{"id":6445,"date":"2021-09-20T19:10:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/blog\/?p=6445"},"modified":"2021-09-21T11:15:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T05:45:45","slug":"saas-weekly-roundup-38-intuit-acquires-mailchimp-discord-raises-500million-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-38-intuit-acquires-mailchimp-discord-raises-500million-and-more","title":{"rendered":"SaaS weekly roundup #38: Intuit acquires Mailchimp, Discord raises $500million, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The last week has been full of significant announcements. Be it the acquisition of Mailchimp by Intuit at $12billion or Australia-based Canva becoming one of the world&#8217;s most valuable startups&nbsp;\u2013 we have lots to unpack in this edition. So without any further ado, let&#8217;s begin.<\/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-38-intuit-acquires-mailchimp-discord-raises-500million-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-38-intuit-acquires-mailchimp-discord-raises-500million-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-38-intuit-acquires-mailchimp-discord-raises-500million-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-38-intuit-acquires-mailchimp-discord-raises-500million-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-38-intuit-acquires-mailchimp-discord-raises-500million-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.cnbc.com\/2021\/09\/13\/intuit-to-buy-mailchimp-for-12-billion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Intuit to buy email marketing company Mailchimp for $12billion in cash and stock<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intuit&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;yes, the company behind TurboTax, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/quickbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">QuickBooks<\/a>,&nbsp;and Mint&nbsp;\u2013 has acquired popular bootstrapping success, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/mailchimp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mailchimp<\/a>. Started by Ben Chestnut and Mark Armstrong, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/email-marketing-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email marketing software<\/a> has continued to grow over the years despite the giants in the space. So its acquisition worth $12billion surely sounds like a big deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/salesforce-rival-freshworks-aims-nearly-9-bln-valuation-us-ipo-2021-09-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Salesforce rival Freshworks aims for nearly $9billion valuation in U.S. IPO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a valuation of $9billion, IPO-bound <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/freshworks-crm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freshworks<\/a> will be selling 28.5million shares. The shares would be priced between $28 and $32, which would help the company raise $912million at the top end of the range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-09-13\/restaurants-payments-firm-toast-seeks-up-to-717-million-in-ipo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Restaurant-payments firm Toast seeks up to $717million in IPO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/toast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toast<\/a> helps restaurants in handling payments, and it&#8217;s aiming to raise $717million in its IPO. The company behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/pos-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">POS software<\/a> will be selling 21.7million Class A shares between $30 and $33, valuing it at $16.5billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/09\/13\/oracle-orcl-earnings-q1-2022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Oracle falls short on revenue as it ramps up cloud investment<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/oracle-engagement-cloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oracle<\/a> also announced its quarterly results last week, though the market didn&#8217;t respond favorably. Its revenue increased by 4 percent year-on-year to $9.73billion, but its shares fell as much as 3 percent. That said, the software is increasingly transitioning towards the cloud, which should be more profitable in the longer run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/zoom-aims-for-video-contact-centers-whiteboard-and-collaboration-improvements\/#ftag=RSSbaffb68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Zoom aims for video contact centers, whiteboard and collaboration improvement<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve been highlighting how <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/bloghow-is-zoom-turning-into-more-than-just-a-video-conferencing-firm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoom is aiming to become more than just a video conferencing platform<\/a>. Now it has introduced video support for contact centers, and whiteboard collaboration technology among other things. There&#8217;s also Zoom Rooms Smart Gallery which gives everyone in a conference their own frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/salesforce-adds-more-tools-for-real-time-personalization-to-marketing-cloud\/#ftag=RSSbaffb68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Salesforce adds more tools for real-time personalization to Marketing Cloud<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/crm-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leading CRM company<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/salesforce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salesforce<\/a> is adding new features to its Marketing Cloud. Powered by AI, it now offers extended personalized messages, personalized web mobile and portal experiences, and more. By integration with CRM, sales and service teams can also get real-time visibility into customer behavior and segmentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/snowflake-launches-financial-services-data-cloud-touts-big-customer-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Snowflake launches Financial Services Data Cloud, touts big customer wins<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/database-management-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Database management software<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/snowflake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snowflake<\/a> has introduced Financial Services Data Cloud. It already has partnered with 600 leading players like BlackRock and Western Union.<\/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>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-09-15\/chat-app-discord-is-worth-15-billion-after-new-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Chat app Discord is worth $15billion after new funding<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messaging software <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/discord-stages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discord<\/a> is continuing to scale new heights. It&#8217;s now valued at $15billion as it has raised $500million led by Dragoneer Investment Group. The amount will be used to introduce new features and tools, and expand the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/09\/13\/spoton-raises-300m-at-a-3-15b-valuation-acquires-appetize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SpotOn raises $300million at a $3.15billion valuation and acquires Appetize<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May this year, payments company SpotOn had raised $125million in Series D funding. And within such a short span of time, it has closed a $300million Series E funding round. Led by A16z, it&#8217;s now valued at $3.15billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company also announced the acquisition of Appetize, a payments platform for sports and entertainment venues for $415million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.globes.co.il\/en\/article-papaya-global-raises-250m-at-37b-valuation-1001384379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Papaya Global raises $250million at $3.7billion valuation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/payroll-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">payroll software<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/papaya-global\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Papaya Global<\/a> has nabbed $250million in funding at a valuation of $3.7billion. Co-led by Insight Partners and Tiger Global, the startup mentioned that it&#8217;s planning to IPO in the next 24 months depending upon the market conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alexkonrad\/2021\/09\/14\/canva-raises-at-40-billion-valuation-and-founders-pledge-away-their-wealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Canva raises at $40billion valuation \u2014 its founders are pledging away most of their wealth<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/graphic-design-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graphic design software<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/canva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canva<\/a> has become among the world&#8217;s most valuable startups as it has raised $200million. The company is now valued at $40billion, it&#8217;ll be doubling the employee base. What&#8217;s even more interesting is that the co-founders have already pledged to give away their wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/payments-firm-melio-raises-funds-4-billion-valuation-2021-09-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Payments firm Melio raises funds at $4billion valuation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The past week seems to be for the payments companies only. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/melio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Melio Payments<\/a>, a startup focusing on small businesses, received $250million in Series D funding. Led by Thrive Capital and General Catalyst, it&#8217;s now valued at $4billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/09\/15\/sendcloud-nabs-177m-led-by-softbank-to-double-down-on-saas-shipping-as-a-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sendcloud nabs $177million led by SoftBank to double down on SaaS \u2014 shipping as a service<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dutch startup Sendcloud has created a service to help retailers choose shopping services from a wide range of carriers and other options. It has gotten $177million in funding led by Softbank Vision Fund 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2021\/09\/13\/cloud-directory-service-jumpcloud-raises-159m-as-remote-work-booms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Cloud directory service JumpCloud raises $159million as remote work booms<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After raising $100million funding in January, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/jumpcloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JumpCloud<\/a> has announced $159million Series F funding at a $2.56billion valuation. The company enables companies to connect their employees with the relevant IT resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-09-15\/founders-fund-values-identity-startup-persona-at-1-5-billion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Founders Fund values identity startup Persona at $1.5billion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of action happening in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/identity-and-access-management-iam-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">identity and access management<\/a> space. Persona, a San Francisco-based firm in this category, has now raised $150million led by Founders Fund.<\/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\">Alternative:<br><br>Freemium plan that only gets better and more generous, but also reinforces upsell to complementary products and provides product network effect. <br><br>We\u2019re about to drop some wild stuff for free <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProfitWell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ProfitWell<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6KCFvHbLZR\">https:\/\/t.co\/6KCFvHbLZR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Patrick Campbell (@Patticus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Patticus\/status\/1439041232240619530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 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:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/data-as-a-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is Data as a Service (DaaS)?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lennysnewsletter.com\/p\/demand-driving-supply-marketplaces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Demand driving supply: The little-understood growth loop behind a surprising number of iconic billion-dollar companies<\/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>Cloud-first clarity: evolving infrastructure for enterprise with Asana&#8217;s Head of Engineering, Prashant Pandey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/podcasts\/the-official\/saastr-481-cloud-first-5jF8mZxKh07\/embed\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100\\%;\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>In this podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/asana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asana&#8217;s<\/a> Head of Engineering Prashant Pandey discusses what all to keep in mind for creating a tech infrastructure for a cloud-based business. He also shares how one should think about security and scale from the get go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moving from &#8216;Piecemeal&#8217; to repeatable scalable marketing that works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/podcasts\/the-saas\/moving-from-piecemeal-to-fxMW8hyAJXq\/embed\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100\\%;\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Forget the Funnel&#8217;s<\/em> Georgiana Laudi and Claire Suellentrop talks about their journey, and how companies should be thinking about repeatable, scalable marketing.<\/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>Why SaaS founders must charge more: Patrick McKenzie, Stripe<\/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=\"Why SaaS founders must charge more: Patrick McKenzie, Stripe\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m7zaI9RZnmY?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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/stripe-billing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stripe&#8217;s<\/a> Patrick McKenzie is a serial entrepreneur. 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