SaaStr 343: Point Nine Capital Managing Partner, Christoph Janz, On Fundraising During a Pandemic

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SaaStr 343: Point Nine Capital Managing Partner, Christoph Janz, On Fundraising During a Pandemic

Jason M. Lemkin 🦄

Jun 18, 2020

On today's episode, Christoph shares his five tips for fundraising during a pandemic.

Have a clear COVID-19 assessment
Start with an extra-long "long list"
Disqualify ruthlessly
Have a killer deck
Build trust remotely

Christoph has invested in more than 20 SaaS startups and lives and breathes SaaS, everything from “A as in AI-enhanced B2B software” to “Z as in Zendesk”. Christoph co-founded Point Nine Capital in 2011.

Before that, he co-founded two Internet startups (DealPilot.com in 1997 and Pageflakes in 2005). In 2008 he became an angel investor and discovered Zendesk, Clio, FreeAgent – and his love for SaaS.

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The Official SaaStr Podcast is the latest and greatest from the world of SaaStr, interviewing the most prominent operators and investors to discover their tips, tactics and strategies to attain success in the fiercely competitive world of SaaS. On the side of the operators, we center around getting from $0 to $100m ARR faster, what it takes to scale successfully and what are the core elements of hiring. As for the investors, we learn what metrics they hone in on when examining SaaS business, what type of metrics excites them and what they look for in SaaS founders.

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