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Apr 24, 2020 • 6min
Opera Event closes $5M Series A for its esports-focused influencer platform
Today Opera Event, an influencer software service, announced that it closed a $5 million Series A. The Oakland-based startup raised the capital from new lead investor Antera, with prior investors Atlas Ventures, Everblue, and Konvoy Ventures coming along. According to Crunchbase data, Opera Event had raised at least $1.2 million before this new round. Opera […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 24, 2020 • 4min
Atlanta’s SingleOps raises $6M for its outdoor-care focused software business
Today SingleOps, an Atlanta-based software startup, announced that it has raised $6 million in new capital. The startup’s service is built to support companies that deal with outdoor work like landscaping, tree care and lawn maintenance. It’s an example of the vertical SaaS trend that has come to the fore in recent years, with startups […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 23, 2020 • 6min
Lambda School cuts staff and exec pay amid market uncertainty
Online coding bootcamp Lambda School is the latest startup to announce layoffs, writing in a blog post that it’s made the “difficult decision” to cut 19 staff from roles across the company. The eight members of its executive team, including CEO and founder Austen Allred, are also taking a 15% pay cut, it said. Today […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 23, 2020 • 8min
Human Capital is an engineering talent agency and a VC fund all in one
Michael Ovitz didn’t invent the idea of a talent agency, but one might argue that he perfected it. He founded the CAA in 1975, and grew it into the world’s leading talent agency, serving as chairman for 20 years. Now, Ovitz is investing in a brand new type of talent agency called Human Capital. Human […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 22, 2020 • 5min
Disruptor Beam relaunches as gaming infrastructure-maker Beamable
Disruptor Beam, the mobile gaming startup behind Star Trek Timelines, has a new name and a new business. It’s now calling itself Beamable, and it’s selling a set of tools to help game developers add commerce and social functionality to their titles. The company’s direction became clear earlier this year when it sold Timelines to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 22, 2020 • 5min
Confluent lands another big round with $250M Series E on $4.2B valuation
The pandemic may feel all-encompassing at the moment, but Confluent announced a $250 million Series E today, showing that major investment continues in spite of the dire economic situation at the moment. Today’s round follows last year’s $125 million Series D. At that point the company was valued a mere $2.5 billion. Investors obviously see […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 21, 2020 • 6min
NextView Ventures is launching a remote accelerator for startups
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Apr 21, 2020 • 5min
UK gov announces ‘Future Fund’, pledging £250M match funding for startups impacted by coronavirus
After mounting pressure from the U.K. tech startup ecosystem, and much debate, the British government today unveiled plans for a new “Future Fund” designed to ensure high-growth companies — namely, startups — across the U.K. receive enough investment to remain viable during the coronavirus crisis. Initially, the U.K. government is pledging a total of £250 […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 20, 2020 • 4min
Healthcare co-op Savvy snags venture funding from Indie.vc
Savvy, a healthcare cooperative, has just raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Indie.vc. Established as a cooperative that shares profits with its users, Savvy connects patients with healthcare companies and other providers looking to better serve people through products and services. Patients can take paid gigs that include tasks like interviews, focus groups and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 17, 2020 • 4min
Impossible Foods rolls out to nearly 1,000 new grocery stores and supermarkets
Starting tomorrow, 777 supermarkets in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Nevada will begin stocking the Impossible Foods plant-based meat substitute. Fueling the increased distribution and a push to expand its product suite and geographic footprint domestically and internationally is a $500 million round of funding the company closed in March. Some of that money is […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
