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Datto sets initial IPO price range, indicating a valuation of around $4B Oct 19, 2020

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It was just a few weeks ago that Datto, what TechCrunch called a “backup and disaster recovery firm,” filed to go public. This week the firm set an initial range for its debut. The Vista Equity Partners -backed company was picked up by the private equity firm back in 2017. Vista is back in the […]

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Vivun announces $18M Series A to keep growing pre-sales platform Oct 16, 2020

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Vivun’s co-founder and CEO, Matt Darrow used to run pre-sales at Zuora and he saw that pre-sales team members had a lot of insight into customers. He believed if he could capture that insight, it would turn into valuable data to be shared across the company. He launched Vivun to build upon that idea in […]

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Small business payments and marketing startup Fivestars raises $52.5M Oct 16, 2020

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It’s a difficult time for small businesses — to put it mildly. AndÂ Fivestars CEO Victor Ho said that many of the big digital platforms aren’t really helping. Ho argued that those platforms — whether they offerÂ delivery services, user reviews or marketing tools — all have the same underlying model:Â “They seek to take over a small […]

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WizVille Local Monitor helps small shops track Google Maps ratings of competitors Oct 15, 2020

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French startup WizVille is launching a new product called Local Monitor to help restaurant owners, haircut places, bakeries and all kinds of small shops track their Google Maps ratings and the ratings of their competitors. While there are plenty of ratings services to compare places around you, such as Foursquare, Yelp and Tripadvisor, Google Maps […]

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M1 Finance closes $45M Series C mere months after it raised its $33M Series B Oct 15, 2020

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Just months after it announced a $33 million Series B, Chicago-based M1 Finance today disclosed a $45 Series C. The new financing event was led by Left Lane Capital, the same investor that led M1’s Series B. Bear in mind that so-called inside rounds are now aÂ bullish sign in 2020, as opposed to in prior […]

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Caliber, with $2.2 million in seed funding, launches a fitness coaching platform Oct 14, 2020

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The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the fitness space for a loop. Caliber, a startup that focuses on one-to-one personal training, is today launching a brand new digital coaching platform on the heels of a $2.2 million seed round led by Trinity Ventures. Caliber launched in 2018 with a content model, offering an email newsletter and […]

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Spendesk raises another $18 million for its corporate card and expense service Oct 14, 2020

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French startup Spendesk has added $18 million to its Series B round. The company already raised $38.4 million as part of its Series B last year, which means that it raised $56.4 million as part of this round. Eight Roads Ventures is investing in today’s extension round. Spendesk, as the name suggests, focuses on all […]

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Malaysian on-demand work platform GoGet lands $2 million Series A Oct 13, 2020

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GoGet, a Malaysian on-demand work platform, announced today that it has raised a $2 million Series A led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. The platform currently has 20,000 gig workers, who are called “GoGetters,” and has onboarded 5,000 businesses, including Lazada Malaysia, IKEA Malaysia, Foodpanda and flower delivery service BloomThis. While Malaysia has other on-demand work […]

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Quince launches out of beta with new ‘manufacturer-to-customer’ model Oct 13, 2020

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The retail landscape is shifting rapidly. While D2C brands have changed the way we shop, Quince is looking to change retail even more dramatically. The brand, which raised $8.5 million in seed funding last year (and only revealed as much today), is looking to rethink the supply chain with its own line of 700 items […]

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Twilio is buying customer data startup Segment for between $3B and $4B Oct 12, 2020

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Sources have told TechCrunch that Twilio intends to acquire customer data startup Segment for between $3 and $4 billion. Forbes broke the story on Friday night, reporting a price tag of $3.2 billion. We have heard from a couple of industry sources that the deal is in the works and could be announced as early […]

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