Tag: SaaS
Amid shift to remote work, application performance monitoring is IT’s big moment
In recent weeks, millions have started working from home, putting unheard-of pressure on services like video conferencing, online learning, food delivery and e-commerce platforms. While some verticals have seen a marked reduction in traffic, others are being asked to scale to new heights. Services that were previously nice to have…
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Not all entrepreneurs are 30-year-old guys
Barbara Sprenger Contributor Barbara Sprenger does double duty as CEO of The Satellite Centers, a network of flexible workspaces, and Satellite DeskWorks, cloud-based software to manage co-work spaces, executive suites and corporate flexible space. All co-working isn’t WeWork . And not all entrepreneurs are 30-year-old guys. I know this well,…
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Slack’s slowing growth turns around as remote work booms
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. This morning we’re taking a look at Slack’s customer growth in the current moment compared to what we know about it historically. What we’d like to know is whether Slack’s…
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DataGuard, which provides GDPR and privacy compliance-as-a-service, raises $20M
Watchdogs have started to raise the issue that new working practices and online activity necessitated by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic are creating new sets of privacy, security and data protection challenges. Today a startup is announcing a growth round of funding to help online businesses navigate those issues…
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Looking back at Zoom’s ascent a year after it filed to go public
The friendly videoconference tool wasn’t an overnight consumer sensation Alex Wilhelm 7 hours Zoom, a video chat service then popular with corporations, filed to go public on March 22, 2019. Best known in venture and corporate circles, Zoom was far from a household name at the time. However, the groundwork…
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$100M rounds are down but not out in 2020
For now, the late-stage venture world simply isn’t as bad as we expected Alex Wilhelm 7 hours Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. This morning we’re taking a look at mega-rounds: funding events of $100 million or…
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