This afternoon Intuit confirmed persistent rumors that it was in the process of buying Mailchimp, detailing a $12 billion transaction that will bring the well-known email infra company to its corporate remit. Intuit is not a well-known player in the email marketing space. The company is instead best known for its TurboTax software (and associated […]
What to make of Freshworks’ first IPO price range
It appears that Freshworks is pretty reasonably priced in its current range.
Toast looks toward $18B valuation in upcoming IPO
If you were considering buying into Toast’s IPO in hopes of having a say in its future, don’t. You won’t.
Equity Monday: Market pessimism, new iPhones and IPOs
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative from the private markets. You […]
Shepherd raises $6.2M seed round to tackle the construction insurance market
Shepherd fits into a theme of neoinsurance providers selling more to other companies than to consumers — and wagering on there being margin elsewhere in the insurance world to attack.
Blueprint raises $16M Series B to grow its title-focused insurtech business
Blueprint CEO Steve Berneman thinks that the $18 billion title insurance business should really be a $10 billion market. It was, we believe, the first time a startup discussed shrinking its market.
What Amplitude’s choice to direct list says about its products, growth and value
The recent round followed by a quick direct listing means that we’ll be able to mock Sequoia if Amplitude winds up worth more than $4.15 billion when it floats.
Inside Freshworks’ IPO filing
Let’s dig into the company’s historical growth, track Freshworks’ changing profitability profile and check to see if its revenue quality is improving over time.
5 takeaways from Toast’s S-1 filing
Startup founders, take a minute to track Toast’s revenue growth per category over time. Sometimes diversified offense is functional defense, it turns out.
Equity Monday: Y Combinator Demo Day Approaches
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative from the private markets. You […]