Misery loves company, and so it goes with the stock market for the innovation ecosystem these days. The general risk-off market environment has been crushing...

It’s estimated that startups and small businesses waste in excess of $130B each year as a result of poor visibility into spend management. By leveraging automation, companies can not only recapture a portion of this spend but also reduce the time employees spend on low-value tasks. Ramp is a corporate card and all-in-one spend management platform that’s designed to save companies time and money. All spend activity is seamlessly integrated into the company’s expense management platform that handles bill payment, card issuance and controls, accounting, and reporting, saving finance teams countless hours allowing them to focus on value maximization rather than tedious data entry. The platform is free with Ramp making its margin on the interchange fees. Revenue grew 10x in 2021 and the platform has 5000+ businesses trusting Ramp for spend management, corporate credit, expense management, and the company has recently expanded into travel spending. AlleyWatch caught up with Ramp CEO, serial entrepreneur, and Cofounder Eric Glyman to learn more about how the founding team’s experience post-exit with Paribus inspired the business, the company's strategic plans, traction, latest round of funding, which comes at an $8.1B valuation (up from $3.9B in ’21), and much, much more...

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Investing is humbling. At 60, with 35 years of venture investing experience, I still get most things wrong. Which is why I like to...

Through its LENx investing division, Lennar has invested in a portfolio of two dozen companies, including Opendoor, Blend Labs, Divvy Homes and Doma.

Often, companies will undergo multiple funding rounds to bring in capital. If you invested in their Series A round, you may wonder what will happen to your investment as the company brings in a Series B or Series C round. … Continue reading →

The pandemic served as a driver for digital transformation across a number of industries.  Within the insurance sector, evolving customer expectations has insurance players rushing to adopt digital solutions to streamline the customer journey.  Policygenius has emerged as the leading online insurance marketplace where consumers can discover, compare, and purchase insurance.  The platform covers life, home, auto, disability, and rental insurance options across the largest and most trusted carriers, providing an experience similar to Kayak for travel. However, purchasing insurance is a bit more complicated than booking a plane ticket and Policygenius offers access to 400+ experts to navigate the entire process. For carriers, the company’s proprietary technology provides the conduit to access the digital insurance ecosystem through a proven and battle-tested online sales and marketing channel; the company has facilitated $90B in life insurance policies sold since 2014 for 30M+ individuals. AlleyWatch caught up with Policygenius CEO and Cofounder Jennifer Fitzgerald to learn more about the inspiration for the business, the company's strategic plans, latest round of funding, which brings the total funding raised to $276.1M, and much, much more...

Boston-based venture capital firm Data Point Capital has hired  former Abry Partners co-CEO Peggy Koenig as special advisor.

The post Data Point brings in ex-Abry Partners co-CEO Peggy Koenig as special advisor amidst growth in scale first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

The number of podcast listeners in the US is expected to top 160M by 2023.  With this increase in demand for a captivated audience, advertising dollars are flowing in.   In 2024, podcast ad spend is expected to grow to $1.7B.   As advertisers are increasingly including podcasts as a part of their media strategies, Sounder.fm is […]

Luno, a digital currency platform owned by the Digital Currency Group (DCG) has launched Luno Expeditions, its Venture Capital (VC) outfit. (Read More)

Biotech sentiment is super bearish today, as the sector has been crushed over the last year. There’s blood in the water, especially for small...

By Bob Clarke, CEO of Kinaset Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. In December 2019, I was in London meeting...