Author Archives: Anthony Ha

Developer-focused video platform Mux achieves unicorn status with $105M funding

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Barely more than eight months after announcing a $37 million funding round, Mux has another $105 million. The Series D was led by Coatue and values the company at more than $1 billion (Mux isn’t disclosing the specific valuation). Existing investors Accel, Andreessen Horowitz and Cobalt also participated, as did new investor Dragoneer. Co-founder and […] Continue reading Developer-focused video platform Mux achieves unicorn status with $105M funding→

Near acquires the location data company formerly known as UberMedia

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Data intelligence company Near is announcing the acquisition of another company in the data business — UM. In some ways, this echoes Near’s acquisition of Teemo last fall. Just as that deal helped Singapore-headquartered Near expand into Europe (with Teemo founder and CEO Benoit Grouchko becoming Near’s chief privacy officer), CEO Anil Mathews said that this new […] Continue reading Near acquires the location data company formerly known as UberMedia→

Daily Crunch: KKR invests $500M into Box

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Box gets some financial ammunition against an activist investor, Samsung launches the Galaxy SmartTag+ and we look at the history of CryptoPunks. This is your Daily Crunch for April 8, 2021. The big story: KKR invests $500M into Box Private equity firm KKR is making an investment into Box that should help the cloud content […] Continue reading Daily Crunch: KKR invests $500M into Box→

Quiq acquires Snaps to create a combined customer messaging platform

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At first glance, Quiq and Snaps might sound like similar startups — they both help businesses talk to their customers via text messaging and other messaging apps. But Snaps CEO Christian Brucculeri said “there’s almost no overlap in what we do” and that the companies are “almost complete complements.” That’s why Quiq (based in Bozeman, Montana) […] Continue reading Quiq acquires Snaps to create a combined customer messaging platform→

Ketch raises $23M to automate privacy and data compliance

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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 PrivacyGrader tool last year, but now it’s revealing the […] Continue reading Ketch raises $23M to automate privacy and data compliance→

Customer data platform ActionIQ extends its latest funding round to $100M

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ActionIQ, which helps companies use their customer data to deliver personalized experiences, is announcing that it has extended its Series C funding, bringing the round to a total size of $100 million. That number includes the $32 million that ActionIQ announced in January of last year. Founder and CEO Tasso Argyros said the company is […] Continue reading Customer data platform ActionIQ extends its latest funding round to $100M→

Fetcher raises $6.5M to automate parts of the recruiting process

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Fetcher, a startup that promises to make the recruiting process easier while also diversifying the candidate pool, is announcing that it has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding. Originally known as Scout, the New York startup was founded by CEO Andres Blank, CPO Chris Calmeyn and engineering directors Javier Castiarena and Santi Aimetta. Blank […] Continue reading Fetcher raises $6.5M to automate parts of the recruiting process→

Entertainment payroll startup Wrapbook raises $27M round led by A16Z

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Wrapbook, a startup that simplifies the payroll process for TV, film and commercial productions, has raised $25 million in Series A funding from noteworthy names from both the tech and entertainment worlds. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Equal Ventures and Uncork Capital, as well as from WndrCo (the investment and […] Continue reading Entertainment payroll startup Wrapbook raises $27M round led by A16Z→

Martech company Zeta Global raises $222.5M in debt

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Zeta Global, the marketing technology company founded by David A. Steinberg and former Apple CEO John Sculley, is announcing an additional $222.5 million in new debt financing. The company has gone down the debt route before — a Series F raised in 2017 combined $115 million funding with $25 million in debt. BofA Securities served […] Continue reading Martech company Zeta Global raises $222.5M in debt→

Reduct.Video raises $4M to simplify video editing

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The team at Reduct.Video is hoping to dramatically increase the amount of videos created by businesses. The startup’s technology is already used by customers including Intuit, Autodesk, Facebook, Dell, Spotify, Indeed, Superhuman and IDEO. And today, Reduct is announcing that it has raised a $4 million round led by Greylock and South Park Commons, with […] Continue reading Reduct.Video raises $4M to simplify video editing→