Venture Capital

Announcing Lightspeed Growth’s Series C Investment in Glean — Announcing Lightspeed Growth’s Series C Investment in Glean Enterprise search is grueling and burdensome. We’ve all felt the pain of working on your computer or being on zoom, and all of a sudden you can’t find that document, spreadsheet, slack message, or email that referenced this or that. Despite having…

Reflections on the market meltdown, and what startups can do today to emerge stronger. — The boom times of the last decade are unambiguously over. No single metric shows the magnitude of the current downturn more than the dramatic retreat in revenue multiples for technology businesses. Witness, for example, the rise and fall of AMZN in the dot-comm bubble vs. SHOP in the last year…

In an effort to make sense of the market moves of the past few weeks, sharing some data on where we are today and what might lie ahead for… — In an effort to make sense of the market moves of the past few weeks, sharing some data on where we are today and what might lie ahead for consumer companies. While pain has been felt across many portfolios, alpha generating opportunities remain up for grabs. To quote the wise words of our elders, “May you live in interesting times…and may you find what you are looking for!”

It was a bit over three years ago when WVV Capital (WVV) began to take shape. That’s around the time when Jason Franklin, Ph.D., first met… — It was a bit over three years ago when WV Ventures (WVV) began to take shape. That’s around the time when Jason Franklin, Ph.D., first met WVV’s founding corporate partners. Jason, who had recently left Sand Hill Road to venture out on his own, learned that prominent Wisconsin companies —…

I’m Danielle D’Agostaro, principal partner at WV Ventures (WVV). WVV is a next-generation venture capital firm founded as a joint… — I’m Danielle D’Agostaro, principal partner at WV Ventures (WVV). WVV is a next-generation venture capital firm founded as a joint partnership between four corporations — Advocate Aurora Health, Foxconn, Johnson Controls International, and Northwestern Mutual — and I wanted to take the opportunity to share a bit more about my…

The phenomena of social commerce in 3 parts: roots of social commerce, who is the pioneer of the industry, why it’s time in the US right… — E-commerce has truly exploded over the last 24 months. According to eMarketer, global e-commerce sales reached almost $5 trillion in 2021, growing nearly 20% from the year prior. The convenience of e-commerce, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic changing online shoppers’ buying frequency and behavior, reflects stronger demand for online shopping…

Investors always push their B2B portfolio companies to focus on enterprise accounts. They tend to be stickier, can pay more, upgrade more… — Investors always push their B2B portfolio companies to focus on enterprise accounts. They tend to be stickier, can pay more, upgrade more frequently, and can sign multi-year contracts. On the flip side, the sales cycle is longer and acquisition cost is higher. Do you need to be enterprise focused in…