Bowery Capital: Vertical SaaS at Seed Stage
Our Guest: Patrick McGovern from Bowery Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused exclusively on founders looking to modernize business through technology.
Episode Topics:
- Common patterns emerge when seed-stage companies sell into enterprises.
- Pat's insights on investment criteria for early stage vertical SaaS - can you reach $50m in ARR in a short period of time
- Pat's viewpoints on the dynamic of founders who choose verticals that are too narrow in relation to the requirements of raising venture money
- How should vertical SaaS companies evaluate their metrics using compared to broader, horizontal-oriented benchmarks?
- Pat's viewpoint on AI in vertical SaaS
- Bowery Capital's typical check sizes + three types of deals
- Pat's perspective on an ideal founder
- The rationale behind a vertical SaaS founder opting for VC funding instead of bootstrapping
Resources:
https://bowerycap.com/blog/insights/artificial-intelligence-in-vertical-software-a-map-of-the-market
https://breakingsaas.substack.com/p/vertical-saas-bowery-capital
https://breakingsaas.substack.com/p/vertical-saas-bowery-capital
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