We’ve been exploring to what extent top startup accelerators like Y Combinator, Techstars, and 500 Startups are contributing to the top of the venture capital funnel. According to Mattermark data,… Read Full Article
Investors often refer to startup accelerator programs like Y Combinator, TechStars, and 500 Startups as a way to “index” the startup investment market. But how dramatically does this set of… Read Full Article
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
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
tl;dr: After a long run, global macroeconomic uncertainty prompts Series A investors to take a breather. Series A investment trends can provide a good approximation of the health and sentiment of the… Read Full Article
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
From the Investors Dustin Rosen of Wonder VC outlines what to do when “seed” investors inevitably ask to see more traction in “Micro Traction” Brad Feld of Foundry Group guides… Read Full Article
From the Investors Bryce Roberts of OATV uses an example of a parking lot transaction to showcase the future of companies moving product and marketing dollars in the direction of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Neill Occhiogrosso of Costanoa Venture Capital offers a cautionary statement about the far-reaching and often permanent implications of the decision to move downmarket in “The Law of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures criticizes the accountants who run the accounting standards for forcing companies into reporting their financials in a way that doesn’t accurately represent their… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jason Calacanis of LAUNCH talks about the new rules for aspiring unicorns and shares some practical “do’s and dont’s” in “Lions & Lambs in the ‘Post Unicorn’… Read Full Article
From the Investors Amit Mukherjee of New Enterprise Associates discusses what makes the Series A unique and how deal competitiveness and risk play a factor in round size in “What… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mark Cranney, Lars Dalgaard, and Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz discuss why we need sales, how to organize the sales function, and when to bring on the first… Read Full Article
From the Investors Phil Orr of Sapphire Ventures takes a look at the state of the public markets and how they may impact private SaaS companies in “What’s Happening to… Read Full Article
From the Investors Micah Rosenbloom of Founder Collective and Eli Portnoy of Sense360 reflect on the factors to consider when either becoming or backing a second-time founder in “How to Avoid… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Party rounds are not as bad as you have heard. The conventional wisdom that too many investors spoil the startup isn’t true. We’ve all heard the phrase, “Too many… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures concludes that the Series B will likely be the most challenging round to raise in the beginning of this year in “What’s… Read Full Article
From the Investors Hunter Walk of Homebrew provides guidelines and a list of resources to help you build more diverse teams in “Diversity at Startups” Paige Craig of Arena Ventures… Read Full Article
Today we release of the second annual Venture Capital & Startup Traction Report (40 slides) which is available for immediate download here. This report analyzes venture funding trends for US startups from 2006 to… Read Full Article
From the Investors Craig Shapiro of Collaborative Fund and Morgan Housel of Motley Fool agree that the most innovative businesses are sometimes built at times of need and on a shoestring… Read Full Article
From the Investors Nikhil Basu Trivedi of Shasta Ventures lends his thoughts on eight areas he’s looking at for new early-stage investments in “What’s Next? 8 Trends I’m Excited About”… Read Full Article
From the Investors The GSV Team unveiled their annual list of the most dynamic private companies with the potential to become $1 billion value companies. Investor sentiment ebbs and flows… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mitch and Freada Kapor of Kapor Capital lay out how they built a VC firm intentionally focused on diversity and why it’s a win-win in “Dear Investors:… Read Full Article
With Mattermark, you can sort through over 1.4 million privately owned companies based on location, total funding, industry, employee growth month over month, total employees, Growth Score, Mindshare Score, and much… Read Full Article