The Day in SaaS: 07.22.21: Boring IPOs; Expense Management is Hot; Zoom Loves Events
The Case for Location-Independent Salaries. A great take from RevenueCat on an issue we’re all thinking a lot about.
As DISCO shares jump, CEO says 'software is coming' to legal sector. A quiet legaltech this week you may have missed. DISCO is now worth $2.5 Billion.
Zoom Is in Talks to Invest in Cvent Blank-Check Deal. Digital events and hybrid events are an important if quiet part of Zoom’s business model. It relaunches its own event software this week, and is in talks to put big money into enterprise market leader Cvent.
7 Top Trends in Customer Success to Learn From, and Maybe Emulate. What we’re seeing in CS right now.
Crypto exchange FTX valued at $18 billion after funding from SoftBank, Coinbase and Sequoia. Times are very, very good in crypto. Again.
Soldo raises $180M for its business expense management platform. Expense management has gone from boring to one of the hottest spaces in SaaS: Brex, Ramp, Bill/Divvy, Pleo, Soldo, Airbase, and more!
Apax-Backed Paycor Raises $426 Million in IPO Priced Above Range. Another sleepy SaaS player IPOs.
Top US Catholic church official resigns amid cellphone data links to Grindr. Yes, you can be tracked in mobile, no matter how anonymous you may think you are.
Online Checkout Startup Bolt Valued at $4 Billion. eCommerce continues to boom. Checkout is one of the hottest spaces, even with competition including Shopify itself.
