2021-11-20
Biotech is transforming the world and scientists need R&D software designed for the new speed of science. All of us @sparkcapital are proud to continue to support @Benchling and their mission to help breakthrough products get to market faster. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Benchling, which makes cloud-based software to manage biotech R&D, raises a $100M Series F at a $6.1B valuation; Benchling was last valued at $4B in April
2021-04-15
it's clear that @sajithw, @daashu and the team @benchling are building an “n of 1”-type company that will power the coming decades of biotech innovation. so thrilled for the continued recognition of this special team. all of us @sparkcapital continue to be so proud to be partners https://twitter.com/...
Forbes
Benchling, which provides cloud-based software to manage biotech R&D, raises $200M led by Sequoia Capital Global Equities at $4B valuation, 5x its value in May
epic institutions in life sciences & crypto. https://twitter.com/... Jude Gomila / @judegomila : Well done to @sajithw and co for hitting $4bn valuation for @benchling with a $200 ...
2020-11-02
“It's not quite group chat...not quite conference calling. It's all of those things and none of them. It turns out, in that messy middle, is a place that mirrors what it's like to be human and interact with other humans, more closely than just about anything else on the internet” https://twitter.com/...
Protocol
A profile of Discord, which lies at the center of the gaming world with 100M+ MAUs, as it pushes to turn into a communication tool for everyone, not just gamers
Most longtime Discord users have a similar origin story. They liked playing video games, and liked playing with their friends …Tweets:@joshelman,@adamnash,@rachaelrad,@sachinrekhi...
2020-04-19
there are truly not enough words to describe how grateful i am to have had the privilege to work with @msquinn at Spark - and how excited i am to continue to work with her @NianticLabs going forward. an incredible friend, partner, mentor, investor & operator 💙 https://twitter.com/...
GamesIndustry.biz
Pokémon Go developer Niantic names its current board member Megan Quinn as COO; Quinn was most recently a general partner at VC firm Spark Capital
Former employee leaves position at Spark Capital to return to Pokmon Go developer — Niantic has appointed a new COO — and it's a familiar face for the firm.
2019-08-18
“Beyond its Slack-like functionality, @discord has functionality like a social graph, seeing what games your friends are playing, voice chat, etc. These have been misunderstood by the market. They aren't random small features. They are the backbone of a central nervous system...” https://twitter.com/...
kwokchain
Slack isn't becoming the “central nervous system” for all the workflows of its users because it's just filling cracks left by productivity apps, not fixing them
The arc of collaboration is long and it bends in the direction of functional workflows. Tweets: @kevinakwok , @caseynewton , @caseynewton , @carnage4life , @akothari , @saammotamed...