CEO Shishir Mehrotra and investor S. Somasegar reveal what sings in Coda’s pitch doc

CEO Shishir Mehrotra and Madrona partner S. Somasegar joined Extra Crunch Live to discuss Coda’s pitch doc — and give live feedback on pitches from the audience. Continue reading CEO Shishir Mehrotra and investor S. Somasegar reveal what sings in Coda’s pitch doc

mmhmm, the video conferencing software, kicks off summer with a bunch of new features

mmhmm, the communications platform developed by Phil Libin and the All Turtles team, is getting a variety of new features. According to Libin, there are parts of video communication today that can not only match what we get in the real world, but exceed it. That’s how this next iteration of mmhmm is meant to […] Continue reading mmhmm, the video conferencing software, kicks off summer with a bunch of new features

Twilio invests in adaptive communications platform Hyro

Hyro, formerly Airbud, is today announcing the close of a $10.5 million Series A financing round led by Spero Ventures, with participation from Twilio, and Mindset Ventures. Existing investors Hanaco Ventures, Spider Capital and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator also participated in the round. Hyro is an enterprise application, currently aimed at the healthcare sector but with […] Continue reading Twilio invests in adaptive communications platform Hyro

Figma introduces a whiteboard tool called FigJam

Figma spent years in stealth before launching its web-based collaborative design tool. Since coming into the light, the company has been iterating quickly. Today, Figma launches its biggest product update to date. Meet FigJam, Figma’s new whiteboarding tool. The entire concept of Figma stemmed from the fact that designers were taking up much more space […] Continue reading Figma introduces a whiteboard tool called FigJam

Synthesia’s AI video generation platform hooks $12.5 million Series A led by FirstMark

As AI improves, the possibilities of what we can do with the technology grow exponentially (for better or worse). Synthesia, an AI video generation platform, is looking to make video content creation as simple and efficient as possible, and FirstMark is taking a bet on it making the world better, and not worse. The company […] Continue reading Synthesia’s AI video generation platform hooks $12.5 million Series A led by FirstMark

Swyft raises $17.5 million to bring same-day delivery to all the retailers that aren’t Amazon

Thanks to major players like Amazon and Walmart, we’ve become accustomed to next- or same-day delivery. But the pandemic has also renewed our interest in buying from smaller businesses and retailers. Swyft, a company that has just raised $17.5 million in Series A, helps retailers of any size provide affordable same-day delivery. The round was […] Continue reading Swyft raises $17.5 million to bring same-day delivery to all the retailers that aren’t Amazon

mmhmm introduces usage-based enterprise accounts and a beta for Windows

mmhmm, the software that allows folks to personalize their appearance on video chat, has today announced that its introducing usage-based enterprise accounts. In a conversation with TechCrunch, founder and CEO Phil Libin said this is a natural evolution, remarking that mmhmm has had hundreds of registrations from users all at the same company. “It was […] Continue reading mmhmm introduces usage-based enterprise accounts and a beta for Windows

Rising Team, with $3 million seed, is a platform that combines management tools with training

Jennifer Dulski has held her fair share of leadership positions, from being president and COO of Change.org to serving as head of product for Google’s shopping and product ads to leading the team responsible for Facebook Groups. But she’s identified a problem that most people managers will all too clearly understand: training and tools to […] Continue reading Rising Team, with $3 million seed, is a platform that combines management tools with training

Airtable is now valued at $5.77B with a fresh $270 million in Series E funding

Airtable, the no-code relational database that has amassed a customer base that spans 250,000 different organizations, has today announced the close of a $270 million in series E funding. The valuation comes out to $5.77 billion post-money, more than doubling its valuation from September, when it raised $185 million in Series D funding. This latest […] Continue reading Airtable is now valued at $5.77B with a fresh $270 million in Series E funding

Electric raises $40M Series C to put small-business IT in the cloud

It would be an understatement to say that enterprise-focused startups have fared well during the pandemic. As organizations look to go remote, and the way we work has been flipped on its head, quickly-growing tech companies that simplify this transition are in high demand. One such startup has, in fact, raised $61.5 million in the […] Continue reading Electric raises $40M Series C to put small-business IT in the cloud