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Pinwheel raises $20M Series A for payroll connectivity

Today, we’re thrilled to share that Pinwheel has raised $20M in Series A funding from Coatue with participation from Primary Ventures, Semper...

Coatue direct deposits $20M into Pinwheel, a payroll API for neobanks

One of the most strategically important financial relationships for neobanks is becoming the account destination for a user’s paycheck. If you’re a bank...

Wonderschool’s Chris Bennett and investor Marlon Nichols will break down the path to seed-stage funding

Extra Crunch Live is all about helping founders build better venture-backed businesses. Naturally, we do this by having candid conversations with founders and...

Greg, an app for plant lovers, grows $5.4 million in seed funding

Before the pandemic rendered us homebound, the houseplant industry was already in bloom. One year sequestered in our homes later, and our living...

Telemedicine startups are positioning themselves for a post-pandemic world

Telemedicine, in its original form of the phone call, has been around for decades. For people in remote or rural areas without easy...

a16z bets millions on Maven, a platform for cohort-based courses

Maven, a startup that helps professionals teach cohort-based classes, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The...

Dublin-based &Open lands around €5.9 million to scale up its gifting platform in Europe and the US

Today Irish startup &Open has announced raising around €5.9 million to make it easier for brands to send carefully curated gifts to customers...

📕 Should VCs invest in competitors?; Setting up the sales team; How ChartMogul navigated hypergrowth…

Welcome back to The SaaS Playbook, a weekly rundown of the top articles, tactics, and thought leadership in B2B SaaS. Not a subscriber yet? ⚔️ A VC firm will often invest in similar companies to increase their chances of landing the big winner in the space. From a founder’s perspective, that can be pretty nerve racking. Having two or more companies in the same market enables VCs to share confidential info across companies, decide who they like best, and potentially sabotage the weaker link. The satirical Let Me Know How I Can Be Helpful crew (great Twitter follow if you aren’t already)

Workflow automation platform Aisera raises $40M

A company culture of growth Learn how your company's culture can either advance or totally sabotage...

Three ways VC firms can construct sustainably diverse portfolios

Leslie Feinzaig Contributor Venture capital has a diversity problem: Data show that Black and Latinx founders received just...

Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra is coming to TechCrunch Early Stage in July

The frequent difficulty of founders finding product-market fit has been a topic of constant (and ever-evolving) discussion at TechCrunch conferences over the years. Superhuman...

Legl gets $7M to help law firms upgrade to digital workflows

B2B SaaS startup Legl has bagged $7M in Series A funding led by Octopus Ventures for its platform for law firms which offers...

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