Partner, Valuation, Venture Capital and Viral

This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Current round: $35mm in Series C (extension of Series B at higher valuation) from General Atlantic, Matrix Partners. Total raised: $29.5mm. Total raised: $15.0mm.

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate

How Well Versed Are You In Startup Investor Jargon?

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

This term is currently applied to recent startups who profess a current valuation which exceeds $1 billion. Frothy startup valuations. This term refers to an initial venture-capital investment, often wrongly sought to seed early product development. Prime examples include Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat. Seed-round investment.

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Cracking The Code: Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII.

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. Labels: Portfolio , Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Wednesday, February 23, 2011.

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Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe

Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?

David Teten

MAY 1, 2013

However, they remain key to your email identity, and fundamental to your marketing and even capital-raising. The ff Venture Capital portfolio is evidence of how much we believe this, e.g., our companies Alerts.com , Gobbler.com , Identified.com , Patents.com , Phone.com , and Plated.com.

Naming

Naming Semantic Venture Capital Startup

Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark).

Software Review

Software Review Viral Media Marketing

Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain

Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search

Cracking The Code: A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

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Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe

Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review

Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review

Cracking The Code: A funny perspective on Google innovation.

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2010!

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 14, 2010

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Laughing Out (c)Loud

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Labels: SaaS , software , Venture Capital. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

Software Review

Software Review Cloud Technical Review Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Made to Stick!

Cracking the Code

JUNE 23, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Monday, June 23, 2008. Made to Stick!

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Software Review Technical Review Viral Europe

Cracking The Code: Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop.

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 7, 2009

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: United Breaks Guitar and more!

Cracking the Code

JULY 10, 2009

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

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Software Review Technical Review RSS Europe

Cracking The Code: Hard times.

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your.

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe

Cracking The Code: New SaaS 13 Index: Welcome to LogMeIn.

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review IPO Cloud

Cracking The Code: Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud.

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The internet is your new channel and Technology Enabled Service providers are among the few partners that actually care if you succeed (more.) 2 comments: Peter Cohen Managing Partner, SaaS Marketing Strategy Advisors. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark).

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Software Review Cloud Technical Review Sales Cycle

Cracking The Code: Impact of the recession on SaaS.

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe

Cracking The Code: State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment

Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

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Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast

Cracking The Code: Betting on the right guy

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Venture Capital is about investing in the small, fast and agile company hoping that it will beat the large and slow incumbent. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

Software Review

Software Review Venture Capital Technical Review Europe

VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . But in business, you want a lot of partners.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity

Cracking The Code: Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts.

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The fact that SaaS valuations are being more affected by the downturn than the Nasdaq can be surprising given the supposed resiliency of the SaaS model (recurring revenues) but it translates the public investors belief that SMB software spend is going to be hit very hard by this recession. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio

Cracking The Code: Launch of the SaaS 13 Index!

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

As I ask questions to understand the thinking, what usually comes out is something vague along the lines of web marketing, and/or viral growth with no numbers attached. A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare.

Acquisition

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur

Cracking The Code: Global warming: a plague for humanity?

Cracking the Code

MARCH 30, 2007

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Global Technical Review Europe

Cracking The Code: VC lifestyle

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 5, 2007

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Get your own helicopter for $50!

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Technology San Francisco

Cracking The Code: Zune vs. Ipod

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Don't click on this link!

Cracking the Code

APRIL 18, 2007

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Cracking the SMB code

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

In particular, partners will need to: - develop integration capabilities to be able to deliver solutions with good economics - adapt their sales process to be able to articulate a clear business value to line of business managers (instead of IT managers) - Adapt the marketing materials (webminars, events.) SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

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Software Review Technical Review Europe Software

McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2008!

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

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Software Review Technical Review Los Angeles Europe

Cracking The Code: Getting the most of your online marketing: the In.

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Bessemer was also heavily represented with David Cowan , managing partner and co-founder of VeriSign ( see his post about the event ), Rob Stavis , BVP’s New York-based managing partner who led our investment in Skype, Byron Deeter , partner and founder of Trigo and our COO/managing partner Ed Colloton. Newer Post.

Software Review

Software Review SEM Marketing Las Vegas

Cracking The Code: Building Your SaaS Sales Compensation Plan

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Clawback Sales Salary

10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience. Discovery, in contrast to search, took center stage as Pinterest displayed hockey stick growth (and raised VC money near a $200M valuation in late 2011).

Technical Review

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick

Cracking The Code: Why I disagree with Tony Zingale on the future.

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. Neither is a particularly good backdrop for trying to raise capital, because. We are the leader in the professional domain with viral growth.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking

Building a Great Startup Board Pt. 2

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 26, 2021

One common mistake is for entrepreneurs to simply select whichever venture capital firm is offering the highest valuation. The challenge is that it’s very difficult to fire an investor board member, because a venture round’s legal paperwork typically entitles a lead investor to a board seat.

Startup

Startup Equity Early Stage Green

How to Raise Money – It’s a Journey Not An Event

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Luckily, I teach with two great VCs, Mar Hershenson of Pear Ventures and Jeff Epstein of Bessemer Venture Partners who both put together presentations unraveling the mysteries of how and why startups raise money. On the other hand, in a SaaS business $1 in recurring annual revenue equals ~10x in valuation.).

Cofounder

Cofounder Seed Stage Valuation Metrics

This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

How Well Versed Are You In Startup Investor Jargon?

Trending Sources

Cracking The Code: Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII.

Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?

Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking The Code: A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech

Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

Cracking The Code: A funny perspective on Google innovation.

Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2010!

Cracking The Code: Laughing Out (c)Loud

Cracking The Code: Made to Stick!

Cracking The Code: Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop.

Cracking The Code: United Breaks Guitar and more!

Cracking The Code: Hard times.

Cracking The Code: Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your.

Cracking The Code: New SaaS 13 Index: Welcome to LogMeIn.

Cracking The Code: Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud.

Cracking The Code: Impact of the recession on SaaS.

Cracking The Code: State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment

Cracking The Code: Betting on the right guy

VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

Cracking The Code: Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts.

Cracking The Code: Launch of the SaaS 13 Index!

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

Cracking The Code: Global warming: a plague for humanity?

Cracking The Code: VC lifestyle

Cracking The Code: Get your own helicopter for $50!

Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking The Code: Zune vs. Ipod

Cracking The Code: Don't click on this link!

Cracking The Code: Cracking the SMB code

McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2008!

Cracking The Code: Getting the most of your online marketing: the In.

Cracking The Code: Building Your SaaS Sales Compensation Plan

10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

Cracking The Code: Why I disagree with Tony Zingale on the future.

LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

Building a Great Startup Board Pt. 2

How to Raise Money – It’s a Journey Not An Event

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