Category Archives: Accel

ReadMe scores $9M Series A to help firms customize API docs

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Software APIs help different tools communicate with one another, let developers access essential services without having to code it themselves, and are critical components for driving a platform-driven strategy. Yet they require solid documentation to help make the best use of them. ReadMe, a startup that helps companies customize their API documentation, announced a $9 […] Continue reading ReadMe scores $9M Series A to help firms customize API docs→

Sam Lessin and Andrew Kortina on their voice assistant’s workplace pivot

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The founders of Fin are betting on the consumerization of the enterprise. Continue reading Sam Lessin and Andrew Kortina on their voice assistant’s workplace pivot→

VCs bet $12M on Troops, a Slackbot for sales teams

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Troops helps sales teams communicate via Slack. Continue reading VCs bet $12M on Troops, a Slackbot for sales teams→

Slack to live stream pitch to shareholders on Monday ahead of direct listing

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Slack will make its pitch to prospective shareholders on Monday at an invite-only event in New York City. Continue reading Slack to live stream pitch to shareholders on Monday ahead of direct listing→

Rasa raises $13M led by Accel for its developer-friendly open source approach to chatbots

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Conversational AI and the use of chatbots have been through multiple cycles of hype and disillusionment in the tech world. You know the story: first you get a launch from the likes of Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Google or any number of other companies, and then you get the many examples of how their services […] Continue reading Rasa raises $13M led by Accel for its developer-friendly open source approach to chatbots→

Lola.com raises $37M to take on SAP and others in the world of business travel

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Business customers continue to be a huge target for the travel industry, and today a startup has raised a tidy sum to help it double down on the $1.7 trillion opportunity. Lola.com — a platform for business users to book and manage trips — has raised $37 million to continue building out its technology and […] Continue reading Lola.com raises $37M to take on SAP and others in the world of business travel→

Humio raises $9M Series A for its real-time log analysis service

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Humio, a startup that provides a real-time log analysis service for on-premises and cloud infrastructures, today announced that it has raised a $9 million Series A round led by Accel. It previously raised its seed round from WestHill and Trifork. The company, which has offices in San Francisco, the U.K. and Denmark, tells me that […] Continue reading Humio raises $9M Series A for its real-time log analysis service→

Instana raises $30M for its application performance monitoring service

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Instana, an application performance monitoring (APM) service with a focus on modern containerized services, today announced that it has raised a $30 million Series C funding round. The round was led by Meritech Capital, with participation from existing investor Accel. This brings Instana’s total funding to $57 million. The company, which counts the likes of […] Continue reading Instana raises $30M for its application performance monitoring service→

Background checks pay for Checkr, which just rang up $100 million in new funding

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Criminal records, driving records, employment verifications. Companies that use on-demand employees need to know that all the boxes have been checked before they send workers into the world on their behalf, and they often need those boxes checked quickly. A growing number of them use Checkr, a San Francisco-based company that says it currently runs […] Continue reading Background checks pay for Checkr, which just rang up $100 million in new funding→

Instana raises $20 million for its microservice monitoring and management service

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 Instana, a company that helps enterprises monitor and manage their microservice deployments with the help of automation and artificial intelligence, today announced that it has raised a $20 million Series B round led by Accel, with participation … Continue reading Instana raises $20 million for its microservice monitoring and management service→