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We know that a lot of elements go into the formation of a startup ecosystem. When your city is outside of the major coastal tech centers, it takes a deliberate effort to get such a system off the ground. For Indianapolis, Indiana, it started with the creation of ExactTarget in 2000. When that company was […] Continue reading Indy-based High Alpha Capital launches new $110M fund
YL Ventures, the Israel-focused cybersecurity seed fund, today announced that it has sold its stake cybersecurity asset management startup Axonius, which only a week ago announced a $100 million Series D funding round that now values it at around $1.2 billion. ICONIQ Growth, Alkeon Capital Management, DTCP and Harmony Partners acquired YL Venture’s stake for $270 […] Continue reading YL Ventures sells its stake in cybersecurity unicorn Axonius for $270M
When I needed a new sofa several months ago, I was pleased to find a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option during the checkout process. I had prepared myself to make a major financial outlay, but the service fees were well worth the convenience of deferring the entire payment. Coincidentally, I was siting on said […] Continue reading EC roundup: BNPL startups, growth marketing tips, solid state battery market map, more
Identifying and supporting anti-champions during the sales cycle helps enterprise software startups close more deals. Continue reading Winning enterprise sales teams know how to persuade the Chief Objection Officer
In 2017, Ironclad founder and CEO Jason Boehmig was looking to raise a Series A. As a former lawyer, Boehmig had a specific process for fundraising and an ultimate goal of finding the right investors for his company. Part of Boehmig’s process was to ask people in the San Francisco Bay Area about their favorite […] Continue reading Ironclad’s Jason Boehmig: The objective of pricing is to become less wrong over time
The only people who truly understand a relationship are the ones who are in it. Luckily for us, we’re going to have a candid conversation with both parties in the relationship between Ironclad CEO and co-founder Jason Boehmig and his investor and board member Accel partner Steve Loughlin. Loughlin led Ironclad’s Series A deal back […] Continue reading The Series A deal that launched a near unicorn: Meet Accel’s Steve Loughlin and Ironclad’s Jason Boehmig
This week on Extra Crunch Live, the duo explained how they came together for Grafana’s Series A — and eventually, its Series B. We’ve included highlights as well as the full video of our conversation. Continue reading Lightspeed’s Gaurav Gupta and Grafana’s Raj Dutt discuss pitch decks, pricing and how to nail the narrative
Enterprise IT has been completely transformed by SaaS the past decade. Okta last week published a report which showed that the largest companies now use 175 apps, a doubling over the past few years. More professionals have more tools to do their jobs than ever before. It’s an explosion of creativity and expressiveness and operational […] Continue reading Best practices as a service is a key investment theme to watch in 2021
Many founders only know their own experience fundraising and don’t hear much about what other founders went through. On Extra Crunch Live today, we’re going to remedy that. Grafana Labs has raised upward of $75 million since it launched in 2014. Lightspeed Venture Partners, and partner Gaurav Gupta to be specific, led both the startup’s […] Continue reading Lightspeed’s Gaurav Gupta and Grafana Labs’ Raj Dutt will tell us why they financially tied the knot (twice!)
Edtech is so widespread, we already need more consumer-friendly nomenclature to describe the products, services and tools it encompasses. Continue reading Extra Crunch roundup: Edtech VC survey, 5 founder mistakes, fintech liquidity, more