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Apr 27, 2021 • 4min
Dating app S’More bets on celebrity content with S’More TV
Dating startup S’More has launched a new feature called S’More TV, which CEO Adam Cohen-Aslatei said could give users new ways to talk to each other. It also bringing the startup closer to his goal of becoming not just a dating app, but “a lifestyle brand.” The videos on S’More TV may be familiar to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 26, 2021 • 6min
Mighty Networks raises $50M to build a creator economy for the masses
Mighty Networks, a platform designed to give creators and brands a dedicated place to start and grow communities, has closed on $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Owl Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 26, 2021 • 5min
Introvoke raises $2.7M to power online events that can be embedded anywhere
While there’s been plenty of attention and money lavished on virtual event platforms over the past year, Introvoke co-founder and CEO Oana Manolache predicted that we’re only at the beginning of a “third wave of digital transformation.” In her framing, the first wave came at the beginning of the pandemic, when everyone was using video […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 23, 2021 • 5min
Hyundai invests in teleoperations startup Ottopia as part of $9M round
After spending much of his career in mission-critical environments, including the Israeli Air Force, Israeli Intelligence and leading development of a cybersecurity product at Microsoft, Amit Rosenzweig turned his attention to autonomous vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 23, 2021 • 5min
Queenly raises $2.3M for its dress marketplace
One of our favorite companies from the most recently Y Combinator batch has closed a seed round. This morning Quenly announced that it has closed a $2.262 million round, following its $800,000 pre-seed raise. TechCrunch covered the company in February, noting that the company was building something akin to the StockX for women’s formal wear. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 22, 2021 • 5min
MasterClass co-founder’s Outlier.org raises $30M for affordable, virtual college courses
Outlier.org — a startup offering intro-level college courses online and at a relatively affordable price — is announcing that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 22, 2021 • 4min
Figma introduces a whiteboard tool called FigJam
Figma spent years in stealth before launching its web-based collaborative design tool. Since coming into the light, the company has been iterating quickly. Today, Figma launches its biggest product update to date. Meet FigJam, Figma’s new whiteboarding tool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 21, 2021 • 5min
Tom Brady and Salesforce Ventures pour millions into Class, a Zoom-friendly edtech startup
Class, an edtech startup that integrates exclusively with Zoom to make remote teaching more elegant, has raised $12.25 million in new financing. The round brings Salesforce Ventures, Sound Ventures and Super Bowl champion Tom Brady onto its capital table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 21, 2021 • 5min
Druva raises $147M at a valuation north of $2B as the cloud rush continues
Druva, a software company that sells cloud data backup services, announced today that it has closed a $147 million round of capital. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a group that manages Quebec’s pension fund, led the round, which also saw participation from Neuberger Berman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 20, 2021 • 4min
After a decade of bootstrapping, Octopus Deploy raises $172.5M from Insight Partners
Founded almost a decade ago, Octopus Deploy has grown to serve 25,000 organizations, including Microsoft, NASA, Xero, Disney and Stack Overflow, through bootstrapping. Today the company announced its first outside investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
