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VC @Maveron 😎 (Alife, Goodbill, Pique, Imperfect Foods, Co-Star, Rec Room, AllStripes, Tempest, TwoChairs, & more)

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@anarghya503
Anarghya Vardhana
1 year
Healthcare and health benefits have got to be decoupled from employment— @thatch_ai is paving a way for that world to be a reality. Congrats on the Series A Chris, Adam, and team, to continue to execute against this wild ambition 💪🏾🥳
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@anarghya503
Anarghya Vardhana
1 year
@AntounNabhan To recap, this is a win for consumer, for women's health, and goes to show that even in a down market, great companies are standing out and raising solid rounds ⚕️
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Anarghya Vardhana
1 year
@AntounNabhan Assuming my revenue assumption is correct, the multiple is in-line w/ what we're seeing for purely digital (high margin) businesses in consumer. I would wager a bet that retention is probably solid, with churn low, because this is something women remain interested in for decades
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Anarghya Vardhana
1 year
@AntounNabhan I could see more expansion into areas like PCOS, endo, fertility, & more. I see that they're already helping people track their periods to potentially determine if they have one of these conditions. Imagine the potential to more formally partner across the women's health industry
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Anarghya Vardhana
1 year
@AntounNabhan At 5M users & growing, w/ the min price point per subscriber at $59.99/year, they could be ~$300M in just paid subscription revenue, not to mention the more premium plans, and all the opps to expand revenue from here.
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Anarghya Vardhana
1 year
Funnily enough, @AntounNabhan said the exact same thing, that their LTV and LTV:CAC ratio are excellent.
@AntounNabhan
Antoun Nabhan
1 year
I'm under CDA and can't be specific, but their revenue, LTV, and LTV:CAC ratio are excellent. This is a valuation based on financials, not on theoretical TAM.
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Anarghya Vardhana
1 year
There's a lot of talk in our industry about Flo's $1B valuation https://t.co/dPEFDWAWv5 Having done a quick review of the numbers shared publicly, I'd wager a bet that this was more of a financial investment than a theoretical one. And it's a big win for consumer tech!
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techcrunch.com
Women's health tech, which leverages innovations in AI, smartphones and connected wearables to give women more insights into reproductive and menstrual
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@AlyssaJoyJaffee
Alyssa Jaffee
1 year
Despite a tough market, we have to remind ourselves of the positive things the pandemic created for healthcare like consumers actually wanting to take action for their own health!! Insightful convo w/ @bstormhealth & my favs talking about the resilience of the healthcare market.
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@pmaederyork
Paxton Maeder-York
2 years
Congratulations to the whole @AlifeIVF team for being named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024 and #1 in the Small & Mighty category! 🧵👇
@AlifeIVF
Alife
2 years
🏆 It's official - today we were named one of @FastCompany's Most Innovative Companies for 2024! We're incredibly honored to be recognized for our achievements in #AI and #fertilitymedicine. Congratulations to the whole Alife team! 👏 #FCMostInnovative https://t.co/bskEIwuQPw
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@chrissyfarr
Christina Farr
2 years
VCs like @anarghya503 & @SABarclay are seeing an uptick in deals in '24. This will be an interesting year for all sorts of reasons - tons of companies raising, but more funds allocating capital https://t.co/9PBMm6gP1M Thx for including me @RebeccaTorrenc5 https://t.co/9PBMm6gP1M
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businessinsider.com
Investors are finally reopening their wallets to back healthcare startups at all stages after a two-year funding slump.
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@AIconference
The AI Conference
2 years
VC Panel: Watch investors @BenMillerise, @anarghya503 and @ttunguz discuss investing in AI, trends in applied AI and more. Recorded @ The AI Conference. #vc #investing #genai
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@anarghya503
Anarghya Vardhana
2 years
Hope everyone appreciates the nuance between one off, though it may seem huge and category leading
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wsj.com
From celebrity “spit parties” to a drop in the bucket: The once-hot DNA-testing company is struggling to profit.
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Anarghya Vardhana
2 years
What I’ve seen work is testing or visits that are recurring in nature because the consumer is able to go away, make meaningful changes, and reevaluate. Actually have meaningful change with support from clinicians or tests or both.
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Anarghya Vardhana
2 years
Before moving into ancillary areas that are very removed from the core business, companies need to figure out that engagement and retention problem.
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Anarghya Vardhana
2 years
It’s really important to consider whether you have a product that can really engage people in the long-term, versus be used as a one off. As @rolfewinkler points out, 23andMe tests were often a Christmas gift purchase and it wasn’t easy to move beyond that.
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Anarghya Vardhana
2 years
It’s been a tough road for 23andMe. A lot of people might read into this as a knock against consumer health. But I think there’s a clear takeaway here.
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Anarghya Vardhana
2 years
We out here! 👋
@shreyamurthy
shreya
2 years
being a consumer founder is just hearing "consumer is dead" / "consumer is back" / "consumer is dead" / "consumer is back" until you die
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@anarghya503
Anarghya Vardhana
2 years
Ditto 💪🏾 🌟
@ChristneKim
christine kim
2 years
“VCs have given up on consumer” — not me. now is an incredible time to build the next consumer hit
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Anarghya Vardhana
2 years
Agreed
@annarchyy
Anna Khan
2 years
The media layoffs are just brutal. Silicon Valley would be nothing without the stories told by the incredible journalists who ask us hard questions, who celebrate the entrepreneurs we back, & who tell the world about the industries we invest in. Protect the storytellers, always.
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