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After SVB froze its deposits, HR software startup Rippling raised a $500M Series E at an $11.25B valuation, same as Series D, taking its total funding to $1.2B

As a serial entrepreneur who has famously endured some ups and downs, Parker Conrad has nearly seen it all.  Or so he might have thought until last week.

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  • @adamnash Adam Nash on x
    This is an amazing story. Hat tip to @parkerconrad & @rippling on the speed, communication, and execution. https://techcrunch.com/...
  • @kimmytaylor Kim Taylor on x
    This is really impressive. Proud Rippling customer. A+ crisis management. I appreciate the comms they gave to their customers throughout the process. We never used SVB but many startups like us were affected because our vendors used them. https://techcrunch.com/...
  • @stanine Matt MacInnis on x
    Our customers' employees were getting paid. No. matter. what. https://techcrunch.com/...
  • @everettrandle Everett Randle on x
    The strongest attestation of Rippling being an n-of-1 company to-date. The circumstances they faced would've been insurmountable to many, but this team moved mountains to do right by their customers and is now a stronger business with a LOT more capital. https://techcrunch.com/..…
  • @mvernal Mike Vernal on x
    One of the most badass things I have witnessed is the Rippling team rallying to navigate the SVB crises a week ago. First, the team completed a heroic transition from SVB to JPMC for funds flow in less than 24 hours. 1/ https://techcrunch.com/...
  • @nwilliams030 Nicole Ruiz on x
    “in the span of 12 hours, Rippling would be able to secure $500 million in fresh funding to protect his company in the event that the markets spiraled even more out of control.” Incredible testament to Rippling & some of the incredible power+speed that still exists in US tech htt…
  • @mister_whistler Mahesh on x
    This is probably the biggest fundraise in a 12 hour window. And all this to do right by our customers! Insanely proud of my ⁦@Rippling⁩ team. You gotta hear the inside stories of the battle scars from the last week. Come join us! https://techcrunch.com/...
  • @iankar_ Ian Kar on x
    .@parkerconrad is an absolute legend...getting a $500m term sheet in 12 hrs and signing by the end of the weekend, all to help customers make payroll https://techcrunch.com/...
  • @kateclarktweets Kate Clark on x
    Rippling raised $500 million at a $11.2 billion valuation, same as its last round, on Friday to help cover customer payroll. https://techcrunch.com/...
  • @alex @alex on x
    rapid response is good but why did rippling not have redundancy https://twitter.com/...
  • @mamoonha Mamoon Hamid on x
    Very few companies can raise $500m over a weekend, let alone during a banking collapse. @ParkerConrad and the @Rippling team did just that, to first and foremost take care of the 400,000 employees that we needed to take care of payroll for (since our https://techcrunch.com/......…