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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Commercial open source companies – being open source is a powerful way to gain developer adoption and sell to enterprises a lot sooner. New enterprise resource planning software (ERPs) – new startups that build software that helps businesses run. Looking for startups solving practical use cases that go beyond gaming.

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Why Every Business Needs To Become A Platform, And How To Do It

YoungUpstarts

You could probably make a case for any one of these, but here’s the thing: Although on the surface these companies appear to have completely different business models, they all share one very powerful component: a scalable online platform connecting people and ecosystems. Salesforce does the same thing in the B2B world.

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Revenue = Product Market Fit

Agile VC

This is especially true for those with a media / ad based business model (e.g. But B2B startups need to take a different tack. We invest in internet enabled companies at NextView and our portfolio is roughly equally split between consumer and B2B businesses.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. We have a special program if you are pre-seed and need product development. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. Alternative Capital. “ ARR of $500K+.

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How we can improve the odds of finding unicorns

Version One Ventures

This makes it laboriously difficult to identify rising stars and make comparisons within a specific vertical. We are often asked what industries we invest in, but it is more important to have theses on business models that serve as strong filters. Vertical SaaS. are making it easier to develop hardware products.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Flugauto

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 27, 2020 A B2B tech company, Flugauto is developing a world-class UAV platform for aerial delivery of industrial cargo for the energy industry. B2B customers simply book on their platform and sit back until the goods are delivered. What the Flugauto system looks like.

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Raising Money Using Customer Development

Steve Blank

Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Is there a profitable business model? How many are there? Can it scale?”