We are often asked what we look for when evaluating marketplaces. Typically, we list out five main factors:
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?”
Six months ago, we published A Guide to Marketplaces. Marketplace companies comprise an important part of our portfolio and investment thesis and we recognized the shortage of content out there specifically geared toward marketplace…
By Angela, July 13, 2015
A few months ago, I wrote about the questions that we typically ask when evaluating a marketplace opportunity.
Now, inspired by our friend Christoph Janz at Point Nine Capital who created a KPI dashboard for…
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.
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…
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…