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DigitalOcean’s IPO filing shows a two-class cloud market 0
- Raises and Exits, Uncategorized
- February 25, 2021
This morning DigitalOcean, a provider of cloud computing services to SMBs, filed to go public. The company intends to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “DOCN.” DigitalOcean’s offering comes amidst a hot streak for tech IPOs, and valuations that are stretched by historical norms. The cloud hosting company was…
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San Jose drops plan for dozens of new digital billboards. So why will some still go up?0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- February 25, 2021
San Jose leaders have nixed a highly-disputed plan to dot the city’s freeways with LED-illuminated billboards. But that doesn’t mean that residents will be free of the signs entirely. During a special meeting Thursday night, the San Jose City Council voted to shelf a years-in-the-making proposal to allow for up to 75 new free-standing digital…
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Newsela, the replacement for textbooks, raises $100M and becomes a unicorn 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- February 25, 2021
Newsela, a SaaS platform for K-12 instructional material backed by the likes of TCV, Kleiner Perkins, Reach Capital and Owl Ventures, announced today that it has raised $100 million in a Series D round. The financing was led by new investor Franklin Templeton, and brings Newsela’s valuation to $1 billion. The new round is larger…
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A Successful Cybersecurity Company Isn't About Fancy Technology 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- February 25, 2021
When starting to offer security, many companies immerse themselves in the technology. This is a common mistake.
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The carbon offset API developer Patch confirms a $4.5 million round led by Andreessen Horowitz 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- February 25, 2021
Patch, the carbon offset API developer, has raised $4.5 million in financing to build out its business selling customers a way to calculate their carbon footprint and identify and finance offset projects that capture the equivalent carbon dioxide emissions associated with that footprint. Confirming TechCrunch reporting, Andreessen Horowitz led the round, which also included previous…
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OpsCruise Emerges From Stealth with $5M Seed 0
- Raises and Exits, Uncategorized
- February 24, 2021
SUNNYVALE, CA, OpsCruise emerged from stealth with $5 million in seed funding led by The Fabric.
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