewing financial & operational performance. By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. Mentorship. As You Start to Mature.
Austin Startup
APRIL 25, 2017
User Growth Snap’s user growth came to a near stop after Instagram launched a direct clone called Stories in September of 2016: Snap’s daily active users grew just 3% in Q4 2016. Additionally, our products often use new technologies and require people to change their behavior, such as using a camera to talk with their friends.
Mucker Lab
OCTOBER 12, 2016
The “venture recession” of 2016 is in full swing. So when an investment thesis becomes popular, when a new technology becomes available, when a new media consumption platform becomes dominant, if we believe in the trend, we have to “seed” an investment within the first three years and hope to “harvest” 5–10 years later.
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