Unito, a startup offering a service to bring together disparate software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms — for example, Jira and Trello — today announced it raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by CDPQ’s Equity 253 fund with participation from Rainfall Ventures, Investissement Québec, Bessemer Venture Partners, Tom Williams and Mistral Venture Partners. The…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
OTI Lumionics, an eye-catching startup out of Canada that has been working on display materials for device makers to create uninterrupted, full-view displays on their devices without the need for “notches” or cut-outs to account for camera technology — and whose name has been connected with Apple as a key supplier for a future notch-free…
Matt Van Itallie Contributor Share on Twitter Matt Van Itallie is the founder and CEO of Sema, which provides codebase analytics for M&A. Previously, the author offered a detailed overview of the technical due diligence (TDD) process investors conduct before injecting cash into early stage startups. In this follow-up, he offers a detailed checklist for…
Duolingo is launching its math app to the public, and months after a beta version joined the app store. The math app, named Duolingo Math, is the first subject expansion that Duolingo has made beyond its original roots of language learning and literacy. And yes, it has punny notifications and nudges from Duo, infamous owl-turned…
Crowded, a free banking app targeting member-based nonprofit organizations, like fraternities, sororities and booster clubs, closed on $6 million to continue developing its suite of banking and member management tools. Organizations often open banking accounts at nearby institutions, while some groups, like fraternities, sororities and on-campus clubs, are required to bank through their student activities,…
Start-up and side hustle owners will soon be able to get even more from their Google Workspace subscription thanks to a major expansion to the platform. The company has revealed that subscribers to its office software suite will now get 1TB of secure cloud storage included in their account – a significant increase from the…
Master & Dynamic has collaborated with Japanese fashion brand A Bathing Ape (or BAPE, as founder Nigo’s 1993 streetwear label is usually called) and I think it’s one of the most exciting audio partnerships of 2022. Why? First, the products were great to begin with. The M&D headphones in question include the excellent MW08 true wireless earbuds,…
Anti-vaccine protesters gather in front of Parliament building during a demonstration in Albany, New York City, on January 5, 2022. Eren Abdullahogulları/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images New York City ordered a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all city workers last year. A judge said Tuesday that a group of workers fired for refusing a vaccine must…
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. AP Alphabet suffered an unexpected slowdown in digital-advertising growth last quarter. Google’s parent company reported declines in YouTube and Google Network ad revenues. The slump is bad news for Alphabet’s peers and the wider US economy, analysts say. Google-parent Alphabet shocked Wall Street with a surprise slowdown in its core search-advertising…
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. Toru Yamanaka/Getty Images Spotify could increase subscription prices in the US, according to CEO Daniel Ek. Price hikes are expected to happen during 2023, Ek told The Wall Street Journal. Apple Music and YouTube have hiked their prices over the past week. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said on Tuesday he would…