Bret Taylor finds himself in a unique position in Silicon Valley: in just one week at age 42, he’s accepted substantial positions at two tech powerhouses.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Jack leaves Twitter, Black Friday data, Nubank lowers IPO pricing
Perhaps it should be pro forma for corporate boards in search of a new CEO to start by talking to the company’s longtime engineers, product managers and marketing leads.
Abacum, a SaaS for finance teams, adds $25M in Atomico-led Series A
Abacum, a SaaS maker geared toward upgrading mid-sized companies’ financial planning and analysis tools, has fast-followed the $7 million seed it raised earlier this year (April) with a $25M Series A round. The latest funding brings its total raised to date to $32M. The Series A is led by European VC Atomico, with participation from […]
How Pilot convinced Index Ventures to think long-term about margins
Whether you agree or not, it’s hard to ignore the fact that the multipliers in Silicon Valley and the growth of software businesses have changed the way we think about a startup’s timeline.
Security Hub を PagerDuty に統合してみた
PagerDutyとは PagerDuty とは、インシデント管理SaaSサービスです。 様々なツールと連携し、アラートのグループ化や優先順位付け、また通知のルール化などといった機能を提供します。 通知としては、メールや […]…
Wave brings some science and sanity to the business of mental health
The kids aren’t alright. According to the founders of Wave, 75% of Gen Z is struggling with their emotional well-being. To be clear — not all of them are meeting the criteria for diagnosable mental health illnesses, but they do need a bit more than a firm handshake and a “keep going, son.” That’s the […]
Ireland’s Fonoa raises $20.5M to help digital-first businesses stay tax compliant as they scale globally
There are myriad tax pain points that come from selling goods, content or services globally. As the world has seen a surge in cross-border transactions, digital-first businesses face the challenge of understanding and managing global tax and compliance matters as they grow and scale internationally. Enter Dublin, Ireland-based Fonoa. Founded by three ex-Uber alumni — […]
Kaszek leads Z1’s latest round as it develops its bank app aimed at LatAm teens
The new capital will provide support as the company aims to grow 10 times over the next 12 months and add new features to enhance the financial inclusion and literacy of customers.
Slope takes in first capital with visions of being ‘Stripe for global B2B payments’
The company is growing at an incredible pace — 15 times in gross merchandise volume in just the last 30 days.
San Diego-based startup LifeVoxel raises $5 million seed funding for its AI diagnostic visualization platform
San Diego-based startup LifeVoxel has raised $5 million in a seed round to bolster data intelligence of its AI diagnostic visualization platform for faster and precise prognosis. The platform, dubbed Prescient, is used for diagnostics, workflow management and triage, taking away the stress of managing software and hardware technology from physicians and hospitals — and […]