Category Archives: Sapphire Ventures

Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: Enterprise | San Francisco, September 5

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TechCrunch Sessions is back! On September 5, we’re taking on the ferociously competitive field of enterprise software, and thrilled to announce our packed agenda, overflowing with some of the biggest names and most exciting startups in the enterprise industry. And you’re in luck, because $249 early-bird tickets are still on sale — make sure you […] Continue reading Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: Enterprise | San Francisco, September 5→

Portworx raises $27M Series C for its cloud-native data management platform

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As enterprises adopt cloud-native technologies like containers to build their applications, the next question they often have to ask themselves is how they adapt their data storage and management practices to this new reality, too. One of the companies in this business is the four-year-old Portworx, which has managed to attract customers like Lufthansa Systems, […] Continue reading Portworx raises $27M Series C for its cloud-native data management platform→

Contentful raises $33.5M for its headless CMS platform

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Contentful, a Berlin- and San Francisco-based startup that provides content management infrastructure for companies like Spotify, Nike, Lyft and others, today announced that it has raised a $33.5 million Series D funding round led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from OMERS Ventures and Salesforce Ventures, as well as existing investors General Catalyst, Benchmark, Balderton Capital and Hercules. In […] Continue reading Contentful raises $33.5M for its headless CMS platform→

Looker catches the fancy of CapitalG, Goldman and Geodesic with $81.5M Series D

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 Business intelligence platform Looker is announcing a wholesome $81.5 million Series D today led by CapitalG, Alphabet’s cleverly named growth investment arm. Goldman Sachs and Geodesic Capital helped fill out the round, joining existing investors, KPCB, Meritech Capital Partners, Redpoint and Sapphire Ventures.
Rather than compete in segmented markets against visualization and data… Read More Continue reading Looker catches the fancy of CapitalG, Goldman and Geodesic with $81.5M Series D→