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🙌 Thank you Crunchbase for the interesting article below. A must-read for those tracking PE movements and tech investments! 👉 PS. if you are a software / saas focused PE firm and are looking to build out your value creation team, ping one of our employees a message as we have completed a number of searches in this space. From Head of Value Creation ↔ to functional experts such as Go-To-Market, Product/Tech, AI & Data, and Finance to name a few #PrivateEquity #SoftwareStartups #InvestmentTrends #privateequityfirms 🌐📈

Check out my guy Vincent Harrison’s most recent report on the verticals that stand to gain the most from the forthcoming reopening of the IPO window. Good stuff here🔥 #venturecapital #vc #finance #IPOs

🚀 Vista Equity Partners Raises $20B for New Flagship Fund 🚀 🔊"You will also hear more about how we have adopted generative artificial intelligence not just as a tool but as a pivotal component of our value creation and underwriting processes," said Robert F. Smith, founder of Vista Equity Partners, addressing investors at the firm's annual general meeting. Surpassing its initial target of $17 billion, Vista's eighth flagship fund now stands at over $20 billion, marking the firm's largest fund to date. 📈💼 🤖With a strategic focus on AI, Smith emphasizes the importance of AI in expanding Total Addressable Market (TAM), driving product innovation, and refining Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies with precision and speed. 💼💡 💰"Like other investors, Vista is making the case that the sheer size of AI's opportunity needs capital firepower to match," Smith added during the event's opening dinner, where limited partners were treated to an insightful conversation between Smith and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. 🕯In an era where AI presents unprecedented opportunities, Vista is positioning itself with the capital firepower needed to seize them. 💰💼 ✅ Looking to raise capital for your #fund and increase the international pool of your LP #investors?   🤝 Need warm #LP introductions?   📝 Selling #secondaries to increase liquidity?   🧐 Looking for co-investments?   ▶ G+QUANT's link for inquiries and fund decks: https://lnkd.in/gjC_EuTE #venturecapital #PrivateEquity #AI #Investment #VistaEquityPartners #RobertSmith #ArtificialIntelligence #FinancialNews 🌐💼

Exciting to see the customer traction on Termina, a subscription-based AI software platform for “quantitative diligence” that $1.5 billion+ AUM venture capital fund manager Tribe Capital recently spun out.  Another differentiating element of the Tribe Capital ecosystem. Termina was founded just six months ago and soft launched last month with two products. One is a dashboard that aims to help investors quickly gauge the health of any company by comparing it across the companies in Termina’s initial proprietary dataset, combined with the customers’ own data. The second is designed to help investors understand external forces at play, including expected market changes. Check it out! Great work Alex Chee, Jake Ellowitz and Team! #data #analytics #dashboards #venturecapital #fundmanagers #productinnovation

I recently authored a comprehensive research report delving into an analysis of the verticals that stand to gain the most from the forthcoming reopening of the IPO window. Although I do not anticipate the resurgence of the IPO market until at least the latter half of 2024, I believe it is imperative to discern precisely where liquidity will be most impactful. Here are some key takeaways: 💡 Despite a somewhat resilient US economy, the IPO drought persists with just $28.2 billion in public listing value achieved through Q3 2023 compared with the $511.9 billion raised through the first three quarters of 2021. This lack of exits has contributed to a massive liquidity crunch in the venture ecosystem. 💡 We estimate that among active venture-growth-stage SaaS, AI & ML, and fintech startups, there has been over $256.6 billion invested across these verticals in aggregate. When looking at their cumulative post-money valuations, we find that these startups are collectively worth $981.5 billion. Check out the full report below. If you have any thoughts or questions, please leave them in the comments below or shoot me message! https://lnkd.in/ekY_4qJG

Wow! What just happened? Read our analysis of a whirlwind 10 days in Data & Analytics in the latest Asymmetrix newsletter: - Martina Cheung to take over from Douglas Peterson as CEO of S&P Global - Qloo raised $25m in Series C funding from AI Ventures, AVP (AXA Venture Partners), and Eldridge Industries; - Thoma Bravo took Everbridge private for $1.8bn; - Astorg increased their stake in Acturis Group; - GP Bullhound invested a further $20m in RavenPack; - Inspirit Capital acquired Wilmington Healthcare from Wilmington plc for £26.3m; - Similarweb acquired 42matters; - BlackRock acquired Preqin for £2.55bn; - Vista Equity Partners-backed Solera, Inc. filed for an IPO; - EQT Group sold its stake in idealista to Cinven, valuing the business at EUR2.9bn; - Warburg Pincus LLC sold Duetto to GrowthCurve Capital; - Clay raised $62m at a $500m valuation from investors including Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital; - Fetcherr raised $90m in Series B funding from investors led by Battery Ventures; - Climate X raised $18m in Series A from investors including GV (Google Ventures) and Pale blue dot; - LiveEO raised EUR25m in funding from NordicNinja VC and DTCF; - Prewave raised EUR63m from Hedosophia. Please read, share and subscribe. Thanks!

The 2024 edition of the Data-Driven VC Landscape is out! The report provides insights from a survey of 190 data-driven VCs, as well as several external data sources. My key takeaways: 1️⃣ VCs become data-driven in search for efficiency, effectiveness, and inclusiveness. 2️⃣ Data-driven VCs are still a minority of the industry, but for 35% of them, data-driven tools are already responsible for half of the deals sourced today. 3️⃣ LLMs enabled much easier adoption, with 66% of data-driven using LLMs in their value chain (mostly screening & due diligence and sourcing, but also communication, emails and memo drafting). 59% of data-driven VCs still are not data-driven. 4️⃣ Buy what you can buy, and focus on building what is truly differentiated. 80% of data-driven VCs use a combination of external and internal tools. 3️⃣ Bad times to be a VC analyst. A third of data-driven VCs believe that AI allows them to cut headcount in their investment teams. 💡 Best data sources: Dealroom.co emerges as the faster riser, jumping 4 positions to 3rd place. Pitchbook and CBinsights, we are coming for you 🏃 Great work by Dr. Andre Retterath at Data-Driven VC and Earlybird Venture Capital #venturecapital #dealflow

Public listings of VC-backed companies in the US saw a significant drop in earnings this year, down 94% from the same period in 2021. This has left the VC ecosystem in need of an IPO comeback. However, some verticals, such as SaaS, artificial intelligence & machine learning, and fintech, are poised to benefit from a reopened IPO window. Check out this latest Pitchbook analyst note for more details on these three segments facing disproportionate pressure to provide returns. #VCbackedcompanies #IPOwindow #SaaS #AI #fintech

We’re excited to announce that Rogo has raised an $18.5M Series A led by Keith Rabois at Khosla Ventures alongside Jack Altman, Kevin Ryan, and Mantis Venture Capital. This is an important milestone in our mission to transform the way financial work is done and financial data is consumed. Keith, a visionary technologist and four-time Midas List honoree, has joined our Board of Directors. With this new chapter, we’re ready to scale even faster, continuing to build the most secure, enterprise-grade AI platform tailored specifically for investment banking, private equity, and hedge funds. Our goal? To provide advanced tools that enhance human expertise, enabling financial professionals to focus on strategic thinking and creative problem-solving. A huge thank you to our investors, customers, and the whole Rogo team for your unwavering support. This is just the beginning as we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in finance. Stay tuned for more exciting updates! If you’d like to join us on this journey, reach out at careers@rogodata.com. And thank you to Allie Garfinkle at Fortune for covering our exclusive! Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e_UarHec #SeriesA #Rogo #AIForFinance #Innovation #FinTech #FutureOfFinance #Growth

🌟 New on the Blog: Navigating Success with Financial Analytics 🚀 Dive into our latest essay, where we unravel the power of financial analytics in the startup world! 💡 From strategic decision-making to securing investor funding, discover how mastering financial analytics can be your game-changer. Perfect for startup owners seeking growth and sustainability. 💼 ✨ Check it out now at https://lnkd.in/gNnHhSbb #StartupSuccess #FinancialAnalytics #DataDrivenGrowth #SmartPlanAnalytics 📈🔍