Today's Venture Capital Pulse
Clip secures $500M to accelerate consumer wallet rollout
Mexican fintech Clip raised $500 million, pushing its valuation above $2.5 billion. The new capital will fund the rollout of a consumer‑focused wallet and broaden its financial‑services platform. Investors were not disclosed and the round remains under review.
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By the numbers: Francisco Partners raises $18B for new tech funds
Arrived Bags $27 Million
Seattle‑based Arrived, a platform that lets investors buy fractional shares of real‑estate assets, announced it has closed a $27 million financing round. The new capital, raised from a group of venture investors, will be used to broaden its property inventory, enhance its technology platform and accelerate user acquisition. The funding underscores the firm’s positioning as a leading player in the emerging fractional real‑estate market.
CEO‑CTO Alignment Is the Hidden Key to Billion‑dollar Growth
My biggest heartbreak ever as a founder: if my CTO and I could have gotten along better. Because we'd both be billionaires, running a great public company together. I tried. I know so much more today than I did then....
Avoid Common SaaS Gross Margin Miscalculations Before Funding
A SaaS company's gross margin is a key point of discussion in any M&A or capital raise transaction. As such, any SaaS founder looking to engage with potential buyers should ensure that they've properly classified costs related to the calculation...
NextSense Receives Investment From Corundum Neuroscience
NextSense, a Mountain View‑based developer of in‑ear EEG wearables called Smartbuds, announced it has secured an undisclosed investment from Corundum Neuroscience. The funding will fuel the company’s next growth phase as it prepares to launch its clinically‑accurate EEG earbuds to...
The Best Business Credit Monitoring Tools
The article reviews five leading business credit monitoring solutions, highlighting their features, pricing, and target users. FairFigure offers a $35‑monthly plan with four bureau scores, AI podcasts, darknet scanning, and credit‑building reporting to five bureaus, plus financing options. Lili’s BusinessBuild...
Home Robots Are Near: Kyle Vogt’s Billion‑Dollar Play
This week's episode is mostly about robots. Kyle Vogt is one of very few entrepreneurs to found 3 business valued at over a billion dollars - Twitch in 2006, Cruise in 2013, and The Bot Company in 2024. If you've caught any...
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Rocket Mortgage CEO: Here’s How to Fix the Housing Crisis
In this episode, Alex Rampell and Rocket Mortgage CEO Varun Krishna dissect how asset inflation has turned homeownership into a wealth‑transfer mechanism, pushing the median first‑time buyer’s age from 30 to 38. They explain Rocket’s strategy of owning the entire...
Donna Boyer Joins as Venture Partner, Boosting Healthcare Startups
🎉Excited Donna Boyer has joined us as a venture partner 🎉 She’s been part of the 🤠 posse for a long time, so it’s cool to make it more official. Donna is focused on meeting early stage healthcare startups, plus...
#174 Investrio: QuickBooks for the People
In this episode, founders Joyce and Laura pitch Investrio, an AI‑driven bookkeeping platform designed to replace clunky finance tools like QuickBooks for solopreneurs. They explain how the product automates expense tracking, tax prep, and cash‑flow insights, and discuss early traction...
The Global Race for the AI App Layer Is Still On
The 2025 Accel Globalscape report finds that while the U.S. still leads in large AI models, Europe and Israel are closing the gap in the AI application layer, attracting 66% of U.S. private funding this year. Emerging European AI‑native app...
Higher SaaS Growth = Dramatically Higher ARR Multiples
📊 Live B2B/SaaS Market Multiples - Tue, Nov 11 Growth drives valuations in today's market 💰 📊 LIVE B2B MULTIPLES BY GROWTH: 🚀 High Growth (30%+) 27.8x ARR ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 🔥 Moderate (20-30%) 13.3x ARR ▓▓▓ 📈 Lower (<20%) ...
Groww's 5‑Year Sprint to India's Top Brokerage
Today we celebrate Team @_groww often called the Charles Schwab or Robinhood of India — now the largest stock brokerage platform in the country, built in just 5 short years. 🇮🇳📈 Lalit, Harsh, Ishan, and Neeraj started Groww after leaving Flipkart in 2016 with one...
Lee Edwards of Root VC: "Let's Get Technical!" -- An Engineer Becomes a VC
In this episode, Lee Edwards, a former CTO and mechanical/software engineer turned General Partner at Root VC, shares how his hands‑on engineering background informs his seed‑stage investing in deep‑tech, AI, and devtools. He dives into the value of pair programming,...
Top VCs Can't Guarantee 5x Net Returns to LPs
Why a16z, Lightspeed and General Catalyst Cannot Go To LPs and Be Confident of a 5X Net: "@ravi_lsvp, @pmarca @bhorowitz cannot go to LPs and say with a straight face that they can do 5x net. If you look at the...
Speak Hits $100M ARR, Drives 5‑10× practiceSpeak Hits $100M ARR
With 15M downloads and 500+ enterprise clients, @Speak has passed $100M in annualized revenue. Users practice speaking 5-10x more on Speak than on other language apps, through AI-powered roleplays & real-world scenarios. https://t.co/j8PQ8Hmxdb
Why Harvey’s Hardest Problem Isn’t AI, It’s Multi-Entity Collaboration
Harvey, the legal‑AI startup founded by Winston Weinberg, has surged to over $100 million in annual recurring revenue, with corporate clients now accounting for roughly a third of its sales. The company’s growth hinges on solving a multi‑entity collaboration problem—building a...
Gen Z Founders Profit in Obscure Niches, Early Backers
Gen Z founders are printing money in niches VCs can barely spell; early preseed backers are becoming legends quickly!
Digital Co‑Workers Slash Billions of Labor Hours in 3PLs
Prox (@try_prox) builds digital co-workers for 3PLs and fulfillment centers - companies that store, pack, and ship for brands. They automate the back-office operations layer that burns billions of labor hours across the industry. https://t.co/RDHVJfPXpV
Uare.ai Scoops Up $10.3M Seed Financing
Uare.ai, formerly Eternos.life, announced a $10.3 million seed round led by Mayfield and Boldstart Ventures. The funding will be used to develop its Individual AI platform, which creates digital counterparts that replicate a person’s memories, voice, and decision‑making. The company plans...
LogosGuard Launches AI Risk Management Platform for Enterprises
LogosGuard (@logos_guard) is building the risk management software for enterprises adopting AI. Stress-test your AI products, continuously monitor compliance with your controls, and gain the confidence to deploy AI responsibly. Congrats on the launch, @abelpjohn & @sukrut_oak! https://t.co/R5ubFkgSGn
AI Writes and Sends On‑brand Emails Across Your Tools
Proxis (@proxis_ai) writes and sends emails in your voice. It connects to your inbox + CRM + Notion + Drive + Slack so replies are accurate, on-brand, and auto-sent when confident. Congrats on the launch, @liam_a_collins! https://t.co/7cRpUrXgic https://t.co/9UgGreMPgq
AI Ad Agency Generates $620K Profit, 35% Growth
I love seeing agencies print profits. Live on @acquiredotcom: AI-powered performance ad agency helping brands grow with media buying, creative, and funnel optimization. > $1.7M TTM revenue > $620K TTM profit > 35% YoY growth Full listing: https://t.co/WAfvxsRcZs https://t.co/9BpLwk8kmq
New Fund Rebrand Collapses, Creator Expresses Disappointment
well there goes my new fund rebrand 🥹 https://t.co/cgCoBxAIQW
Zero‑Trust Access for Humans and AI via Shareable Links
Multifactor (@MultifactorCOM) is building the future of zero-trust authentication, authorization, and auditing for AI agents. Their platform lets users securely and revocably share any online account with humans and AI agents alike, just by sending a link. https://t.co/V313zcyCFo
Relixir Secures $
Congrats to @joinrelixir on their $2M seed! Relixir is an inbound engine for AI search, helping brands drive ChatGPT traffic into inbound pipelines that are 5x more likely to convert. It's already used by 200+ B2B companies and has delivered $10M+...
VC Feuds on Podcasts Spark Recursive Self‑Improvement
VCs beefing about other VCs on a VC podcast might just lead to recursive self-improvement
Manage and Sell Multiple Startups From One Account
Now live on @acquiredotcom! You can now manage multiple and sell multiple startups from one account. Just click "manage startups" and then the "+" sign to create a new listing. Check it out and share any feedback! https://t.co/eWLANLahNZ
Cognition CEO Scott Wu Joins Growing Lux Family
Thrilled + lucky to count @ScottWu46 founder CEO of @cognition as part of the growing Lux family...
Leadership Means Enabling AI Responsibly, Not Restricting It
People need to feel a benefit from AI. That benefit must be enabled, not blocked, by the government. The real test of leadership in this moment isn’t whether governments can regulate AI, but whether they can enable it responsibly.
Inactive Boards Risk Delaware Lawsuits and Unlimited Claims
I’ll say it again - boards that don’t move could be sued in Delaware for staying - and exposing shareholders to uncapped securities claims.
Consider Sharing Anduril’s Behind‑Scenes Development Learnings
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Tech IPOs Rebound, yet Remain Far Below 2019‑2021 Levels
Tech IPOs are back, but still a fraction of what they were in 2019-2021 So far at least Per @Accel https://t.co/X03zYIBDyp
Kravis Shares Secrets on Talent, Deals, and Philanthropy
Enjoyed fireside chat w Henry Kravis, founder of @KKR_Co at @stripe Discussed spotting and hiring talent, buying and running companies, and philanthropy We will post full video on YouTube shortly https://t.co/8AxIEhDCCX
Groww Officially Listed on Stock Exchange
Groww is now officially listed https://t.co/ZrNGYCTIaJ
AI Labs Threaten App Companies by Setting Low Baseline
Why AI Labs are the Biggest Risk to App Layer Companies: "The biggest risk for app layer companies is AI labs. The labs are creating apps, they're creating more value via the models and they're giving them directly to users. As an...
Great CROs Hire Fast, Fire Bad Reps Within 30 Days
If in their first 14 days, or at least first 30 days:, your new CRO / VP of Sales hasn’t: #1. Brought on at least 1 new great sales rep And #2. Fired 1-2 of the worst reps, They are just way, way,...
AI Voice Assistant Beside Empowers Small Businesses with $32M Funding
The first time I met Maxime Germain back in 2019, I knew that NextView Ventures just had to invest in something he builds. His exceptional design sensibility, deep product intuition, and clear vision for how technology should feel immediately stood...
AI Success Hinges on Gross Profit per Customer, Not Margins
Why Margins Matter Less in a World of AI and We Should Focus on Gross Dollar Per Customer: "We should not be placing that much emphasis on margin today. We should try to understand what does the terminal gross margin structure...
Embrace Risk: It’s the Source of VC Alpha
BUT WHY BACK NEW VC FIRMS? ISN'T IT TOO RISKY? "If you’re trying to remove all of the perceived risk in a venture investment, you’re just removing the alpha from it" - Screendoor MD Lisa Cawley, CFA https://lnkd.in/gwKunPg3
Learning From Peer VCs Elevates My Fund Management
I've really enjoyed my time serving as a GP Advisor and an IC member at Screendoor . One of the best parts of the experience has been getting to meet great fund managers like Ashley Smith and Liu Jiang ,...
AI‑Powered Simulated Users Reveal Bugs Before Launch
Sanctum lets you ship features to simulated users before real ones. It builds AI agents from your session recordings that explore new changes in test environments—surfacing bugs, UX friction, and performance issues, helping you predict how users will react. https://t.co/1J6kPJTpmz
Prime AI Segments for New Startup Success
A founder recently asked: "If you were starting or joining a startup today in AI what segments would you look at?" My reply: https://t.co/4ZOwPIEjja
Uncomfortable Customer Interviews Separate Rich Founders From Poor
If your customer interviews don't make you sweat like you are asking someone to prom, you probably are not asking real questions. Founders who stay comfortable, stay poor.
Digital Founders Were Time Travelers Predicting Fax Extinction
Tech startup founders who digitized entire industries are basically time travelers who went to 1990 and whispered "trust me, the fax machine will die" to VCs!
Five Years Later: 776 Co Hits Milestone
CONGRATS to 776 co @RiversidedotFM which we seeded 5 years ago when they were just starting out — wow what a run, and still just getting started. https://t.co/0AJtwZZqg2
Solo Receipt Generator Nets $141K Profit, 95% Margins
I love crazy ideas like this. Live on @acquiredotcom: Fast, realistic online receipt generator. Built for personal or entertainment use, grew to $141K profit, solo-run, 95% margins. > $142K TTM revenue > $141K TTM profit > 33% MoM growth Full listing: https://t.co/1Xnal0Qk2L https://t.co/hQw31Th9SE
AI Agents Automate Merch Sales, Eliminating Delays
Questom (https://t.co/0qj1ge0lrk) builds AI agents for merch companies, automating the back-and-forth that normally slows teams down. They collect details, send quotes, and guide customers 24/7. No dropped inquiries, no delay. https://t.co/kwknYr0YsI
Magic Patterns Raises $6M, Hits $1M ARR Solo
Congrats to @magicpatterns on their $6M Series A! Since launching in 2023, they've grown profitably to $1M ARR with no employees. 1,500+ product teams now use Magic Patterns to go from idea to production every day, prompting features to life. https://t.co/JoYMXdU8f4
Claude Outperforms Humans in Portfolio Analysis
Claude is so good at helping you analyze your portfolio Better than any human I've worked with yet, that's for sure https://t.co/w6lYLtv7al