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3,2,1 - The Marketplace Conference countdown starts

3,2,1 - The Marketplace Conference countdown starts

Hot of the presses, this is the 41st edition of The Marketplace Snippet curated by Irene, Mathias and Jeroen on behalf of the Speedinvest Marketplaces & Consumer team 🔥

In this edition:

  • Earlybird tickets for our Marketplace Conference out now
  • The hottest marketplaces according to a16z
  • The product-led marketing playbook
  • Interim funding figures and estimates for 2023

More on these topics and additional thought-provoking discussions below.

If you’ve missed past newsletters or simply can’t get enough, catch up on previous editions starting from #39th here.

Before starting, we want to take the chance to wish our marketplace community a happy and relaxed Easter break!

And now, let’s jump in.

🚀 MPC is back! And one more Meetup is on the way 🚀


We are so excited to announce that our 2023 edition of The Marketplace Conference a.k.a. MPC is back and well on its way with planning! Early Bird Tickets are already on sale, so grab yours now before we run out!

Our MPC is the biggest Marketplace-focused event in the world, which will take place in Berlin on September 21st. The event unites marketplace entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts. It provides a platform for exchanging knowhow and best practices and attracts marketplaces entrepreneurs and investors of all stages.

Join us for great keynotes, fireside chats, panels, office hours, and masterclasses hosted by more than 30 speakers and panelists just waiting to share their knowledge. Our event is known for its top-notch, highly relevant and hands-on content by great speakers including experienced marketplace operators and investors! But don’t take our word for it, check out the testimonials on our website and check out our YouTube channel!

Sounds like something for you? Sign up and get your discounted Early Bird ticket! 🔥

If you cannot wait until September, we would love to see you at our next Marketplace Meetup in Paris on May 31st to discuss the The Rise of the Full-Stack Marketplace. Sign ups now open, apply here!

We are very much looking forward to seeing you in Paris and Berlin!

Insights From Marketplace Operators


Trying to solve the chicken and egg problem? Here’s Udemy’s take 📈

Gagan Biyani, co-founder of Udemy and Maven, shares his insights on how the company managed to approach and solve the most common challenge for marketplace founders.

How does 2023 funding look so far?

  • Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta, shares an animated graphic analysis of pre-seed fundraising in the US, by industry. Have a look at their interesting takeaways here.
  • Tomasz Tunguz, entrepreneur and venture capitalist, shares insights on 2023 funding figures, graduation rates across different stages and the challenges of raising a Series B in the current environment.

And for this months’ insights on the go…

🎧Listen to Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, share his insights on Uber’s way forward in its competitive landscape, learnings from past investments, and his approach to work-life balance.

Insights From Marketplace Investors


Which are the hottest marketplaces? Don’t miss The a16z Marketplace 100: 2023

A16z released its hotly anticipated annual Marketplace 100 report that takes a close look at what they consider the  most trending marketplace startups across different segments to give us an outlook of growth, industry dynamics and more.

More insights from our friends:

New Additions to the Speedinvest Family

Maqsad is making education more accessible in Pakistan

We are excited to co-lead the $2.8 million Seed round together with Indus Valley Capital and support the Maqsad team in their mission to providing affordable online teaching and testing for students across Pakistan

News From Our Portfolio


Congrats to Sunhero for their €10M round 🚀

We are proud to continue backing this team in the current round and help them scale and empower residential solar energy.

Excited to see CoachHub and Kittl launching their new AI features 🔮, go try them out:

  • CoachHub developed the world's first conversational AI coach, AIMY, a non-commercial research prototype, designed to explore the potential of AI technology in the coaching industry - test it here!
  • Kittl just launched Kittl AI, their AI vector editing enabling the combination of the best out Kittl's current available AI technology into your design process. Learn more here.

Excited to see CoachHub launching the world's first conversational AI coach 📚

We are proud of the CoachHub team for their launch of AIMY, a non-commercial research prototype, designed to explore the potential of AI technology in the coaching industry - give it a go and test it here!

New Investments

FoodTech, EdTech, HealthTech, Sustainability and much more…

With 22 deals announced, including one of our own here at Speedinvest, March 2023 marketplace deal activity slightly decreased compared to the previous month.

A special treat for all fellow Network Effects aficionados ❤️

We’ve got a little something for all newsletter subscribers:

Our own Sameer Singh is soon launching a new batch of his well renowned online course Applied Network Effects.

The course covers the theory and practice of all you need to know to ace your knowledge of network effects. We at Speedinvest participated ourselves in the past and are pleased to offer a special discount to all snippet subscribers: Use the code “SNIPPET10” when applying here. The next course starts on April 24th!

Join Speedinvest

Our team is always on the lookout for top-tier talent! Have a look at our featured roles below.

Portfolio Careers

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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