Tag: Fundings & Exits
HoneyBook raises $155M at $1B+ valuation to help SMBs, freelancers manage their businesses
HoneyBook, which has built out a client experience and financial management platform for service-based small businesses and freelancers, announced today that it has raised $155 million in a Series D round led by Durable Capital Partners LP. Tiger Global Management, Battery Ventures, Zeev Ventures, 01 Advisors as well as existing…
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Sony announces investment and partnership with Discord to bring the chat app to PlayStation
Sony and Discord have announced a partnership that will integrate the latter’s popular gaming-focused chat app with PlayStation’s own built-in social tools. It’s a big move and a fairly surprising one given how recently acquisition talks were in the air — Sony appears to have offered a better deal than…
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Hangry, an Indonesian cloud kitchen startup with plans to become a global F&B company, closes $13M Series A
Hangry, an Indonesian cloud kitchen startup that wants to become a global food and beverage company, has raised a $13 million Series A. The round was led by returning investor Alpha JWC Ventures, and included participation from Atlas Pacific Capital, Salt Ventures and Heyokha Brothers. It will be used to…
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Big Tech is now worth so much we’ve forgotten to be shocked by the numbers
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Y Combinator-backed Uiflow wants to accelerate no-code enterprise app creation
TechCrunch recently caught up with recent Y Combinator graduate Uiflow, a startup that is building a no-code enterprise app creation service. If you are thinking wait, don’t a number of companies already do that?, the answer is yes. But what Quickbase, Smartsheet and others are working on isn’t quite the same…
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Optimism reigns at consumer trading services as fintech VC spikes and Robinhood IPO looms
But services that help consumers trade might need to retool their models over time to ensure long-term income Alex Wilhelm Anna Heim 7 hours With the Coinbase direct listing behind us and the Robinhood IPO ahead, it’s a heady time for consumer-focused trading apps. Mix in the impending SPAC-led debut of…
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