Ally.io, a firm that specializes in goal-setting and business execution software, has raised $50 million in Series C funding round led by Greenoaks Capital. Tiger Global, which led the company’s Series B round, and Madrona Venture Group also joined the round. Other previous investors Accel, Addition Ventures, Founders’ Co-Op, and Vulcan Capital also participated. With this funding, Ally.io, which has offices in Seattle and Chennai, has raised a total of $76 million. This makes the three-year-old SaaS (software-as-a-service) company the leading player in the OKR (objectives and key results) space and primed to transform how companies integrate goals with every business rhythm.
Madrona puts Create33 on pause as pandemic upends startup community and co-working space
January 27, 2021 at 7:44 am
Create33 in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo)
Create33, the Seattle-based “founder center” established by Madrona Venture Group, is no longer operating a co-working space and is revamping its membership program due to changes caused by the pandemic.
Create33 launched in July 2018 one floor beneath the downtown office of Madrona, a long-time Pacific Northwest venture capital firm that provided financial support for the organization. It aimed to be a community nexus of the Seattle startup ecosystem where budding entrepreneurs could learn from mentors, network with peers, attend events, and rent office space.
Is the regulatory crusade against Big Tech over? What experts expect under Biden administration
January 22, 2021 at 9:00 am
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Biden at his presidential kickoff rally in Philadelphia. (Wikimedia Photo / Michael Stokes)
When President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in Wednesday, they inherited a unique opportunity to rein in the technology industry. In addition to bipartisan support for some form of Big Tech regulation, the Biden administration has the benefit of a Democrat-controlled Congress.
But Biden plans to pack as much into his first two years in office as possible, signing a flurry of executive orders on his first day in office that target the pandemic, climate change, and other objectives. With such a long list of pressing priorities, many in the technology secto
Investors: Mercury Fund, SaaS Ventures, Nigel Morris, Dundee Venture Capital, Cincy Tech
Many companies in this sector specialize in machine learning or AI-based tools, but Amify emphasizes its people-based approach to maximizing its customers Amazon revenues.
The company combines a human touch with a holistic approach to the challenges of selling on the platform. Most of our competitors are focused in just one area or only have small teams of about five to 10 people. Amify focuses on end-to-end services and has a team of almost 80 people, said Ethan McAfee, founder and CEO. We are venture capital funded, which has allowed us to hire top talent and invest in automation and analytics.