Greycroft leads $3.5M into Breef, an online marketplace for ad agencies

Breef’s platform is democratizing how brands and boutique agencies connect with each other in the process of planning, scoping, pitching and paying for projects. Continue reading Greycroft leads $3.5M into Breef, an online marketplace for ad agencies

Rutter comes out of stealth with $1.5M in funding for its e-commerce API

Rutter is developing a unified e-commerce API that enables companies to connect with data across any platform. Continue reading Rutter comes out of stealth with $1.5M in funding for its e-commerce API

Communication software startup Channels takes on event management with text workflow

Three University of Michigan students are building Channels Inc., a communication software tailored for physical workers, and already racking up some big customers in the event management industry. Continue reading Communication software startup Channels takes on event management with text workflow

Companies betting on data must value people as much as AI

The truth is, we are still early when it comes to data transformation. The success of tech giants that put data at the core of their business models set off a spark that is only starting to take off. Continue reading Companies betting on data must value people as much as AI

UIPath CEO Daniel Dines is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS to talk RPA and automation

UIPath came seemingly out of nowhere in the last several years, going public last year in a successful IPO during which it raised over $527 million. It raised $2 billion in private money prior to that with its final private valuation coming in at an amazing $35 billion. UIPath CEO Daniel Dines will be joining […] Continue reading UIPath CEO Daniel Dines is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS to talk RPA and automation

Tiger Global backs Nacelle with $50M for its e-commerce infrastructure

Consumer shift to buying online during the global pandemic — and keeping that habit — continues to boost revenue for makers of e-commerce developer tools. Continue reading Tiger Global backs Nacelle with $50M for its e-commerce infrastructure

Insight Partners leads $30M round into Metabase, developing enterprise business intelligence tools

Metabase spun out of venture studio Expa as an easy way for people to interact with datasets. Continue reading Insight Partners leads $30M round into Metabase, developing enterprise business intelligence tools

Medical supply marketplace startup bttn. sews up additional $5M seed

Founders JT Garwood and Jack Miller started Bttn after seeing the challenges medical organizations had during the global pandemic to not only find supplies, but also get fair prices for them. Continue reading Medical supply marketplace startup bttn. sews up additional $5M seed

Would the math work if Databricks were valued at $38B?

Databricks, the open-source data lake and data management powerhouse has been on quite a financial run lately. Today Bloomberg reported the company could be raising a new round worth at least $1.5 billion at an otherworldly $38 billion valuation. That price tag is up $10 billion from its last fundraise in February when it snagged […] Continue reading Would the math work if Databricks were valued at $38B?

B2B sales platform Accord adds $1M to seed round

Accord’s application provides shared next steps and milestones for buying and selling teams to align on so that the right people are looped in at the right time. Continue reading B2B sales platform Accord adds $1M to seed round