Marketplaces

Unlocking new value: adding the sixth factor in our marketplace criteria

We are often asked what we look for when evaluating marketplaces. Typically, we list out five main factors:

1. High fragmentation: a lot of suppliers and buyers

Raising Capital for Marketplaces in 2016

A question we’re often asked during conversations with early-stage entrepreneurs is “What do investors look for when considering a Seed or Series A startup?” At some point, this question might be followed by “What does it take to get to Series B?”

Our guide to marketplaces

By Version One, November 12, 2015

At Version One, we love marketplaces. Just look at our portfolio, and you’ll understand how important we think marketplaces are to the future of commerce.

The evolution of the online marketplace: six big changes since Ebay

By boris, November 23, 2015

It has been twenty years since Ebay arrived on the scene and showed what happens when you bring people together over the Internet to do commerce. Since then…

Moving from the niche to the masses

By boris, January 18, 2016

If you’re building a software/social/ecommerce startup, then at one point or another, you have been advised to start in a niche market and expand into the masses. This is solid advice: when your product is focused…