Fred Wilson's blog post on Dave McClure's investment thesis a few weeks ago reminded me…
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In the same way that e-commerce has not innovated for almost a decade until the recent flood of innovation (flash sales, group buying, mass customization, social commerce), price comparison engines still work very similarly to how they were originally designed during the days of the web 1.0. So it is time to shake things up […]
Fred Wilson's blog post on Dave McClure's investment thesis a few weeks ago reminded me…
Long-term partner Acton Capital (for whom I act as a venture partner for North-America) has…
In the same way that e-commerce has not innovated for almost a decade until the recent flood of innovation (flash sales, group buying, mass customization, social commerce), price comparison engines still work very similarly to how they were originally designed during the days of the web 1.0. So it is time to shake things up a bit in this vertical. In comes Sparkbuy, a shopping engine that wants to be a “Kayak for consumer electronics”. The site makes it really easy for consumers to compare laptops based on the criteria which are important to you. The secret sauce: a simple UI and the most complete and comprehensive database of laptops. Sparkbuy is currently in private beta but will open up to the public early in the New Year and plans to soon add televisions as well.
Besides being excited about the space, I am even more excited about working with Dan Shapiro. Dan previously founded Ontela (which merged with Photobucket last year) and is one of the most talented entrepreneurs Seattle has. So let’s go and build a great company!
Portfolio
It’s hard to believe we’re already three quarters into the year. At V1, we’re all about finishing strong, and Q3 gave us plenty of reasons to be excited about what’s ahead. As always, we’ve rounded up a quick snapshot of the action across our portfolio from the past quarter: Funding announcements We welcomed TRIC Robotics […]
The V1 family kicked off the new year with fresh energy and no shortage of…
Fall is in the air and we are heading into the last quarter of 2023.…