I am a founder and CEO at SignalRank, a data driven technology company. I publish a weekly newsletter – That Was The Week – on Substack. The posts here are pulled from it. I also have a video podcast with Andrew Keenthat accompanies it each week. You can see the full catalogue on AnchorSpotify , Youtubeand Apple Podcasts. And I am a regular guest on Steve Gillmor’s The Gillmor Gang.

Category: Opinion

Opinion

More Revenue Than Adobe, Nvidia, or AMD — and as Much as Spotify, Twitter, Snap, and Shopify Combined

Kevin Rooke: Imagine a startup with $12 billion of revenue, 125%+ YoY revenue growth (two years in a row), and Apple-esque gross margins (30-50%). Without knowing anything else about the business, what would you value it at? $50 billion? Source: More Revenue Than Adobe, Nvidia, or AMD — and as Much as Spotify, Twitter, Snap, and Shopify Combined

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Which Markets Are the Most And Least Served by Seed Investors?

About a year ago, my partner David Beisel talked about how seed fundraising is no longer a local game , and that the best entrepreneurs seek out the best investors for them outside of their home market. That being said, it’s much easier to put a seed round together when you have a local lead who can help catalyze the round. Source: Which Markets Are the Most And Least Served by Seed Investors?

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US$1.3 Billion In Venture Capital Funding Found Its Way To Africa In 2019

Home » Startups » US$1.3 Billion In Venture Capital Funding Found Its Way To Africa In 2019 Venture Capital is growing and nothing proves this more than WeeTracker’s Decoding Venture Investments In Africa 2019 report. [Image source: WeeTracker Report] VC investment grew from US$725.6m in 2018 to US$1.34b – the first time it has crossed a billion on the continent. Source: US$1.3 Billion In Venture Capital Funding Found Its Way To Africa In 2019

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