Tag: Private Equity
Appfire, provider of Atlassian apps, raises $100M to continue its buying spree
Appfire, a Boston-based provider of software development apps, announced Tuesday that it has received a $100 million investment from growth private equity firm TA Associates. Founded in 2005, Appfire was bootstrapped until it got $49 million from Silversmith Capital Partners last May. Since that time, Appfire has acquired six companies…
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US-listed SPACs have a new target: Latin American tech companies
Matheus Tavares Dos Santos Contributor Matheus is a hedge funds investment analyst for a major global investment manager and technology provider. In prior roles, he was an associate at a LatAm-focused venture capital firm and worked in corporate venture with regional banks and the Brazilian stock exchange. More posts by…
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Does your VC have an investment thesis or a hypothesis?
David Teten Contributor More posts by this contributor Broaden your view of ‘best’ to make smarter, more inclusive investments 15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund Stéphane Nasser Contributor Venture capitalists love to talk investment theses: on Twitter, Medium, Clubhouse, at conferences. And yet, when you…
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EC roundup: BNPL startups, growth marketing tips, solid state battery market map, more
When I needed a new sofa several months ago, I was pleased to find a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option during the checkout process. I had prepared myself to make a major financial outlay, but the service fees were well worth the convenience of deferring the entire payment. Coincidentally,…
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Broaden your view of ‘best’ to make smarter, more inclusive investments
David Teten Contributor More posts by this contributor 15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund 12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share Katherine Boe Heuck Contributor What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Well, we learn…
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Pandemic-era growth and SPACs are helping edtech startups graduate early
Special purpose acquisition vehicles regained popularity in 2020 as an alternative way to take startups public, and now they are eyeing edtech companies. So far, Skillsoft has gone public through Churchill Capital, and Nerdy, parent company of Varsity Tutors, did the same through a reverse merger with TPG Pace Tech…
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