GDPR: One Year On, Lessons Learned

On May 25, 2018, the EU rolled out a new set of data privacy laws under the General Data Protection Regulation, more commonly known as GDPR. The aim of GDPR was to set a standardized level of data protection for individuals across the EU. The negotiat… Continue reading GDPR: One Year On, Lessons Learned

India’s Darwinbox raises $15M to bring its HR tech platform to more Asian markets

An Indian SaaS startup, which is increasingly courting clients from outside of the country, just raised a significant amount of capital to expand its business. Hyderabad-based Darwinbox, which operates a cloud-based human resource management platform, said on Thursday it has raised $15 million in a new financing round. The Series B round — which moves […] Continue reading India’s Darwinbox raises $15M to bring its HR tech platform to more Asian markets

Work Life Ventures raises $5M for debut enterprise SaaS seed fund

Brianne Kimmel on her debut fund: “I want to be mindful that I am a female GP and I feel honored to have that title.” Continue reading Work Life Ventures raises $5M for debut enterprise SaaS seed fund

APIs are the next big SaaS wave

While the software revolution started out slowly, over the past few years it’s exploded and the fastest-growing segment to-date has been the shift towards software as a service or SaaS… Continue reading APIs are the next big SaaS wave

Former Google-Waymo Engineer Levandowski Charged With IP Theft

Some 18 months after Uber cleared the air with Waymo (an Alphabet/Google company) via a civil settlement then worth $245 million in Uber stock, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) unsealed a federal grand jury indictment of Anthony Levandowski, the i… Continue reading Former Google-Waymo Engineer Levandowski Charged With IP Theft

‘The Operators’: Experts from Airbnb and Carta on building and managing your company’s customer support

Airbnb’s Global Product Director of Customer and Community Support, and Carta’s Head of Enterprise Relationship Management share how companies should be thinking about customer service. Continue reading ‘The Operators’: Experts from Airbnb and Carta on building and managing your company’s customer support

Cybereason raises $200 million for its enterprise security platform

Cybereason, which uses machine learning to increase the number of endpoints a single analyst can manage across a network of distributed resources, has raised $200 million in new financing from SoftBank Group and its affiliates.  It’s a sign of the belief that SoftBank has in the technology, since the Japanese investment firm is basically doubling […] Continue reading Cybereason raises $200 million for its enterprise security platform