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Want to know what metrics venture capitalists really care about? Aumni's latest analysis dives into 10,000+ data points from portfolio companies at all stages. Here's what we uncovered: 1️⃣ Revenue, net burn rate, FT headcount, and gross margin are the hottest metrics. 2️⃣ Most VCs request 6-9 specific metrics per quarter from each portfolio company. 3️⃣ Cash is king in the early stages but loses its throne as companies grow. 4️⃣ Operational metrics dominate at Series D+, taking up half of the top ten. Key insights: - Cash-on-hand and cash runway plummet in importance from a combined ranking of 3.5 in the seed stage to barely making the top ten by Series D+. - Metrics spotlighting operational efficiency, like gross margin, total OpEx, EBIT, bookings, and debt balance, become crucial as startups scale. ----- Follow All Chance to learn from more innovative insights.

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Thank you for the engaging interview, David Teten. While it's an exciting era for #deeptech, #AI, and #enterprisesoftware, the #VC industry has often lagged in evolution, maintaining the status quo over several decades. This persistence is partly due to entrenched practices and a reliance on traditional investment models that haven't adapted to the societal and technological advancements surrounding us. A significant area where this is evident is decision-making biases, particularly in deals involving women and minority founders. Historically, the venture capital landscape has been dominated by homogeneous decision-makers, resulting in unconscious biases that affect which startups receive funding. These biases can result in a disproportionate lack of capital for #DiverseFounders, perpetuating inequality and overlooking vast areas of untapped potential and innovation. To truly transform, the VC industry must actively recognize and address these biases. This involves leveraging data-driven insights and AI to standardize evaluation processes and make decisions based on objective criteria rather than subjective biases. By doing so, we open ourselves to a broader, more inclusive array of opportunities that reflect the diverse markets we serve. We have been fortunate to contribute to the development of the CIMA FUNDMASTER, which is set to change this landscape for the better. By integrating advanced analytics and AI into its platform, #CIMA aims to level the playing field by providing equal opportunities for all founders, regardless of background. Significantly, CIMA involves LPs in the decision-making process, giving them the choice to invest or not in specific deals. This inclusion not only adds transparency but also reduces bias in investment decisions by broadening the perspectives involved. Through CIMA, the VC industry can foster a more equitable ecosystem where innovation thrives, driven by the best ideas rather than the narrow perspectives of the past. I'm grateful for the opportunity to discuss how we're addressing these challenges at Candou Ventures and are committed to leveraging technology and insights, particularly through CIMA, to drive more inclusive and equitable investment strategies. Faraj Aalaei Shahin Hedayat Linda Reddick Laleh Masnavi Mehdi Maghsoodnia Nader Vasseghi Parsa Habibi Julie Castro Abrams Barbara Bickham Shellye Archambeau Gary Swart Kamran Elahian zohre elahian Mamoon Hamid Rohini Chakravarthy Keith Teare Kayvan Baroumand Pegah Ebrahimi Lucy Chow Lip-Bu Tan J. Skyler Fernandes Dave McClure David McJannet Meera Clark Azita Arvani, Stanford Sloan Fellow DeLinda Mrowka Michael Isip KQED Stanford University Stanford University Graduate School of Business Robert H. Cyrus Akbarpour Silicon Valley Cloud IT, LLC

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How should founders mitigate 2024's economic headwinds? "Behave like you're owned by PE" shares Jonathan Heiliger, General Partner Vertex Ventures US. As the macro-environment gets tougher, founders have to shift their operating mindsets to that of proving value and watching each operating move. #venturecapital #founders #entrepreneurship

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What are the 3 biggest RevOps risks founders should avoid? 🚨 Robert Soffel, Notion Capital's RevOps Expert in Residence answers these questions and more in our RevOps Foundations series → Download the full resource pack here: https://lnkd.in/eiS7a5ma P.S What really drives Rob nuts? He shares that along with his mic drop moment at the end of the video 🎤 #RevOpsRob Stephen Millard Sebuh Mesfin Andreas Panayiotou #Revenue #GTM #Expert #NotionCapital #RevOps

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Wonderful article about Emily Knight and the whole The Engine Accelerator team on the amazing work their doing changing the world with #ToughTech!

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What Dave McClure is building resonates well what we are doing with our Siena Secondary Fund. Although one focuses on fund stakes and the other company positions, the journey is the same - need to educate the market about what is #VC #secondary and how to benefit from it...

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Bringing Securitization Into the Digital Age: Why We Invested in Tranched.👇 Despite its critical role in modern finance, securitization is still burdened by… • unnecessary complexity, • high fees, • and limited transparency that excludes smaller players and stifles innovation. At Blockwall, we believe that moving securitization onchain addresses all these challenges. We view the team at Tranched as exceptionally equipped to lead this shift - 👋 Michaël Elalouf and Clément Larrue 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 Tranched is building a protocol designed to cut out the middlemen, connecting credit originators directly with institutional investors. Their approach significantly reduces operational costs - by up to 90% - while enhancing speed and transparency. This makes securitization… • more accessible, • more efficient, • and more transparent This is why we invested in Tranched's recent €3.4 million seed round, joining an outstanding group of investors including a16z crypto, Speedinvest, OVNI Capital and Kima Ventures To learn more about our investment and our vision for a more inclusive financial ecosystem, read our latest blog post by Damien Roch (𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸). #web3 #crypto #blockchain #innovation #venturecapital #startups

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🤓 fintech nerd alert!! 🤓 Now that so many of the tourists are gone and (mostly) done valuing everything in the space like a pure software business regardless of the business model, Eric Kaplan and I thought it might be helpful to pull together some thoughts to help early-stage entrepreneurs focus on what matters most when building the next disruptors across the different financial services verticals. This is how we at Bessemer Venture Partners evaluate these businesses and try to guide our own portfolio companies. Hopefully folks out there find some of these frameworks helpful. Let us know if you have any thoughts, questions, or suggestions!

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We have an another lineup of star investors for MELT. Let me introduce 23 amazing VCs and Angels ! ☞ Stedde Capital Sector: Biotech, B2C, B2B ☞ The Collective Sector: Fintech ☞ Muivona Capital Sector: Healthtech, Legaltech, Retailtech, AI, E-commerce, B2B ☞ Touring Capital | AI SaaS Fund Sector: SaaS, B2B, AI ☞ Forum Ventures Sector: Fintech, Climate tech, Govtech, Legaltech, Cybersecurity, AI, B2B, SaaS ☞ Plain Sight Capital Sector: Fintech, Insurtech, Retailtech, Legaltech, Govtech, Adtech ☞ Fantastocker INC Sector: Fintech ☞ Biran Capital Sector: Fintech ☞ Lynx Ventures Sector: Fintech, Proptech, Legaltech, AI ☞ CLNM Capital Sector: Fintech ☞ Brilliant Minds Sector: AI, Fintech, Climate tech, Retailtech, Biotech, Neurotech ☞ Woodside Capital Partners Sector: Adtech, E-commerce, B2B, B2C, SaaS ☞ Generous Ventures Sector: Fintech, Healthtech, Climate tech, Edtech, Insurtech, Proptech, Agtech, Govtech, Legaltech, Retailtech, Biotech, Adtech, Mobility, Cybersecurity, AI, B2C, Gaming, Web3, Robotics, AR/VR, Neurotech, Spacetech, B2B, E-commerce, SaaS ☞ 615.vc Sector: Spacetech ☞ seedlabs co / Harvard Sector: AI ☞ Bullpen Capital Sector: Fintech, Healthtech, Climate tech, Edtech, Proptech, Insurtech, Agtech, Govtech, Legaltech, Retailtech, Adtech, Biotech, Spacetech, Gaming, Web3, Mobility, Robotics, Cybersecurity, AR/VR, Neurotech, AI, B2C, B2B, SaaS, E-commerce ☞ Connecticut Innovations Sector: SaaS, B2C, B2B ☞ Matr (Matter) Ventures Sector: Fintech, Cybersecurity, Healthtech, Climate tech ☞ Sanctor Capital Sector: Web3, AI, AR/VR, Gaming ☞ Clockwork // 171 Ventures Sector: Fintech, AI ☞ W Ventures Sector: Fintech ☞ BASE64 Capital Sector: B2B, SaaS, AI, Cybersecurity, Robotics ☞ Conscience VC Sector: Healthtech, AI, B2C Founders x Investors Dynamic Network 『MELT』 6/3 5pm https://lu.ma/ldbfgkez 【💎VIP Sponsored】 ​Bradley Kam ​・Founded 2 companies Unstoppable Domains & Talkable ・Raised over $70M ・Unstoppable Domains recently raised $65M in a Series A round led by Pantera Capital, reaching a $1B valuation. Aquibur Rahman ​Founder of Mailmodo, has received funding from Sequoia and is an alum of Y Combinator S21 ​Nathan Stevenson ​CEO and Founder of ForwardLane Inc. has been featured by Forbes, the World Economic Forum, and American Banker ​Rene Anziani & Leevar Williams ​Founded by MIT alumni, APrime Technology Technology is an elite team of experienced engineers, product managers, and data experts intent on helping startups build innovative products that matter. Our customers operate in complex, data-driven, highly regulated industries such as quantitative finance, healthtech, fintech, and edtech. We have received 400+ registrations. ​・76 VC and Angel Investors ​・280+ Founders/CEOs ​3 Series D companies ​2 Series C companies ​6 Series B companies ​35 Series A companies ​15 Pre-Series A companies ​106 Seed companies ​146 Pre-Seed companies ​26 Bootstrap companies ​50+ Executives Meet at us MELT!

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9fin, an AI-powered analytics platform for debt capital markets, raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Highland Europe, with participation from existing investors Spark Capital, redalpine, Seedcamp, 500 Startups and Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital. Read More: https://lnkd.in/g5aR4pDs #ABFJournal #TopStories #SeriesBFunding #9fin #DebtMarkets #AIFinance #CapitalMarkets #DebtAnalytics #InvestmentNews #GlobalExpansion

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I really enjoyed breaking in our new studio to sit down with Temporal Technologies Co-Founders Samar Abbas and Maxim Fateev for the latest episode of Founded & Funded. Temporal was founded in 2019 based on an open-source microservices orchestration engine project but is the result of a more than decade-long partnership between the two co-founders that spanned their time working on different iterations of the same thing at AWS, Microsoft, and Uber. In this episode, Samar, Maxim, and I dive into the challenges of building an open-source ecosystem while also working on a commercial offering and scaling a successful company, how to navigate and adjust a product roadmap in an ever-changing world of AI and large language models, and how to successfully build an early startup team, navigate through a CEO transition, and bring on a startups first independent board member. It's a very compelling conversation and a must-listen for every builder out there. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gymf9sES Find other platforms and the transcript on our website: https://lnkd.in/ggRtnKtM Be sure to subscribe to our channel for more deep dives into cutting-edge technologies and the minds behind them. Don't forget to like, comment, and share this conversation if you found it valuable!

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Earlier this year, our Allocate team published our inaugural VC Industry Outlook report, where we polled 100 fund managers and limited partners for their perspectives on what they expect to see in 2024 and beyond. Topics included: - Fundraising climate for VC funds - Limited Partner Trends - Trends in AI - What might fundraising look like for companies? - Markdowns and fallen unicorns - Opportunities and reasons for optimism - Early Stage trends - M&A and IPO thoughts Check out the report here: https://lnkd.in/gEFxsmwT

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6 lessons from leveraging data & AI as a micro VC fund with $50M AUM by Alex Patow, Data Analytics Engineer at Inflection.xyz | Originally published on Inflection.xyz. 👇 Why it matters.👇 Alex shares insights on how micro VC funds can effectively use data and AI to enhance operations. Inflection, a pre-seed VC fund with $50M AUM, demonstrates how tools like LLMs and graph databases boost efficiency, processing 500 companies and 4000 founders weekly. As VC tech evolves, even smaller funds can play hardball in the data game. Key takeaways include starting small, taking calculated risks, and embracing nimbleness to stay ahead. Smaller funds can punch above their weight in venture capital by combining data-driven and human-centric approaches. Read the full article on EUVC Insights! 🔽 https://buff.ly/3AfvtsG #venturecapital #startupfunding #Europe #EUVCInsights

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8 templates for founders looking to fundraise. See below. Also, if you have any that you’ve found valuable, please share them in the comments. 1️⃣YC’s SAFE Financing Documents: https://lnkd.in/eUjN6gZn 2️⃣Lenny R’s Fundraise Timeline Spreadsheet: https://lnkd.in/eSgGdHj5 3️⃣Lenny R’s Investor Outreach List Spreadsheet: https://lnkd.in/ek2sJeGG 4️⃣Wing’s Top 100 Angel Investors: https://lnkd.in/esgWa-Nh 5️⃣Ramp’s VC & Angel Investor Database: https://lnkd.in/ehzzA-H9 6️⃣Foresight’s Financial Modeling and Forecasting Spreadsheets: https://lnkd.in/e-Gd5XPX 7️⃣Bplans’ Business Plan Template: https://lnkd.in/ePhj6ErR 8️⃣Notion’s Top Fundraising Templates: https://lnkd.in/e9EW5Cki ----- ♻️Like, Comment, Share Follow Startup Vencha for more, Stop Thinking & Start Doing

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Seed VCs are turning to new ‘pro rata’ funds that help them compete with the big firms Alpha Partners, SignalRank and now SaaS Ventures help seed VCs pay for shares when big VCs try to price — or push — them out Lee Edwards, partner at Root VC, has a saying at his firm that “pro rata rights are earned, not given.” That may be a bit of a stretch since pro rata refers to a term that VCs put in their term sheets that gives them the right to buy more shares in a portfolio company during consequent funding rounds to maintain an ownership percentage and avoid dilution. Still, while these rights are not exactly “earned,” they can be expensive. One of the latest trends in VC investing these days are funds dedicated to helping seed VCs exercise their pro rata rights. https://lnkd.in/dRM3RvdA By Christine Hall

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