Austin transplant Geoff Lewis wants to pop Silicon Valley's 'self-referential' bubble

Austin has made headlines over the past year for a number of reasons: It's home to Oracle's new headquarters. Tesla is building a massive gigafactory in the Texas capital. And people, mostly tech workers, are leaving the Bay Area in droves to settle in the city, driving up home prices in th

Airtable makes Bayes its first acquisition to up its data visualization game

Airtable, the makers of the no-code relational database, announced its first acquisition today, acquiring Bayes, an early-stage visualization startup. The purpose of the purchase is to enhance the data visualizations on the Airtable platform. The companies did not share the purchase price. Much lik

Doxel raises $40M from Insight, a16z to become the ‘Waze for construction’

Doxel, which has developed software that uses computer vision to help track and monitor progress on construction job sites, announced today that it has raised $40 million in Series B funding. Insight Partners led the round, which included participation from existing backers Andreessen Horowitz (a16

No-code is code

Today, the release of OpenAI Codex, a new Al system that translates natural language to code, marks the beginning of a shift in how computer software is written. Over the past few years, there’s been growing talk about “no code” platforms, but this is no new phenomenon. The reality is

Gamified home rowing machine Aviron raises $4.5M

Along with a surge in connected fitness funding, it seems that rowing machines are really having their moment. In April, Ergatta announced a $30 million raise, last month, CityRow announced a $12 million round for its studios and home machines, and today, Aviron is announcing a $4.5 million round.

Student rideshare service HopSkipDrive raises $25M to expand and invest in electrification

Students around the country are about to return to school after the summer holiday, and they're doing so at a time when both coronavirus transmission and the effects of climate change are mounting. Last year, HopSkipDrive, a rideshare platform for kids, had to let go much of its staff amid scho

ChargePoint acquires Amsterdam-based electric fleet manager ViriCiti

ChargePoint has made its second acquisition since going public in March, purchasing European electric fleet management company ViriCiti for €75 million ($88 million) in cash. The news comes just a few weeks after the EV charging network operator announced the purchase of European charging softwar

Founded by a Freshworks alum, sales commission platform Everstage gets $1.7M seed funding

"attachment_2188515" aria-describedby="" style="width: 4459px">Everstage founding team Vivek Suriyamoorthy and Siva Rajamani. Image Credits: Everstage For sales representatives, commissions are a source of motivation — and frustration, too. Commission structures are often complex and become even m

Pave gets Y Combinator to back better startup compensation tools, again

Pave, a San Francisco-based startup that helps companies benchmark, plan and communicate compensation to their employees, has raised a $46 million Series B. YC Continuity led the round, which also saw participation from Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners. The round comes eight months

Extra Crunch roundup: Influencer marketing, China’s tech clampdown, drafting growth teams

Before you hire a marketing consultant who doesn’t understand your products or commit to a CMO who has several years of experience — but none in your sector — consider influencer marketing. If the phrase evokes images of celebrities hawking hard seltzer, think again: An influencer can be

Perform a quality of earnings analysis to make the most of M&A

As a startup founder, there will be three scenarios in which you'll need to understand how to properly do a quality of earnings (QofE) if you want to maximize value. The first scenario will be when you decide to raise a Series A and subsequent VC rounds, followed by when you do a strategic acqu

Unity to acquire Parsec in its biggest acquisition to date

Unity, the company behind the super popular 2D/3D engine of the same name, is today announcing plans to make its biggest acquisition to date. Unity says it will acquire Parsec, a remote desktop tool for developers and creatives, for $320 million in cash. Parsec’s pitch has long been remote de

Product School raises $25M in growth equity to scale its product training platform

Traditional MBA programs can be costly, lengthy and often lack the application of real-world skills. Meanwhile, big global brands and companies who need product managers to grow their businesses can't sit around waiting for people to graduate. And the edtech space hasn't traditionally cater

Felt raised $4.5 million to get you to 'think in maps'

From vaccine distribution plans to fire trackers to bar crawls for your best friend’s birthday, maps help people visualize space and express impact. And Felt, a new Oakland-based startup co-founded by Sam Hashemi and Can Duruk, is on a mission to make the medium more mainstream. Felt is a col