Author Archives: Steve O'Hear

MessageBird acquires 24sessions to bring video to its ‘omnichannel’ platform

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MessageBird, the omnichannel cloud communications platform recently valued at $3 billion, is continuing to ramp up its M&A activity. Following last year’s acquisition of Pusher, a company that provides real-time web technologies, it is announcing that it has acquired “video-first” customer engagement platform 24sessions, and customer data platform Hull. Terms of the two new deals […] Continue reading MessageBird acquires 24sessions to bring video to its ‘omnichannel’ platform→

Saleor scores $2.5M seed round for its ‘headless’ e-commerce platform

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Saleor, a Poland and U.S.-based startup that offers a “headless” e-commerce platform to make it easier for developers to build better online shopping experiences, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. The round is led by Berlin’s Cherry Ventures, with participation from various angels. They include Guillermo Rauch (Vercel CEO and inventor of Next.js), Chris […] Continue reading Saleor scores $2.5M seed round for its ‘headless’ e-commerce platform→

VCs are chasing Hopin upwards of $5-6B valuation

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Virtual events platform Hopin is hopin’ for a mega valuation. According to multiple sources who spoke with TechCrunch, the company, which was founded in mid-2019, is running around the fundraise circuit and perhaps nearing the end of a fundraise in which it is looking to raise roughly $400 million at a pre-money valuation of $5 […] Continue reading VCs are chasing Hopin upwards of $5-6B valuation→

Zoom UX teardown: 5 fails and how to fix them

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Valued at over $60 billion and used by millions each day for work and staying in touch with friends and family, the COVID-19 pandemic has helped make Zoom one of the most popular and relevant enterprise applications. On one level, its surge to the top can be summed up in three words: “It just works.” […] Continue reading Zoom UX teardown: 5 fails and how to fix them→

Onna, the ‘knowledge integration platform’ for workplace apps, raises $27M Series B

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Onna, the “knowledge integration platform” (KIP) that counts Dropbox and Slack as backers, has raised $27 million in Series B funding. Leading the round is Atomico, with participation from Glynn Capital. Previous investors Dawn Capital, Nauta Capital and Slack Fund also followed on. Founded in 2015, Barcelona and New York-based Onna integrates with a plethora […] Continue reading Onna, the ‘knowledge integration platform’ for workplace apps, raises $27M Series B→

Arculus raises €16M to upgrade assembly lines with its ‘modular production platform’

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Arculus, the Ingolstadt, Germany-based startup that has developed a “modular production platform” to bring assembly lines into the 21st century, has raised €16 million in Series A investment. Leading the round is European venture firm Atomico, with participation from Visionaries Club and previous investor La Famiglia. Arculus says it will use the injection of capital […] Continue reading Arculus raises €16M to upgrade assembly lines with its ‘modular production platform’→

MessageBird launches Inbox.ai to ‘disrupt’ the customer service market

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MessageBird, the Amsterdam-headquartered cloud communications platform backed by Accel in the U.S. and Europe’s Atomico, is unveiling another new product today, this time taking aim at the $350 billion customer service market. Dubbed Inbox.ai and positioned as “Slack for external communications,” the new product — which is to be offered largely for free — enables […] Continue reading MessageBird launches Inbox.ai to ‘disrupt’ the customer service market→

TriggerMesh scores $3M seed from Index and Crane to help enterprises embrace ‘serverless’

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TriggerMesh, a startup building on top of the open source Kubernetes software to help enterprises go “serverless” across apps running in the cloud and traditional data centers, has raised $3 million in seed funding. The round is led Index Ventures and Crane Venture Partners. TriggerMesh says the investment will be used to scale the company […] Continue reading TriggerMesh scores $3M seed from Index and Crane to help enterprises embrace ‘serverless’→

LumApps raises $70M Series C led by Goldman Sachs

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LumApps, the cloud-based social intranet for the enterprise, has closed $70 million in Series C funding. Leading the round is Goldman Sachs Growth, with participation from Bpifrance via its Growth Fund Large Venture. Others participating include Idinvest Partners, Iris Capital, and Famille C (the family office of Courtin-Clarins). The round brings the total raised by […] Continue reading LumApps raises $70M Series C led by Goldman Sachs→

Accel and Index back Tines, as the cybersecurity startup adds another $11M to its Series A

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It was just a couple of months ago that Tines, the cybersecurity automation startup, raised $4.1 million in Series A funding led by Blossom Capital, and now the Dublin-based company is disclosing an $11 million extension to the round. This additional Series A funding is led by venture capital firm Accel, with participation from Index […] Continue reading Accel and Index back Tines, as the cybersecurity startup adds another $11M to its Series A→