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The Blume Ventures mavericks are at it again, I am sure everyone did their weekend reading, setting high return benchmarks is one thing, but their transparency and insight sharing score is off the charts, and this can only be driven top down - Karthik B. Reddy, congratulations to the team for putting together such a detailed, honest report! Shout-out to batchmate Tonmoy Shingal (Building Binocs) and Mettl featuring amongst their exited winners! If you somehow missed it, highly recommend reading it here - https://lnkd.in/gwD7hbm2 1) Generated a solid ~21% INR IRR (assuming this is gross?) and a ~5x MoIC in their two funds. Net IRRs post carry would be handle 18% pre-tax, outperforming most asset classes including gold! 2) Moved winners to their continuity fund, alternative would have been to sell secondaries at steep discounts. Fund lifecycles and startup growth cycles are just not matched to optimise value capturing, expect to see more of this from VCs 3) Report rightly states that roll-ups to acquire innovation are hard to execute. We think if done right with a proper strategy, and founder alignment it can be a pivotal growth strategy for startups of any scale. Personally, think Ultrahuman is a great case study (also a Blume port co), their star product - the ring which is now pushing boundaries worldwide was an acquisition, the founder heads their hardware division 3 years later. The original product focused on the "lazy" use case to take calls and change slides, with further R&D and positioning, it is now the foundation of a "active" health monitoring revolution 4) 1/3rd of their portfolio companies exited through M&A, early exits saw a 3x MoIC, these would have been earlier in the journey so IRRs could be healthy. ~40% of the M&A exits created MoICs of 1x+. We can and will create a more perfect market to capture the value created by startup founders, Blume says a large set of startups had headroom for growth but no one to take it forward, work to be done here... Watch out for an exciting launch for VCs and startups at Done Deal, we can't wait to have you onboard! #indianvcs #exitsandliquidity #benchmarkingreturns

𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁! 🚀 In collaboration with over 100 brilliant minds from the startup ecosystem, Startup-Verband has spent the past few months developing the Innovation Agenda 2030. The 2022 Startup Strategy was a great start, but the world is moving fast, and we need to keep up. It’s time for Startup Strategy 2.0—and it needs to happen within the first 100 days of the next government. To stay competitive, Germany—and Europe—need quick wins and a mindset shift that embraces innovation. Let’s make "World-Class Made in Germany" a reality by acting fast and thinking big. No time to waste, and it's good for Europe too! Weltklasse Made in Germany! Los geht‘s! Check out the report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJwrJZJm pa#Startups #Innovation #Germany #Europe

Meet The ThinkFISH Executive Team LIVE This is a live event to kick off our new community and get to know each other. All members are welcome to join and participate. If you have questions you would like answered before the session, please email reef@thinkfish.co or feel free to ask questions using the chat feature live on the session. Join Us https://lnkd.in/gQZxZ-RP Founders get; - Free membership to REEF and 4,623 Investors - Free Pitch Deck Review Investors get: - Access to opportunities, startups and founders. - Network with other investors in a private space. We look forward to seeing you on the session and serving you better to successfully raise your round. PANELISTS INCLUDE: Ben Padnos, CEO Clifford "Cliff" Jones, CSO Freizle Abarrientos, COO Connor Nolan, VP Sales and Partnerships Patrick McGuire, CRO (event moderator) #founders #investors #fundraising #funding #incubators #accelerators #funds #startups #business

Zepto's origin story involves its co-founders, Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya V., who were 19-year-old Stanford dropouts. They founded Zepto, a 10-minute grocery delivery start-up, as their second venture after working on various projects, including a ride-hailing commute app for school kids. Zepto Raises $665 Million, Valuation Surges to $3.6 Billion. The Indian quick commerce startup, has successfully raised $665 million in a recent funding round. This substantial investment has more than doubled the company's valuation from $1.4 billion to $3.6 billion in under a year . Read more: https://lnkd.in/gwv8zrpw #startup #StartupSuccess #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Ecommerce #TechStartups

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝟐𝐂 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬! Meta's bringing together some of our team’s most savvy growth experts for a webinar you don't want to miss. We’ll dive into best practices to acquire high-quality users, discovery funnels for Fintech, how to measure your results properly, and mastering predictive modeling (with our great partners - Voyantis). 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 Sept 9th 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞-𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬: 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐒-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 - you can sign up here for the webinar: https://lnkd.in/efXU9j2n 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐔-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 - you can sign up here for the webinar: https://lnkd.in/eXPKnfxm Tomer Grinapell | Erel Davidowitz | Kesem Adi | Adam Raz | Eran Friendinger | Ido Wiesenberg

Meet The ThinkFISH Executive Team LIVE This is a live event to kick off our new community and get to know each other. All members are welcome to join and participate. If you have questions you would like answered before the session, please email reef@thinkfish.co or feel free to ask questions using the chat feature live on the session. Join Us https://lnkd.in/gQZxZ-RP Founders get; - Free membership to REEF and 4,623 Investors - Free Pitch Deck Review Investors get: - Access to opportunities, startups and founders. - Network with other investors in a private space. We look forward to seeing you on the session and serving you better to successfully raise your round. PANELISTS INCLUDE: Ben Padnos, CEO Clifford "Cliff" Jones, CSO Freizle Abarrientos, COO Connor Nolan, VP Sales and Partnerships Patrick McGuire, CRO (event moderator) hashtag #founders hashtag #investors hashtag #fundraising hashtag #funding hashtag #incubators hashtag #accelerators hashtag #funds hashtag #startups hashtag #business

Meet The ThinkFISH Executive Team LIVE This is a live event to kick off our new community and get to know each other. All members are welcome to join and participate. If you have questions you would like answered before the session, please email reef@thinkfish.co or feel free to ask questions using the chat feature live on the session. Join Us https://lnkd.in/gQZxZ-RP Founders get; - Free membership to REEF and 4,623 Investors - Free Pitch Deck Review Investors get: - Access to opportunities, startups and founders. - Network with other investors in a private space. We look forward to seeing you on the session and serving you better to successfully raise your round. PANELISTS INCLUDE: Ben Padnos, CEO Clifford "Cliff" Jones, CSO Freizle Abarrientos, COO Connor Nolan, VP Sales and Partnerships Patrick McGuire, CRO (event moderator) hashtag #founders hashtag #investors hashtag #fundraising hashtag #funding hashtag #incubators hashtag #accelerators hashtag #funds hashtag #startups hashtag #business

My Linkedin post impressions recently took a hit. I’m sure you must have experienced this. ◦ posts that are relatable ◦ posts with clear visuals ◦ posts that are well formatted Provides you better results than the unplanned ones. Here’s how you can reach the same place as I have in the last 30 days. ↦ Trust the process Your consistent efforts will pay off in the long run. ↦ LinkedIn algorithm is not difficult to understand Write personal and valuable stories more! ↦ Don’t run after likes and followers Rather, focus on building connections and community P.S.What’s your go-to strategy on Linkedin? #Linkedin #Personalbranding #founders #startups #organicgrowth

Why are startups failing? Don’t ignore the real facts! The engagement facts (directly linked to success and productivity) are consistently poor! And according to Gallup global review in Europe only 14% of the workforce are engaged and is 13% across MEast! There is a simple solution to helping startups succeed … click here to start your journey https://lnkd.in/eRapbN6P - you'll see we mean business as "we don't want your money, we want your success!" Meet some of the team Malcolm Dean, Kelly Orford, Andrew Carlsson, Malcolm Trotter and myself Neville Gaunt 💡⚡️ https://lnkd.in/eZ9ex2B2?