Tuesday, we welcomed 🐶 Jacco van der Kooij, a SaaS growth extraordinaire and the Founder of Winning by Design, a global B2B revenue consultancy, to the (virtual) Compass stage to speak about the benefits of and strategy behind growth-rate based forecasting. Join us over the next three weeks as we recap our conversation, and dive into the “how to’s” of strategically planning for growth while remaining adaptable to market changes and Black Swan events. Stay tuned!
Mercato
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Salt Lake City, Utah 9,567 followers
We invest in leaders that are changing how we live, learn and work—for the better.
About us
For over 15 years we have had the privilege of partnering with visionary entrepreneurs and teams as they build transformational companies. While much has changed since we opened our doors in 2007, our commitment to fund the extraordinary has not wavered. We are more energized than ever to seek out the next generation of great American companies that will disrupt their industries and forever change how we learn, work and live—for the better.
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- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 2007
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2750 E Cottonwood Pkwy
Salt Lake City, Utah 84121, US
Employees at Mercato
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Spent a few days in The Windy City for TechChicago Week and continue to be impressed by the caliber of the tech ecosystem and the vibrant energy in the city! ☀ A few highlights: - Hosted a Founders and Funders breakfast with our friends at SVB (thank you TechNexus Venture Collaborative for allowing us to use your beautiful space!!) - Brushed up on my poker skills with Poker Power before hosting a table at the Capital Summit - Discussed securing growth-stage capital with Angie Franks, Patrick Harmon Lopez, Shawn Hoyer, and Aisling O'Laoire Thank you for having me, P33 Chicago! #CapitalSummit #TechChicagoWeek #TCW24 Mercato
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Lendio is partnering with FIS to bring our technology to financial institutions across the country, enabling them to cost-effectively assess risk and widen lending opportunities with small business customers. Read the full press release to learn more. https://hubs.li/Q02GKmmN0
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🛫 Assuming all flights stay on track, we're off to ORD for Tech Week Chicago where we're hosting a table at the Capital Summit poker night and a founder and funder breakfast as part of our Sunrise Startup Series! The team will also be heading to the PNW to meet with ecosystem founders and friends (and hopefully escape the heat) ☀ If you're planning to attend #TWC, we'd love to meet up! Drop us a comment below.
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Effective communication and collaboration are essential for designers, who must articulate the value of design beyond aesthetics. This includes managing feedback effectively and aligning design decisions with business metrics and objectives. This alignment includes understanding how feedback should differ at each of the five different stages of design: ▶ Strategy ▶ Scope ▶ Structure ▶ Skeleton ▶ Surface Not sure where your feedback should be focused? Any easy way to ease into this is to ask what kind of input would be most useful based on where you are in the process, and focus on intent when giving feedback. Better yet, attend a design review meeting and try using only questions, no statements. #mercatocompass
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Benjamin Lopez is modern-day Tom Sawyer! By day, he's a growth stage venture investor at Mercato, and by evening, an instructor for an MBA Finance Course at the University of Utah. Ben, reminiscent of Tom Sawyer getting neighborhood kids to pay to 'whitewash' a fence because it's fun, cleverly ropes others into teaching his lessons for him! While he may have been scraping the bottom of the barrel to invite me for last week's class…it turned out to be a blast! I wish my professors in college had brought in more real-world professionals. Hats off to Ben and his great class of MBAs asking great questions and making it a memorable evening. I think I can say we all enjoyed nerding out on all things SVB and Venture Debt! #Silicon Valley Bank #VentureDebt
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This year, we our excited to be able to sponsor the Capital Summit at TechChicago Week 🌟 If you'll be in attendance, we look forward to seeing you at the opening dinner and poker night on Tuesday—come find us at the Mercato table and say 'hello'! Still haven't picked up your tickets yet? It's not too late ➡ https://lnkd.in/g-XzayQD #TechChicagoWeek2024
🌟 Get ready, Chicago! TechChicago Day is just around the corner on 07/25! Here’s a sneak peek at the electrifying lineup hitting the main stage: 🎤 Common: Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy and Grammy-winning artist, actor and activist 🚀 Dr. Mae Jemison: First woman of color in the world to go into space. 🏀 Joakim Noah: Chicago Bulls legend, inspiring us with his story and mission 💡 Dr. Meera Raja: P33's SVP, Deep Tech 🔬 Dr. Pete Shadbolt: Quantum computing expert, unveiling the future of technology and MORE.........🤩 Don’t miss out on these incredible speakers and the dynamic panels planned for the day! Secure your tickets NOW ➡️https://lnkd.in/g39aQHX8 Stay tuned for the latest updates and event details at: https://lnkd.in/e5KMRyTf. Check out TechChicago for more information 💡 Let’s celebrate the heart of tech innovation right here in Chicago! 🚀🌆 #TCW24 #TCD #TechChicago #Chicago #Tech #Events
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Mondays are for moving 🛩 This week we're off to Southern California to host a Funders and Founders dinner in Santa Monica in collaboration with Stifel Bank! You can also find us in both NYC and Chicago meeting with portfolio companies Paytient and Cylinder, respectively. In town? Reach out to connect 🤝
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An important new study conducted by The Harris Poll uncovers the cost of ignoring employee GI distress, and highlights the impact that Cylinder, a Fund IV company, is making in patients' lives.
The wait is over! 🎉 The Cylinder 2024 State of Gut Health in the Workplace report is here and we invite you to be one of the first to download it by clicking here: https://lnkd.in/gh4GgEV7 This report reveals the findings from a survey (conducted by The Harris Poll) on working age adults and shows the astounding costs and impacts of digestive distress. The impact of digestive distress on workplace productivity and the costs for employers and employees can no longer be ignored. Employers, benefits leaders, and health plans need effective solutions. Along with findings about gut health in the U.S., the report includes best practices that can be implemented to support employee GI health. Why is the report a must-read? Timely insights: Learn about the alarming percentage of employees affected by gut health issues and how it's quietly draining productivity in the U.S. Expert analysis: Gain insights from health consultants about the impact of gut health on workplace dynamics. Cost-saving strategies: Uncover how proactive gut health management can translate to significant savings for your company. Download the report and join the conversation to promote a healthier, more productive workplace.
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When considering the size of a design team you needed to support engineering and product teams, it’s important to understand how much design is already happening within your organization by non-designers. In an anonymized study by DesignMap, they found that in an organization that had a design team of 12, there was 28 FTEs worth of design happening in engineering and product. That equated to roughly $3MM a year being spend on non-UXers doing UX work, or roughly 59,000 hours. While it’s important to not silo design teams but rather build an inclusive design culture across an organization, understanding your spend on resources whose core competency is not design is essential to determining the right headcount for your design organization. On average, this ratio is around 1:8—meaning one designer per 8 engineers. #mercatocompass
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