Palo Alto, US · Partner
Jason Lemkin
Founder, Managing Director at SaaStr Fund
Latest rounds
- MixmaxRound · $10.3MFeb 2018
- BetterWorksRound · $20MJan 2016
BacksMartechAISoftware
The firm
SaaStr FundVC firm · US1cheques in 12 months7all time1ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 2
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $30.4M
- Active
- 2016–18
MixmaxRound$10.3MUSJoined · +4 investors
BetterWorksRound$20MJoined · +18 investors
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingProfitboss Corp.Directoron 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raisingGorgias Inc.Directoron 5 filings · since 2018
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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Who is Kevin Warsh?, Yahoo CEO Live in the Ultradome, WSJ House of the Year | Jim Lanzone, Tyler Cowen, Jason Lemkin, Alex Roy, Bobby Fijan
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Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (01:42) - Who is Kevin Warsh? (31:57) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (40:34) - Google Targets Chinese "Cyber Weapon" (47:48) - WSJ Mansion Section (01:03:08) - Jim Lanzone, CEO of Yahoo, has a rich background in technology and media, including… More on the show's page
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20VC: Why Seed is for Suckers | a16z's $20BN Fund & Founders Fund's $4.6BN: What Makes Them So Good | Why Josh Kushner Is the Master of Venture Capital Strategy | Why Extended Private Markets Screw US Citizens with Jason Lemkin and Rory O'Driscoll
WithJason LemkinRory O'Driscoll
MentionsFounders FundJosh Kushner
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Jason Lemkin is one of the leading SaaS investors of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Algolia, Talkdesk, Owner, RevenueCat, Saleloft and more. Rory O'Driscoll is a General Partner @ Scale where he has led investments in category leaders such as Bill.com (BILL), Box (BOX),… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageThis Week in SaaS: Should Wiz Have Accepted Google's $23BN Acquisition Offer, Crowdstrike: WTF Happens From Here: The Bull and the Bear Case & $1BN into Legal Tech in a Day with Clio and Harvey with Jason Lemkin
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MentionsGoogle
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Jason Lemkin is one of the OG SaaS investors with all of his first five investments turning into unicorns with Pipedrive, Algolia, Talkdesk, Salesloft and RevenueCat all in his portfolio. SaaStr is the largest global community in SaaS and he has taught a generation the fundamentals of SaaS on… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page20VC: Why Seed is Systemically Broken | Why Pricing is Worse Than Ever and There is More Funding Than Ever | Benchmarks for Churn, Retention and Growth Rates - Good vs Great | Why Last Vintage for Private Equity Will Suck with Jason Lemkin
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Jason Lemkin is one of the OG SaaS investors with all of his first five investments turning into unicorns with Pipedrive, Algolia, Talkdesk, Salesloft and RevenueCat all in his portfolio. SaaStr is the largest global community in SaaS and he has taught a generation the fundamentals of SaaS on… More on the show's page
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E35: How Jason Lemkin Built SaaStr
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In this episode Erik Torenberg sits down with Jason Lemkin, the founder and CEO of SaaStr, a venture firm, podcast network, event series, and the world’s largest community for B2B/SaaS founders. This candid conversation focuses on SaaStr's business model at the intersection of VC, media, and… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page20VC: Predictions for 2024: What Happens to Early Stage VC Funding, Do a Load of Venture Funds Die, What do LPs Do in 2024, Does Figma Kill the M&A Market, Will IPOs Comeback & What Does a Trump Administration do for Startups with Jason Lemkin @ SaaStr
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Joining Harry in the hot seat today is Jason Lemkin , Founder @ SaaStr and one of the OG SaaS investors of the last decade. The discussion today is broken into two segments: 2023: A Year in Review: Breakout company Best early-stage fund Best late-stage fund Most surprising event Founder of the… More on the show's page
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20VC: Jensen's Open-Weights Letter | Travis Kalanick Raises $1.7B for Atoms | Google Cloud Grows 82% But The Market Tanks | Francisco Partners Raises $21BN | Etched Raises $300M to Take on Nvidia
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AGENDA: 05:00 Jensen's Open-Weights Letter Puts Anthropic on an Island 10:00 OpenAI's Model Targets Hugging Face in a Cyber-Security Scare 18:00 America's Open-Model Push Accelerates as China Looms Large 30:00 Etched Raises $300M to Take on Nvidia 34:00 Google Cloud Grows 82%, So Why Did the… More on the show's page
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Welcome to The Daily Deal, the new show with Harry Stebbings and Jason Lemkin, where we break down the biggest stories in tech, venture, and B2B. From market meltdowns to billion-dollar raises, wild valuations, and the drama behind the deals. We're covering it all! Plus, we'll be joined by some… More on the show's page
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Jason Lemkin is one of the OG SaaS investors with all of his first five investments turning into unicorns with Pipedrive, Algolia, Talkdesk, Salesloft and RevenueCat all in his portfolio. SaaStr is the largest global community in SaaS and he has taught a generation the fundamentals of SaaS on… More on the show's page
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Jack Altman is the Founder and CEO @ Lattice , the #1 people management platform, last valued at $3BN. Jack is an investor through his founding of Jack Altman Capital where he has invested in WorkOS, NexHealth, Owner.com, Mercury and more. Auren Hoffman is the Founder and CEO @ Safegraph, the most… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page20VC Roundtable: Are IPOs Back? Is Growth Dead? What Does it Take to Raise a Growth Round Today? How Do VCs Solve The Liquidity Challenge? Will We See a Massive Resetting of Valuations? AI Hype Growth Rounds?
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Deven Parekh is a Managing Director at Insight Partners , one of the leading investing franchises of the last 25 years. Deven has made more than 90 investments since joining in 2000 including in the likes of Twitter, Alibaba, JD.com, Chargebee and Automattic (WordPress) to name a few. Woody… More on the show's page
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