Dear Sophie: When can I finally come to Silicon Valley?
Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.
“Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,” says
Slack's new DM feature Connect is, thankfully, opt-in
I'm sure I'm not the only one who had a minor meltdown on seeing that Slack had finally added the Connect feature it announced in October. I'm a firm believer that there are already entirely too many ways to get ahold of me. On top of the countless inbox pitches I field on a day basis,
Dual-event ticket prices to TC Early Stage 2021 increase this Friday
We've all heard the adage, less is more. But when it comes to learning all the complex ins and outs of building and launching a successful startup, more is definitely the way to go. Enter not one, but two bootcamp experiences for the early-stage crowd: TC Early Stage: Operations & Fundraisi
Salesforce updates includes sales info overlay for Zoom meetings
The pandemic has clearly had an impact on the way we work, and this is especially true for salespeople. Salesforce introduced a number of updates to Sales Cloud this morning, including Salesforce Meetings, a smart overlay for Zoom meetings that gives information and advice to the sales team as they
Plaid accelerator announces inaugural cohort of fintech startups
Plaid, the fintech giant, has announced the inaugural cohort of startups in its new accelerator program, FinRise.
The equity-free and capital-free program has chosen five early-stage fintech startups out of 100 applications to join its cohort, working on issues central to the financial services ind
Arbolus raises $6M from Fuel Ventures and Plug and Play to apply ML to expert knowledge
Leveraging networks of “experts” online started out as a very manual online business. But it's rapidly becoming more efficient as machine learning is applied to the whole business model. Indeed, in the U.K. alone $60 billion is spent a year on using outside expertise. Large players in this
French VC firm Breega raises $130 million fund
Breega, a VC firm based in Paris, has announced the final closing of its third fund. The firm has managed to raise $130 million (€110 million).
This is Breega's third fund and is officially called Breega Capital Venture 3. The firm's previous fund launched in 2015 with €45 million ($53
Hear how Poshmark went from Series A to the public markets with Manish Chandra and Mayfield’s Navin Chaddha
Poshmark has come a long way over the last decade. Launched in 2011, the social fashion marketplace has raised upwards of $150 million, and has now listed on the public markets. It’s valued at $3.5 billion.
But well before all the success, Mayfield’s Navin Chaddha saw the potential, lea
Ketch raises $23M to automate privacy and data compliance
Ketch, a startup aiming to help businesses navigate the increasingly complex world of online privacy regulation and data compliance, is announcing that it has raised $23 million in Series A funding.
The company is also officially coming out of stealth. I actually wrote about Ketch’s free Priv
Crypto wallet and exchange company Blockchain.com raises $300 million at $5.2 billion valuation
As Coinbase is about to go public in the U.S., another cryptocurrency company is having a blockbuster first quarter of 2021. Blockchain.com, the company behind a popular cryptocurrency wallet, an exchange, a block explorer and more has raised a $300 million Series C round.
If you've been paying
Chord, a headless commerce startup led by former Glossier execs, raises $18M
Last year, former Glossier executives Henry Davis and Bryan Mahoney unveiled a new e-commerce startup called Arfa. Today, they’re announcing a new vision for the company, along with a new name, new funding and an acquisition.
The name first: Moving forward, the New York startup will be known
Bevy raises $40M Series C with 20% coming from Black investors
You might expect that a startup that makes community building software would be thriving during a pandemic when it’s so difficult for us to be together. And Bevy, a company whose product powers community sites like Salesforce Trailblazers and Google Developers announced it has raised a $40 mi
LA’s socially conscious bank challenger, Aspiration, launches a carbon offset credit card
Aspiration, the financial services business for socially conscious consumers, is back with another environmentally friendly offering for its customers — this time, it’s a credit card.
The Los Angeles-based company, which has raised roughly $250 million from investors including the celeb
Australian lidar maker Baraja collects $31M B round to illuminate the future of autonomy
Lidar companies across the planet are going SPAC, but Baraja isn’t in a hurry to go public. The Australian lidar maker has raised a $31 million B round to continue the deployment and development of its “unique and ingenious” imaging system, with participation beyond the usual VC s