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BitSight raises $250M from Moody’s and acquires cyber risk startup VisibleRisk

TechCrunch

BitSight, a startup that assesses the likelihood that an organization will be breached , has received a $250 million investment from credit rating giant Moody’s, and acquired Israeli cyber risk assessment startup VisibleRisk for an undisclosed sum. The investment values BitSight at $2.4

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. million users making it considerably larger than some of its peers that have historically received more tech press inches. Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum.

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Gusto: The People Platform for SMBs

Y Combinator

There are nearly six million small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the country, employing 43 million people. 1 But unlike their larger counterparts, SMBs have been ignored by service providers, who have deemed the cost of reaching and serving them too high to warrant the effort. This gap is most visible in the payroll and benefits sectors.

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Lydia raises another $86 million to build a European financial super app

TechCrunch

Lydia first raised $45 million in January 2020 — Tencent led that investment. Interestingly, Amit Jhawar is heading this investment for Accel. He joined Accel as a venture partner in July and he’s going to join Lydia’s board of directors. Jhawar joined payments company Braintree in 2011 as COO and CFO.

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The Doom Loop

Entrepreneur's Handbook

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. ) That is why inflation, at least from a goods perspective, will remain sticky.

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Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities???with $15 million to?

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92% of consumers trust peer recommendations , while only 22% of brands are trusted. 92% of consumers trust peer recommendations , while only 22% of brands are trusted. they could invest in entrepreneurial communities and the best founders would then bring in new founders. This had a dual purpose?—?the

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Dealing With Generational Change at VC Firms

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The interview was wide ranging and discussed everything from USVs investment thesis over the past 10 years to what some emerging themes are around blockchain and artificial intelligence. And honestly it was the single biggest roadblock at Upfront when we raised out fourth fund in 2011. And thankfully I had the support of my peers.

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