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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

Gust

As a native of Silicon Valley , I’ve witnessed the creative destruction of wave after wave of innovation as nearby corporate campuses repopulated themselves : From defense contractors to data centers , computer mainframe manufacturers to Internet search engines.

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Visual collaboration company Miro valued at $17.5B following $400M in new funding

TechCrunch

The new capital infusion gives Miro $476 million in total funding since the company was founded in 2011 by Andrey Khusid and Oleg Shardin. We believe Miro sits at a powerful intersection between asynchronous and synchronous work that captures and ignites creative processes everywhere. Andrey Khusid, co-founder and CEO of Miro.

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Black Swan analyzes social media to predict which products will be successful

TechCrunch

While founded long before the pandemic, Steve King says that Black Swan Data , the data science and tech company that he helped co-launch in 2011, is well-suited to the current environment. Prior to co-founding Black Swan, King was a technical director at creative agency Digital Jigsaw. to start Black Swan. .

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10 years, 10 moments with Gabriela Gandel

Impact Hub

When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be!” ” When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be!

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Founded by technology entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship is a two-year program for young people [under 22] who want to build new things. Congratulations! Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship.

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The SaaS Company that Grew from 0 to 4M Subscribers in 2.5 Years

Tomasz Tunguz

Above, the line chart shows the astounding growth in the number of Adobe Creative Suite subscribers from the launch of CreativeSuite 6 in mid-2012 through March 2014 growing at 31% per quarter to 3.97M in their last quarter. in revenue in 2011 at 97% gross margin. And in 2012, the company decided to disrupt its own businesses.

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Brighton-based MPB snaps up $69M to build out its used camera equipment marketplace

TechCrunch

Vitruvian is a new backer for MPB; the rest were already invested in the startup, which has raised around $91 million since 2011. The Series D is being led by Vitruvian Partners, with significant participation from Acton Capital; Mobeus Equity Partners, Beringea and FJ Labs also participating. Third, there is the focus of MPB in particular.