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2017 May Be Less Horrible For Tech IPOs
Editor’s Morning Note: An article argues that 2017 will be a strong year for tech IPOs. We examine. I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike… Read Full Article
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Startups Tap Expensive Debt To Avoid Expensive Venture Dollars
Editor’s Morning Note: High-yield corporate paper? It’s like a credit card for your startup! Pick your poison. This morning, a friend sent me a Bloomberg article concerning startups taking on more… Read Full Article
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American M&A Activity Is More Distributed, But Still Dominated By A Few Big Hubs
tl;dr: Last week, we looked at M&A activity at a global scale. Now we’re focusing on the US. Mergers and acquisitions are a hot topic. Getting acquired is the most… Read Full Article
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A Quick Peek At Q3 VC
Editor’s Morning Note: Early third quarter venture capital activity looks light. Perhaps they are all on vacation. Live shot of a popular venture capital mid-summer coworking space. Nearly halfway through the third… Read Full Article
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A Beginner’s Dictionary of Venture Capital
tl;dr: Here’s a primer on the language of venture capital. Previously in Mattermark, we published a Beginner’s Guide to VC. What we neglected to include was a dictionary of jargon that insiders… Read Full Article
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Mattermark Daily – Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures and Brad Feld of Foundry Group join Jerry Colonna on the Reboot podcast to talk about the critical steps they’ve taken… Read Full Article
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Following The Didi Deal, Is Uber Ready To Try The Public Markets?
Editor’s Morning Early Afternoon Note: Here’s the general case for an Uber IPO after it offloads its Chinese losses for equity and a cash infusion. It’s Monday, and the take machine has worked overtime since… Read Full Article
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Mattermark Daily – Monday, August 1st, 2016
What Does The Didi Deal Mean For Uber’s (eventual, but coming) IPO? Didi’s move to acquire Uber’s Chinese operations and invest $1 billion in the latter company shook the tech… Read Full Article
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US Venture Capital’s Tougher Q2 In Historical Context
tl;dr: Averaged historical data for US VC shows declining venture deal volume, and rebounding investment. Collating and tallying venture capital performance is a fun game, as varying sources have their own… Read Full Article
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Venture Capitalists Heart Late-Stage Startups
Editor’s Morning Note: Happy Monday and welcome back to the work week. This morning marks the kickoff of earnings season in tech, so strap in. Our main focus today is… Read Full Article
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Mattermark Daily – Monday, July 11th, 2016
From the Investors Sammy Abdullah at DAN Fund publishes his internal data on valuations Series A startups are asking for in “Startups are asking for lower multiples, slightly“ Sam Altman… Read Full Article
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Series A Rounds Slip In Q2 As Dollar Volume And Deal Velocity Recede
TLDR: Dollar-denominated Series A rounds dipped in Q2. Regardless, Series A rounds remain strong on a historical basis. Raising a Series A round of capital is an important milestone for a… Read Full Article
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Mattermark Daily – Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
From the Investors Primary Venture Partners releases their NYC Seed Deal Report for Q2 2016 and finds seed investing in NYC dropped more than 40% for Q2, on both a… Read Full Article
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Editor’s Morning Note: Zenefits Cuts Itself To Size As Another Unicorn Is Born
Happy Friday and forthcoming Freedom Bacchanal. May you close many tabs, and eat far too much. This morning we’re taking a short dive into the Zenefits situation to make sure we… Read Full Article
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Editor’s Morning Note: Q2 Venture Capital Ends With A Bang
Following Brexit panic swept through the markets. Shares tumbled at home and abroad. And then, after a few days, things quieted down. The key United States markets have largely surfaced from losses that… Read Full Article
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Mattermark Daily – Wednesday, June 29th, 2016
From the Investors Glenn Solomon of GGV Capital evaluates why Twilio worked for Wall Street in today’s climate, what we can divine from its success, and what it means for… Read Full Article
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Editor’s Morning Note: Reticulated Sp(Line)s
Following tales of certain doom the Nasdaq is up over a point today, pushing it comfortably above the 4,600 mark. Barring something tectonic, the short-term Brexit impact on American public tech companies… Read Full Article
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Mattermark Daily – Monday, June 27th, 2016
From the Investors Semil Shah of Haystack Fund finds there’s a slight decrease in the number of experiments being funded and details five possible ripple effects in “Reflections On The… Read Full Article
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Editor’s Morning Note: What’s The Opposite Of A Party?
It’s Monday, the markets are down, it’s probably raining in London, and no one knows what’s coming next in the worlds of startups and finance. Welcome back to the work… Read Full Article
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Mattermark Daily – Thursday, June 23rd, 2016
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures recaps the brief demo pitch Jeff Lawson of Twilio gave that led to an investment in “Best Seed Pitch Ever” “David… Read Full Article
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Mattermark Daily – Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016
From the Investors Aaron Harris of Y Combinator highlight the key motivations and structures of each of the types of investors you are likely to encounter in “Investors and Their… Read Full Article
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Bitcoin’s Price Spikes While Venture Dollars Slow And Consumer Adoption Remains Measured
tl;dr: Bitcoin’s price has risen sharply in recent weeks, but its movement follows slowing venture capital interest and measured consumer adoption. Bitcoin’s price is back in the news, rocketing from the… Read Full Article
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Editor’s Morning Note: Charting American Venture Capital
It’s a perfect morning for charts, so let’s make sure to consume our daily nerd vitamins. Today we are taking a quick look at the venture capital market for United States-based startups,… Read Full Article
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Venture Capital Cooling Trend: “Wait And See” Mode Continues With Deal Volume Up 11%, Capital Deployment Down 8% YTD
tl;dr: After a strong start to the year, closer examination of the data shows that venture activity for U.S.-based companies is cooling in the second quarter. Here’s where things are,… Read Full Article