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New episode 🎙🔥 Tune in to episode GTM 109 of The GTM Podcast to get insight directly from Mark Ghermezian of MXV Capital: -Learnings from growing Braze from 0 to IPO.  -The behind the scenes on incubating two companies: Gynger and Tildei. -How to identify and hire problem solvers who can execute independently. -Navigating the challenges of raising funding and finding product-market fit. -Building a strong internal BDR team versus outsourcing sales efforts. -Advice for founders on structuring their cap table and choosing the right investors. -A pivotal moment in Mark's leadership journey and learning to delegate effectively. + more Available wherever you get your podcasts, including the links in the comments👇

We are thrilled to welcome our newest member of the GTMfund team: Vaibhavi Nesarikar, CPA, MBA 🎉 She is joining us as a Principal with the investing team. Vaibhavi completed Venture Fellow stints at InSite, Primetime Partners, and New York Angels during her MBA. Before that, she worked as a Senior Associate at KPMG, Dentsu, and completed her CPA. She’s currently based in NYC, where we have a lot of the GTM community already. Join us in giving Vaibhavi a warm welcome to the GTM community!

Feeling fortunate to have joined this Phenomenal Fund, GTMfund to help accelerate #startups growth with a community of #GTM Legends. Thanks for the warm welcome and goodie bag Max Altschuler Scott Barker Paul Irving Sophie Buonassisi

Today, Tavus is thrilled to introduce the world’s fastest Conversational Video Interface. Developers can now build rich, real-time video experiences with digital twins that can speak, see, and hear. It’s the only conversational platform with: 🕛 Less than one second of latency 🤖 Realistic, intelligent digital twins 🔌 Plug and play end-to-end building blocks 🔐  Fully white-labeled tech 🧩 Modular, customizable components like LLM and TTS See the magic for yourself! Try talking to Carter, a digital twin, live at: www.tavus.io And if you like what you see, check out their Product Hunt launch https://lnkd.in/gieE-kww -GTMfund, a proud investor in Tavus

Congratulations Adam Guild, Kyle Norton and the entire Owner.com team on being listed in Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups list 🚀

Community spotlight: 🔥 Nealesh Patel 🔥 Nealesh is the Chief Revenue Officer at Crunchbase and has over 25 years of experience in the tech industry. As the leader of Crunchbase's go-to-market functions (Strategic Partnerships, Sales, BD, Marketing and Customer Success/Experience), as well as the de facto general manager of their data licensing business, he has a cross-functional and holistic understanding of how to provide value to their users/customers and generate revenue. Under his leadership, Crunchbase has more than 4X'd their unique users, increased their annual recurring revenue by over 75x, and secured partnerships with large brands like S&P, LinkedIn, Meta, Oracle, NASDAQ, Amazon, and Snowflake. He is also an active board member, advisor, and investor, where he leverages his expertise and network to help startups scale and succeed. Welcome to GTMfund, Nealesh!

"The number one thing that I can do to influence the success of the business is hire the right people. People build companies." Powerful words from Sam Blond on The GTM Podcast that just dropped. Behind all the company names and logos are the exceptional people building and operating. Day in and day out. All roles play a huge part of that, but there's something special about building a sales function from the ground up. gaiia, a GTMfund portfolio company, is hiring for a founding AE. I'll drop the JD link in the comments!

New episode 🎙🔥 Tune in to episode GTM 105 of The GTM Podcast to get insight directly from Sam Blond on: -Why investing early in sales ops and rev ops is critical for scaling revenue. -How to generate demand through creative campaigns and a "concentric circles" approach. -The risks of scaling sales teams too quickly based on flawed hiring models. -What VCs look for in a compelling founder pitch, beyond just business metrics. -Why focusing on generating pipeline is often better than optimizing conversions. -How to leverage customer marketing and "raving fans" as an early acquisition channel. + more Available wherever you get your podcasts, including the links in the comments👇

🌱 Meet Max Altschuler, the innovative mind behind GTMfund! We're thrilled to spotlight him in our Emerging Managers Portrait Series. Max has transitioned from an operator to a successful venture capitalist, leveraging his go-to-market expertise to back early-stage startups. 👀 Discover his journey from founding Sales Hacker to creating GTMfund, focusing on supporting startups with unmatched go-to-market insights and a robust network. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dFut6ezD #Entrepreneurship #VentureCapital #Startups #GTMfund — 🌱 Rencontrez Max Altschuler, l'innovateur derrière GTMfund ! Nous sommes ravis de le présenter dans notre série de portraits de gestionnaires émergents. Max est passé d'opérateur à investisseur en capital-risque, utilisant son expertise en go-to-market pour soutenir les startups en phase de pré-démarrage. 👀 Découvrez son parcours, de la création de son entreprise Sales Hacker à celle de GTMfund, une firme déterminée à soutenir les startups avec des insights go-to-market et un réseau solide. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dz-APmAb #Entrepreneuriat #CapitalRisque #Startups #BâtisseursdEntreprises

🎉 Congratulations Vanta on the $150M Series C at a $2.45 billion valuation! Vanta was founded on a mission to secure the internet and protect consumer data. With this latest round of funding, they will: - Accelerate their upmarket momentum with a new way to GRC. - Deepen their global presence, particularly for customers in the UK and Australia. - Deliver more AI-powered innovations to reduce manual work for security teams. Big things ahead 🚀 Full details: https://lnkd.in/g6Qd4Cqq