Penny Paul’s Post

INVESTING IN INNOVATION WITH SWIFTLET GROUP'S VENTURE CAPITAL Swiftlet Group's Venture Capital arm fuels innovation by backing visionary startups and entrepreneurs. With a focus on disruptive technologies and groundbreaking ideas, we provide funding, mentorship, and strategic guidance to drive growth and success. Our diverse portfolio spans across various industries, from technology to healthcare and beyond, supporting ventures at every stage of development. By partnering with us, you can join our mission to catalyze positive change and shape the future landscape through innovation. Discover how Swiftlet Group's Venture Capital can empower your entrepreneurial journey. #VentureCapital #InnovationInvestment #StartupEcosystem

Some seed-stage VC firms give up their pro rata rights due to lacking capital to meet the high capital requirements of a late-stage round and competition from larger VC firms. Alpha Partners, SignalRank, and SaaS Ventures are now stepping in to help seed-stage VC investors exercise their pro rata rights to maintain their ownership percentage. VC firms like Alpha Partners, SignalRank, and SaaS Ventures specialize in providing capital for pro rata investments for Series B and beyond funding rounds. #VentureCapital #Startups

🗣️ 645 Ventures: Pioneering Data-Driven Seed Investing ➡️ 645 Ventures, founded by Aaron Holiday and Nnamdi Okike, is revolutionizing seed-stage investing by integrating software tools for data-driven decision-making. Starting with an $8 million fund in 2014, they've grown to manage $350 million across two funds. Their unique approach combines traditional networking with proprietary software for sourcing and evaluating startups, applying growth-equity practices to early-stage investing. ➡️ This strategy has led to over 50% of their seed investments reaching Series A, outperforming industry averages. The firm's success is attributed to its focus on overlooked sectors, quantitative analysis of founding teams and markets, and a robust platform team supporting portfolio companies post-investment. 645 Ventures' success demonstrates the potential of combining traditional VC methods with data-driven tools. Their approach of bringing growth-equity practices to seed-stage investing offers a new model for improving investment outcomes and supporting startups more effectively. This hybrid strategy could be the future of early-stage venture capital, balancing human insight with technological efficiency. #VentureHighlight

🚨 Deal Sheet Pricing is going ⬆️! Deal Sheet is Last Money In Media's paid email offering that provides accredited investors: 1) Access to some of the best startup opportunities across the VC syndicate ecosystem (est. 100-200 deals on Deal Sheet per year) and 2) All Deal Sheet deals come at discounted carry – all opportunities on Deal Sheet are listed at 10% carry (versus 20% standard) with select opportunities (at our discretion) at 0% carry. Our pricing is going up on May 1st. In March alone, we shared 17 Total Deals. Co-Investors included: Menlo Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Spark Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Naval Ravikant, Felicis Ventures, Uncork Capital, Homebrew, Uncorrelated Ventures, Slow Ventures, Haun Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Acrew Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, Soma Capital, Mercury Venture Partners, Animal Capital and more!   Stage of Deals: - Early (pre-Seed to Series A) - 9  - Growth - 4 - Pre-IPO - 4 On Carry Savings: Invest in just 1 Deal Sheet deal out of the 100-200+/year, and Deal Sheet “could” pay for itself 3x over: -A Deal Sheet customer invests $10k in one deal -The deal 10x’s (net dilution) -Capital Returned = $100,000 -10% carry paid to GP (instead of 20%) = $9k (instead of $18k) -Savings from being a Deal Sheet customer = $9k -Deal Sheet Annual Fee today (pricing going up May 1) = $3k -Savings post Deal Sheet fee = $9k (3x ROI) And this is just the potential savings for 1 deal at a $10k investment size. We are offering 100-200+/deals a year with many LPs investing >$10k into deals. Sign up for Deal Sheet here: https://lnkd.in/eS9xPvHN

From industry giants with decades of experience to specialized players focused solely on software, we've curated a list of investors shaping the future of SaaS. Learn about their investment strategies, portfolio highlights, and what they look for in potential investments. Whether you're a founder plotting your funding strategy, an investor looking for the next big opportunity, or an industry professional keeping tabs on market movements, our article offers valuable insights into the world of SaaS venture capital. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/g6FzgC8N Matrix Accel Bessemer Venture Partners SaaStr Fund SaaStr Sequoia Capital Point Nine Costanoa Ventures boldstart ventures Index Ventures Insight Partners Atlanta Ventures Frontline Ventures OpenView Battery Ventures Eight Roads SOSV Active Capital Northzone Harlem Capital 1517 Fund Forum Ventures High Alpha How do you think the SaaS investment landscape will evolve over the next 5 years? 🤔 #saas #startupfunding #venturecapital #investors

INVESTING IN INNOVATION WITH SWIFTLET GROUP'S VENTURE CAPITAL Swiftlet Group's Venture Capital arm fuels innovation by backing visionary startups and entrepreneurs. With a focus on disruptive technologies and groundbreaking ideas, we provide funding, mentorship, and strategic guidance to drive growth and success. Our diverse portfolio spans across various industries, from technology to healthcare and beyond, supporting ventures at every stage of development. By partnering with us, you can join our mission to catalyze positive change and shape the future landscape through innovation. Discover how Swiftlet Group's Venture Capital can empower your entrepreneurial journey. #VentureCapital #InnovationInvestment #StartupEcosystem

Here at S2S Ventures, we support early-stage startups in becoming VC-ready to kickstart their fundraising journeys! 🪂 A significant part of our investment process consists of conducting thorough due diligence that takes the final form of an investment memo, which we can then share with our network and other investor leads. This is one of the unique aspects of S2S Ventures that provides significant value and feedback to startup founders. It also establishes trust and accelerates the due diligence of other potential investors! Today, we’re thrilled to publish a short public investment memo written by Max Schaldach and Lion Six about our latest portfolio companies Hoshī. This piece goes over the reasons why S2S Ventures believed in Hoshī, and why we believe they are uniquely positioned to revolutionize wholesaler workflows. 👉 Get access to our memos here: https://tally.so/r/w88Nbx

[CORPORATE VENTURES] Comparing M&A, Venture Investing, and others vs. Venture Building. The Embiggen business case: corporate startups have 1/8 probability of success vs. typical startups 1/500 probability of success:

Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) Reports 14 Successful Exits in 2023, delivering an initial rate of return (IRR) of 61% to its investors. Out of IPV’s portfolio of 200 startups, the network claims that only ten have failed to return capital to investors, showcasing the platform’s robust investment strategy. Inflection Point Ventures #Startupfunding #Venturecapital #startupcommunity #startupecosystem