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The Marketplace Snippet
Issue #25 • View online
The Marketplace Snippet
Happy Monday and Welcome December! ❄⛷
Hope you all had a GREAT weekend and, for those of you at Slush (🥳🎉), hope you managed to get some rest! 
Welcome back to the 25th edition of The Marketplace Snippet curated by Paola and Mathias on behalf of the Speedinvest Marketplaces & Consumer team 🚀
The Marketplace Snippet is a monthly newsletter featuring the most interesting content on Marketplaces that caught our eyes 👀
The momentum in the crypto world continues with ever-increasing content being published on NFTs, social tokens and the new era of Web3 🦹‍♂️ While investors and companies alike are going down the 🐇🕳 into the future of crypto and the promise of Web3, what does it all mean for the dynamics in Marketplaces and how to think about Network effects in Web3?
If you’ve missed past newsletters or simply can’t get enough, catch up here.
Now, let’s jump in!
 
Our November edition includes:

Craving more on Marketplaces?
Our friend Sameer Singh, startup advisor and early-stage investor focused on Network effects and creator of the renowned network effects blog Breadcrumb.vc has got you covered ❗
Check out his online course on Network Effects.
As one of our loyal Snippet subscribers, Sameer is offering a discount code “Snippet10” which gives you a 10% discount at the time of enrollment.
Class Period is Jan 10 - Jan 28 2022.
Registration Deadline is Dec 15th.
Hurry up before it’s too late! ⏱ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃🏾‍♂️💨
Insights: Marketplace Operators
Logistics: An Interview with Laura Behrens Wu, Founder & CEO at Shippo
Logistics: An Interview with Laura Behrens Wu, Founder & CEO at Shippo
“Build a PAINKILLER, not a VITAMIN” 💊 is the piece of wisdom that influenced Laura in her entrepreneurial journey at Shippo. Click below to learn more about Shippo, its mission “to enable every business [that is not Amazon] to ship at scale” and the future of shipping !
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Italic: leading the revolution in Consumer-to-Manufacturer (C2M) internet commerce 🎙
Italic: leading the revolution in Consumer-to-Manufacturer (C2M) internet commerce 🎙
Jeremy Cai, Founder & CEO of Italic, explains his unique C2M business model and how Italic is fostering a different kind of relationship between consumer and brand 🚀
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🐠 Fishbowl: journey to 1m users ❕
🐠 Fishbowl: journey to 1m users ❕
Matt Sunbulli, Founder of Fishbowl, on his journey to 1m users and top customer acquisition strategies for consumer social founders
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Canva's SEO strategy is Elite and here is why 👇
Canva's SEO strategy is Elite and here is why 👇
A 🧵 on Canva’s SEO strategy and how they grew to 55M monthly users with a solution focused content
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Insights: Marketplace Investors
The future of crypto and the promise of Web3 beyond money and finance 🚀
The future of crypto and the promise of Web3 beyond money and finance 🚀
Chris Dixon of a16z and Packy McCormick of Not Boring Capital write about how new “Web3” technologies will dramatically improve the digital economics of creators, technologists and small businesses
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How about the Network Effects in Web3?
How about the Network Effects in Web3?
Sameer Singh, discusses the early [and weak] network effects models seen in Web3 🌐 and their potential after this initial phase of experimentation 🥼🧪
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No startup is immune to hiccups: Four questions every Marketplace Startup should be able to answer 🖊
No startup is immune to hiccups: Four questions every Marketplace Startup should be able to answer 🖊
Jonathan Golden, Partner at NEA (previously heading Product at Airbnb, Dropbox and Hubspot), goes through the learnings from scaling the Airbnb marketplace to over 100x 🚀
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Play-to-Earn Gaming 👾 and How Work is Evolving in Web3
Play-to-Earn Gaming 👾 and How Work is Evolving in Web3
Jeff Zirlin (Co-founder of Sky Mavis) and Gabby Dizon (Co-founder of Yield Guild Games) discuss with a16z crypto General Partner Arianna Simpson the emerging Play-to-Earn Gaming model and what it means for the future of work in Web3 🌐
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News From our Portfolio
TIER Mobility scoots off and acquires bike-sharing giant Nextbike amid industry consolidation 🛴🌬
TIER Mobility scoots off and acquires bike-sharing giant Nextbike amid industry consolidation 🛴🌬
Following its latest $200m Series D led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, TIER Mobility continues to lead the way in the global micro-mobility market with its latest big acquisition of Nextbike to double down on commitment to e-bikes 🔥
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Great news from our portfolio company Packhelp and their $45.6m Series B 👏
Great news from our portfolio company Packhelp and their $45.6m Series B 👏
The fresh investment will be used to expand its custom packaging business and become the world’s leading custom & sustainable packaging marketplace ❕
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Ali Albazaz from Berlin-based e-book Inkitt speaks with Startup Insider about his latest €50m Series B round🎙 (German only)
Ali Albazaz from Berlin-based e-book Inkitt speaks with Startup Insider about his latest €50m Series B round🎙 (German only)
With the fresh investment, Inkitt is targeting global expansion with a focus on the US 🌍 and, on top of that, an audio format 📻💡 building on investors’ increasing interest in audio startups #watchthisspace 👀
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Kodit.io launches Kodit Pay, giving people access to homeownership without using all savings on downpayment! 🏡💳
Kodit.io launches Kodit Pay, giving people access to homeownership without using all savings on downpayment! 🏡💳
“Less and less young people are homeowners as apartment prices in metropolitan areas skyrocket, while salaries haven’t. Kodit Pay wants to be part of the solution for this socio-economic problem,” says Kalle Salmi, CEO and founder of Kodit.io
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Spend the night on the orchard with our portfolio company Raus 🏞
Spend the night on the orchard with our portfolio company Raus 🏞
Berlin-based startup Raus enables city dwellers to get out of the city, everyday life and stress for weekend gateaways in the countryside in beautiful, contemporary chic cabins ✨
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Schüttflix wins NRW Founder's Prize 🥇🥳
Schüttflix wins NRW Founder's Prize 🥇🥳
“Schüttflix succeeds impressively in using digital applications to simplify complex processes in the construction industry, thus ensuring greater efficiency and sustainability,” says NRW Economics Minister Andreas Pinkwart ❕
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byrd is nominated for the E-commerce Germany Awards 2022 on Feb 8, 2022 🏆
byrd is nominated for the E-commerce Germany Awards 2022 on Feb 8, 2022 🏆
Our portfolio company byrd (Fulfillment platform) has been nominated for the E-commerce Germany Awards ❕
Show the Team some love ♥ and click on the VOTE button 😉
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New $$$
E-bikes, social commerce, instant delivery, Q-commerce and so much more...
E-bikes, social commerce, instant delivery, Q-commerce and so much more...
There were 53 marketplace deals in November, a record for 2021 showing continued investors’ appetite for network effect businesses, including some of our own here at Speedinvest.
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Careers in Tech
Now hiring!
Now hiring!
Our portfolio companies are always hiring exceptional talent! If you or someone you know would love to work in a fast-paced marketplace startup, check out the open jobs at our startups here.
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The Speedinvest Marketplaces & Consumer team backs startups who are shaping the future across B2B and B2C at the intersection of marketplaces, eCommerce 2.0, and consumer subscriptions. You really want our attention? Throw in some network effects - the driver behind the digital platforms that are redefining our everyday lives.
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