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YC-backed Abacum nets $7M to empower finance teams with real-time data and collaboration tools
SaaS to support mid-sized companies’ financial planning with real-time data and native collaboration isn’t the sexiest startup pitch under the sun but it’s one that’s swiftly netted Abacum a bunch of notable backers including Creandum, which is leading a $7M seed round that’s being announced today.
The rosters of existing investors also participating in the round are Y Combinator (Abacum was part of its latest batch), PROFounders, and K-Fund, along with angel investors such as Justin Kan (Atrium and Twitch co-founder and CEO); Maximilian Tayenthal (N26 co-founder and co-CEO & CFO); Thomas Lehrman (GLG co-founder and ex-CEO), Avi Meir (TravelPerk co-founder and CEO); plus Jenny Bloom (Zapier CFO and Mailchimp ex-CFO) and Mike Asher (CFO at Neo4j).
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Greenhouse, the applicant tracking and job recruitment software, has agreed to sell a majority stake to TPG Growth. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed but it has been reported that the transaction values the Greenhouse at $820M. TPG’s investment at this time is approximately $500M, consisting of ~$450M to acquire stock from existing shareholders (investors and employees) and ~$47M in new equity investment via a related TPG fund.
“Winning businesses are built by talented individuals. Yet every day, organizations around the world base their hiring decisions on hunches and without data, perpetuating biases and limiting human potential. We founded Greenhouse to help companies become great at hiring and reduce bias in the hiring process,” remarked