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Building and Scaling an AI Company in 2025: What Top VCs Really Want to See with Zetta, Glasswing and B Capital

SaaStr

A deep dive with three leading AI investors who collectively manage billions in venture capital and have backed some of the most innovative companies in artificial intelligence. She brings over two decades of experience in technology venture capital and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Business.

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Doubling Down: Satya Patel, Partner at Homebrew

SaaStr

It’s not the biggest one but we’re very proud of our investment in BuildingConnected, a SaaS plus marketplace company that sold to Autodesk. We were very early in developing a thesis around SaaS-enabled marketplaces and BC was a construction tech investment that came in via cold inbound and was started by first time founders.

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The Midas List Live (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

A discussion about venture capital and the effects Covid-19 has had on in the industry. Join Nicole Quinn, General Partner at Lightspeed Ventures, Ann Miura-Ko, Founding Partner at Floodgate, and Alex Konrad, Senior Editor at Forbes as they talk about what they have seen in the industry lately and how they are moving forward.

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38 Bright Asian SaaS Stars

SaaStock

The platform integrates with 100+ shipping services and ensures discounts for many of them. was created by a team with 25+ years of experience in location-based tech, spanning various services and real-time asset tracking systems. from MDI Ventures, Innosight Ventures, and others. Funding to Date : $1.3M Southern China.

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SaaS Funding Napkin, the 2017 edition

The Angel VC

So if you want to raise capital for your SaaS startup in 2017, investors will wonder if you can become a true system of record, build a real platform/ecosystem/marketplace or build a unique data asset over time. The latter option will get particular attention this year, so I highlighted that in the "Defensibility" row of the napkin.

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PODCAST 131: Data, Set, Match: How to Build a Two-Sided Marketplace to Drive Revenue with Ryan Walsh

Sales Hacker

Why it’s hard to build a two-sided marketplace [13:38]. And the ones that aren’t are generally, kind of related industries, IT services and those sorts of things. And the other thing I learned is it’s very, very hard to build a two-sided marketplace, Sam. Show Introduction [00:10].

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

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. Aaron Ross is a name many would be familiar with. He has given his memorable presentations around the world.