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Ironclad’s Jason Boehmig: The objective of pricing is to become less wrong over time

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In 2017, Ironclad founder and CEO Jason Boehmig was looking to raise a Series A. As a former lawyer, Boehmig had a specific process for fundraising and an ultimate goal of finding the right investors for his company. Part of Boehmig’s process was to ask people in the San Francisco Bay Area about their favorite […] Continue reading Ironclad’s Jason Boehmig: The objective of pricing is to become less wrong over time→

The Series A deal that launched a near unicorn: Meet Accel’s Steve Loughlin and Ironclad’s Jason Boehmig

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The only people who truly understand a relationship are the ones who are in it. Luckily for us, we’re going to have a candid conversation with both parties in the relationship between Ironclad CEO and co-founder Jason Boehmig and his investor and board member Accel partner Steve Loughlin. Loughlin led Ironclad’s Series A deal back […] Continue reading The Series A deal that launched a near unicorn: Meet Accel’s Steve Loughlin and Ironclad’s Jason Boehmig→

Intenseye raises $4M to boost workplace safety through computer vision

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Workplace injuries and illnesses cost the U.S. upwards of $250 billion each year, according to the Economic Policy Institute. ERA-backed startup Intenseye, a machine learning platform, has raised a $4 million seed round to try to bring that number way down in an economic and efficient way. The round was co-led by Point Nine and […] Continue reading Intenseye raises $4M to boost workplace safety through computer vision→

Lightspeed’s Gaurav Gupta and Grafana’s Raj Dutt discuss pitch decks, pricing and how to nail the narrative

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This week on Extra Crunch Live, the duo explained how they came together for Grafana’s Series A — and eventually, its Series B. We’ve included highlights as well as the full video of our conversation. Continue reading Lightspeed’s Gaurav Gupta and Grafana’s Raj Dutt discuss pitch decks, pricing and how to nail the narrative→

Lightspeed’s Gaurav Gupta and Grafana Labs’ Raj Dutt will tell us why they financially tied the knot (twice!)

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Many founders only know their own experience fundraising and don’t hear much about what other founders went through. On Extra Crunch Live today, we’re going to remedy that. Grafana Labs has raised upward of $75 million since it launched in 2014. Lightspeed Venture Partners, and partner Gaurav Gupta to be specific, led both the startup’s […] Continue reading Lightspeed’s Gaurav Gupta and Grafana Labs’ Raj Dutt will tell us why they financially tied the knot (twice!)→

Jam collaborative software launches Jam Genies to give small startups access to experts

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As the world moves towards remote work, the collaborative tools market continues to expand. Jam, a platform for editing and improving your company’s website, is adding to the trend by introducing a new arm to its product today called Jam Genies. Jam Genies is a network of highly experienced product experts that Jam users can […] Continue reading Jam collaborative software launches Jam Genies to give small startups access to experts→

UserLeap raises $16 million to bring better qualitative data to PMs

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Product managers can only be successful if they can make effective use of both quantitative and qualitative data. But mapping the former to the latter, and collecting high-quality data, is a huge challenge to organizations looking to rapidly productize and innovate. UserLeap, a company founded by serial product manager Ryan Glasgow, thinks it has found […] Continue reading UserLeap raises $16 million to bring better qualitative data to PMs→

HealNow raises $1.3 million to bring online payments to pharmacies

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As the healthtech landscape rapidly evolves another startup is making its presence known. HealNow has closed a $1.3 million round of funding from SoftBank Opportunity Fund and Redhawk VC. The company was founded by Halston Prox and Joshua Smith. Prox has worked in healthcare for more than a decade with major organizations such as Providence […] Continue reading HealNow raises $1.3 million to bring online payments to pharmacies→

Welcome raises $6M to help your company hire and keep employees

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Welcome, the HR software that helps organizations make and close offers to new candidates, announced the close of a $6 million seed round today, led by FirstMark Capital. Participating investors include Ludlow Ventures, Nat Turner and Zach Weinberg, and Keenan Rice and Ben Porterfield (which were existing investors), as well as a wide array of […] Continue reading Welcome raises $6M to help your company hire and keep employees→

Friday app, a remote work tool, raises $2.1 million led by Bessemer

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Friday, an app looking to make remote work more efficient, has announced the close of a $2.1 million seed round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Active Capital, Underscore, El Cap Holdings, TLC Collective, and New York Venture Partners also participated in the round, among others. Founded by Luke Thomas, Friday sits on top of the […] Continue reading Friday app, a remote work tool, raises $2.1 million led by Bessemer→