Tag: venture capital

4 factors to consider before entering international markets

David Liu Contributor David Liu is founder and CEO of Deltapath, a communications company whose technology helps businesses collaborate internally and with customers. Deltapath’s solutions have been adopted by brands such as Campbell’s, Volkswagen and Nokia. As sales increase, most founders tend to double down on what already works to…

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SaaS kicks off 2020 with an extra billion in VC funding as round count halves

More capital and fewer deals means larger venture-backed investments Alex Wilhelm 8 hours The venture capital world is investing more capital into software-as-a-service companies (SaaS), despite cutting the number of deals it executes within the startup category, according to Crunchbase data. The results echo other venture data we’ve explored recently,…

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Is this what an early-stage slowdown looks like?

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Today we’re exploring some fascinating data from Silicon Valley Bank markets report for Q1 2020. We’re digging into two charts that deal with the early-stage funding market, and after we unpack…

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Index Fund’s portfolio is driving long-overdue innovation in femcare

‘It’s a category that’s been underserved for a long time,’ says principal Hannah Seal Natasha Lomas @riptari / 11 hours U.K. startup Daye is rethinking female intimate care from a woman’s perspective, starting with a tampon infused with cannabidiol that tackles period pain. It’s also quietly demolishing the retrograde approach…

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‘A city where you can pilot almost anything and figure out if it’s going to work’

An interview with Julie Samuels, founding executive director of Tech:NYC Scott Bade 10 hours Scott Bade Contributor Scott Bade is a former speechwriter for Mike Bloomberg and co-author of “More Human: Designing a World Where People Come First.” More posts by this contributor The tech of giving back: an interview…

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What to expect when pitching European VCs

Russ Heddleston Contributor Russ is the cofounder and CEO of DocSend. He was previously a product manager at Facebook, where he arrived via the acquisition of his startup Pursuit.com, and has held roles at Dropbox, Greystripe, and Trulia. Follow him here: @rheddleston and @docsend More posts by this contributor First…

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