Paris Meetup: It’s a Wrap!
Hot off the presses, this is the 43rd edition of The Marketplace Snippet curated by Irene, Mathias and Jeroen on behalf of the Speedinvest Marketplaces & Consumer team 🔥
In this edition:
- Our first Paris Meetup
- What defines a Marketplace
- Way to Internationalization
- Our Emerging Markets investment thesis
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 recent editions here.
Talking Marketplace Stacks: Our French Marketplace Meetup!
It’s a wrap for our second Marketplace Meetup! We hosted the first French edition of our Meetup series in Paris last week and we would like to give a special thanks to Eurazeo for co-hosting the day with us for having us in their offices, as well as to everyone who joined us. We really had a blast and it was great to see so many of you there (and to enjoy the amazing weather in Paris)! ❤️
The event included several panel discussions around the topic of Scaling Across the Marketplace Stack, including one on Financial Services for Marketplaces, one on Full-Stack Marketplaces and one on Managed Marketplaces. We are glad to have been able to host these sessions with our amazing guest speakers and we would like to thank all of them for showing up and sharing your precious insights.
For those of you who couldn’t attend our event but would still love to hear more about Marketplace Stacks, we will soon upload a video of all the sessions, so you won’t miss out!
However, if you would be keen to meet us in person or look forward to joining more of our events, don’t forget that our annual Marketplace Conference in Berlin is approaching fast! Tickets are on sale so make sure you save your spot to the leading event for marketplace businesses 🔥!
Insights From Marketplace Operators
What defines a Marketplace? 4 Concepts You Need to Know
Adam-Fishman (Reforge), Ben-Lauzier (Thumbtack) and Kleanthis-Georgaris (Toptal), share insights from their long lasting careers in Product about the 4 product concepts unique to marketplaces and why they should be taken into account.
The Operator’s Perspective on Decreasing Valuations
Francis Davidson, founder of now publicly-listed Sonder, shares his observations about the inner dynamics of valuation downward trends and what you should keep in mind, from metrics that matter to culture.
Beyond TAM: What Truly Matters for Internationalization?
Dan Hockenmaier, Head of Strategy and Analytics at Faire, shares his perspective on what factors are the most important to consider when choosing new markets to enter.
Insights From Marketplace Investors
Emerging Markets Outlook: A New Generation of Unicorns
Our own Philip Specht and Irene Gentili, from the Speedinvest Marketplaces & Consumer team, outline their full thesis for investing in Marketplace businesses across Emerging Markets and scouting for the next generation of local network-effect entrepreneurs.
Fundraising is Tough: How Can We Make it Better?
Jason Lemkin, investor and advisor at SaaStr, shares his 10-steps playbook on how to better tackle fundraising more successful in 2023
Startup Lifecycle: An Illustration of the Growth Model
Marcelino Pantoja, CEO & Founder at Measurement, takes a closer look at a startup’s life cycle from ideation to IPO and what it takes to build up a business overtime.
News From Our Portfolio
Complori for Wider Access to Education
We are proud to see the Complori team launching their educational scholarship program, aiming to enable wider access to their programming learning program regardless of income status. The application is open to all German-speaking kids aged 7-16.
New Investments in Marketplaces
FoodTech, EdTech, HealthTech, Sustainability and much more…
With 17 deals announced, last month's marketplace deal activity keeps up with the previous month.
Join Us!
We are always on the lookout for top-tier talent! Have a look at our open positions at Speedinvest and across our portfolio.
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