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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Predictions for 2024: What Happens to Early Stage VC Funding, Do a Load of Venture Funds Die, What do LPs Do in 2024, Does Figma Kill the M&A Market, Will IPOs Comeback & What Does a Trump Administration do for Startups with Jason Lemkin @ SaaStr
Jan 4, 2024
Jason Lemkin, a SaaS investor, discusses predictions for 2024: IPOs, early-stage VC funding, M&A market, and the impact of a Trump administration on startups. They also analyze the success of companies thriving without VC funding and the challenges faced by VCs turned founders. The chapter concludes with SASTA's goals for 2024 and gratitude towards sponsors.
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- The SaaS industry is facing concerns about deceleration in growth, but there is optimism for new and innovative SaaS companies in the seed stage market.
- Late-stage funding market is now focused on finding decacorns and companies with the potential to reach $1 billion in revenue and achieve high returns.
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Concerns about the SaaS industry's growth
There are worries about the deceleration in growth and the potential permanence of this slowdown in the SaaS industry, as public SaaS companies had their slowest pace of growth ever. Some attribute this to the saturation of the SaaS market, as software spending cannot exceed GDP indefinitely. However, there is still optimism for the seed stage market, as there will always be opportunities for new and innovative SaaS companies to emerge.
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