Revenue Per Employee: SaaS vs. VC 📊, YC's Returns by Sector✨, Canva’s $2 Billion Sales Funnel 🛍️
BONUS: 234 Tech European Conferences in 2025
Another week, another wave of funding, insights, and opportunities shaping the venture ecosystem.
Whether you're a founder raising capital, an investor spotting trends, or just someone who likes knowing where the smart money is flowing—this roundup is your weekly competitive edge.
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Revenue Per Employee: SaaS vs. VC 📊
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How SaaS startups compare to VC firms when it comes to revenue per employee - and what it means for scaling businesses. [
Canva’s: The $2 Billion Sales Funnel 🛍️
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How canva built a $2 billion sales funnel and what it reveals about scaling revenue strategies. [
Pulling back the curtain on the magic of Y Combinator ✨
A first-of-its-kind deep dive into the data to see what’s really working for the industry’s biggest incubator. [
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Sales Tech Market Map 2025 📞
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A detailed breakdown of the evolving sales tech landscape and the major players shaping 2025. [
The Future of Data Infrastructure📡
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Why the next iconic data infrastructure company will emerge from a mix of open-source, cloud, and AI. [
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Opening Moves in Global AI Venture Capital 📈
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Insurtech Trends 2024 💡
CB Insights breaks down the biggest trends in insurtech for 2024, including the rise of embedded insurance, AI-driven underwriting, and new funding patterns.
Key Takeaways from Commercial Space Week 2025 🚀
PitchBook’s analyst note covers the latest developments in commercial space, from satellite mega-constellations to venture capital’s growing role in space tech.
Recently Launched Funds 💸
Cherry Ventures secures a massive $500M fund to back Europe’s next wave of early-stage startups.
Emblem VC raises its first $85M fund, focusing on high-growth tech startups.
Northleaf Capital closes a $370M fund to fuel private equity and venture capital investments worldwide.
Industry Ventures doubles down on emerging VCs and their breakout startups with a fresh $900M fund.
Nina Capital secures €50M to support early-stage HealthTech startups tackling the future of medicine.
Prebys Foundation launches a $50M venture fund to back innovative startups across various sectors.
Coatue doubles down on ClimateTech with a $249M fund, focusing on sustainable innovation.
Ulu Ventures raises $208M for Fund IV to support early-stage entrepreneurs with a data-driven approach.
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Hottest Deals 💥
Cerula Care, a West Hartford, CT-based oncology behavioral health and care navigation company, raised $3.7M in Seed funding (read here)
Oso Semiconductor, a Mountain View, CA-based developer of chipsets for wireless communication and sensing applications, raised $5.2M in Seed funding (read here)
Vitalchat, a Raleigh, NC-based provider of an AI-powered ambient solutions for in-patient virtual nursing and procedural telehealth, raised $6M in Series A funding (read here)
Keragon, a NYC-based provider of an AI-powered, HIPAA-compliant automation platform for healthcare, raised $7.5M in Seed funding (read here)
Junevity, a San Francisco, CA-based biotechnology cell reset therapeutics company, raised $10M in seed funding (read here)
Suger, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an API-first platform helping software companies transact on cloud marketplaces, raised $15M in Series A funding (read here)
Mast Reforestation, a Seattle, WA-based post-wildfire reforestation company, raised $25M in Series B funding (read here)
Human.org, a San Francisco, CA and Dubai, UAE-based product-based AI safety lab solving AI Alignment (AIA), raised $7.3m in pre-seed funding (read here)
HowNow, a London, UK-based provider of an AI-powered learning and skills platform, raised £7.5m in Series A funding. (read here)
One ID, a London, UK-based provider of bank-verified digital identification services, raised £16M in funding (read here)
Latent Labs, a London, UK-based company building AI foundation models to make biology programmable, raised $50M in total funding (read here)
Revving, a London, UK-based fintech startup for digital media payments, raised £107M in funding (read here)
Jscrambler, a Porto, Portugal-based client-side protection company, raised $5.2M in funding (read here)
BONUS: 234 Tech European Conferences in 2025
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