Thoughts, lessons, and tips from SurePath on funding, growing and exiting your company.
Venture Capital -
JUN 12, 2019
Each month, we look at funding activity for startups serving the SMB space[...]
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KJ
SMB Index -
JUN 11, 2019
Each month we report on news and updates for the companies in the SurePath SMB Index [...]
Sara
May represented another slow month for the SurePath SMB Software Index, gaining just 1.8%. However, it compared favorably to the S&P 500 which lost nearly 6%, the Nasdaq which lost over 7%, and the Dow Jones which lost over 6%.[...]
Danial
MAY 14, 2019
Each month, we look at funding activity for startups serving the SMB space [...]
Erik
MAY 09, 2019
April was a slow month of growth for the SurePath SMB Software Index, gaining just 1.6%, [...]
MAY 08, 2019
APR 18, 2019
We just published our Q1 State of SMB Software report, looking at all the venture, private equity, M & A + IPO deals in the SMB space for Q1 [...]
Mark
APR 08, 2019
Each month we report on news and updates for the companies in the SurePath SMB Index — a basket of publicly traded software and technology [...]
MAR 19, 2019
Since we first introduced the index in 2016, the SMB Software Index has gained over 100% [...]
MAR 12, 2019
MAR 07, 2019
FEB 20, 2019
Each month we report on news and updates for the companies in the SurePath SMB Index — a basket of publicly [...]
SaaS -
FEB 07, 2019
As a passionate advocate of both Canadian tech and the SMB software market, I have been waiting for some time for Lightspeed POS to go public [...]
Report -
JAN 30, 2019
A look at 2018's fundraising and exit trends among North American SMB software companies [...]
Mergers & Acquisitions -
JAN 16, 2019
Mindbody shareholders got an early Christmas present on Dec. 24, when Vista Equity Partners agreed to buy them for $1.9B [...]
2018 marked our third year at SurePath. It was another exciting year! [...]
JAN 15, 2019
December was another quiet month for dealmaking among constituents of the SurePath SMB Index. However, one player made major headlines [...]
Corporate Development -
NOV 17, 2018
An Interview with Andrew Morbitzer, VP of Corporate Development at GoDaddy [...]
Josh
NOV 08, 2018
Early stage investors are looking for outliers. Those rare companies that could make a fund [...]
Startup Lessons -
AUG 31, 2018
Why Companies Prefer Partnerships Before M&A [...]
JUL 05, 2018
Here’s the thing: VCs are generally well meaning people and they want you to succeed. But, they want more [...]
JUN 15, 2018
If you listen to the “top tier” VCs talk about what they look for in a startup, you will often hear them talk about the fabled [...]
Business Development -
FEB 06, 2018
Revenue is everything to a startup. It’s hardly surprising that founders tend to focus on the obvious ways to improve revenue [...]
Growth Strategy -
DEC 07, 2017
Small business owners wear many hats. From the biggest decisions to the most menial tasks, they are responsible for all it. [...]
MAY 19, 2017
It seems like there is no end to the supply of venture capital these days. Funds are getting larger, with more dry powder than ever [...]
NOV 08, 2016
While no fundraising round is ‘easy’, the clients that got the most and quickest investor interest had very strong top line growth. No client had growth below 100% per year [...]