November 6, 2019
Stealth fintech startup Digits raises $10.5 million Series A from Benchmark and others
Stealth fintech startup Digits, from the same team that built Crashlytics to...
November 4, 2019
Robocorp announces $5.6M seed to bring open-source option to RPA
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has been a hot commodity in recent years as it...
July 24, 2019
WeWork accelerates IPO plans, plots September listing
A WeWork IPO may be just weeks away, says new report.
June 19, 2019
Still in stealth mode, Duffel raises $21.5M in Series A from Benchmark for its travel platform
Ten months ago London startup Duffel hinted that it would be “a new way to...
May 30, 2019
Fundraising 101: How to trigger FOMO among VCs
Let’s go beyond the high-level fundraising advice that fills VC blogs. If...
April 12, 2019
Equity Shot: A deep dive into the Uber S-1
It's time for another Equity Shot, a quick-take episode centered around a...
March 29, 2019
1stdibs, the high-end online marketplace, just nabbed $76 million in Series D funding
1stdibs began pushing the antiques business into the 21st century long ago....
March 14, 2019
Sketch, maker of popular design tools, just landed $20 million in Series A funding from Benchmark in its first outside round
You’ve probably noticed: design has become central for many businesses...
February 5, 2019
Backed by Benchmark, Blue Hexagon just raised $31 million for its deep learning cybersecurity software
Nayeem Islam spent nearly 11 years with chipmaker Qualcomm, where he founded its...
December 6, 2018
Contentful raises $33.5M for its headless CMS platform
Contentful, a Berlin- and San Francisco-based startup that provides content...