VC Cafe

JUNE 10, 2022

According to new research by Pitchbook , the trickle down effect has already started in seed and series A startups with round sizes and valuations shrinking in size compared to 2021. But recently those round sizes and valuations have tumbled to about $10 million and $50 million, respectively, he said. Lemkin #????????????

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Moore’s Law & the Global Semiconductor Industry. Andrew Inkpen, “ The Global Semiconductor Industry ” Thunderbird School of Management , 2021. [It Lowen, Creating the Cold War University [Great book if you want to learn more about Stanford’s military-industrial complex origins. Not required for class.] . Semiconductor Case Study.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Today there are over 1,000 unicorns globally. But becoming a Unicorn, or receiving a billion dollar valuation is no longer an indication of growth. billion in 2021, and so far the fears of a recession haven’t materialised in 2022 despite the global slowdown in venture activity. ” Bessemer. Israeli startups raised $1.1

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The top 20 tech billionaires globally have lost $480 billion on paper in the past year. This is largely due to several major stock market crashes and global economic uncertainties. Tiger, Softbank and other crossover funds are slowing down significantly and valuations overall are down significantly.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2024

Theory Ventures 2024 predictions Israel remains one of the major AI hubs globally In terms of funding, it’s safe to say that Israeli generative AI startups have yet to live to their full potential. LLMs have driven an increased demand for data, caused a complete architecture change inside companies and changed how data is manipulated.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

How could Bird really be worth the reported $2 billion valuation that I read about in this press? While I promised not to comment on the exact valuation you can assume that it is very large and perhaps the fastest rise from zero to what some have called a “unicorn” valuation. Forget the valuation?—?I

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

The valuations were too high! We’re at a new watermark because there are now global assets deployed and as the sun peeks out so to do the riders and the revenue. It’s truly staggering to realize that just a year ago we really hadn’t begun nationalizing let along globalizing. We are now in Act IV. But springtime is here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

There is additional encouraging news for aspiring entrepreneurs on many fronts, just in case you are thinking about joining the existing ranks: Valuations of successful startups have hit an all-time high. Entrepreneurs now can think globally about the opportunity, from day one but start locally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors or M&A exits (merger and acquisition).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

We are in a bubble (with so many private $1bn+ valuations). pre-money valuation you certainly would want to exercise your right to continue investing if you had prorata rights. Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =. Where are we today? .” more than 5 years ago?—?and and hasn’t abated.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

As a thumb rule, try to get enough validation so that you can get to at least a $2 million pre-money valuation before raising equity capital. That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I Sub-$2 million pre-money, it is better to bootstrap.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

It is first on the global list of the largest stock exchanges for a reason. ’ Its valuation is $13.8 TSE has approximately 3,575 listed firms that have taken their market valuation to 5.67 Its total valuation is 4.9 Its market valuation is 4.4 It is now being regarded as a highly regarded US stock exchange.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 27, 2020

For the first time in a century, the world has to deal with a global pandemic, a factor influencing how investors allocate capital. In terms of volatility, the cryptocurrency market should remain very active throughout the year, given the unprecedented conditions in the financial industry.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”. Tesla – current valuation $50 billion – sells cars directly through its own distribution channel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

Those that do it right also have the unprecedented opportunity to join the elite ranks of 250 unicorns (relatively new companies with a current valuation of over $1 billion). Execute a pilot rollout before attempting to scale globally. Thus you have to do your homework to stay ahead of the crowd.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As of January 20, 2016, based on the “CrunchBase Unicorn Leaderboard,” there are 157 unicorns (companies with $1 billion+ valuations) which have not IPOed or been acquired—and more start-ups reaching unicorn status every day. Global Fashion Group (3x HBS, 2x Wharton). Key Insights. as ranked by U.S. Red Ventures (HBS, Wharton).

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2020

Assistive Devices : Global Market Insights, Inc. estimates in their recent report that medical products will have a very high global market valuation, crossing 30 billion US dollars by 2026. One of the significant factors that boost this specific demand is the growing geriatric or aging population.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

I still generally advise software startups to file a patent as a barrier to entry from competitors and to increase their valuation by investors, but every entrepreneur needs to understand the tradeoffs. Every business is global, but patent rules differ around the world. There is no such thing as a world-wide patent.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Benjamin Nadareski of DrumG , which solves data ownership and a broken valuations industry. The Forrest Four-Cast: February 11, 2020 One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , DrumG is a global technology firm that builds and operates financial market applications and networks. What is your top goal for DrumG for 2020?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Benjamin Nadareski of DrumG , which solves data ownership and a broken valuations industry The Forrest Four-Cast: February 11, 2020 One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , DrumG is a global technology firm that builds and operates financial market applications and networks. DrumG is located in New York, London, Singapore and Bermuda.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed.

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Start Up Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

Crypto will change commerce and global adoption of cryptocurrencies is, in my view, inevitable. Now it appears that it will never be stable, hence removing its chances of ever being the global currency it has been touted to be. What we have seen this time is excess asset valuations, as well as booming equity and crypto markets.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3 ” Let’s meet in the virtual world – Even as IRL events return, expect these virtual destinations to continue as a way to make events more accessible to a global audience, according to Ketchum. Fortnite alone made $1.8

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Gust

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors or M&A exits (merger and acquisition).

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VC Cafe

JULY 13, 2022

There is a a lag of 2-3 months between public markets valuation changes and private markets reported investments. billion in revenue in 2021, 5% of global industry revenues in 2021 ($175 billion) ? Initial signs of change can be seen in the decrease in round sizes. the number of Mega rounds has also dropped from 38 to 26 in 6 months.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The company has grown rapidly and achieved a valuation of over $7 billion by delivering a product that is both intuitive and powerful. Also, you don’t need to reach a billion dollar valuation to be a “Super Founder” in my view.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Airbnb’s bookings have rebounded to roughly 70-80% of what they were in 2019 pre-COVID whereas global hotel companies like Marriott and Hilton are operating at roughly 35-40% of where they were in fall 2019. Uber is an $85B+ market cap company today but is essentially flat to its IPO price and late private round valuations.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. Also during this time, the underlying metrics in that business can change positively, potentially trapping companies to accept the initially-agreed upon valuation. 4/ Global Trade Wars Are For Real.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Round sizes increased significantly across all stages, as did valuations. Start-up funding hit an all-time high as did fundraising for new VC funds (coincidentally, we also raised two new funds for a total of $100m in fresh capital ).

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

A billion dollar valuation, the Unicorn status was once the holy grail for many VCs and founders. At zero interest rates with a seemingly never ending flow of capital to fuel growth, Unicorn creation rate hit a peak in 2021, but fast forward 3 years and justifying a billion dollar valuation seems more like a liability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

In fact, the latest figures show that crowdfunding globally is expected to grow from USD 1.41 Lack of checks and balances on startup valuations. A startup that is listed on a crowdfunding platform gets no formal pushback or negotiation on its declared valuation. billion to USD 3.62

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Venturebeat reported yesterday that US startup valuations have reached ten year highs. You can see from the charts above that median valuations have been increasing at all stages from seed through to Series D or later.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

23- Global outsourcing Photo Credit: Daniel Todd Acceptance of remote work is opening the door for global outsourcing Business leaders learned over the last three years that an in-office team is not a criterion for success. Thanks to Mukesh Sharma, Byaj Book ! #23- Thanks to Paige Arnof-Fenn, Mavens & Moguls ! #29-

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In fact, the latest figures show that crowdfunding globally is expected to reach $114 billion by 2021, exceeding the amounts contributed by either angel groups or VCs alone. Lack of checks and balances on startup valuations. Early crowdfunding successes have been undeniable. million, smashing the prior Kickstarter record of $13.3

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 2, 2022

trillion globally, and social media has become the backbone of many businesses looking to build brand awareness. Conforming with Torchbankz, the dropshipping industry is expected to reach a market valuation of $557.9 This option of earning money is more resistant to crises and outbreaks of pandemics. billion before 2025.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2011

A normalization of the venture capital market will bring more rational valuations over time but should produce more stable companies and better returns for VCs and LPs. It doesn’t feel like that now because we’ve entered a mini bubble in pre IPO valuations for a segment of the tech market but this, too, shall pass.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 2, 2023

That’s of course part of a global trend. On a global level, venture financing of private companies dropped 33% year over year, from a record $733B in 2021 to $490B in 2022. There are 85 Israeli unicorns, but only about 50% them justify a billion Dollar valuation, according to Viola’s report. ” Fred Wilson.

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