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@firstround

@firstround
16 posts
2023-11-02
Huge congrats to founders Alex @maccaw, Harlow Ward, @mattsornson and the entire @clearbit team on this incredible milestone. 🎉 Read more to learn how Clearbit and @HubSpot are teaming up to take the customer platform to a whole new level with richer data....
2023-11-02 View on X
TechCrunch

CRM platform HubSpot plans to acquire B2B data provider Clearbit, which has 400K+ users and 1,500+ business customers, and was valued at $250M in January 2019

over the years, I'm thrilled about this announcement and what it'll mean for HubSpot customers. Mollie Schane : This HUGE and exciting news.  I already loved using Hubspot and this...

2022-07-14
Thrilled to support @NotMattGeorge & the entire @MerlinAero team in their mission to increase pilot safety and operational flexibility with autonomous systems. Congrats on the Series B! ✈️https://techcrunch.com/ ...
2022-07-14 View on X
TechCrunch

Boston-based Merlin Labs, which develops an autonomous flight system for existing aircrafts, announces a $105M Series B and a partnership with the US Air Force

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :

2022-01-08
Congrats to @manuaero, @Riegerb & the entire @labelbox team for announcing their Series D fundraise! Labelbox saves enterprises time by creating & managing AI training data, people & processes in 1 place (& good news—they're hiring!). Read on in @forbes: https://www.forbes.com/...
2022-01-08 View on X
Forbes

Labelbox, which offers data annotation and labeling software, raises a $110M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2; CEO says Labelbox is “basically a unicorn”

2021-06-24
Congrats to the @snackpass_ team for announcing its Series B! 🍻 The company is super-sizing its user base, growing 7x in the last 3 months alone. On tap with this new funding? Continuing to expand in new U.S. markets (and good news — they're hiring!). https://techcrunch.com/...
2021-06-24 View on X
TechCrunch

Snackpass raises $70M Series B led by Craft Ventures at a $400M+ valuation as its social food ordering service surpasses 500k users across 13 college towns

2020-10-07
Congrats to the @remotionco team for announcing their $13M fundraise and launch for macOS users today! 🎉 Check out this @TechCrunch article to learn more about how you can connect to your team and talk live without typing or scheduling a meeting. https://techcrunch.com/...
2020-10-07 View on X
TechCrunch

Remotion, a workplace video service for short chats, raises $13M across seed and Series A; its Mac app is live in beta with a waitlist for Windows and Linux

2020-08-27
We've committed to this tangible effort to diversify cap tables. The diversity rider creates opportunities for investors and founding teams to expand allocation for diverse check writers. Thanks to @alexgman12 and all the firms that have signed on. https://www.axios.com/...
2020-08-27 View on X
Axios

Ten VC firms say they're adding “diversity riders” in term sheets, pledging startups and lead investors will try to include underrepresented investors in deals

Dan Primack / Axios : Tweets: @vusithembekwayo , @lolitataub , @mexicalial , @aape , @jorgemtorres , @firstround , @maveron , @plexocapital , and @themollette Tweets: Vusi Thembek...

2020-02-19
Welcome out of stealth @aisera_ai 👋🕵️ “Quietly operating under the radar since 2017, Aisera has picked up a significant list of customers, including Autodesk, Ciena, Unisys and McAfee.” Story on what they've been up to in @TechCrunch via @ingridlunden: https://techcrunch.com/...
2020-02-19 View on X
TechCrunch

Aisera, which uses AI to help with customer service and internal operations, raises $20M Series B led by Norwest Venture Partners

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :

2019-12-19
9/ Mental health matters—but there's a gap in who's accessing it. Female founders were 3x more likely to report enlisting a therapist or psychiatrist compared to their male counterparts. There was a similar divide in founders under/over the age of 40. https://stateofstartups2019.firstround. com/ ... pic.twitter.com/VQX1Pzwrt5
2019-12-19 View on X
First Round

State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key

concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstar...

1/ Founders fear the bubble—concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstartups2019.firstround. com/ ... pic.twitter.com/tQ3ieDdsFb
2019-12-19 View on X
First Round

State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key

concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstar...

Proud to present @firstround's 5th Annual State of Startups Survey. For the first time ever, we heard from 950 founders *and* employees on everything from Glassdoor reviews and remote work to mental health and pressure on CEOs. Here's what they told us: https://stateofstartups2019.firstround. com/ pic.twitter.com/e1P5nmiWuv
2019-12-19 View on X
First Round

State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key

concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstar...

2/ Founders anticipate rockier fundraising roads in 2020. 65% believe capital will be harder to raise and 70% predict the balance of power will shift towards investors. (Their answers were more optimistic in 2018's survey at 44% and 46%, respectively.) https://stateofstartups2019.firstround. com/ ... pic.twitter.com/MJ5PhsOInn
2019-12-19 View on X
First Round

State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key

concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstar...

3/ Gender bias in hiring is bad, and in fundraising it's worse. 40% of female employees reported that their gender hurt their chances of getting hired or landing senior roles. 70% of female founders felt their gender hurt their ability to fundraise. https://stateofstartups2019.firstround. com/ ... pic.twitter.com/6nMJltgjSF
2019-12-19 View on X
First Round

State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key

concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstar...

7/ Founders question the upside of working from home, but employees are on board. Only 15% of founders said that working remotely makes their team more productive. But employees were nearly 3x more likely to say that WFH gave them a productivity boost. https://stateofstartups2019.firstround. com/ ... pic.twitter.com/OsIr096AJc
2019-12-19 View on X
First Round

State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key

concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstar...

5/ Half of founders don't trust Glassdoor reviews—but employees do. Only 53% of founders described their reviews as accurate. Employees were far more likely to agree with what they read—80% of them felt their company's reviews were a true reflection. https://stateofstartups2019.firstround. com/ ... pic.twitter.com/Gw9sixqIeY
2019-12-19 View on X
First Round

State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key

concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstar...

10/ Community is the new moat. Nearly 80% of founders reported building a community of users as important to their business, with 28% describing it as their moat and critical to their success. https://stateofstartups2019.firstround. com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2019-12-19 View on X
First Round

State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key

concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstar...

4/ Not prioritizing diversity? Employees will show themselves out. Employees who believe their leadership isn't prioritizing diversity and inclusion are 3x as likely to anticipate leaving their company within the next year. https://stateofstartups2019.firstround. com/ ... pic.twitter.com/PfzKgLhwCz
2019-12-19 View on X
First Round

State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key

concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstar...