Tag "Fundings & Exits"
FTC sues to block P&G’s acquisition of Billie, a razor startup for women
The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Procter & Gamble’s acquisition of Billie, a NY-based startup that sells razors and body wash. In the
Why Sapphire’s Jai Das thinks the Salesforce-Slack deal could succeed
Who says that chats about enterprise software have to be boring? They don’t, we learned during our conversation earlier this week with Sapphire’s Jai Das,
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
Zephr raises $8M to help news publishers grow subscription revenue
Zephr has raised $8 million in a new funding round led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (owned by media giant Bertelsmann). The London-headquarted startup’s customers
Fantasy startup Esports One raises $4M more
Esports One, a startup bringing the fantasy approach to esports, is announcing that it has raised an additional $4 million in funding. When I first
Henry picks up cash to be a Lambda School for Latin America
Latin America’s startup scene has attracted troves of venture investment, lifting highly-valued companies such as Rappi and NuBank into behemoth businesses. Now that the spotlight
Lightspeed acquires restaurant software company Upserve for $430M
Lightspeed POS just announced the acquisition of Upserve, expanding Lightspeed’s presence in the restaurant industry. The company already offers cloud-based point-of-sale software for restaurants and
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
EV bus and truck maker The Lion Electric to take SPAC route to public markets
Canadian electric truck and bus manufacturer The Lion Electric Company said Monday it plans to become a publicly traded company via a merger with special
What to make of Stripe’s possible $100B valuation
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