D2 Fund
We invest in bootstrapped and capital efficient technology companies
Capital Efficient Case Studies
How Zapier’s flywheel helped them build a $250M ARR business with $1.4M of funding
How Zapier’s flywheel helped them build a $250M ARR business with $1.4M of funding
Anyone working in an early stage company or in the tech sector will have heard of Zapier. The company allows you to create no-code…
Bootstrapping to $1M ARR: Klayvio
Bootstrapping to $1M ARR: Klayvio
Klayvio is a $9bn company today, but how did they start and why did they choose to bootstrap early on?
Butcherbox: How they reached $600M in annual revenue with no VC funding
Butcherbox: How they reached $600M in annual revenue with no VC funding
The content in this case study was drawn from an interview with Mike Salguero on D2’s podcast ‘Fully Vested’
Ideas and Investments
Lessons on Bootstrapping to Profitability
Lessons on Bootstrapping to Profitability
Just finished a couple of days at SaaStock in Dublin. One of the reasons I like this conference is its very strong bootstrapper stream…
How do we assess capital efficiency at the early stage?
How do we assess capital efficiency at the early stage?
How we measure whether an early stage start-up has been efficient and has the potential to continue on an efficient growth path.
Calculating LTV/CAC for a two-sided marketplace
Calculating LTV/CAC for a two-sided marketplace
Some of the most iconic companies of recent history are two-sided marketplaces. Companies like Airbnb and Uber have reshaped how we live…
