Version One Ventures

MAY 3, 2023

E-commerce (DTC and infrastructure), fin tech (lending, payments), healthcare and B2B marketplaces are some of the verticals that have seen tremendous growth. Freshbooks and Zoho are the best-known examples from past decades, but an increasing number of start-ups are joining that effort (among others, our portfolio company Headout).

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India LP Silicon Valley Vertical 86

VC Cafe

MARCH 6, 2024

We’re fast and lean in our decision making and support companies beyond the money with our strong network in the media, entertainment and gaming space. Drop us a line or slide into our DMs – we’re all ears! The post Remagine Ventures call for startups appeared first on VC Cafe.

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Artificial Inteligence Generative AI Startup Vertical 141

Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Qualification #1: You know how to do something specific that is valuable and needed often in pursuing a deal or servicing the portfolio. Whatever it is, it helps diligence opportunities, win deals or service the portfolio in ways that make the founders and GPs feel good. Highlighted Homebrew Portfolio Jobs. Things I’m Enjoying.

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North Carolina Hiring Angel Investor Technical Review 91

Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

But beyond Shopify, virtually any transactional SaaS product out there has added payments – from horizontal solutions like FreshBooks to vertical SaaS products like Clio and Jobber (both V1 portfolio companies ).

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Software Review Vertical Differentiation Revenue 115

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Should an investor really be expected to use the 10, 15, or 20 products in his or her portfolio? As an investor, using a portfolio company is easier when dealing with consumer apps and companies. It’s naturally tougher to be a user for business apps, particularly vertically-focused apps. Investors, really? I say absolutely.

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Portfolio Product Vertical Email 156

View from Seed

OCTOBER 14, 2021

It showcases our personality, while simultaneously showcasing the accomplishments of our portfolio. It’s easy to focus on the accolades and accomplishments of today, but what did the NextView portfolio companies look like when they first started their journeys with us? The new website is colorful, it’s exuberant.

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Seed Stage Portfolio Curation Vertical 296

VC Adventure

AUGUST 31, 2017

And as a rule of thumb for businesses in our portfolio we target payback periods of 12 months or less. Verticalization. Sales efficiency was not as good as I expected it to be. I generally prefer CAC payback (vs LTV to CAC ratio) – especially for earlier stage businesses.

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IPO Vertical Balance Sheet Valuation 113

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Each month, we pick an up-and-coming vertical or theme and do a deep dive (with the help of Mattermark … portfolio plug). My favorite part about being an investor is working with our portfolio companies, as well as other investors and entrepreneurs. I never anticipated how helpful or relevant my research skills would be in VC.

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Venture Capital Portfolio Vertical Technical Review 162

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

I’m interested in the development of new tests to measure (new) biomarkers for health – whether we sample from menstrual blood to detect glucose levels ( Qurasense , a Version One portfolio company) or the microbiome to evaluate gut health, as examples. Interest 5: Disrupting the status quo in insurance. dental, vision, etc.).

Social Network 100

Social Network Vertical Cofounder Software Improvement 100

Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2023

Startup Snapshot is illuminating the current state of the startup mindset through global data collected from hundreds of founders in startups of all sizes, in all verticals. Venture capitalists need serious self-reflection as their portfolio companies don’t turn to them for support. It’s the largest study of its kind.

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Founder Startup Vertical Portfolio 171

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 26, 2016

These vertically-focused platforms cater to the specific needs of their users, offering a close networking community around shared interests. One of the most obvious examples of the online portfolio is within the creative community. One of the most obvious examples of the online portfolio is within the creative community.

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Vertical Reputation Portfolio Curation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. – Portfolio company diversity.

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Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. – Portfolio company diversity.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

View from Seed

OCTOBER 14, 2021

It showcases our personality, while simultaneously showcasing the accomplishments of our portfolio. It’s easy to focus on the accolades and accomplishments of today, but what did the NextView portfolio companies look like when they first started their journeys with us? The new website is colorful, it’s exuberant.

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Seed Stage Portfolio Curation Vertical 194

Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

It’s similar to how Stripe removed friction from taking payments for many verticals. EnPowered joins our growing portfolio of energy and climate startups. By turning capital investments into operating expenses, the platform will unlock all sorts of creative financing solutions and increase the adoption of energy projects.

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Stealth Vertical Portfolio Finance 148

Lightspeed Venture Partners

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Shoedazzle*, Bonobos*, J Hilburn, Warby Parker, IndoChino etc) are vertically integrated. Vertically integrated companies can take a lot of the costs out of the system and provide a much more compelling value to the consumer while still making an attractive margin. Lightspeed portfolio companies. apparel Ecommerce'

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Vertical eCommerce Portfolio Channel 114

Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Vertical integration of different funding risks. I also believe that the ebb and flow of the venture investment cycle has been exacerbated by the recent vertical integration of early, growth, and even late stage venture funds. The investment thesis wasn’t wrong — it’s just that they bet on the wrong horse.

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Harvest Vertical IPO Early Stage 60

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Buyers aren’t oblivious to the fact that funds need to sell older portfolio companies and an oversupply relative to demand means that prices should still be challenged going forward. Another big driver according to Montgomery is that the tech industry has matured and is returning to its vertically integrated roots.

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Technical Review IPO Southern California Venture Capital 241

Version One Ventures

JULY 21, 2020

No matter the vertical, geography, business model, macro or micro trends, entrepreneurs form the nucleus of a generational company. Amazing, mission-driven founders are found throughout our portfolio. But ultimately, as our interests change, the one constant has been the founder.

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Founder Vertical Differentiation Portfolio 213

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As we do at the end of every quarter, we’ve summarized some of the key highlights and activities across our portfolio. . The Globe and Mail included three of our portfolio companies Ada (#11), Jobber (#87), and Top Hat (#230) on its list of the 400 top growing companies in Canada. . Announcements.

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Portfolio Software Review Cofounder Canada 94

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In fact, a recommendation from a founder we passed on is one of our best performing portfolio companies! However, this is not to say that I don’t spend time on nor invest in AI, dev tools, vertical SaaS, marketplaces, etc. (as as our portfolio shows ). Be a generalist and a specialist.

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Cofounder Portfolio Capital Gains Vertical 180

Feld Thoughts

MAY 26, 2014

Hint – count the vertical lines carefully. Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising (APenguin Special from Portfolio) : I figured I’d read the cannon on Holiday so this was next. For example, here’s me painting a horse. As with most of my vacations, I read about a book a day.

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Dallas Technical Review Vertical PR 113

View from Seed

MARCH 29, 2018

We wanted to learn more about the nuanced industry market forces before applying the same hands-on investing model we do with tech startups in other verticals. Many of these companies, however, exhibit similar characteristics to the things we invest in outside of the health vertical. They can be surprisingly capital efficient.

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Vertical Stealth Portfolio Seed Capital 120

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”. Each of Feenix’s portfolio companies receives an investment in debt or equity and utilizes a subsidiary of Feenix as its credit card payment processor (“Feenix Payment Systems”). 10% of Feenix’s portfolio companies have received VC equity prior to their financing.

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Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Each month, we pick an up-and-coming vertical or theme and do a deep dive (with the help of Mattermark – portfolio plug). My favorite part about being an investor is working with our portfolio companies, as well as other investors and entrepreneurs. At Version One, we aim to be as thesis-driven as possible.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Portfolio Vertical Technical Review 60

Hunter Walker

MAY 4, 2014

New VCs are vulnerable to fashionable verticals. Our strategy isn’t to necessarily be contrarian but we decided there were certain verticals that we weren’t going to pursue in 2013. Not Understanding Portfolio Management. While not perfect, these experiences helped tune my radar before Homebrew invested Dollar One.

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Software Review Vertical Seed Stage Portfolio 100

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I’ve primarily seen quantitative analytic techniques used in origination , filtering , and in portfolio company recruiting , but technology can be used throughout the nine steps of the private company investing process: The 9 Steps of the Private Company Investing Process. 8) Accelerate portfolio company value. 9% (1 / 12).

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

deal architect

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

I must admit I did a double take when I read this from Bob Evans "On top of that, Ellison mapped out Oracle’s desire to offer a massive portfolio of industry-specific solutions that fuse (no pun intended) the broad capabilities.

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Portfolio Vertical Global Software 243

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Chainalysis is the clear market leader in their vertical and sits at the nexus between crypto exchanges, financial institutions, regulatory bodies, and law enforcement agencies. important pillars towards the inevitable maturation of the cryptocurrency space.

Web 48

Web Silicon Valley Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 48

Version One Ventures

MARCH 25, 2014

At version one, we are big believers in the vertical SaaS opportunity. A mobile-first approach, combined with a laser-like focus on a specific vertical, can create the right toolset to help SMBs achieve huge productivity gains ( I wrote about this nearly a year ago for TechCrunch).

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Vertical Cloud Mobile Partner 153

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2018

We dove deep into how this investment thesis extends to major verticals of consumer spending like entertainment , clothing , and home. And in the entertainment category, our portfolio company TripleLift provides monetization for online publishers through native ad technology. BookBub ), hybrid B2C/B2B2C models (e.g.

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B2B B2C Vertical Portfolio 120

Version One Ventures

APRIL 25, 2017

Not every start-up can play in a vertical that’s an investor darling. Our portfolio company, Outreach.io , used this tactic when they tried to raise a seed round after a pivot. Many investors were skeptical about their prospects: sales automation is a crowded vertical and Outreach had a bunch of well-funded competitors.

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Customer Vertical Stock Portfolio 128

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

As more investors have more touch points with a “Softbank round” in their portfolio, a picture emerges — rounds here often take a long time to close. And, privately, many investors up and down the stack are discussing what the true impact of these mega rounds will be. The fear of them investing in a competitor is real.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

ConversionXL

MARCH 9, 2016

Typically, when people think of false bottoms, they think of vertical scrolling. Since vertical scrolling is more familiar to most people, let’s start there. Personal Portfolios. Personal portfolios are a place for designers and photographers to show off their creativity. via Chartbeat). Image Source. Tweet It!].

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Cost Vertical Portfolio Design 48

Cracking the Code

MARCH 24, 2015

We were fortunate to host very talented speakers from our portfolio (Ilya Sukhar from FB/Parse, Steve Marx from Dropbox, Bill Ready from Braintree, Ali Rayl from Slack, Eric Wittman from Atlassian, Sam Mac Donnell from HotelTonight.)

API 48

API Fractional CTO CTO Hire San Francisco 48

Genuine VC

JANUARY 23, 2012

At NextView Ventures, we have a number of companies in our portfolio which are “marketplace” businesses, where buyers and sellers meet to exchange a good or service. Often this focus can be on a specific geography or vertical. Attract would-be buyers with research/learning about purchasing … suppliers will follow.

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Engineer Vertical Portfolio Seed Stage 201

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Thanks to Rafe Gomez, Vertical Cloud Inc. ! . #4- I had a wide portfolio of hard-working friends from engineering school and previous places I worked that I picked from. I will keep up my current marketing efforts and have definitely learned to diversify in everything, not just my financial portfolio! . and many others. .

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Entrepreneur Delaware Hiring Social Media 56