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No, It’s Not Any Harder to Get Funded Today. Not Really.
- Raising venture funding may seem harder today based on statistical data, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's actually more difficult.
- The bar to get venture-funded in B2B/SaaS has consistently been set at T3D2 (Triple, Triple, Double, Double) or better.
- Many startups that were on track to meet the T3D2 criteria in 2020-2021 have fallen off the track and are no longer fundable.
- VCs need unicorn exits to survive, so they continue to seek startups that can achieve T3D2 growth.
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Security automation platform provider Torq raises $70M to boost expansion and AI integration
- Torq, a security automation platform provider, has raised $70 million in funding to expand and integrate AI.
- Torq offers a hyperautomation platform for security and operations teams, automating workflows across systems.
- The funding round was led by Evolution Equity Partners and brings Torq's total funding to $192 million.
- Torq's recent growth is attributed to the adoption of its Torq HyperSOC offering and its impressive customer list.
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# Stockware: Our Journey Towards Greener Logistics
- Stockware is a logistics company focused on greener and smarter logistics.
- They have created a network of warehouses to minimize travel distances and fuel consumption.
- They offer on-demand warehousing and use AI to predict demand, reducing unnecessary restocking and long-distance deliveries.
- Stockware prioritizes finding eco-friendly warehouses and aims to make a positive impact on global carbon emissions.
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AI startups should brace for a wave of down rounds, investors say. Here's how it might play out.
- AI startups are facing challenges in maintaining their valuations and are experiencing flat or down rounds.
- Many AI startups are turning to 'acquihire' arrangements and secondary share sales to raise funding.
- The trend of flat rounds and down rounds for VC-backed startups is at an all-time high in 2024.
- Investor optimism towards AI startups has decreased, leading to a decline in valuations and alternative funding methods.
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“Trigonometry of Business”
- The business cycle behaves like a wave and can be modeled using the sine function on which B controls the frequency of cycles.
- Cosine functions determine when the peaks and troughs occur since cosine leads the sine by a phase shift of 90°.
- The tangent function models volatile market conditions where trends sharply deviate opportunity and danger.
- The return to the hub investment strategy detects trending down investment and exiting before it declines too far and re-enter for upward trends.
- Incorporating leading indicators like moving averages and rate of change provides quantifiable signals for when to exit and re-enter the market.
- Derivatives provide insight into how rapidly business quantities change and help identify critical points where the business might hit a local maximum or minimum.
- Integrals represent the total accumulation of business outcomes over time, providing a broader view of the business’s overall performance.
- Predictive exponential decay or growth modeling used to predict stock prices, customer base growth, and market demand.
- Marginal cost and revenue optimization help businesses optimize production. Elasticity measures demand sensitivity to price changes.
- Calculus gives a comprehensive theoretical framework for using mathematical tools to interpret and optimize business operations.
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Low Carbon Construction
- Building materials like cement and steel are responsible for over 50% of carbon emissions in the construction industry.
- The sector faces a challenge in reducing emissions from building production and operation, as well as mitigating the environmental impact of construction materials.
- Solutions focus on energy-efficient design, low-carbon materials, material science innovation, carbon capture and storage, and additive manufacturing.
- Companies like Biomason and Prometheus Materials are offering alternatives with reduced carbon footprints, while startups like TileGreen in Egypt are transforming plastic waste into sustainable building materials.
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Dear SaaStr: What 3 Mistakes Did You Make in Your SaaS That You Wish You Could Go Back in Time and Fix, to Accelerate Growth?
- Not constantly hiring, especially for VPs.
- Not "forcing" the team to be more enterprise.
- Not understanding the playbook, especially after $4m-$5m ARR or so.
- From Initial Traction to Initial Scale (~$10M in ARR): The Hardest Phase. But — The Cavalry is Coming.
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"Into the Fold: Achieving Greater Arete”
- The suspenseful story of Into the Fold is intertwined with corporate executives' secret and illicit networks in the background.
- The novel is a much larger commentary on the constructs of civilization, ethics, and self-mastery.
- It weaves in the principles of the Spective Algorithm, deepening the story's psychological complexity.
- Each character in the story represents a different aspect of the Spective Algorithm and their personal journeys of control, dominance, and submission.
- Vanessa Steele represents the introspective element of creativity and taps into the subconscious, drawing on her own past traumas and unspoken desires.
- Nina Marquez represents the prospective element by looking forward and anticipating trends before they emerge.
- Alexander Cross represents the retrospective element, using past events to guide his decision-making.
- Sophia Delacroix has an outside perspective and observes the system without participating.
- Jonathan Pierce manipulates empathy and relationships to stay ahead of the game.
- Into the Fold explores the pursuit of Arete and shows that creativity, introspection, and innovation can also lead to our greatest downfalls.
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Boost Your Team’s Energy with Froker’s Fun Office Challenges!
- Froker offers fun office challenges to boost team energy and culture.
- Challenges include Best Desk Setup and Daily Water Intake Tracker.
- Froker promotes team bonding and provides customization options.
- Visit Froker's resources for more team-building ideas.
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Amsterdam-based Move Energy Fund secures €10M from InvestNL: Know more
- Amsterdam-based Move Energy Fund secures €10M from Invest-NL
- Move Energy Fund I focuses on decarbonizing power, transport, and buildings sectors
- Fund has invested in five companies and aims to reach €150M by Q1 2025
- Invest-NL's investment aligns with their mission to drive the energy transition
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GenAI: navigating the hype as a consumer VC
- GenAI has proliferated significantly over the past few years thanks to advancements in hardware, data, and the development of foundation models (FMs).
- FMs, particularly large language models, form the bedrock of GenAI today and offer the potential to create transformative customer experiences.
- The “wow” factor of GenAI is driving companies beyond mere showcasing and towards delivering tangible value to customers.
- GenAI has been widely adopted, but consumer-facing applications still struggle with retention. However, companies are beginning to offer more enduring value to users.
- As a consumer VC fund, dmg ventures is interested in GenAI start-ups that can offer products with a slick UX and an innovative go-to-market strategy.
- Start-ups that have good tooling/MLOps layers and few competitors are also attractive, as are those with pre-valley approaches to training data.
- The growth of GenAI underscores its transformative potential. dmg ventures sees a massive market opportunity in the production of consumer-facing GenAI applications.
- Though there are some concerns around environmental costs and bias, the potential benefits of GenAI outweigh the negatives.
- GenAI is set to become table stakes for consumer applications over the long term.
- The potential of GenAI feels limitless.
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The Playfair Wellness Programme Part III
- The Playfair Wellness Programme provides founders in their portfolio with £50 to spend on Heka, a platform with over 5,000 benefits and experiences.
- The programme aims to support the mental and physical health of founders.
- Data shows that 39% of the platform usage is related to healthy meal kits, fitness apps, and fertility testing and advice.
- Other areas such as mental health, health testing, learning & development, and sleep are also booked, providing a wide range of support.
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Why we invested: Low Carbon Materials
- Low Carbon Materials (LCM) is a company focused on decarbonizing concrete and asphalt by designing and manufacturing carbon-negative aggregates.
- LCM's flagship products include OSTO®, a lightweight aggregate for concrete production, and ACLA®, a carbon-negative aggregate for asphalt.
- LCM has gained recognition and collaborations with high-profile projects, showcasing the demand for their sustainable solutions in the construction industry.
- The investment in LCM aligns with the goal of reducing carbon emissions and supporting innovative technologies in an underfunded sector.
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These Mistakes Could Cost Your Startup Millions…
- Issuing equity without proper board approval can lead to legal headaches and unhappy shareholders.
- Issuing equity as a fixed percentage can backfire due to changes in the company's growth.
- Issuing equity outside of a stock plan can result in unnecessary dilution and complications.
- Setting the wrong strike price for stock options can lead to severe tax penalties.
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Coatue-backed Distyl AI founded by Palantir alums, raises $20 million funding round, sources say
- Distyl AI, founded by Palantir alums Arjun Prakash and Derek Ho, has raised a Series A funding round of $20 million.
- The funding round values the startup at least $200 million.
- Distyl AI develops AI-assisted workflows for enterprise companies and has a strategic partnership with OpenAI.
- The company targets Fortune 100 companies in sectors such as consumer packaged goods, retail, insurance, healthcare, and manufacturing.
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