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EvenUp wants to automate personal injury settlements — to a point
Millions of personal injury cases are settled in the U.S. every year, as few go to trial — but the vast majority are kept under wraps. This leaves lawyers guessing what they should propose as a
Curri nabs $42M for its construction-focused last-mile logistics platform
In 2018, Matt Lafferty and Brian Gonzalez co-founded Curri, a tech platform focused on last-mile logistics for the construction industry. Their goal, they say, was to help customers, specifically dist
Who captures the most value after the SaaS-acre? Enterprises or startups?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday episode, where we niche down to a sing
Tech investors’ obsession over profit is already waning
New data indicates that venture investors are on their way back to preferring growth over profitability at startups.
Enterprise companies and generative AI: Just looking?
A look at what generative AI means for enterprise buyers; as well as some notes on why your company may want to be like Figma, and how the investing side of the market is adjusting to down rounds.
Qwak raises $12M for its MLOps platform
MLOps platform Qwak today announced that it has raised a $12 million Series A1 funding round from Bessemer Venture Partners. The startup, which offers a fully managed platform that combines machine le
Sentra raises $30M to provide a security layer for data in the cloud
The move to the cloud, accelerated by the pandemic, continues unabated. By 2025, Gartner estimates that more than 95% of new digital workloads will be deployed on cloud-native platforms, up from 30% i
Sweep, a no-code config tool for Salesforce software, raises $28M
Businesses often encounter challenges in configuring their customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, whether because of requirements specific to their organization or industry or a lack of ins
This startup just landed $8.5M led by Bessemer to help companies automate their financial operations
The problem of cash flow reconciliation is an increasingly large one, especially in light of the explosion of digital payments since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As companies that handle custom
Zylo, a SaaS management platform, raises $31.5M
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscriptions have become a fixture of the modern enterprise; organizations with more than 1,000 employees use over 150 SaaS apps on average, according to BetterCloud. Ful
Indian fintech Lentra raises $60M to expand loans-as-a-service for banks
India initially made its name in the tech world years ago when it staked out reputation as a key hub for business process outsourcing. Now that legacy has taken a very different turn in fintech with o
Advances in fit technology could minimize those onerous online returns
Startups and big retailers utilize technology to help brands better manage returns, but they’re also attempting to tackle the root cause — the fit itself.
Bessemer backs SaaS platform that automates billing workflows
Zenskar, a startup that is aiming to help SaaS companies automate their billing workflows, has raised $3.5 million in a seed funding round. Headquartered in New York and Bengaluru, Zenskar is building
GlossGenius triples valuation, raises $25M to give beauty industry’s tech stack a makeover
Danielle Cohen-Shohet developed a tech platform to help spa, studio and salon industry owners manage their operations. She had seen firsthand the challenges of running a small business as a freelance
Zopper raises $75 million to solve India’s insurance problem
For more than half a decade, Zopper built a platform for small- and medium-sized businesses, helping merchants with invoicing and payments through its point-of-sale platform. It sold that IP to PhoneP
Lumachain, using computer vision to transform meat production, bites into new capital
Lumachain's goal is to solve some of the global meat industry's key challenges, including employee shortages and supply chain disruptions.
The best cloud unicorns aren’t as overvalued as you might think
Unexited unicorns represent one of the largest pools of paper wealth in the world. And the best companies -- often also the most valuable -- are actually not as overvalued as you might think.
Farther, a wealth tech firm, banks $15M Series A as valuation hits $50M
Farther provides two sets of tools, one for advisors to expand their businesses and one for clients to invest in ways that align with their goals.
25 French unicorns, 25 French unicorns, do I hear 100?
French President Emmanuel Macron hopes there will be 100 French unicorns by 2030. Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, 10 homegrown decacorns. But shouldn't we all dream of centaurs instead?
Smartphone re-commerce platform Cashify bags $90 million in new funding
Cashify, a marketplace for gadgets trade-ins and buybacks in India, has raised $90 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand its business in the world’s second-largest smartphone market