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☆ 20 years of digital transformation, as seen by an IT expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Goto | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Back then, the average person would hear the term "remote support" and probably think it meant getting help for their TV controller. Jaromi said he has seen teams increase their productivity between 20% to 50% by letting GoTo Resolve's efficiencies work for them. For SMBs, GoTo Resolve can often be their main IT presence. But Rescue and GoTo Resolve have constantly stayed a step ahead, building in the most secure layers possible. Looking to the futureOver his 18 years at GoTo, Jaromi has seen the company endure significant changes, from being an upstart innovator to an established industry leader.

☆ Leaked email: Ex-Tiger Global dealmaker John Curtius offered to mortgage home to provide cash to founders fearful of missing payroll during SVB crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former Tiger Global partner John Curtius offered to mortgage his house during the SVB crisis. Curtius offered founders interest-free loans to help them meet payroll before depositors were guaranteed. Former Tiger Global partner John Curtius offered to mortgage his home to help portfolio founders meet payroll at the height of the Silicon Valley Bank crisis, according to a leaked email seen by Insider. The investor didn't give further detail about the mortgage or his house on the email seen by Insider. Since leaving the New York-based hedge fund, Curtius has spent time trying to secure capital for his new fund Cedar Investment Management.

☆ Google got a pandemic boost for its Workspace software but blew it, insiders say. Now it plans to attack Microsoft with a new push in AI.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Rosalie Chan | Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian spent much of his time at a partner meeting talking about Workspace, tweeted Tony Safoian, CEO of Google Cloud partner SADA Systems. "Around the globe, more than nine million paying organizations, and more than three billion users rely on Google Workspace for communication and collaboration. Other major customers like Deutsche Bank use Google Cloud for cloud infrastructure, but Microsoft Office for collaboration software. Forty-four percent of software procurers whose organization plans to or currently uses Microsoft's collaboration software also use Google Workspace, according to the 2022 Forrester study. While Google Cloud is still unprofitable, it has decreased losses to $480 million, down from $890 million last year.

☆ Factbox: Global firms with exposure to collapsed SVB
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

March 13 (Reuters) - Startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group (SIVB.O) became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis last week, sending shockwaves across global markets as billions of dollars belonging to companies and investors were left stranded. The collapse raised concerns that the end of decades-long era of cheap money would reveal cracks in the global financial system as climbing interest rates expose vulnerabilities in the economy. HSBC (HSBA.L) said on Monday it is acquiring the UK subsidiary of SVB for 1 pound, rescuing a key lender for technology start-ups in Britain. Below is a list of companies across the globe that have revealed their exposure to SVB:EUROPEAround 16 tech and life sciences companies in Europe have disclosed about $190 million in exposure to SVB in the UK and the United States. Moonpig adds that SVB UK is one of ten lenders that provide senior debt facilities to the group as part of a strong banking syndicateASIA-PACIFICNITRO SOFTWARE (NTO.AX)Australia's productivity software maker Nitro Software Ltd (NTO.AX) said it had about $12.18 million of its global cash reserves held on deposit at SVB.

☆ Factbox: Which companies are affected by SVB collapse?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

ROKU (ROKU.O)Streaming devices maker says it has about $487 million, or 26% of its cash and cash equivalents, held in deposits with SVB. CIRCLEUS cryptocurrency firm Circle says $3.3 billion of its $40 billion of USD Coin reserves are at SVB. BLOCKFIBankrupt crypto lender BlockFi Inc has roughly $227 million in unprotected funds at SVB, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY (VIR.O)Biotech firm says it maintains operating accounts at SVB with about $220 million as of Friday. EUROPEAround 16 tech and life sciences companies in Europe have disclosed about $190 million in exposure to SVB in the UK and the United States.

☆ Here's the 8-page pitch deck that a startup helping government contractors navigate subcontractor compliance used to raise $2.5 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Paige Hagy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

GovForce is a software startup that helps government contractors with compliance. GovForce used this 8-page pitch deck to raise a $2.5 million seed round. This software startup is helping government contractors keep tabs on the companies it outsources work to. GovForce offers government contractors software that allows them to continually monitor the compliance of its subcontractors through a dashboard. Read the 8-page pitch deck GovForce used to raise a $2.5 million seed round.

☆ Elon Musk apologizes after calling disabled Twitter employee who was laid off 'the worst'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk on Tuesday backed down from his attacks on a disabled Twitter employee who was laid off by the company and apologized for what he called a "misunderstanding." "I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation," Musk tweeted late Tuesday. "He is considering remaining at Twitter," Musk added. Musk, an avid user of Twitter, replied by asking Thorleifsson, "What work have you been doing?" Following the back and forth with Musk, Thorleifsson said he was informed by Twitter's head of human resources that he had been sacked.

☆ Here's what makes cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks tick and why we like the stock so much
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +22 min

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) last month had its best single trading day in about a year, exactly one week after the next-generation cybersecurity company became our newest Investing Club holding. Why Palo Alto Networks? PANW YTD mountain Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 1-year performance Palo Alto Networks is a great way to play a secular growth industry. Taking all of these segments together, Palo Alto Networks is a company capable of delivering on every aspect of cybersecurity under one roof. Palo Alto Networks' ESG practices, meanwhile, are overseen by the ESG and Nominating Committee, which provides counsel to the board in these matters.

☆ This startup uses AI to help companies accurately predict future revenues. Check out the 17-slide pitch deck Ramp used to raise $5 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the 17-slide deck used to raise the fresh funds. A startup that wants to make revenue predictions much more accurate using machine learning just raised $5 million in fresh funds. London-based Ramp, which was founded in 2018, wants to move teams away from financial modelling methods that are usually conducted on spreadsheets. Additional participation came from Triple Point Ventures, Barnaby Hussey-Yeo, CEO of AI startup Cleo, and Stephane Kurgan, previous COO of King.com. Check out the 17-slide deck used to raise the fresh funds.

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - European buyout houses Montagu Private Equity and Astorg Partners are preparing to hang the "for sale" sign on their UK insurance software investments, hoping to woo insurers and fellow private capital funds with their technology. Acturis, Astorg and Open GI did not respond to requests for comment. It last attempted to sell the business in 2018 and has since strived to transform it into a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, which could attract fellow private equity funds with existing investments in the insurance industry, sources said. Open GI could be worth up to 12 times its expected core earnings of more than 30 million pounds ($35.96 million) expected for 2023, two sources said. Revenue rose to 111.9 million pounds from 102.4 million pounds the previous year, as the company added new brokers and insurers to its eponymous SaaS platform.

☆ This HR startup just raised $40 million in a round led by General Catalyst and Menlo Ventures. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck Finch used to raise the funds.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The startup's API works to collect employment data from fragmented sources for companies. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck Finch used to raise the Series B round. A startup that aims to streamline HR functions like onboarding and payroll has raised $40 million in fresh funds. San Francisco-based Finch, founded in 2020, provides APIs in a bid to simplify the fragmented world of employment data. The Series B funding round was led by General Catalyst and Menlo Ventures, who led Finch's Series A round in June 2022.

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Nvidia, Roku, Coinbase, DraftKings, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Compass Point upgrades Coinbase to buy from neutral Compass said the "long-term opportunities outweigh near-term risks." Goldman Sachs reiterates Tesla as buy Goldman said it's bullish heading into the company's investor day on March 1. KeyBanc reiterates Nvidia as overweight KeyBanc raised its price target on the stock to $280 per share from $220. Daiwa reiterates Disney as buy Daiwa said it sees international growth for Disney which will further drive parks outperformance. Evercore ISI adds a positive tactical call on Walmart Evercore said it's bullish on Walmart heading into earnings next week.

☆ Investor Brianne Kimmel is doubling down on AI with a new bootcamp and $20 million pledge to back hot, new startups in the space
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Stephanie Palazzolo | April Joyner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Worklife Ventures founder Brianne Kimmel is launching a bootcamp for AI startups. Her firm has pledged $20 million to invest in those AI companies that complete the bootcamp. As part of the AI bootcamp, her firm is committing $20 million to invest into companies that complete the program. "I grew up in northeast Ohio, and a lot of friends from my high school are using this technology," Kimmel said. Formerly a grant program, AI Grant now makes $250,000 investments in AI companies.

☆ Vev, founded by ex-Apple staffers, helps entrepreneurs instantly launch their businesses. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck it used to raise $5.3 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Dutch startup founded by Apple alumni has raised $5.3 million from Notion Capital. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck it used to raise the fresh funds. Vev, a startup founded by ex-Apple staffers, has just raised $5.3 million from Notion Capital and Point Nine Capital. The round was led by European B2B SaaS and cloud venture capital firm Notion Capital, which has previously backed GoCardless and Paddle. Check out the 12-slide deck used to raise the fresh funds.

☆ Shopify's prices will go up by as much as 33% in some cases, but analyst say merchants aren't going anywhere
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Analysts say Shopify's products offer a much better value than their competitors'. He added that many merchants pay more in fees for third-party apps and add-ons than they do for a Shopify subscription. With those fees in mind, an increase to the monthly subscription fee would seem relatively small, Pfau argued. Luria said that it's possible Shopify's price hikes could "upset smaller merchants for whom this is a big expenditure," particularly amid inflation and economic uncertainty. Shopify's price hikes come as the company makes changes to its leadership team.

☆ We got an exclusive look at the 18-slide pitch deck hybrid working platform Cleary used to raise $4.5 million in seed funding
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

San Francisco-based HR startup Cleary has raised $4.5 million in a seed round led by Moonshots Capital. We got a look at the 18-slide pitch deck Cleary used to raise the fresh funds. A US startup that has designed a digital platform to engage and connect remote and hybrid employees just raised $4.5 million. This follows Cleary's $3 million pre-seed raise, bringing the startup's funding to $7.5 million. Check out the 18-slide deck used to raise the fresh funds.

☆ Supernormal, a generative AI startup that automates meeting notes, just raised $10 million. Check out the 17-slide pitch deck it used to bag the seed round.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Supernormal, a startup in the red-hot generative AI sector, just raised $10 million. The startup uses AI to take notes from meetings in real time and sends them instantly afterward. We got an exclusive look at the 17-slide pitch deck Supernormal used to raise the cash. Supernormal, a startup in the red-hot generative AI sector, has raised $10 million in a seed round led by Revolut and Citymapper investor Balderton. The company, which uses AI to automate meeting notes, was founded in 2020 by former Meta and Klarna product manager Colin Treseler and ex-Github design lead Fabian Perez.

☆ This startup is helping brands like Dior and Lacoste build virtual stores. Check out the 11-slide pitch deck Emperia used to raise $10 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

London-based Emperia has raised $10 million in Series A funding for its virtual retail platform. A startup that has created a virtual platform for immersive retail experiences has just raised $10 million from Base10 Partners. Its virtual store SaaS platform is deployed to companies, who can use customers to better enhance the retail experience. Emperia works with brands such as luxury fashion house Dior, clothing company Lacoste, and luxury department store chain Bloomingdale's. She added that Emperia's aim is to "make virtual experiences the future of brands' long-term e-commerce strategy."

☆ I coach workers at Amazon and Google through layoffs. Here's what I tell those who've been let go and those left behind.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Alisa Cohen has coached tech workers at companies like Google and Amazon. More than 50% of my career-coaching clients work in Big Tech, and another 30% are in B2B SaaS or e-commerce. I'm seeing some large tech companies like Google and Meta offering 10 to 16 weeks of base salary plus one to two weeks for each additional year worked. I coach job seekers to consider if the work environment, leadership, and culture are aligned with their values. I coach clients to connect their actions to their results — and importantly, to communicate the value they've added and impact they've made.

☆ This startup helps vets spend more time with pets and less time on admin. Check out the 10-slide pitch deck Digitail used to raise $11 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Digitail, a Romanian pet care startup, has raised $11 million in Series A funding. Digitail, founded in 2018, helps veterinary clinics automate their management systems. A startup that helps vets automate their often antiquated management systems has raised $11 million in fresh funds. "Today's reality is that there is a massive shortage of vets compared to the number of pets and that means they have less time to split between seeing pets and managing clinics," Digitail CEO Sebastian Gabor told Insider. Digitail, which is based in Romania's Iasi and Florida, provides a vertical, cloud-based SaaS platform to help vets with inventory management, invoicing, appointment calendars, and patient management.

☆ Inside climate tech's record-breaking year where the energy crisis, new regulation, and a maturing debt market helped European startups raise $17.5 billion
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Climate tech was a clear green shoot in a tumultuous 2022 but there will be a delayed correction. But there has been one green shoot: Climate tech. "We've just gotten started when it comes to climate tech," Emitwise's Cozzi said. Many climate tech companies have raised at high valuations, said Magda Lukaszewicz, principal at Balderton Capital. Energy and infrastructure companies are tipped as winners, while pure software plays may see some consolidation, climate tech investors and founders said.

☆ Here are the 34 tech companies most likely to be snapped up by private equity firms like Vista and Thoma Bravo in 2023, according to bankers and market data
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Ben Bergman | Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

With a stock price down 45% in the last year, though, it may soon find itself on the other side of the table. But it has $732 million in cash on hand, with zero debt, and analysts are projecting 16% revenue growth. This year, though, Varonis has come back to earth — its stock price has sunk over 57% in the last 12 months. However, with strong projected 2023 revenue growth of 18.6%, Zuora remains a strong target for PE firms. Its stock price has been hammered, going down about 40% this year and making it the subject of mergers-and-acquisitions chatter.

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Amazon, Meta, Nvidia, Carvana, Delta, Walmart & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Evercore ISI names Apple as a top pick in 2023 Evercore said it sees 2023 as a "moonshot" year for Apple. MKM names Walmart a top 2023 pick MKM said it sees further share gains for Walmart in 2023. " JPMorgan names Eli Lilly a top 2023 pick JPMorgan said Eli Lilly is "best-in-class." Canaccord names Yeti and Traeger top 2023 picks Canaccord says Yeti should hold up well in a recessionary environment. YETI Holdings (YETI : BUY, $58 PT): We believe the core YETI consumer should hold up relatively better in a recession as it skews a bit higher end.

☆ Here are the 34 tech companies most likely to be on the holiday shopping lists of private-equity firms after valuations plunged this year, according to bankers and private data
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Ben Bergman | Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

☆ This startup wants to show the impact Fortune 500 companies have on the environment and society. Check out the 18-slide pitch deck Upright used to raise $5.2 million.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Finnish startup Upright just landed a 5 million euros seed round (around $5.2 million). The platform reveals the impact the world's largest companies have on the environment and society. Check out the 18-slide pitch deck Upright used to raise its first round from VC Planet A.Annu Nieminen has always found solace in math. She couldn't find anyone working on a tool to show the overall negative or positive impact of businesses so decided to do it herself – "as the cliche goes," she told Insider. The Helsinki-based startup has been bootstrapped until now, as it announces a 5 million euros seed round (around $5.2 million).

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