Emergence’s Jason Green joins TC Sessions: Enterprise this September

Picking winners from the herd of early-stage enterprise startups is challenging — so much competition, so many disruptive technologies, including mobile, cloud and AI. One investor who has consistently identified winners is Jason Green, founder and general partner at Emergence, and TechCrunch is very pleased to announce that he will join the investor panel at […] Continue reading Emergence’s Jason Green joins TC Sessions: Enterprise this September

BetterWorks and CEO sued by ex-employee for alleged sexually suggestive assault

 Beatrice Kim is suing her former employer BetterWorks and its CEO Kris Duggan for allegedly assaulting her in a sexual manner during a company retreat. The lawsuit also implicates thehe performance management software startup, regional VP Matt Hart, and VP of People Operations Tamara Cooksey for allowing sexual harassment in the workplace and not taking action against Duggan after the… Read More Continue reading BetterWorks and CEO sued by ex-employee for alleged sexually suggestive assault

HR 2.0 is the poster child for the next wave of SaaS innovation

 The path for SaaS domination of a market segment has historically followed one of two routes: bringing previously offline workflows online, or moving on-premise software processes online. In short, SaaS would take over segments that previously we… Continue reading HR 2.0 is the poster child for the next wave of SaaS innovation

BetterWorks raises another $20M to build a ‘business operating system’ for enterprises

competingracers BetterWorks, a platform for employees to set themselves goals, share them with others in their organization and track how well those goals are being met, has raised another $20 million in Series B funding. The company is not disclosing its valuation but we understand from sources close to the deal that it is around $100 million. Led by Emergence Capital — an early backer of… Read More Continue reading BetterWorks raises another $20M to build a ‘business operating system’ for enterprises