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The Breakout Tech Company Of 2018

Haystack

Whereas in 2016 I struggled to come up with one, and whereas in 2017 it was obvious it was Coinbase, with 2018 comes the most money poured into U.S. In 2018, it was that kind year. This is the company, in my opinion, which only first appeared on the radar of most investors in 2018. [Here is the Google Doc where we tracked these.]

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Ocrolus lands $80M at a $500M+ valuation to automate document processing for fintechs and banks

TechCrunch

If you’ve ever had to take out a loan, you know just how many documents are involved in the approval process. Ocrolus is a startup that is hoping to change that with an automation platform that it says analyzes financial documents with over 99% accuracy. It’s a lot. operations.

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Kdan Mobile gets $16M Series B for its cloud-based content and productivity tools

TechCrunch

Kdan Mobile , a company that provides a wide range of cloud-based software, including AI-based tech for organizing documents, has raised a $16 million Series B. Since announcing its Series A in April 2018 , Kdan Mobile has grown from 70 employees to 200 in Taiwan, China, Japan and the United States.

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Reflecting On Haystack’s Investment In HelloSign (Acquired By Dropbox)

Haystack

In early 2014, Docusign became a unicorn and eventually went IPO in 2018 at a whopping $4.5B Was Docusign just a place to get electronic signatures done, or could it have more tentacles into document-management systems across a variety of sectors? That turned out to be a good lunch.

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The venture bull market is great for founders, but not in the way they might expect

TechCrunch

Andy Stinnes , general partner at Cloud Apps Capital Partners , leads early-stage investments in cloud businesses and serves as active board member and adviser, offering operational support for portfolio companies based on his 20+ years in executive roles in business software. Andy Stinnes. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More on that below.

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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten VC

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. . So what is Revenue Based Investing?

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Uber sells self-driving unit Uber ATG in deal that will push Aurora’s valuation to $10B

TechCrunch

Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon, has reached an agreement with Uber to buy the ride-hailing firm’s self-driving unit in a complex deal that will value the combined company at $10 billion. Aurora is not paying cash for Uber ATG, a company that was valued at $7.25 What Aurora values.