Evolve or die trying: What’s next for SaaS
By elevating customer experience outside of a single SaaS system and using the flexibility of an API-first model, companies can create useful and compelling CXs. By elevating customer experience outside of a single SaaS system and using the flexi.....»»
What"s Behind Sitecore"s Avalanche of Acquisitions in 2021?
Sitecore acquired Moosend, a marketing automation tool, its latest in a series of acquisitions that signals a move toward promised SaaS offerings. Continue reading........»»
Swarmia raises $8M Seed to help software development teams deal with data
Swarmia, a B2B SaaS company for software development teams dealing with data, has raised a €5.7 M Seed round and a previously unannounced 1M€ pre-seed round, taking its raise to €6.7M ($8M). The Seed round was led by Alven Capital and joined by.....»»
SaaS companies can grow to $20M+ ARR by selling exclusively to developers
Selling to developers is different from the standard B2B playbook, but it isn’t impossible. There’s a considerable amount of opportunity to create real value for this persona. Sam Richard Contributor.....»»
The Expensify EC-1
Let’s make it clear from the outset that this story is about an expense management SaaS business called Expensify. As you’d expect, yes, this is about the expense management market and how Expensify has grown, its technology and all of th.....»»
Animals laugh too, analysis of vocalization data suggests
Human laughter is common, but it's a somewhat mysterious part of our evolution. It's clear to evolutionary scholars that we laugh as a part of play, signaling our cooperation or friendliness. But how did laughter evolve? And are humans the only ones.....»»
Freemium isn’t a trend — it’s the future of SaaS
The merits of launching a free plan should no longer need to be debated. Instead, more companies should be asking: Are we giving enough away? Kyle Poyar Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»
Fintech Startup Hypercore.ai brings simplicity, security and transparency to property loan management
Hypercore property loan management platform for SMEs Hypercore.ai is a new Israeli FinTech SaaS solution for non-bank SME property lenders. What I love about this platform is the ease and simplicity of the onboarding. Unlike some platforms, which can.....»»
Multi-drug resistant infection about to evolve within cystic fibrosis patients
Scientists have been able to track how a multi-drug resistant organism is able to evolve and spread widely among cystic fibrosis patients - showing that it can evolve rapidly within an individual during chronic infection. The researchers say their fi.....»»
Soil bacteria evolve with climate change
While evolution is normally thought of as occurring over millions of years, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that bacteria can evolve in response to climate change in 18 months. In a study published in the Proceedin.....»»
Research on Lake Victoria cichlids uncovers the processes of rapid species adaptation
Biologists use the term "adaptive radiation" to describe a phenomenon in which new species rapidly evolve from an ancestral species, often in response to changes in the local environment that lead to new biological niches becoming available. To under.....»»
Ivorian startup Afrikrea partners with DHL and Visa to launch SaaS e-commerce platform ANKA
In 2016, Ivorian e-commerce startup Afrikrea started as a marketplace for African-based and inspired clothing, accessories, arts, and crafts. Over the past five years, Afrikrea has served more than 7,000 sellers from 47 African countries and buyers f.....»»
SaaS subscriptions may be short-serving your customers
SaaS has become a bit too interchangeable with subscription models. Every software firm looks to sell by subscription ASAP, but the model may not fit all industries or align with early customer needs. Adam Riggs Contribu.....»»
How does a nose evolve into a blowhole? Study suggests there"s more than one way
The two major types of cetaceans appear to have evolved their characteristic blowholes through different anatomical transformations, according to a study being presented at the American Association for Anatomy annual meeting during the Experimental B.....»»
Thoma Bravo buys cybersecurity vendor Proofpoint for $12.3B in cash
Moree M&A activity is underway in the red-hot field of cybersecurity. In the latest development, private equity giant Thoma Bravo is buying Proofpoint, the SaaS security vendor, for $12.3 billion in cash. Proofpoint is traded publicly on the Nasdaq e.....»»
AppOmni raises $40M for tools to secure enterprise SaaS apps
Enterprises are adopting an ever-wider range of SaaS applications to work and interface with customers, and that is proving to be a major security concern: it’s not just the prospect of phishing, credential stuffing and other malicious tricks t.....»»
Announcing our TC Sessions: SaaS virtual event happening October 27
Announcing our TC Sessions: SaaS virtual event happening October 27.....»»
GetSwift to Present at the Planet MicroCap Showcase on April 22, 2021
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GetSwift Technologies Limited (NEO: GSW) (“GetSwift” or the “Company”), a leading provider of last mile SaaS logistics technology and services, will present at the Planet MicroCap Showcase being held virtu.....»»
Surprise twist suggests stars grow competitively
A survey of star formation activity in the Orion Nebula Cluster found similar mass distributions for newborn stars and dense gas cores, which may evolve into stars. Counterintuitively, this means that the amount of gas a core accretes as it develops,.....»»
Sales scheduling platform Chili Piper raises $33M Series B funding led by Tiger Global
Chili Piper, which has a sophisticated SaaS appointment scheduling platform for sales teams, has raised a $33 million B round led by Tiger Global. Existing investors Base10 Partners and Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI-focused VC) also participated......»»
C2i, a genomics SaaS product to detect traces of cancer, raises $100M Series B
If you or a loved one has ever undergone a tumor removal as part of cancer treatment, you’re likely familiar with the period of uncertainty and fear that follows. Will the cancer return, and if so, will the doctors catch it at an early enough stage.....»»