From big acquisitions to bigger funding rounds, the past week was full of action for the SaaS industry. And if you’re finding it difficult to find all the news that’s worth your attention, then read on…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\nNews of the week<\/a><\/li>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/a><\/li>Must reads<\/a><\/li>Listen to<\/a><\/li>Watch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>News of the week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nCitrix to be acquired by Vista and Evergreen\/Elliott in a $16.5B all-cash deal, will be merged with Tibco to create SaaS powerhouse<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAs the world is moving towards cloud and subscription model, we’re seeing a lot of consolidation among traditional players. Citrix<\/a> has been acquired by PE firms Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital (it’s an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management) for an astounding $16.5billion. Citrix will be combined with Tibco<\/a>, resulting in the companies having over 400,000 customers and over a 100million users in 100 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGupshup acquires Knowlarity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nBot platforms software<\/a> Gupshup<\/a> has announced the acquisition of cloud communications software startup Knowlarity<\/a>. While the terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, it’s pegged at $100million, and will help Gupshup strengthen its voice messaging and video capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read: <\/strong>Interview with Beerud Sheth, Co-founder and CEO at Gupshup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn rebrands as GoTo, streamlines product portfolio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn \u2013 the company behind products like GoToMeeting<\/a>, GoToWebinar<\/a>, and more \u2013 has rebranded to GoTo. It has also simplified its product line, which falls in two categories: unified communications and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read:<\/strong> Interview with Rahul Sharma, Managing Director at LogMeIn India<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlphabet Q4 earnings: Google Cloud revenue jumps 45 percent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoogle’s parent company announced its Q4 results last week where it highlighted that Google Cloud’s revenue increased by 45 percent y-o-y to $5.5billion. The internet giant also mentioned that Google Cloud saw more than 2,000 cloud product and feature releases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated reads:<\/strong> Google is searching for a way to win the cloud<\/a> |With Google Cloud billion-dollar deals up 65 percent, Alphabet pours on the gas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSoftware startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Citrix to be acquired by Vista and Evergreen\/Elliott in a $16.5B all-cash deal, will be merged with Tibco to create SaaS powerhouse<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAs the world is moving towards cloud and subscription model, we’re seeing a lot of consolidation among traditional players. Citrix<\/a> has been acquired by PE firms Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital (it’s an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management) for an astounding $16.5billion. Citrix will be combined with Tibco<\/a>, resulting in the companies having over 400,000 customers and over a 100million users in 100 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGupshup acquires Knowlarity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nBot platforms software<\/a> Gupshup<\/a> has announced the acquisition of cloud communications software startup Knowlarity<\/a>. While the terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, it’s pegged at $100million, and will help Gupshup strengthen its voice messaging and video capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read: <\/strong>Interview with Beerud Sheth, Co-founder and CEO at Gupshup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn rebrands as GoTo, streamlines product portfolio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn \u2013 the company behind products like GoToMeeting<\/a>, GoToWebinar<\/a>, and more \u2013 has rebranded to GoTo. It has also simplified its product line, which falls in two categories: unified communications and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read:<\/strong> Interview with Rahul Sharma, Managing Director at LogMeIn India<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlphabet Q4 earnings: Google Cloud revenue jumps 45 percent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoogle’s parent company announced its Q4 results last week where it highlighted that Google Cloud’s revenue increased by 45 percent y-o-y to $5.5billion. The internet giant also mentioned that Google Cloud saw more than 2,000 cloud product and feature releases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated reads:<\/strong> Google is searching for a way to win the cloud<\/a> |With Google Cloud billion-dollar deals up 65 percent, Alphabet pours on the gas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSoftware startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
As the world is moving towards cloud and subscription model, we’re seeing a lot of consolidation among traditional players. Citrix<\/a> has been acquired by PE firms Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital (it’s an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management) for an astounding $16.5billion. Citrix will be combined with Tibco<\/a>, resulting in the companies having over 400,000 customers and over a 100million users in 100 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGupshup acquires Knowlarity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nBot platforms software<\/a> Gupshup<\/a> has announced the acquisition of cloud communications software startup Knowlarity<\/a>. While the terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, it’s pegged at $100million, and will help Gupshup strengthen its voice messaging and video capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read: <\/strong>Interview with Beerud Sheth, Co-founder and CEO at Gupshup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn rebrands as GoTo, streamlines product portfolio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn \u2013 the company behind products like GoToMeeting<\/a>, GoToWebinar<\/a>, and more \u2013 has rebranded to GoTo. It has also simplified its product line, which falls in two categories: unified communications and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read:<\/strong> Interview with Rahul Sharma, Managing Director at LogMeIn India<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlphabet Q4 earnings: Google Cloud revenue jumps 45 percent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoogle’s parent company announced its Q4 results last week where it highlighted that Google Cloud’s revenue increased by 45 percent y-o-y to $5.5billion. The internet giant also mentioned that Google Cloud saw more than 2,000 cloud product and feature releases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated reads:<\/strong> Google is searching for a way to win the cloud<\/a> |With Google Cloud billion-dollar deals up 65 percent, Alphabet pours on the gas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSoftware startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Gupshup acquires Knowlarity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nBot platforms software<\/a> Gupshup<\/a> has announced the acquisition of cloud communications software startup Knowlarity<\/a>. While the terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, it’s pegged at $100million, and will help Gupshup strengthen its voice messaging and video capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read: <\/strong>Interview with Beerud Sheth, Co-founder and CEO at Gupshup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn rebrands as GoTo, streamlines product portfolio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn \u2013 the company behind products like GoToMeeting<\/a>, GoToWebinar<\/a>, and more \u2013 has rebranded to GoTo. It has also simplified its product line, which falls in two categories: unified communications and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read:<\/strong> Interview with Rahul Sharma, Managing Director at LogMeIn India<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlphabet Q4 earnings: Google Cloud revenue jumps 45 percent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoogle’s parent company announced its Q4 results last week where it highlighted that Google Cloud’s revenue increased by 45 percent y-o-y to $5.5billion. The internet giant also mentioned that Google Cloud saw more than 2,000 cloud product and feature releases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated reads:<\/strong> Google is searching for a way to win the cloud<\/a> |With Google Cloud billion-dollar deals up 65 percent, Alphabet pours on the gas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSoftware startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Bot platforms software<\/a> Gupshup<\/a> has announced the acquisition of cloud communications software startup Knowlarity<\/a>. While the terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, it’s pegged at $100million, and will help Gupshup strengthen its voice messaging and video capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read: <\/strong>Interview with Beerud Sheth, Co-founder and CEO at Gupshup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn rebrands as GoTo, streamlines product portfolio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn \u2013 the company behind products like GoToMeeting<\/a>, GoToWebinar<\/a>, and more \u2013 has rebranded to GoTo. It has also simplified its product line, which falls in two categories: unified communications and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read:<\/strong> Interview with Rahul Sharma, Managing Director at LogMeIn India<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlphabet Q4 earnings: Google Cloud revenue jumps 45 percent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoogle’s parent company announced its Q4 results last week where it highlighted that Google Cloud’s revenue increased by 45 percent y-o-y to $5.5billion. The internet giant also mentioned that Google Cloud saw more than 2,000 cloud product and feature releases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated reads:<\/strong> Google is searching for a way to win the cloud<\/a> |With Google Cloud billion-dollar deals up 65 percent, Alphabet pours on the gas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSoftware startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Related read: <\/strong>Interview with Beerud Sheth, Co-founder and CEO at Gupshup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn rebrands as GoTo, streamlines product portfolio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn \u2013 the company behind products like GoToMeeting<\/a>, GoToWebinar<\/a>, and more \u2013 has rebranded to GoTo. It has also simplified its product line, which falls in two categories: unified communications and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read:<\/strong> Interview with Rahul Sharma, Managing Director at LogMeIn India<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlphabet Q4 earnings: Google Cloud revenue jumps 45 percent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoogle’s parent company announced its Q4 results last week where it highlighted that Google Cloud’s revenue increased by 45 percent y-o-y to $5.5billion. The internet giant also mentioned that Google Cloud saw more than 2,000 cloud product and feature releases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated reads:<\/strong> Google is searching for a way to win the cloud<\/a> |With Google Cloud billion-dollar deals up 65 percent, Alphabet pours on the gas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSoftware startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
LogMeIn rebrands as GoTo, streamlines product portfolio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nLogMeIn \u2013 the company behind products like GoToMeeting<\/a>, GoToWebinar<\/a>, and more \u2013 has rebranded to GoTo. It has also simplified its product line, which falls in two categories: unified communications and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read:<\/strong> Interview with Rahul Sharma, Managing Director at LogMeIn India<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlphabet Q4 earnings: Google Cloud revenue jumps 45 percent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoogle’s parent company announced its Q4 results last week where it highlighted that Google Cloud’s revenue increased by 45 percent y-o-y to $5.5billion. The internet giant also mentioned that Google Cloud saw more than 2,000 cloud product and feature releases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated reads:<\/strong> Google is searching for a way to win the cloud<\/a> |With Google Cloud billion-dollar deals up 65 percent, Alphabet pours on the gas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSoftware startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
LogMeIn \u2013 the company behind products like GoToMeeting<\/a>, GoToWebinar<\/a>, and more \u2013 has rebranded to GoTo. It has also simplified its product line, which falls in two categories: unified communications and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated read:<\/strong> Interview with Rahul Sharma, Managing Director at LogMeIn India<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlphabet Q4 earnings: Google Cloud revenue jumps 45 percent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoogle’s parent company announced its Q4 results last week where it highlighted that Google Cloud’s revenue increased by 45 percent y-o-y to $5.5billion. The internet giant also mentioned that Google Cloud saw more than 2,000 cloud product and feature releases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated reads:<\/strong> Google is searching for a way to win the cloud<\/a> |With Google Cloud billion-dollar deals up 65 percent, Alphabet pours on the gas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSoftware startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Related read:<\/strong> Interview with Rahul Sharma, Managing Director at LogMeIn India<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlphabet Q4 earnings: Google Cloud revenue jumps 45 percent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoogle’s parent company announced its Q4 results last week where it highlighted that Google Cloud’s revenue increased by 45 percent y-o-y to $5.5billion. The internet giant also mentioned that Google Cloud saw more than 2,000 cloud product and feature releases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated reads:<\/strong> Google is searching for a way to win the cloud<\/a> |With Google Cloud billion-dollar deals up 65 percent, Alphabet pours on the gas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSoftware startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Alphabet Q4 earnings: Google Cloud revenue jumps 45 percent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoogle’s parent company announced its Q4 results last week where it highlighted that Google Cloud’s revenue increased by 45 percent y-o-y to $5.5billion. The internet giant also mentioned that Google Cloud saw more than 2,000 cloud product and feature releases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated reads:<\/strong> Google is searching for a way to win the cloud<\/a> |With Google Cloud billion-dollar deals up 65 percent, Alphabet pours on the gas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSoftware startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Google’s parent company announced its Q4 results last week where it highlighted that Google Cloud’s revenue increased by 45 percent y-o-y to $5.5billion. The internet giant also mentioned that Google Cloud saw more than 2,000 cloud product and feature releases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Related reads:<\/strong> Google is searching for a way to win the cloud<\/a> |With Google Cloud billion-dollar deals up 65 percent, Alphabet pours on the gas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSoftware startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Software startup Chargebee valued at $3.5billion in latest funding round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSubscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Subscription billing software<\/a> Chargebee<\/a> has more than doubled its valuation since last year as it got $250million funding led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Global. Valued at $3.5billion, the company will be utilizing the amount towards product innovation and global expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Sequoia-backed Productboard raises $125million in new round<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Product management software<\/a> Productboard<\/a> has nabbed a $125million investment to become a unicorn. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and values the company at $1.7billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
RudderStack raises $56million for its customer data platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nRudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
RudderStack<\/a>, a data management software<\/a>, has closed a $56million Series B round. The investment was led by Insight Partners. The startup also highlighted that its revenue has grown 4.5x between 2020 and 2021, while its employee base has also increased to 115 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTorii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Torii puts your business teams in sync as your tech stack evolves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
With the explosion of SaaS, companies are unable to manage all the SaaS applications they might be using. Torii<\/a> brings all the apps in one place, so that companies can see if there are those which aren’t worthwhile. It has seized $50million in Series B round led by Tiger Global Management to expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Shifting focus to deskless workforce, Paris-based Snapshift logs in $45million to become Europe\u2019s leading HR tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nParis-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Paris-based HR software for deskless workers Snapshift has closed a $45million investment. Led by Highland Europe, the company aims to hire 150 people across tech, product, customer support, marketing, and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wrk secures $43million to help businesses automate common workflows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
The pandemic has given a rise to automation software, especially in the form of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> or otherwise. While there are giants like UiPath<\/a>, Blue Prism<\/a>, and Automation Anywhere<\/a>, there are new entrants as well. Wrk, a Montreal-based automation software offers a range of tools for automation, including bots, API integrations, etc. It has raised $43.56million in Series A funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Metronome raises $30million to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
The usage-based pricing model is seeing a lot of interest, but it’s not easy for a company to implement. Seeing this gap, Metronome has developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that can reliably process data at scale. It has gotten $30million in Series A funding led by A16z.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flip, a chat and HR app for frontline workers, raises $30million as it passes 1million users<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSnapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Snapshift isn’t the only app in its category that raised funding last week. Flip has also raised $30million Series A as it surpasses 1million users. The funding was co-led by Notion Ventures and HV Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMaking $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>
Making $200k\/yr selling info products broken down:– $16.7k per month– Which is ~$540\/day– Which is 4 customers @ $135\/ea– Which is 285 daily web visitors at 1.4% conversionNone of this is easy.But it's certainly easier than staring $200k in the face without a plan.<\/p>— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>