Introducing the Mattermark Private Venture Funding Index (read more) Yesterday, we spoke with Emily Chang at Bloomberg West about the impact of public stock market volatility on the financing options and liquidity for… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mahesh Vellanki of Redpoint Ventures talks about the benefits of going public and discusses the step-by-step process required to actually go public in “The Key Advantages to… Read Full Article
From the Investors Paul Graham of Y Combinator encourages founders to be as nice as they want, so long as they work hard on their growth rate to compensate in… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sam Altman of Y Combinator reveals valuation and funding statistics from YC’s portfolio of ~940 startups in “YC Stats” Maxwell Wessels of Sapphire Ventures tests three market… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures adds on to yesterday’s post that discusses how the crash will impact late-stage venture markets, with a note of caution for founders… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jeff Jordan, Anu Hariharan, Frank Chen, and Preethi Kasireddy of Andreessen Horowitz outline the most common (and often most confusing) startup metrics and terms to help founders… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sam Altman of Y Combinator encourages founders to not get caught up in ‘fake work’ and to pursue a YC level of intensity to achieve their growth… Read Full Article
From the Investors Allen Morgan of Idealab notices an increasing number of direct-to-consumer e-commerce startups are adopting an offline presence as they scale in “Now, It’s D2C E-Commerce That’s Eating… Read Full Article
Internet of Things Startups: Vertical Overview The 9-page Internet of Things Overview Includes: Growth Scores, Employee Counts, and Company-level funding data for the 11 fastest growing U.S. Internet of Things startups… Read Full Article
Top 10 YC (S15) Demo Day Startups Sam DeBrule of Mattermark ranks Y Combinator’s most recent class of summer startups in “Top 10 Y Combinator Summer 2015 Demo Day Startups — Sorted… Read Full Article
Danielle Morrill of Mattermark shares with CNN Money, her perspective on creating an open conversation around companies’ financial decisions in “Startups Should Reveal How They’re Spending Money” From the Investors… Read Full Article
From the Investors Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz visualizes the ‘total funding picture’ of US tech companies since 1980 and makes three key observations in “35 Years of US Tech… Read Full Article
From the Investors Om Malik of True Ventures provides his take on Google’s announcement and believes its new structure may reveal ‘substantial and interesting bets without regulatory scrutiny’ in “The Big… Read Full Article
Education Startups: Vertical Overview Get the 9-page Education Overview That Includes: Growth Scores, Employee Counts, and Company-level funding data for the 10 fastest growing U.S. Education startups The 5 Most Active Investors in the space,… Read Full Article
From the Investors David Teten of ff Venture Capital summarizes the steps to make a financial model easier for people to read, understand, and invest in your business in “18… Read Full Article
From the Investors Scott Maxwell of OpenView Venture Partners analyzes public market dynamics and finds key similarities between public stock prices and private valuations in “What Apple, Amazon & Google… Read Full Article
Cyber Security Startups: Industry Overview The 10-page Cyber Security Overview Includes: Growth Scores, Employee Counts, and Company-level funding data for the 11 fastest growing U.S. Cyber Security startups 5 Most Active Investors in the… Read Full Article
Median Startup Funding Round Sizes Up 39% YoY, Lead By Late Stage & Series A Deals July saw a 39% overall increase in median round sizes compared to July of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group explains Foundry Group’s investment strategy and announces its fifth, $225 million fund in “Our 2016 Foundry Group Fund and a Little History”… Read Full Article
From the Investors First Round Capital dives into their portfolio data from the last ten years, tests various assumptions, and surfaces ‘10 lessons’ they want to share with the startup… Read Full Article
Our 8-page Drone Overview Includes: Growth Scores, Employee Counts, and Company-level funding data for the 10 fastest growing U.S. Drone startups The 5 Most Active Investors in the space, sorted by number of deals… Read Full Article
From the Investors Li Jiang of GSV Asset Management showcases various ‘high impact’ business models and the successful companies that utilize them in “Different Strokes” Albert Wenger of Union Square… Read Full Article
From the Investors Woodside Capital Partners releases an extensive 64 page report that covers 2015 technology trends, a software industry M&A overview, a hardware industry M&A overview, and stock market… Read Full Article
Q2 2015 U.S. Startup Funding Report Results are in for the second quarter of 2015, and Mattermark has all the details on funding rounds raised by startups in Q2. In… Read Full Article