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How does Venture Capital work?
How does Venture Capital work?

This is VC 101. What is venture capital? How to raise venture funding? What are the stages of venture capital? Who does what at a VC firm? This article covers all key aspects of venture capital for beginners.

By Shaun Gold| June 7, 2022
How to be #1 on ProductHunt
How to be #1 on ProductHunt

This is the playbook we used to launch OpenVC and become #1 Product of the Month on ProductHunt.

By Stéphane Nasser| April 4, 2022
VC's new frontier: investing in profitable companies?
VC's new frontier: investing in profitable companies?

High returns & low risks. Happy founders & LPs. Too good to be true? Augustin de Cambourg unpacks the rationale behind the hype. 

By Augustin de Cambourg| March 7, 2022
Roadmap to a SaaS IPO: how to unicorn your way to $100M revenue
Roadmap to a SaaS IPO: how to unicorn your way to $100M revenue

Uncover 7 golden metrics leading to a SaaS IPO - timeframe, growth rate, EBITDA, funding, exit milestones, sales, and headcount.

By Stéphane Nasser| February 28, 2022
VCs can beat accelerators at their own game – here’s how
VCs can beat accelerators at their own game – here’s how

Accelerators aren't the right model for founder support. VC firms are not designed for portfolio support. A hybrid "cash & sweat" model could fill the gap.

By Kevin Monserrat| February 1, 2022
How to whitelist OpenVC
How to whitelist OpenVC

As an investor or a founder, you need to whitelist OpenVC to exchange via email. Here's how to do it - on Gmail, on Outlook, on mobile, on laptop.

By Stéphane Nasser| November 30, 2021
Introducing OpenVC - A better way for VCs to be found
Introducing OpenVC - A better way for VCs to be found

2,000+ VC firms worldwide. Searchable by investment thesis. Radically free and open.

By Stéphane Nasser| November 1, 2021
A primer on the Polish VC ecosystem
A primer on the Polish VC ecosystem

Before 2019, the Polish VC market was the size of a single B round in the US. Then it 10x'd. Bohdan Mashtalir breaks down how this happened, and the limitations that still hinder the space in Poland.

By Bohdan Mashtalir| January 4, 2021