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#Portfolio | April has set a strong pace for our Portfolio companies, and we're excited to share their latest milestones. Here’s a snapshot of the achievements and future visions from the startups we've proudly backed. #SeedBlink #PortfolioCompanies #StartupInvesting

Is Y Combinator the only option for startups? Think again. While YC is often seen as the Ivy League of accelerators, it’s not always the best fit for every founder. Handing over 7% equity and competing in a high-pressure, Silicon Valley-centric environment isn’t for everyone—especially for startups in emerging markets like Southeast Asia and the Middle East. At WOWS Global, we offer a more founder-friendly alternative: ✔No equity taken ✔Guaranteed investor meetings with strategically matched investors ✔Ongoing, tailored support—not just a 3-month crash course ✔Specialization in Southeast Asia and Middle East markets For startups looking to grow on their own terms, WOWS Global provides a pathway to success without the pressure and strings attached. Explore how we’re redefining the accelerator experience for founders around the world.

VCs are wrong about Y Combinator... There are 600 or so companies that go through YC each year and the teams are heads-down working on product and revenue for most of their time there. A significant premium is paid during Demo Days, and the open secret is that many of the best companies in the batch have already completed their respective funding rounds ahead of Demo Days. There are just a few weeks in between the heads-down period and Demo Days meaning there's a very small window to meet with 600 founders (300 companies per batch X 2 founders average per company). That's 1200 founders to meet with in roughly 6 weeks a year. That requires one of two approaches. One approach is spray and pray with low/no diligence. This can certainly work due to the stellar quality of YC's companies and the power law of returns in early stage venture. The other approach requires a tremendous amount of human capital WITH high access to have any shot at DD. That's what's so intriguing about the literal army of former 400+ YC founders that Tim Suzman and Jason Gray have assembled at Pioneer Fund. It's like a mesh network with centralized control on a mission to get on the cap tables and add value to the top quintile of each batch of YC companies. I'm long Pioneer Fund. Check them out: https://lnkd.in/eBfEtP6i

I've attended #VentureAccel earlier this spring, being part of #Cohorta10. It was an amazing experience and I recommend this program from MyidEA if you want to educate yourself and get access to incredible resources for your startup. #Cohorta11 is about to kick so if you want to take your business to the next level you should sign up for Venture Accel: https://lnkd.in/gDMg2wVN #Acceleration #startup

Nearly a year ago, we launched our Pre-seed to Succeed program in partnership with AltaIR Capital, Yellow Rocks!, Smart Partnership Capital and I2BF Global Ventures. The program is designed to help early-stage founders build and scale their companies by providing financial support and connecting them with experienced mentors and experts. Since then, we've received over 1,700 applications, reviewed hundreds of projects, and invested in 6 promising startups. And we're excited to meet new founders who could become part of the P2S portfolio family at our upcoming speed-dating event during TechCrunch Disrupt on October 28th! You'll have up to 3 minutes to deliver your pitch directly to investors. After the pitch, there will be a 6-7 minute Q&A session with investors. After 10 minutes, the gong sounds and the founders change their place. Don't miss this opportunity to pitch your startup and get real-time feedback from investors. Some of the investors who will be reviewing pitches include Dmitry Firskin, Partner at AltaIR, Nikolay Kirpichnikov, Managing Partner at Smart Partnership Capital, along with other top VCs. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/d-6qwCah #techcrunchdisrupt #techcrunchdisrupt2024

Looking left or right, a lot of industries struggle, whether it is Real Estate or Food Delivery etc. When you look at startups, funding remains as one of the most important vehicles to grow the business, but it gets harder! Do we see a rebound of the current trend in the near future?! #startups #challenge #funding

Live video of unicorn startups headcount in 2021-2022 Then they'd fundraise and tell media "We are going to grow our team by 500% in the next 3 weeks (and also maintain our culture)" Ah - who else misses the good old days? 😂 I'd estimate that 25% of the current 1229 unicorns are walking dead or worth less than the equity they've raised (300+ unicorns) Another 50% are going to take 35-50% haircuts on their last valuation (600+ of them) which means lots of late- / growth-stage investors will be hurting 2024 will be the year we'll really see this shakeout from within this list ↙ https://lnkd.in/eSqahpn

Seed-stage funding fell again this January. If you've been struggling to raise—you're not alone. I'm seeing rounds that are smaller & take longer to close. 1/ Rounds are smaller. Back in 2021, founders were raising $2-3M pre-seeds and $5M-7M seeds. These days most pre-seeds I see are ~$1M and seeds are $2-3M. We are back to what was normal before interest rates went to 0 in 2021. 2/ Rounds take longer. As a VC back in 2021, I felt pressure to move fast on nearly every deal. There was always another investor just around the corner, ready to invest. But now most VCs I know have slowed their investment pace by ~50%. FOMO ended in 2022 and—except for some select AI companies—has not returned. 3/ The tourists are gone. It's not just VCs who are less likely to deploy capital. I'm also seeing fewer founders raising. That's because when times are frothy many "founders" decide to start companies. And many "VCs" decide to invest. They're both tourists. And they're all gone. Because the only ones crazy enough to launch a startup today are the real founders. The upside is that by definition, if you're still in the game, you're a resident. Here to stay. #venturecapital #founders #startups

Thank you for sharing Pablo. Now perhaps even more so than prior years, the need to ensure you are taking full advantage of #SRED tax credits and other incentives. Reach out if you would like to discuss with one of our market leading tax and engineering experts in your industry #AI, #IT, #semiconductors, #robotics and many others at Kreston GTA