Allan Tear

Investing in revenue-first businesses through RevUp Capital. Trying to be 1% better every day.

[Allan Tear @allantear]

⏱️ As a result, wind-downs will continue to rise for the next year
📣 Shoutout to the South, which has doubled their share of VC from 10% to 20% in the past few years!

(These are my takes from Carta’s data, @PeterJ_Walker may not agree!)

[Allan Tear @allantear]

Some thoughts from @cartainc 2023 VC data, #saastrsummit preso:

📉Minus AI, fundraising is still in a slump
😔 M&A hasn’t saved the day because acquirers and startups can’t agree on value
🪡 Now on other side of economic dip, but pain still ahead due to fall fundraising jam

1/2

[Allan Tear @allantear]

@maria_g_thomas @joelgascoigne @tmrohan It was a start, and I hope that Bootstrapped / revenue-first programming & workshops grows. Most of the speakers were still about “growing huge with VC” and most of the founder audience was not in that lane. #SaaStrsummit

[Allan Tear @allantear]

@Kellblog What it lacked in incisiveness, it made up for in glib obfuscation.

[Terrence Rohan @tmrohan]

A new era in startup funding is coming.

Founders will couple the growth of select VC with the durability of bootstrapping.

Less capital, more self-reliance.

It will liberate founders from the VC hamster wheel to build better.

Raise Less, Build More:

https://t.co/OP8DvT7xsV

[Ted Ferrin @teddyferrin]

Listening to @DavidSacks and @jasonlk at @SaaStrAnnual predicting mortality rate of seed co’s will be 80% for a while (up from 20% the last few years). Series A crunch settling in hard according to them.

[Allan Tear @allantear]

Kudos to the @SaaStrAnnual team for the # of women and POC speakers sharing the stage at #SaaStr2023. You put your back into it, and it shows. 👏

[Allan Tear @allantear]

First 💡 ⚡️ idea so far at #saastr2023

@Capchase has launched Capchase Pay, a buy-now pay-later solution for SaaS. Enables SaaS companies to offer monthly subscription payments while preserving annual pricing.

Free up to $250K ACV

[Allan Tear @allantear]

@robertmclaws Yeah! I have your product open in my browser right now as a reminder to dive deeper.

[Allan Tear @allantear]

As the SaaS market matures, revenue-first startups are more prevalent, more scalable, and are creating better founder outcomes.

Let’s talk revenue growth and how to fund it at #SaaStrsummit this week.

https://t.co/aBdHPMsVxo

[Allan Tear @allantear]

@BasileGSenesi @join_arc Hey Basile I’d like to hear some more about Arc for our portfolio. I’m here at SaaStr as well

[RevUp Capital @revupcapital]

What’s up West Coast!

Show us what’s good at #saastrsummit

Checkbooks are open…

#revenuefirst

https://t.co/moTzXUMwxJ

[Allan Tear @allantear]

aaaand looks like I've got to light up the ol' X account since I'm back on the road again for @revupcapital

HMU at SaaStr Summit, Boston Generative AI Meetup, Business of Software Conf (in NC this yr!), and more

We're spreading the cash around for #revenuefirst startups

[Allan Tear @allantear]

Meeting founders at #BlackTechWeek in Cincy. Ready to write some checks!

https://t.co/ZXek6tsdvY

[Allan Tear @allantear]

@rlj_law @RallyLegal I was wondering about Spellbook. Have you tested it against generalized GPT4?

[Allan Tear @allantear]

Years ago, @MizWithers and I fell 😻 with David’s give-first, no bullshit approach to founders and the startup community. Having him as an investor in RevUp is a true highlight 💫

[David Chang @changds]

Just made #angel investment #100. Excited to formally back @MizWithers @allantear @revupcapital!

[David Chang @changds]

Just made #angel investment #100. Excited to formally back @MizWithers @allantear @revupcapital!

[Allan Tear @allantear]

Aged well 🍷 🧀

[Allan Tear @allantear]

have a feeling that the elevated level of M&A in our portfolio is a sign of this boom cycle’s end. Get while the gettin’s good 💰 🔜

[Allan Tear @allantear]

@jasonlk @saastrfund @firstrepublic Leaning the same, and was told the same from JPMC