SaaStr

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The number of global venture capital (VC) investments dipped in 2022, thanks to ongoing geopolitical tensions, turbulence in global capital markets, supply chain issues, and increasing interest rates. Venture capital firms pumped a lot of money into the economy during the pandemic, buying countless software companies.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 11, 2017

Should the current trend continue, 2017 would see the fewest number of rounds since 2012, and a 45% reduction from 2014 high. Ultimately, the concentration of large amounts of venture capital in this never small number of startups is pushing prices and their multiples higher.

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SaaStock

MARCH 1, 2019

It provides funding internationally to remarkable companies with strong human capital. Fresco Capital focuses on businesses developing new solutions in the enterprise, education, infrastructure, healthcare, consumer goods and entertainment. Founded: 2012. Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed. Click Ventures.

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SaaStock

JANUARY 30, 2019

Another was 2011/2012 where not only were another 5 VC firms started but it’s also when international ones set their eyes on this vast market. Most well-known funds experimented with funding Brazilian and Latin American B2C ventures. It is a venture capital firm based in Brazil and Silicon Valley. Founded: 2012.

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 21, 2017

Venture capitalists have financed many of those businesses. Those venture dollars have financed a panoply of competition. In 2012 ChiefMartec landscape counted 350 vendors selling to sales and marketing. I believe competition is a major driving force, especially since venture capital is conspicuously copious.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Founded : 2012. Funding to Date : $14M from Rakuten, Enspire Capital, and others. Founded : 2012. from Aura Venture Fund, TNB Aura Fund, and others. Founded : 2012. from Sequoia Capital, JP Morgan Partners, and others. from CKD Venture Capital Corporation, and others. Founded : 2012.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 25, 2023

I’ve written this at least 80 times since 2012, but I’ll say it again because it’s true. Many folks who are bootstrapped misunderstand how venture capital works. You won’t fail unless you let yourself fail. If you get at least ten customers, you’ll get twenty. Q: When is the Right Time to Hire a VP of Sales?

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The Angel VC

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Having been an entrepreneur since the age of 17 I did know a few things about starting and building companies though, and since both DealPilot.com and Pageflakes were VC-funded I also had some experience with venture capital.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

With an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Rodrigo Baer launched a successful career in consultancy and entrepreneurship, and today is among the top figures in venture capital for early-stage tech companies in Brazil. In 2012, he underwent a shift in his professional path and studied Technology Entrepreneurship at Stanford.

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The venture capital fund of the future will perform the same tasks as the venture funds of today: help portfolio companies, evaluate new investment opportunities and build networks of other investors, potential hires, and founders. In the same year, 10% of the acquisitions generated 50% of the proceeds in the M&A market.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Third, the total number of Series Bs is remaining relatively constant, even for the newer cohorts, like the 2012 class. Data from 2012 and 2013 will show lower success rates because most of these companies won’t be mature enough to be in the market for a B.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

link] Contact Loyalty Prime: Anja Zschoernig | Head of Marketing | anja.zschoernig@loyaltyprime.com About Hi inov Founded in 2012 by Pierre-Henri Dentressangle (Chairman) and Valérie Gombart (CEO), Hi inov SAS is managing €170 million of capital from corporates and entrepreneurs. link] Contact BayBG: josef.krumbachner@baybg.de

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

We sold the business in 2012. We raised $0 of venture capital. ” Now, seven years later, SalesLoft has over 400 employees, has raised over $75 million of venture capital, and in the next two years, if not sooner, my prediction is that they will be a unicorn that you’ll be able to read about on Tech Crunch.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 13, 2015

Each year, starting in mid-2012 through mid-2015, these sectors have grown their investment dollars by more than 145%, according to Mattermark data. Where are founders finding unique opportunities to innovate? The rest of the list controverts the notion that startups and investors pursue only incremental innovations.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 1, 2021

In the past, if you wanted to raise funds through members of the public, then you would need to find a venture capitalist or angel investor (people with a net worth of at least $1 million, or with an annual income of at least $200k). JOBS Act 2012. You’ve got to create a buzz around your brand. It can be a time-consuming process.

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 7, 2016

But it’s not a compelling if it’s a single data point, because the market reached this level in Q2 2013 and Q1 2012. Cooley’s data indicates the supply of venture capital dollars exceeds founder demand and VCs are competing by continuing to offer very founder friendly terms, even in down rounds.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

394: Where is Venture Capital today? Sunil Dhaliwal: I was at one of the biggest firms around and I think we had a $200 million fund and people were like, I can’t believe we’re running $200 million in venture capital. And how do you hack it? This episode is sponsored by Outgrow. Jason Lemkin: Crazy.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

link] Contact Loyalty Prime: Anja Zschoernig | Head of Marketing | anja.zschoernig@loyaltyprime.com About Hi inov Founded in 2012 by Pierre-Henri Dentressangle (Chairman) and Valérie Gombart (CEO), Hi inov SAS is managing €170 million of capital from corporates and entrepreneurs. link] Contact BayBG: josef.krumbachner@baybg.de

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SaaStr

JULY 1, 2021

Sam : We funded all three of these companies in our Winter 2012 batch. You’re in the valley, you raise venture capital. Thank you all for having me here. We’re going to talk to three YC founders today. We have Josh, Tracy, and Spencer joining us. Before we start, maybe, start with you, Josh.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Ryan Smith: The backstory here is we turned down an acquisition offer for $500 million in 2012. I was on a board with John Doerr a while ago, you know, the legend of venture capital, he modeled 6% dilution a year. I know that’s weird here, but we didn’t give away stock till 2012. Jason Lemkin: Oh, since 2012.

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 25, 2020

Godard Abel, G2 Godard ( @godardabel )is CEO of G2 , a business software review website he co-founded in 2012. The company has since raised $206 million in venture capital, landed more than 1,400 customers, and now employs more than 400 people across six offices around the globe.

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SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

When Aileen founded Cowboy Ventures in 2012… Aileen Lee: 12, yep. Jason Lemkin: 2012. When you look at venture capital, there’s a whole thing going on about how many funds are and how many seed funds there are. Jason Lemkin: Well, we admire, but also she’s very early in the micro VC trend.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In order to execute on this mission, founders can bootstrap their company, raise outside money ( venture capital is the most popular), or use a combination of both to help build their business. Raised Series B in 2012. Founded in 2013. Raised seed in 2013. Raised Series F in 2019. Total funding raised: $1.1 Sumo Logic.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 17, 2020

Raised venture capital for his previous startups (Flowtown and Clarity). Named Top Angel Investor in Canada in 2012. Some of Dan’s key accomplishments (full list here ): Made his first million by age 27. An investor in 40+ startups. Runs the biggest YouTube channel for SaaS entrepreneurs in the world.

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SaaStr

MARCH 11, 2019

Here’s what Jason and Ryan talk about: Why did Qualtrics turn down a $500M acquisition offer in 2012? Capital efficiency (and dilution). I was on a board with John Doerr a while ago, you know, the legend of venture capital, he modeled 6% dilution a year. Jason Lemkin: Oh, since 2012. Missed the session?

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OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Technology is reshaping the economy, and it starts with venture capital. Technology was a driving force behind the boom in venture investments over the past decade. We’ve seen a clear trend toward technology companies capturing a growing share of venture funding recently.

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OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Technology is reshaping the economy, and it starts with venture capital. Technology was a driving force behind the boom in venture investments over the past decade. We’ve seen a clear trend toward technology companies capturing a growing share of venture funding recently.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

So our stats is … since 2012, median size of the run is almost tripled and the valuation as well. It is a good thing and most of the time, we the ventures drive this size because we didn’t want to underfund the company and so after talking with the founders, said, “Well, you should raise more.”

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ProfitWell

MARCH 12, 2020

On Monday, TechCrunch broke the news that Sequoia , the better-known venture capital firm, had parted ways with Finix , over a purported conflict of interest and handed back its board seat, its information rights, its shares, and its full investment. Click here for more on competitor-based pricing if you're curious.

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Point Nine Land

JANUARY 25, 2019

Titled “The Journey to Series A in Europe” and published in partnership with Atomico and Localglobe, the report takes into account more than 22,000 European funding rounds between January 2012 and September 2018 and might well be the most extensive analysis of European early-stage financings yet.

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Point Nine Land

JANUARY 5, 2021

The oldest data pair is from 2012/2013 (ServiceNow, in case you’re curious), but the vast majority of data pairs are from 2014–2019. Since companies rarely provide revenue data for more than one or two years leading up to the IPO, ARR data below $50–100M or so is usually not available.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

On the side, I do some stuff in the venture capital community, some scouting for a wonderful VC firm, Cowboy Ventures. I’m helping them think through their sales and go-to-market strategy, scouting for Cowboy Ventures, which is one of the best venture capital firms out there with an amazing, amazing team behind it.

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Point Nine Land

JUNE 5, 2019

Our love affair with our neighbors to the West dates back to 2012/2013, when we invested in Algolia, Mention, and Front. In the following years we invested in another six companies from France, and in the last ~12–15 months alone, we added another three French startups to our portfolio.

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Point Nine Land

MAY 6, 2019

From online surveys at Typeform in Barcelona in 2012, client-facing documents at Qwilr in Australia in 2016, and collaboration videos at Loom in the US in 2017 to more recent communication videos with Playplay in Paris, we’re big fans of these products (and companies).

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Chargify

AUGUST 6, 2019

In 2012, they launched an inbound marketing conference that was fittingly named Inbound. Most notably, $5 million in VC funding from General Catalyst in 2007, $12 million in VC funding from Matrix Partners in 2008 and $16 million in VC funding from Scale Venture Partners in 2009. Image source).

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SaaStr

JULY 4, 2024

Evolution of SaaStr Fund (00:01:22) Jason Lemkin is one of the few people who has built a sizable venture fund and a sizable business that complement and synergize with each other. Accidental Success (00:01:58) Jason Lemkin started SaaStr in 2012, the day he left Adobe after his last startup, EchoSign, was acquired.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

What began as a venture capital-funded technology startup in 2006 is now our go-to spot for all things video. Before 2012, YouTube charted video success by the number of views alone, regardless of the length of viewing. The YouTube Algorithm’s Evolution.

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