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Akuity raises $20M to simplify Kubernetes container management
Akuity, a provider of app delivery software for Kubernetes, today announced that it closed a $20 million Series A funding round led by Lead Edge Capital and Decibel Partners, bringing…
Lead Edge Capital just closed its newest fund with an astonishing $2 billion (nearly)
It used to take a while to amass $5 billion in assets under management. Not so for Lead Edge Capital, a 12-year-old California- and New York-based growth-equity firm that just…
Investors are turning their focus away from private shares to public stocks, says crossover investor
A lot of public market investors began elbowing their way into the world of venture-backed startups roughly a decade ago, and the ripple effects have been obvious. Think faster funding…
Workiz raises $40M on a surge of interest for productivity tools aimed at home service teams
We may hear a lot about how big businesses are undergoing digital transformation, but the trend isn’t exclusively limited to them, and today a startup that’s building better productivity tools…
Proptech startup Knock secures $20M to grow SaaS platform for property managers
In recent years, the U.S. has seen more renters than at any point since at least 1965, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau housing data. Competition…
Sources: Hinge Health has raised $300M Series D at a $3B valuation
Hinge Health, the San Francisco-based company that offers a digital solution to treat chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions — such as back and joint pain — has closed a $300 million…
Solve the ‘dead equity’ problem with a longer founder vesting schedule
The four-year vesting schedule that the typical startup uses today is a problem waiting to happen. Here’s how you can fix it forever.
Lead Edge Capital just closed on $950 million from a whopping 500 investors
Lead Edge Capital, a software-focused venture firm with one office in New York and another in California, was founded just 11 years ago. Yet it’s already managing $3 billion in…
LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M
Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown.…
TransferWise’s new debit card for the US fires the starting gun on a new war for travelers
International money transfer service TransferWise, has made a significant incursion into the US market today, launching a MasterCard debit card alongside a multicurrency account. Mirroring the card it has already…
With a portfolio including Acorns, Sweetgreen and Ro, Torch Capital raises $60M for its first fund
Jonathan Keidan, the founder of Torch Capital, had already built a portfolio that included Acorns, Compass, Digital Ocean and Sweetgreen, before he raised single dollar for his inaugural venture capital…
TransferWise now valued at $3.5B following a new $292M secondary round
TransferWise, the London-headquartered international money transfer service, is disclosing a new $292 million secondary round that sees investors value the company at $3.5 billion. That’s more than double the valuation…
Welcome to the TechCrunch transportation newsletter; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. I cover all the ways people and goods move from Point A to Point…
This New York venture firm just closed on $520 million from 250(!) people, including former Schwab and Facebook execs
Lead Edge Capital, a New York-based venture firm, has been around since 2009, and it has been quietly growing like kudzu since. After closing its very first fund with $52…