Inside the ServiceTitan IPO with Nina Achadjian

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Origins - Inside Venture Capital, Hosted by a GP and an LP

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116 episodes

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Hosted by a General Partner (GP) and a Limited Partner (LP), Origins dives into the venture capital ecosystem to learn how the people behind the money make decisions: How LPs choose VC funds to invest in, what drives performance in venture, the dos and don'ts of fundraising, what founders/entrepreneurs/CEOs need to do to raise a Seed, Series A and beyond, what it takes to go from emerging manager to franchise VC, and the latest private market trends and dynamics shaping the investment ecosystem. Origins is co-hosted by GP Nick Chirls and LP Beezer Clarkson.

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Inside the ServiceTitan IPO with Nina Achadjian

Origins - Inside Venture Capital, Hosted by a GP and an LP

43 minutes 5 seconds

9 months ago

Inside the ServiceTitan IPO with Nina Achadjian

Nina Achadjian is a Partner at Index Ventures, where she invests across seed, venture, and growth stages in AI, enterprise software, and vertical SaaS. She sits down with Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners, and the two discuss Nina’s predictions for M&A in 2025, the importance of product market fit and what Nina looks for in a new hire. Plus, the two dig into Index’s recent IPO with ServiceTitan, and how they managed a high-profile exit in the difficult IPO market of 2024.

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CHAPTERS:

(0:00) Welcome to Origins

(1:49) The Trading Floors of London and New York4:54-The ServiceTitan IPO

(15:22) The Exit Window for SaaS Companies in 2025

(17:45) Predictions & AI

(25:10) More M&A vs. IPO

(30:34) Investment Lessons Learned at Index

(34:59) Hiring People Who Become Great Investors

(39:03) Hive & the Armenian Tech Ecosystem