{"id":4573,"date":"2021-07-30T21:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/blog\/?p=4573"},"modified":"2021-07-30T21:08:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T15:38:21","slug":"saas-weekly-roundup-31-the-rise-of-virtual-event-platforms-open-source-odoo-raises-215million-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-31-the-rise-of-virtual-event-platforms-open-source-odoo-raises-215million-and-more","title":{"rendered":"SaaS weekly roundup #31: the rise of virtual event platforms, open-source Odoo raises $215million, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/bloglist\/saas-weekly-roundup\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"SaaS weekly roundup (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">SaaS weekly roundup<\/a> that gives you all the latest happenings in the world of SaaS. As has been the trend of late, we&#8217;re seeing more SaaS companies going public, acquisitions, and significant funding announcements as well.<\/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-31-the-rise-of-virtual-event-platforms-open-source-odoo-raises-215million-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-31-the-rise-of-virtual-event-platforms-open-source-odoo-raises-215million-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-31-the-rise-of-virtual-event-platforms-open-source-odoo-raises-215million-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-31-the-rise-of-virtual-event-platforms-open-source-odoo-raises-215million-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-31-the-rise-of-virtual-event-platforms-open-source-odoo-raises-215million-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:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/tech-firm-cvent-go-public-53-bln-blank-check-deal-2021-07-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tech firm Cvent to return to public markets via $5.3 bln blank-check deal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More SaaS companies are going public. The latest one to do the same is actually making a return to stock markets&nbsp;\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/cvent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cvent<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/event-management-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">event management software<\/a> company is forming a SPAC that values it at $5.3billion. The company went private in 2016 as it was acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $1.65billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluejeans.com\/products\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>BlueJeans launches Virtual Events Platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/virtual-event-platforms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">virtual events<\/a>, Verizon-owned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/bluejeans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BlueJeans<\/a> has launched its own platform for the same. Dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/bluejeans-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BlueJeans Events<\/a>, it offers the usual features such as video conferencing, content sharing, live streaming, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menabytes.com\/bevy-eventtus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Bevy acquires Egyptian virtual events platform Eventtus<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Events seem to be the theme of this week. California-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/bevy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bevy<\/a> has acquired Egyptian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/mobile-event-apps-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mobile event app<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/eventtus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eventtus<\/a>. While the terms of the acquisition weren&#8217;t disclosed, Bevy will be able to improve its tech stack with things like an in-person conference app and other engagement features for event attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconangle.com\/2021\/07\/26\/box-brings-e-signatures-content-cloud-box-sign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Box brings e-signatures to its content cloud with Box Sign<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, cloud software company Box had acquired e-signature software company SignRequest. Now, it has added this capability to its own platform. Box Sign will allow users the option to electronically sign contracts and even request signatures from others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entrackr.com\/2021\/07\/girish-mathrubootham-and-manav-garg-launch-85-mn-vc-fund-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Girish Mathrubootham and Manav Garg launch $85million VC fund for SaaS startups<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/freshworks-crm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freshworks&#8217;<\/a> founder and CEO Girish Mathrubootham and Eka Software&#8217;s Manav Garg have introduced a VC fund termed Together. Hailed as founder-first VC fund, the $85million fund has been backed by a network of 150 founders and operators. The fund will be investing in seed, pre-Series A, or Series A rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related watch:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y_-VsRn3KnQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Together Fund wants to enable \u201cthe next 30 Olympic champions in (SaaS) startups\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/07\/29\/aws-earnings-q2-2021.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Amazon cloud revenue growth accelerates to 37\\% in Q2<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Retail giant Amazon announced its quarterly earnings which also highlighted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/aws-iam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AWS<\/a> continues to grow at an unprecedented pace. With a year-on-year growth of 37\\%, its revenues were $14.81billion. The company also announced that it&#8217;ll be building data centers in Israel and UAE.<\/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:\/\/entrackr.com\/2021\/07\/gupshup-scores-240-mn-from-fidelity-management-tiger-global-and-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Gupshup scores $240million from Fidelity Management, Tiger Global and others<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was just in April that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/conversational-marketing-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conversational messaging platform<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/gupshup-io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gupshup<\/a> raised $100million from Tiger Global. Within a few months, it has received an additional $240million, which it&#8217;ll be using to explore M&amp;A opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/07\/29\/summit-invests-215m-into-odoo-an-open-source-business-management-software-developer-at-a-2-3b-valuation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Summit invests $215million into Odoo, an open-source business management software developer, at a $2.3billion+ valuation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belgium-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/odoo-erp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Odoo<\/a> offers open-source software such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/crm-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRM<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/erp-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ERP<\/a>, inventory management, and more. It has raised $215million from Summit Partners. The open-source software is profitable for years, and is valued at $2.3billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2021\/07\/28\/search-as-a-service-api-platform-algolia-raises-150m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u2018Search-as-a-service\u2019 API platform Algolia raises $150million<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/algolia-site-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Algolia<\/a>, a company that provides API for search, has received $150million Series D funding. Led by Lone Pine Capital, it&#8217;s now valued at $2.25billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210728005430\/en\/Dixa-the-Next-Gen-CX-Platform-Raises-105M-Series-C-to-Transform-Customer-Service-Worldwide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Dixa, the next-gen CX platform, raises $105million Series C to transform customer service worldwide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customer service platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/dixa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dixa<\/a> has closed a $105million Series C investment. The funding was led by General Atlantic, and the company will be using the amount on product development, potential acquisitions, and hire more people in its engineering team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/07\/29\/employee-engagement-platform-culture-amp-raises-100m-at-a-1-5b-valuation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Employee engagement platform Culture Amp raises $100million at a $1.5billion valuation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employee experience platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/culture-amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Culture Amp<\/a> has closed a $100million Series F funding round. Led by Sequoia Capital, the company is now valued at $1.5billion. It&#8217;ll be using the amount to expand to more markets and look for acquisitions as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdfundinsider.com\/2021\/07\/178257-identity-proofing-firm-authenticid-announces-100m-minority-growth-investment-from-long-ridge-investment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Identity proofing firm AuthenticID announces $100million minority growth investment from Long Ridge Investment<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AuthenticID provides AI-based identity proofing solutions to large companies and businesses. It has now gotten $100million in funding from Long Ridge Equity Partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/07\/22\/sendlane-raises-20m-to-convert-shoppers-into-loyal-customers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sendlane raises $20million to convert shoppers into loyal customers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multichannel marketing automation platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/sendlane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sendlane<\/a> has nabbed $20million Series A funding. Led by Five Elms Capital, the startup focuses on e-commerce businesses, and has been able to increase its revenues by 20- to 40 percent on average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How we hired a world-class team at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@loom<\/a> (as a pre-seed company):<\/p>&mdash; Shahed Khan (@_shahedk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_shahedk\/status\/1421117887549349896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2021<\/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:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2021-07-26\/google-faces-off-with-amazon-microsoft-to-become-a-cloud-computing-giant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inside Google\u2019s quest to become a cloud-computing giant<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcomer.co\/p\/the-anti-portfolio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Anti-Portfolio of Bessemer Venture Partners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.protocol.com\/enterprise\/google-cloud-enterprise-apis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Google Cloud plans to kill its \u2018Killed By Google\u2019 reputation<\/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>SaaStr CEO &amp; Founder, Jason Lemkin and Byron Deeter, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, discuss why the cloud is on fire in 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/podcasts\/the-official\/saastr-471-saastr-ceo-4QDuE-P8UOZ\/embed\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100\\%;\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>This podcast serves as a good way to get up to speed on what&#8217;s happening in the SaaS industry. Bessemer Venture Partners&#8217; Bryon Deeter talks to SaaStr&#8217;s Jason Lemkin on how the cloud continues to grow by leaps and bounds and how founders can navigate the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BrowserStack\u2019s Mark Rudden on hypergrowth in a global pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/podcasts\/inside-intercom\/browserstacks-mark-rudden-on-fEGCd4_xe-0\/embed\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100\\%;\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>India&#8217;s largest SaaS company&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/browserstack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BrowserStack<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;grew aggressively amidst the pandemic. In this podcast, its Director of EMEA Sales, Mark Rudden shares how they continued to grow by changing their strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Second time CEO: Lessons in building Pitch vs 1st time round with Wunderlist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/podcasts\/the-saas\/second-time-ceo-lessons-in-DqPNVCU46Hz\/embed\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100\\%;\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve shared quite a few podcast episodes featuring Christian Reber, CEO and Co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/pitch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pitch<\/a> and ex-CEO of Wunderlist, which was acquired by Microsoft. However, all of his podcast appearances are full of insights. He shares his learnings of building a company as a second-time entrepreneur.<\/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>How to find new SaaS ideas (the trick every second-time founder uses)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Find New SaaS Ideas (The Trick Every 2nd Time Founder Uses)\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k4-jPwnOc-Y?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 TK Kader talks about three principles that one could use to find new SaaS ideas. 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