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After co-founding Drippler, a personalized tech assistant that was acquired by Asurion, Matan recognized that the pandemic was going to change the workplace forever. In 2021, he founded Spinach.io (YC '22). A few words about his journey: My founder story After joining Asurion through the acquisition of my previous

RADiENT is a SaaS-based data & analytics solution used by institutional money managers for risk management and competitive benchmarking. It aligns with our views on the "efficiency economy". deftly.vc is thrilled to be among the first outside investors in RADiENT, supporting Sanjay Bharwani and his team as they empower money

David launched Comixology as the first ever online distribution platform for the comics industry. Seven years into it, after forging strong partnerships with Marvel and DC Comics, the company was acquired by Amazon. A few words about his journey: My founder story After pursuing classical singing for a number of

Bright is a SaaS-based immersive training software that helps enterprises reduce costs and improve skills development. It aligns with our views on the "efficiency economy". deftly.vc is thrilled to be an early investor in Bright's first outside institutional round, supporting Rob Wright and his team as they look to

Matt brings a wealth of experience scaling organizations across Operations, Sales/Marketing & Branding. In his capacity, Matt will work with deftly.vc's portfolio companies on go-to-market plans and position them for efficient growth. A few words about his journey. My operating (hi)story I’ve been fortunate  over the course

One of the most overlooked considerations when founding teams set out to build a software business, particularly in the b2b space, is recognizing early the variations in potential successful outcomes, and what that may imply about fundraising strategy over the life of their startup. The default thinking for many founders

The lack of diversity in the startup ecosystem has been well-documented. Of course, diversity can be viewed through many different lens: geography, gender, religion, socio-economic status, among other variables we can throw into the mix. Let's define it simply as: founders who are non-white, non-male or non-US born. The statistics

In nine years, Nikhil & Garrett took Adaptly from a concept hatched in college to a leading adtech startup employing 150+. In 2018, the company was acquired by Accenture. A few words about their journey: Our founder story We met while in undergrad at Northwestern University and both had a passion

I've always thought that evaluating startup founders is a bit like working inside the scouting department of a major league sports team. It requires both objective and subjective analysis, using quantitative and qualitative inputs, to project whether what you see today is likely to yield something that is transformed in

Mark founded SchoolPass in 2008 with $30K. He bootstrapped its growth until 2021, when he raised substantial growth equity from Level Equity, a top-tier PE fund. A few words about his journey: My founder story If you have ever experienced the pain and frustration of a K-12 school pickup/dismissal

As someone who entered the workforce in the '90s, I, like many people in my cohort, haven't been surprised to see the economy take a dip earlier this year. After all, I have lived through several well-branded economic cycles ("Gulf War Recession", "The Dot Bomb" and "The Great Recession" come

Jordan Fliegel is a serial entrepreneur and is currently an MD, Techstars, and Chairman, CoachUp. A few words about his journey: My founder story CoachUp came from my heart, as I was a mediocre basketball player who benefited from having a private coach (Greg Kristof) who remains a lifelong friend

Congrats to Yaakov on Lev's closing of its $170M Series B round in May '22. A few words about his journey. My founder story We built Lev to help commercial real estate investors get the best financing for their property. While helping a local non-profit get financing for their building,

Congrats to Mo & SweatWorks for being recognized as one of Inc. Magazine's fastest growing startups for the 3rd straight year. A few words about his journey. My founder story Health and wellness has been a passion of mine since I was 13 years old.  Being an immigrant to the United

Congrats Nick S. and Nick K. on the recent acquisition of Recover Athletics by Strava (100M+ users). A few words about their journey: Our founder story Nick and I decided to relive our High School Cross Country glory days by running a marathon together. As we ramped up the mileage,

Clint's initial funding for Emma, a leading email marketing platform, was with a credit card. Emma was acquired by Insight Venture Partners in 2017. A few words about his journey: My founder story Will Weaver and I had already teamed up to work on projects together and wait for the