The Rush...courtesy of Fenwick & West
Hi,
Building a data product that people trust is a rush.
And so seeing our data in Fenwick & West's storied Financing Trends report was a great feeling. For those unfamiliar, this report is a must have resource for those in the entrepreneurial community. I encourage you to check out the Q4 2013 report here.
Cheers,
Anand
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Sidecar pivots. As Uber and Lyft add to their war chests, are other VC-backed car-sharing and mobile taxi startups going to be left out? Sidecar has already pivoted, but who else might be on the ropes or forced to change their model? See the full brief for App Store and financing data on which transport apps are trending ahead of the pack.
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Mass. <3's life sciences. As one of the nation's largest VC hubs, Massachusetts saw healthcare companies dominate funding last year. But tech is still alive and kicking in Mass. as internet and mobile startups took nearly half of the state's deal share. See the top stages, sectors and largest deals in Mass. in 2013 in the full brief.
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CB Insider Posts
The following research is only available to paid subscribers with CB Insider access:
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More messaging unicorns out there? Last week Viber was acquired for $900M. This week, WhatsApp for $19B. But between Q4'12 and Q3'13, VC funding to mobile messaging totaled just $212M. Are all the "me too" investors about to pile in? See which stages and geographies are seeing the most mobile messaging deals here.
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Getting in early, often. Sequoia Capital – those guys are good. While Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp is a grand slam among Sequoia's exits, it's just one of many cases in which the venture firm has gotten in early to a black swan exit. See the full brief to see where WhatsApp ranks among Sequoia recent top 10 exits (since 2009).
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Breaking down Facebook M&A trends. Facebook has acquired or acqui-hired over 50 startups since 2007. Only 7 Facebook-acquired startups ever got to the Series B stage and most raised less than $5M. Sequoia Capital and SV Angel both have 5 or more portfolio cos acquired by Facebook. Accel Partners, an early backer of FB, is absent from the list. See the full research brief for Facebook M&A trends by stage, financing history and venture capital firm.
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The Chart of the Day
Every day, we share a chart or visualization on Twitter. Here's a few of the most popular from the last week:
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Insights on Startups
Interesting articles by or about startups and starting up.
- From rags to riches - @parmy profiles the journey of WhatsApp founder Jan Koum from small Ukranian village to Facebook fortunes.
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Our Last Two Newsletters
In case you missed them:
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