Co-Founder and COO of Claap

How can one portfolio company impact the returns of a venture capital fund?

Venture Capitalists are renown for valuations that are often grounded in significant subjectivity that defy typical valuation methodologies — my Partner at e.ventures, Brendan Wales, has written extensively about the difference in the evolution from Perceived Value at the early-stage (i.e. pre Series B) to Intrinsic Value at the later stages (Series B onwards).

e.ventures congratulates the Segment team on today’s announcement of its $3.2B acquisition by Twilio (NYSE: TWLO).

Sometimes the results are far greater than what you can predict. Here is our story on TikTok and an important lesson learned.