Private Equity
Vista’s $3.5B purchase of Pluralsight signals a maturing edtech market
On Monday, Pluralsight, a Utah-based startup that sells software development courses to enterprises, announced that it has been acquired by Vista for $3.5 billion. The
What to expect while fundraising in 2021
DocSend CEO Russ Heddleston peers into a post-pandemic future Russ Heddleston 15 hours Russ Heddleston Contributor Russ is the co-founder and CEO of DocSend. He
Bristol entrepreneur who exited for $800M doubles-down on the city with deep-tech incubator and VC fund
Harry Destecroix co-founded Ziylo while studying for his PhD at the University of Bristol. Ziylo, a university spin-out company, developed a synthetic molecule allowing glucose
Why does TechCrunch cover so many early-stage funding rounds?
Funding-round stories are TechCrunch’s bread and butter. For early-stage companies, the fact that an investor has put thousands, millions (or billions) into an idea that
Govtech intelligence platform, The Atlas for Cities, bought by Government Executive Media Group
The Atlas for Cities, the 500 Startups-backed market intelligence platform connecting tech companies with state and local governments, has been acquired by the Growth Catalyst
Union Labs believes uniting VC and corporate expertise can help startups solve ‘hard tech’ problems
Chris Kim and Nate Williams formed Union Labs with the conviction that investors and companies aren’t collaborating closely enough to ensure the success of the
Vista acquires Gainsight for $1.1B, adding to its growing enterprise arsenal
Vista Equity Partners hasn’t been shy about scooping up enterprise companies over the years, and today it added to a growing portfolio with its purchase
ORIX invests $60M in Israeli crowdfunding platform OurCrowd
Japan-based financial services group ORIX Corporation today announced that it has made a $60 million strategic investment into the Israeli crowdsourcing platform OurCrowd. In return,
Fintech VC keeps getting later, larger and more expensive
The venture capital market appears to be getting later, larger and more expensive. As a result, fintech — one of its hottest and most-funded sectors
Which emerging technologies are enterprise companies getting serious about in 2020?
Scott Kirsner Contributor Scott Kirsner is CEO and co-founder of Innovation Leader, a research and events firm that focuses on innovation in Global 1000 companies,
