{"id":1323,"date":"2020-05-08T20:08:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T14:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/blog\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2020-05-08T20:08:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T14:38:38","slug":"saas-weekly-roundup-18-zoom-acquires-keybase-freshworks-crosses-200million-in-arr-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-zoom-acquires-keybase-freshworks-crosses-200million-in-arr-and-more","title":{"rendered":"SaaS weekly roundup #18: Zoom acquires Keybase, Freshworks crosses $200million in ARR and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome back to SaaS weekly roundup, wherein we summarize the major happenings in the world of SaaS and bring that in one place. We&#8217;ve got a lot to unpack this week, so let&#8217;s get right into it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-zoom-acquires-keybase-freshworks-crosses-200million-in-arr-and-more\/#News_of_the_week\" title=\"News of the week\">News of the week<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-zoom-acquires-keybase-freshworks-crosses-200million-in-arr-and-more\/#SaaS_companies_that_got_the_funding_this_week\" title=\"SaaS companies that got the funding this week\">SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-zoom-acquires-keybase-freshworks-crosses-200million-in-arr-and-more\/#Must_reads\" title=\"Must reads\">Must reads<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-zoom-acquires-keybase-freshworks-crosses-200million-in-arr-and-more\/#Listen_to\" title=\"Listen to\">Listen to<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-zoom-acquires-keybase-freshworks-crosses-200million-in-arr-and-more\/#Watch\" title=\"Watch\">Watch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"news-of-the-week\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_of_the_week\"><\/span>News of the week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zoom.us\/wordpress\/2020\/05\/07\/zoom-acquires-keybase-and-announces-goal-of-developing-the-most-broadly-used-enterprise-end-to-end-encryption-offering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Zoom acquires Keybase and announces goal of developing the most broadly used enterprise end-to-end encryption offering<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While earlier this week, a <a href=\"https:\/\/telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/google-once-explored-acquiring-video-meet-app-zoom-report\/75567319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report suggested<\/a> that Google was looking to acquire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/zoom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoom<\/a> two years ago, the hottest company in the world right now, has gone ahead and made its very first acquisition in its nine-year history. Zoom has acquired secure messaging company Keybase, which will help it implement the end-to-end encryption for video calls. It&#8217;s certainly commendable how Zoom has accepted the critiques around the security concerns, and how quickly it&#8217;s fixing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/5\/7\/21250790\/google-android-messaging-duo-phone-g-suite-javier-soltero-hangouts-chat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Google unifies all of its messaging and communication apps into a single team<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a couple of weeks back, Google rebranded its enterprise-focused Hangouts Meet to simply &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/google-hangouts-meet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet<\/a>&#8220;. At the time, we highlighted the fact that Google&#8217;s messaging strategy is quite confusing, Hopefully that will become more coherent going forward, as the search titan has brought its varied messaging and communication apps under Javier Soltero, who&#8217;s the president of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/g-suite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">G Suite<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Salesforce announces Work.com to help companies reopen amid the pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing the <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wJA0g0ye9J\">https:\/\/t.co\/wJA0g0ye9J<\/a> platform \u2014 tools to help every community and company reopen safely<br><br>? Workplace Command Center<br>? Contact Tracing<br>? Emergency Response<br>? Employee Wellness<br>? Shift Management<br>??\u200d? Reskilling<br>?\ufe0f Volunteer Management <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/95ItRMOguQ\">pic.twitter.com\/95ItRMOguQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Marc Benioff (@Benioff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benioff\/status\/1257187478638751746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/salesforce\" target=\"_blank\">Salesforce<\/a> has announced Work.com, a software suite that&#8217;s aimed at helping businesses reopen safely amid the ongoing crisis. The features include the ability to manage shifts, manage emergency response procedures, and support for manual contact tracing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related watch: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tq2GJ_jfRkM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salesforce CEO on new software to help businesses reopen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/small-biz\/startups\/newsbuzz\/freshworks-appoints-tyler-sloat-as-cfo-as-the-company-surpasses-200-million-in-annual-recurring-revenue\/articleshow\/75531004.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Freshworks appoints Tyler Sloat as CFO as the company surpasses $200 million in annual recurring revenue<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India&#8217;s leading SaaS company, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/freshworks-360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freshworks<\/a> recently completed an important milestone of crossing $200million in ARR. Even more impressive is the fact that the revenue has doubles within 18 months. Along with that, the company has also announced the appointment of Tyler Sloat as its CFO (Chief Financial Officer), who was earlier with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/zuora-billing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zuora<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/07\/box-makes-quick-decision-to-add-new-collaboration-capabilities-in-face-of-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Box makes quick decision to add new collaboration capabilities in face of pandemic<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Popular cloud service provider Box is adding new features to make it easier to users to collaborate with each other. Along with a cleaner interface, the service is introducing &#8220;Collections&#8221; that will allow users to categorize files and folders as per their liking. People would also be able to comment on documents for easier remote collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/06\/github-gets-a-built-in-ide-with-codespaces-discussion-forums-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GitHub gets a built-in IDE with Codespaces, discussion forums and more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its virtual conference dubbed GitHub Satellite, the Microsoft-owned company announced several new features. Among those is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/github\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GitHub<\/a> Codespaces, a development environment on cloud to make it easier for developers to join and collaborate on projects. The service is currently in Beta and can be used for free. GitHub also unveiled Discussions, which offers forums for projects. For security, the company took covers off Code scanning and Security scanning features. Lastly, it has brought forth GitHub Private Instances for enterprise customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qlik.com\/us\/company\/press-room\/press-releases\/qlik-announces-general-availability-of-qlik-alerting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Qlik announces general availability of Qlik Alerting, intelligent alerting directly through Qlik Sense<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/business-intelligence-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business intelligence software<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/qlik-sense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qlik<\/a> has introduced an intelligent alerting platform for Qlik Sense. The feature will allow businesses to monitor their data almost real-time and take appropriate actions accordingly. One can customize the alerts as per their needs, and the company will improving upon them further integrating with workflow and robotic process automation (RPA) solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"saas-companies-that-got-the-funding-this-week\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SaaS_companies_that_got_the_funding_this_week\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blogsaas-companies-that-got-the-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SaaS companies that got the funding<\/a> this week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.crunchbase.com\/news\/canadas-newest-unicorn-edtech-startup-applyboard-raises-75m-at-1-4b-valuation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Canada\u2019s newest unicorn: Edtech startup ApplyBoard raises $75M at $1.4B valuation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian company ApplyBoard finds itself among the list of unicorns with its latest round of funding. The company helps international students to find opportunities for higher education and apply to them, and has raised $75million to expand its partnerships and improve tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/05\/orca-security-raises-20m-series-a-for-its-multi-cloud-security-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Orca Security raises $20M Series A for its multi-cloud security platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With companies opting for multi-cloud deployments, it&#8217;s important for them to have visibility of workloads on each of them. Enter Orca Security, which not only provides this visibility, but also has security tools for identifying vulnerabilities, malware and more. To expand further, it has gotten $20million Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2020\/05\/07\/groove-raises-12-million-to-automate-sales-enablement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Groove raises $12 million to automate sales engagement<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/sales-engagement-software\" target=\"_blank\">Sales engagement software<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/groove-co\" target=\"_blank\">Groove<\/a> has garnered $12million at the time when the sales strategy is shifting drastically due to COVID-19. The product helps create campaigns that can be personalized and allow teams to collaborate on them. It&#8217;ll be using the Series A funding to increase its userbase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/07\/workstream-a-platform-for-deskless-work-raises-10-million-to-serve-local-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Workstream, a platform for deskless work, raises $10 million to serve local businesses<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that deskless workers are in the vogue as there are several companies that have raised money in this space. The latest is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/workstream\" target=\"_blank\">Workstream<\/a>, which makes it easier for hourly, deskless workers to find jobs quickly. Led by Founders Fund and Basis Set Ventures, it has raised $10million Series A round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/03\/classplus-coaching-centers-teachers-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Classplus raises $9M to grow its Shopify-like platform for teachers and coaching centers in India<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week another ed-tech startup got cash in the bank. India-based Classplus, which bills itself as a &#8220;mobile-first SaaS platform tutors to offer their curriculum and operations completely online&#8221; has raised $9million Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today is a good day for reflection. With <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wunderlist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Wunderlist<\/a> closing down and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pitch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pitch<\/a> ramping up toward launch, I&#39;m excited to announce a new company: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuperlistHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SuperlistHQ<\/a> \u2014 a fresh new take on supercharged team productivity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YNmddyQxpP\">https:\/\/t.co\/YNmddyQxpP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Christian Reber (@christianreber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/christianreber\/status\/1257610441909551107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"must-reads\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Must_reads\"><\/span>Must reads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openviewpartners.com\/blog\/adapting-to-recession\/#.XrKPTzszaUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I\u2019ve been through 6 recessions. Here\u2019s everything I\u2019ve learned about adapting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unbounce.com\/conversion-rate-optimization\/14-inspiring-popup-design-examples-to-help-grow-your-online-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">14 inspiring pop-up design examples to help grow your online business<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.chartmogul.com\/cold-calling-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5 ways to prepare a new salesperson for cold calling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"listen-to\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listen_to\"><\/span>Listen to<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nathan Latka on growth hacking everything<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/754375a8b44d45e28f57748149cd7fbe\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nathan Latka, the host of the popular &#8220;The Top&#8221; podcast, author, and founder of getlatka.com, shares his thoughts on the future of media, how he managed to grow his podcast to 10million downloads. He also talks about getlatka.com and why debt financing for SaaS businesses could be gamechanger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tyler King of Less Annoying CRM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/31790e2c35324e9891cc921d8ed7d583\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100\\%;\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of Effective Founder, Andy Baldacci talks to Tyler King, CEO and Co-founder of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/less-annoying-crm\" target=\"_blank\">Less Annoying CRM<\/a>. In this incredibly honest conversation, King shares how he thinks about his business and how it stands out from other <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/crm-software\" target=\"_blank\">CRMs<\/a> out there. He also discusses his thoughts on hiring, delegating work, and the roadmap for the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moz and Sparktoro&#8217;s Rand Fishkin on how early-stage failure bred future success<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/8a8acc5c7ec9478f9767838f72d9a621\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100\\%;\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/profitwell\" target=\"_blank\">Profitwell&#8217;s<\/a> Patrick Campbell sits down with Rand Fishkin, founder of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/moz-pro\" target=\"_blank\">Moz<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/sparktoro\" target=\"_blank\">Sparktoro<\/a> to discuss his learnings from his first venture. While Moz is incredibly popular and acquired a lot of users, it struggled in retaining them. He also discusses how it&#8217;s important to not be focused on pleasing people so much that it affects the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"watch\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch\"><\/span>Watch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recession resistant bootstrapped SaaS + the myth (?) of personal brand with Justin Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Recession Resistant Bootstrapped SaaS +  The Myth (?) of Personal Brand with Justin Jackson\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0w09SUQwR-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video, host Rob Walling talks to Justin Jackson, the co-founder of Transistor.fm on which are recession-resistant bootstrapped SaaS business ideas. 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