You may notice we look a bit different here and on our website, however, some things stay the same. We’re back with another jam-packed issue of The Marketplace Snippet 🤩
Along with our usual marketplace insights, we dive into:
A very honest and insightful piece from Noam Bardin, CEO & Co-Founder of Waze. Is it possible to keep the speed and agility of a startup while gaining the financial backing and stability of a corporation?
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) make it possible for fans to directly purchase creative content from artists that can appreciate in value. So, like stocks, NFTs let fans make a bet on a creator’s potential.
Pricing is often an afterthought. But when done correctly, it dramatically boosts growth. Pete Flint and Madhavan Ramanujam unpack the pricing frameworks used by marketplaces like Etsy, Uber and Amazon.
It’s always great to see portfolio collaborations like this one between byrd and Planetly! They’ve partnered up to make e-commerce fulfilment more sustainable and carbon neutral.
Our portfolio company, TIER Mobility, has big plans for 2021. It’s building out its infrastructure, expanding its fleet, and launching a whole new vehicle. To say we’re excited is an understatement!
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.
February was a busy month for marketplaces with lots of new funding announcements and over $2.3bn in transaction volume from marketplace deals. Here is a selection of the ones we found interesting…
We hope you enjoyed this issue, brought to you by Alexandra on behalf of the Speedinvest Network Effects team ✌️
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The Speedinvest Network Effects team invests in SaaS-enabled platforms and marketplaces and other Network Effects-driven businesses where the value of a product increases with every new user. Enabled by new technologies in areas we cannot even imagine today, the team believes these are the businesses that will continue to revolutionize the world.
