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Investors tell Indian startups to ‘prepare for the worst’ as
Just three months after capping what was the best year for Indian startups, having raised a record $14.5 billion in 2019, they are beginning to struggle to raise new capital as prominent investors urge them to “prepare for the worst”, cut spending and warn that it could be challenging to More
Palo Alto Networks to acquire CloudGenix for $420M
Palo Alto Networks announced today that it has an agreement in place to acquire CloudGenix for $420 million.CloudGenix delivers a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) that helps customers stay secure by setting policies to enforce compliance with company security protocols across distributed locations. This is especially useful for companies with More
Monday.com surpassed $130M ARR before the remote-work boom
This member of the $100M ARR club keeps surprising Alex Wilhelm 9 hours As efforts to flatten the spread of COVID-19 pushes employees from their offices, remote work is undergoing a surge in popularity. Well-known remote-work-friendly companies like Zoom have seen a rise in usage, while Slack has already reported that it is More
Leading VCs discuss how COVID-19 is impacting real estate &
Several months ago, we surveyed more than 20 leading real estate VCs to learn about what was exciting them most in the real estate tech sector and hear their opinions on proptech trends like co-working, flexible office space and remote office space.Since we published our survey, COVID-19 has flipped the More
Stripe leads $20M Series A into Fast, which is building
Early this morning, Fast, a startup building platform-agnostic login and checkout services, announced that Stripe has led a $20 million investment into its business. Prior investors Index Ventures and Susa Ventures took part in the round. Susa previously participated in the company’s late-2019 round that Index led.Coming in late March, More
Public optimism doesn’t convert to checks, founders report
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.How quickly our world has changed. In late February, TechCrunch covered the news that TripActions, a unicorn four times over, had secured a $500 million credit line to help it scale More