Ascend raises $5.5M to provide a BNPL option for commercial insurance

Ascend is moving insurance into the digital age by with a payments platform that combines financing, collections and payables. Continue reading Ascend raises $5.5M to provide a BNPL option for commercial insurance

Fin names former Twilio exec Evan Cummack as CEO, raises $20M

Fin’s software captures employee workflow data from across applications and turns it into productivity insights to improve the way enterprise teams work and remain engaged. Continue reading Fin names former Twilio exec Evan Cummack as CEO, raises $20M

Base Operations raises $2.2 million to modernize physical enterprise security

Typically when we talk about tech and security, the mind naturally jumps to cybersecurity. But equally important, especially for global companies with large, multinational organizations, is physical security — a key function at most medium-to-large enterprises, and yet one that to date, hasn’t really done much to take advantage of recent advances in technology. Enter […] Continue reading Base Operations raises $2.2 million to modernize physical enterprise security

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

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

Steno raises $3.5 million led by First Round to become an extension of law offices

The global legal services industry was worth $849 billion dollars in 2017 and is expected to become a trillion dollar industry by the end of next year. Little wonder that Steno, an L.A.-based startup, wants a piece. Like most legal services outfits, what it offers are ways for law practices to run more smoothly, including […] Continue reading Steno raises $3.5 million led by First Round to become an extension of law offices

Lawyers hate timekeeping. Ping raises $13M to fix it with AI

Counting billable time in six minute increments is the most annoying part of being a lawyer. It’s a distracting waste. It leads law firms to conservatively under-bill. And it leaves lawyers stuck manually filling out timesheets after a long day when they want to go home to their families. Life is already short, as Ping […] Continue reading Lawyers hate timekeeping. Ping raises $13M to fix it with AI

Kandji announces $3.375M seed for sophisticated Apple MDM solution

Kandji, a new Apple MDM solution that promises to go far beyond Apple’s base MDM protocol and other solutions on the market, emerged from stealth today with a $3.375 million seed investment. The product is also publicly available for the first time starting today. The round, which closed in March, was led by First Round […] Continue reading Kandji announces $3.375M seed for sophisticated Apple MDM solution

Anvyl, looking to help D2C brands manage their supply chain, raises $9.3M

Growing D2C brands face an interesting challenge. While they’ve eliminated much of the hassle of a physical storefront, they must still deal with all the complications involved in managing inventory and manufacturing and shipping a physical product to suppliers. Anvyl, with a fresh $9.3 million in Series A funding, is looking to jump in and […] Continue reading Anvyl, looking to help D2C brands manage their supply chain, raises $9.3M

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

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

Airbase launches with $7M Series A to simplify spending control systems

Airbase is a startup with a plan to change the way you think about accounting around spending. Instead of multiple workflows, it wants to create a simpler one involving, well, Airbase. It’s a bold move for any startup to take on something as entrenched as financials, but it’s giving it a shot, and today the […] Continue reading Airbase launches with $7M Series A to simplify spending control systems