VC Adventure

AUGUST 31, 2017

So no surprise that when River Cities Capital released an overview of SaaS operating and valuation benchmarks, I hung on every juicy detail. The valuation metrics show this clearly. Verticalization. If you read my blog regularly you know I love (LOVE) metrics. on average. and below 0% 1.9x.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

#14- Brands will prioritize vertical video marketing Photo Credit: Austin Armstrong The number 1 trend for 2023 digital marketing will be brands making vertical video marketing a top priority. Vertical videos let potential customers Know, Like, and Trust brands faster, which can increase their reach.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Not just because we can command a 3-4x step up in valuation if we find product/market fit pre [.] Reply A View Up the Skirt of “Lean Startup,&# JumpPost « Jordan Cooper's Blog , on December 21, 2009 at 12:29 pm Said: [.] We’ve been inspired by Steve Blank and the Customer Development / lean startup model.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This post describes how companies using the Customer Development model can increase their credibility, valuation and probability of getting a first round of funding by presenting their results in a “Lesson Learned&# venture pitch.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Also during this time, the underlying metrics in that business can change positively, potentially trapping companies to accept the initially-agreed upon valuation. by a mile, continued to soar in volume and valuation. the firm may have a right to raise up to $100B but may not call all of it). 2/ The Scooter Phenomenon.

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Gust

OCTOBER 16, 2012

This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America. Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. 2012 Valuation Survey. pre-money valuation in US$ millions).

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VC Cafe

MARCH 12, 2025

These companies are characterised by the application of existing AI models, APIs, and frameworks to address specific challenges within vertical markets. Comparing Israel with US and Europe Pre-seed valuations average $6.45M post-money (median $6M), with typical funding rounds ranging from $825K to $1.5M.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 3, 2013

In examining mature software companies in vertical markets, one of my first questions is to ask for the percentage of total revenues coming from recurring sources – leased software, maintenance agreements, or monthly retainers.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 4, 2014

Not every company is raising money at the valuation you modeled. 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. And then a little thing called “reality” hits.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2021

In recent years we’ve seen mega-rounds of investment and sky-high valuations. billion Series D round giving the company a valuation of about $14 billion!* Find your vertical and stick to it (for a few years at least). Marketplaces are also catching the eye of investors. They raised a whopping $2.4 London) and category (e.g.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

For example, our focus at Remagine Ventures on gaming, generative AI, and entertainment tech enabled us to create a relevant, focused network of founders, operators, co-investors and strategics who are active in our verticals. The focus on entertainment tech meant that we always cared about content creation, distribution and monetisation.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2024

ServiceTitan went public with a $9 billion valuation – is the IPO window opening? source: Felicis ) Europes top 50 SME Vertical SaaS scale-ups according to Eight Roads ( source ) The Prosumer top 50 startups, according to German VC fund Headline includes 3 Israeli startups!

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

During the summer of 2010, I developed a workshop, A New ACEF Valuation Workshop for Angels and Entrepreneurs. To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. 2011 Angel Group Valuation Survey.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Or is there a major disconnect between a portfolio’s valuations and the actual dollars returned to LPs? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. How have more recent vintages performed? Source: Cambridge Associates.

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Software By Rob

JULY 1, 2010

For a startup, this means avoiding “me too&# products, staying away from horizontal niches, solving a pain-point, and targeting a vertical niche. The lesson: stick to vertical niches. The lesson: build a product that does not require customizations, and completely automate your order fulfillment process.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The reports showcase raw data, analytics, visualizations, and benchmarking statistics on the company from dozens of sources, including team, intellectual property, technology, product, financial, banking, marketing, customer, risk, valuation, and investment information.”. the Untouched Vertical. If you have one, please contact me.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Or is there a major disconnect between a portfolio’s valuations and the actual dollars returned to LPs? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. How have more recent vintages performed? Source: Cambridge Associates.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 25, 2021

On the back of this momentum, Melio today announced a $110m funding round, rocketing the company to a valuation of $1.3b And he and his co-founders Ziv and Ilan made it happen: Melio’s now processing multi-billion dollar payment volumes less than two years after launch. just months after it came out of stealth.

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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. Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare?

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 3, 2019

We had a chance to invest in a $500K round at a $12M valuation in 2015. This was not our early-stage sweet spot and the $100M valuation felt rich. This past summer, Sonder raised $225 million at a valuation north of $1B. . And yeah, $12M felt kind of high :-). We had the chance to invest in the Series B of Shopify in 2011.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

A contemporary analog to this type of vertical integration is Comcast/NBC-U. When Facebook was opening up their platform, these guys thought that it was an interesting way to do user acquisition and preference acquisition of individuals and that they would be able find a way to monetize it in commerce-oriented verticals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2012

At this stage you were expecting to be working on creating a good business valuation to attract future buyers, or at least funding college accounts for your kids. Instead of selling your services to everyone, expand your services “vertically” by targeting industries where you’ve already been successful.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2013

At this stage you were expecting to be working on creating a good business valuation to attract future buyers, or at least funding college accounts for your kids. Instead of selling your services to everyone, expand your services “vertically” by targeting industries where you’ve already been successful.

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Entrepreneur Vertical Reputation Valuation 234

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2011

At this stage you were expecting to be working on creating a good business valuation to attract future buyers, or at least funding college accounts for your kids. Instead of selling your services to everyone, expand your services “vertically” by targeting industries where you’ve already been successful.

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Startup Vertical Reputation Valuation 230

Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Looking across these nearly 50 companies, the study finds that founding CEOs consistently beat the professional CEOs on a broad range of metrics ranging from capital efficiency (amount of funding raised), time to exit, exit valuations, and return on investment. He even added retail stores.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

The time they spend with customers is usually limited to transactional core products sales, generating lower margins – The resource allocation is not always matching the opportunity (geography, customer segment, vertical.) – The rules of engagement for technical resources (solution or product specialists) are not clear.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Generative AI will really become magic when it moves from 'playful' to 'useful' – we will use multiple generative AI tools at work in the future, like we use grammarly and canned responses today… AI will become more vertical, and specific per role — Eze Vidra (@ediggs) November 5, 2022.

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www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

But if your service attracts particular verticals of content engagement, not all content is created equal, and some is much more valuable than others. Much of the valuations around the consumer web are rationalizing, and because of that, investors are once again focused on understanding business models. Andres Moran.

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Pascal's View

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The valuation of Safe Superintelligence Inc. billion valuation ) to provide comprehensive cybersecurity protection for governments and national organisations! ? Perplexity ‘s launched a free ‘Deep Research’ version to compete with OpenAI’s product available for Pro users (for $200 a month).

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Close to 80% responded that manual processes, such as tracking down support, preparing reports and pulling data from different sources, are the biggest pain points they face in the valuation process. The VC Software Stack — the Untouched Vertical. Kushim , Totem , and VisibleVC focus on serving this need among VCs.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2024

That’s the case for most companies that are already in the market, especially if they raised funding at imaginary valuations before. Valuations are down massively from 2021 peak, especially at the growth stage. Seed valuations are down “only” 57% compared to Q4 2021. In many ways, Edward is right.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Asset valuation. The concept of asset valuation may seem counterintuitive, but it is an important idea. Most financial valuation formulas value an asset by discounting the asset using the cost of capital (interest rate) to the present day. Compared to Accounting, Finance is ruthlessly forward looking.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 18, 2022

The ‘valuation multiples’ reset also came with an increase in slope of the curve. A drop in growth rate turns into a drop in valuation multiple. In either case, you gotta assume that the goalposts have moved a bit forward for the next round, especially if you’re trying to grow into and surpass your last valuation.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In many ways, in his 5 years as CEO he has already unleashed SAP growth especially in stock market valuation. I am looking forward to hearing Christian Klein tomorrow as he presents on SAP Business Unleashed. It now stands at.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Or is there a major disconnect between a portfolio’s valuations and the actual dollars returned to LPs? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. How have more recent vintages performed? Source: Cambridge Associates.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

Version One Ventures

MAY 4, 2015

However, amidst all the fear and exuberance, it’s important to realize that the on-demand service model that has lifted Uber to its $40B valuation won’t work for every industry. While these ingredients certainly aren’t unique to hiring a ride, they do not cut across all industries and verticals.

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