Strategic Investors: Nice to Have, Not Need to HaveStrategic investors, defined as corporations that make venture investments, can be a valuable source of capital but are they critical? No…1d ago1d ago
Tech founder ownership at 207 co’sThe list below shows founder or CEO ownership of 207 tech companies at IPO. The median level of founder ownership shown is 15% while the…1d ago1d ago
SaaS Founder Ownership of 124 Public Co’sThe founders of Jfrog owned 24% of the business at IPO. Viant’s founders owned 93% and Datto’s founder owned 15%. Braze’s founders owned…Jun 5A response icon1Jun 5A response icon1
How to Write a Startup Newsletter VCs Actually ReadVenture capitalists receive lots of newsletters. Some are excellent. Many get deleted after three seconds. If you’re going to send updates…Jun 4A response icon1Jun 4A response icon1
VC Ownership in 206 IPO’sWhen tech companies exit by going public, how much of the company is owned by venture investors at that point? We looked at 206 tech IPO’s…Jun 3Jun 3
Cash Efficiency of the last 79 SaaS IPO’sCash efficiency is one of the most important metrics in SaaS. Since the revenue at SaaS companies is largely recurring, we measure it as…Jun 2Jun 2
Why a Majority Recap Might Be Smarter Than a Series BFounders are often told there’s a “right” path: raise seed, then Series A, then Series B… and keep going until IPO or acquisition. But that…May 30May 30
The capital is takes to go public in SaaSWe looked at the net investment of the past 78 SaaS IPOs to determine how much capital it took them to get to IPO. According to that data…May 28May 28
Public SaaS Acquisition Multiples Hover at 8.6xAlongside multiples of publicly traded SaaS companies, public SaaS acquisitions are some of the most relevant you can look at for deriving…May 27May 27
The rounds it takes to IPO in SaaSHow many rounds has it taken the latest crop of tech companies to go public? Below is the data from the last 79 SaaS IPOs going back to…May 22May 22
