TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The company already supports more than 2,000 channels on its platform across dozens of countries including Australia, Germany and South Korea — markets where it recently expanded. Discovery, Fox Network, ABS-CBN, A+E Networks UK, beIN Sports, Curiosity Stream, Gannett, Gusto TV and Vice Media. “We

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Joined by Ruben Gueunoun, Skalli — who once built an ecommerce unit at a bicycle company — sought to built an ATS that gave recruiters a way to seek out talent together as a team, at scale. Rebel, Secret and Kima are among the seed-stage funds that contributed to the company’s initial tranche.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

It’s important to have folks on your board who have both the founder’s and the company’s best interests in mind, and are able to help the company navigate the many stages of a startup’s lifecycle. At GIM, Easton has invested in startups like Asana, Andela, Gusto, DocuSign, Toast and others.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

He was among the first hires at Dropbox and acted as hiring manager to grow the company to over 1,000 in less than five years. They both saw hiring approaches shift from asset-based to knowledge-based and decided to start their own company, Gem , in 2017 to address these changes. He met co-founder Nick Bushak at MIT. Gem dashboard.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The judges’ feedback provides insight into the criteria they use to determine whether a company is viable or not. Mar Hershenson co-founded and serves as managing partner at Pear VC, a seed-stage investment firm in Palo Alto backing companies like Guardant Health, DoorDash, Gusto, Aurora Solar and Branch. in operating roles.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

Payments and software startup SpotOn has closed on $300 million in a Series F financing that values the company at $3.6 The investment marks SpotOn’s third raise in the past year alone and Dragoneer’s sixth time investing in the company over a three-year period. It is, however, the first time the firm has led a round.

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Y Combinator

MAY 7, 2020

Bringing on a dedicated HR person earlier than this may make sense for some companies if they intend to scale their workforce quickly or for other reasons; for example, a non-exempt workforce that needs managing. YC company Gusto has some helpful information on its Help Center regarding Employee Classification Options.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

How to Secure Those Hard to Find Hires with Chris Herd (Firstbase), Kate Ryder (Maven) and Emil Yeargin (Gusto): Hiring isn’t easy even in the best of times. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022? That’s just a sample of what you can experience at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

As Deepnote co-founder and CEO Jakub Jurovych told me, the company has pretty much stayed true to its original vision since its launch a couple of years ago. The remote-first company plans to use the new funding to build out its product and expand its foothold in the data science community. Image Credits: Deepnote.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2021

On Friday, the company announced a $100 million Series C that doubles the company’s valuation to $1.2 The latest financing brings the company’s total funding raised to over $158 million since its 2017 inception. It also helps companies access small business tax credits they may not have otherwise known about. .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

We cover all this — complete with a look at these companies’ early pitch decks, and more — on TechCrunch Live. Laela Sturdy is 10x unicorn operator turned investor with a portfolio that includes Stripe, UiPath, Duolingo, Gusto and Webflow. She has also invested in Birdies, a footwear company founded by Bianca Gates.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In an interview with TechCrunch, Anderson explained that while Plaid will be personally facilitating payments through its Transfer offering, it will also continue working with its dozens of payments partners , which include the likes of Square, Stripe, Marqeta, Gusto and Silicon Valley Bank. It’s not Anderson’s first foray into fintech.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

Truework , a company that builds technology for mortgage and consumer-centric lenders to instantly verify the income and employment of borrowers, has raised $50 million in a Series C round of funding led by G Squared. The company also supports background checks for employers and staffing companies seeking to verify potential new hires.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Identity and access security issues are increasingly top of mind for companies. Looking to solve some of the challenges around authentication, Keith Graham and Stephen Cox co-founded Strivacity , a startup that allows companies to create secure business-to-business and business-to-consumer sign-in experiences.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

One such company, minu , a Mexico City-based, pay-on-demand startup, announced Wednesday that it has raised $14 million in a Series A round of funding led by FinTech Collective. New investors VEF, XYZ Ventures, and FJ Labs, as well as DocuSign founder Tom Gonser and Gusto CFO Mike Dinsdale also participated in the financing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

More than your investors, or even you as a founder, your early employees will have a tremendous influence on the trajectory of your company. Fenwick partner Dawn Belt will discuss the key legal terms to focus on in your seed and Series A rounds and how they affect the control and operational freedom of your company.

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Y Combinator

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Now more than ever we support founders throughout the life of their company. Brad was co-founder and CEO of Perfect Audience, an ad network funded by Y Combinator in 2011, acquired by Marin Software in 2014 and used by companies like Eventbrite, Atlassian, and New Relic to market to more than a billion people.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

Other investors in the round include Abstract, Inovia, Maple, Basis Set, Backend, Wilson Sonsini and a number of angels, including Opendoor co-founder and CEO Eric Wu, Gusto co-founder Eddie Kim and SV Angel’s Beth Turner. And then, the company set about trying to change the way people share files. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Example: “We’re always talking to couples like you,” the wedding planning company Zola’s about page says. The HR software company Gusto provides a good example here, using copy like: “Our plans were built to fit your unique needs. Mention any awards or top rankings your company or product has received.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

Omni HR had its soft launch in March 2022 and is already used by several companies, including Indonesian investment app Ajaib. The company was founded in 2021 by Brian Ip, a former Goldman Sachs executive, and data engineer YC Chan. HR platform like Gusto and Namely are currently not available outside the United States. “We

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Y Combinator

MAY 21, 2019

Gusto and Lively are helping to make healthcare more accessible to workers. You should not start a company just because it is on this list. We believe that a new generation of technology startups are emerging who will start to address these needs (both in America and around the world).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Every company has to decide what to pay their employees and track that compensation in some way, often in spreadsheets and across disparate payroll, finance and HR systems. Companies also need to ensure that they are paying people with comparable experience a similar amount for the same job. Image Credits: Assemble.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The trend is pronounced enough that we’re seeing private tech companies get acquisitive to better support it. This morning, for example, payroll and HR provider Gusto announced that it is buying Remote Team , a startup that focuses on supporting far-flung staff. Remote Team, unlike Gusto, is an early-stage startup.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s clear that remote and hybrid work are here to stay — the pandemic forever changed the way many companies do business. A recent Deloitte report found that slightly over half of companies won’t permit employees to work in locations in which the company isn’t already established for tax purposes.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

VUI launched six months ago, and now serves more than 20,000 employees from companies like GS25, LanChi Mart and Annam Gourmet. The startup says companies in these sectors have seen recruitment costs increase, while worker retention drops. In Southeast Asia, this also includes GajiGesa in Indonesia.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The first check I wrote was just over 10 years ago into a company called Invoca who just announced a new $56 million in funding led by Scott Hilleboe at HIG Growth Partners. Ownership Matters At Upfront we focus our energy on fewer companies where we take meaningful ownership and we continue to invest throughout the lifecycle of the company.

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

Where possible, I’ve included specific examples – drawn from YC companies and partners – of how companies have handled board issues. The main role of a board is to help guide the company through major decisions, such as hiring and firing senior management; approving corporate actions (e.g. Managing Your Board.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

So we’re going to talk with Chris Herd (Firstbase), an advocate for remote work, and Emil Yeargin, VP of talent at Gusto, which is not only hiring but also helps other companies manage their staff. billion pool of capital to work by backing early-stage web3 companies. Disrupt Stage | 10:50 am & 2:30 pm. Roundtable | 1:00 pm.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. “Boston Materials is a high-performance materials company enabling manufacturers of industrial and consumer products to break through their design trade-offs with new materials. ” Mar Hershenson — Pear VC.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

TechCrunch+ is launching a series of posts looking at recent, notable venture rounds, exit activity and other news that relates to the financial side of building new technology companies. Despite posting some growth since 2020 in 2022, the company shrank compared to the 2021 period last year. They’re also looking for exits.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We’re fortunate to interview William Stringer, Founder of Chisos Capital , a structured finance company. Chisos is a structured finance company that provides startup and brand capital to entrepreneurs, athletes and creatives. Meratas services our ISAs and provides payment and income reporting Gusto runs our payroll and HR.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

Regular TechCrunch readers are likely familiar with HR-tech unicorns like Rippling , Gusto and Deel , late-stage startups with valuations around or above the $10 billion mark. Even more fun, Velocity Global CEO Ben Wright shared a grip of financial data about his company with TechCrunch+ recently. And perhaps some less familiar names.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2022

Next week, I plan to interview Freedman for TechCrunch’s Equity podcast and ask her about how to build a company when the mission may be irreversibly challenged by our government; we’ll talk about the origin story, and how they plan to pivot in the future. Tech layoffs don’t happen to companies, they happen to people . Start here .

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 31, 2020

And while these hurdles combine to show just how dire the problem is for millions of small business owners right now, many people and companies are also trying to help. So, the coalition started this movement to generate awareness of the payment problems, urging large companies and government agencies to “pay today.”. The Time Is Now.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The company has additionally raised a $2 million round of seed funding for its product, led by Bedrock Capital. The system integrates with a company’s existing tools, like GitHub, JIRA, Trello, Bitrise, CircleCI and others, to automatically update teams as to what’s been done and what action items still remain.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 22, 2023

If we needed another exclamation point on the tremendous growth opportunity, NVidia’s earnings punctuated the euphoria with gusto. The company had projected $11b & exceeded projections by $2.5b The company’s pricing power at work : limited supply & increased demand pushes prices higher.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

For now Yak Tack is a side/passion project so he can keep coding (and indulge his “entrepreneurial proclivities”, as he wordily puts it), his day job being head of product engineering at Gusto. I’ve learned to appreciate technology companies that have an actual business model underneath them,” he adds.

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