Venture Capital

Fika Ventures is an LA-based boutique seed fund that invests in founders solving meaningful, systemic problems through the use of data, AI-enabled technologies, and automation. Subscribe here to stay up to date on our investments and market perspectives. Introduction: Qual vs. Quant DD, Seeking Alpha Can computers and algorithms abstract away the “art” of venture capital…

E-commerce is an industry that has been growing for a long while now, and it does not seem like it is going to slow down anytime soon. All types of businesses are trying to grow their online presence and increase their sales 📈. With traditional and online marketing, these companies…

UserTesting is being acquired by Thoma Bravo which means we have another software M&A comp. Alongside multiples of publicly traded SaaS companies, public SaaS acquisitions are some of the most relevant you can look at for deriving SaaS revenue multiples. These transactions are all cash, the financials are public and…

By Noam Maital & Shlomo Maital In fashion, hemlines (skirt length) rise and fall. The hemline theory suggests that hemlines rise or fall along with stock prices — skirt lengths get shorter in good economic times (e.g. 1920s, 1960s) and longer in bad (1929). There may be a fashion trend…

I am thrilled to share that I am starting a new position as an analyst at IA Capital Group, a Fintech and Insurtech VC firm based in New York City. I never would have expected to be able to say “I work in insurance.” But, the truth is, I…

Let me know if this scenario sounds familiar. You’ve hired someone, ramped them, and set them loose. While the world begins in balance, at some point, you recognize a gap. Performance and expectations are at odds. You provide some feedback. Offer assistance. But the gap still remains, or worse, it…

Why PropTech1 invested in 42watt — Home energy consumption and the massive increase in energy prices One of the most hotly debated topics these days is people’s ongoing search for ways to cut their energy usage. Because for some regions and cities, gas prices have gone up by easily 100% within the year, or even just a couple of months, the increase in energy prices has…