Plaid, Vroom, Okta and Meiri Yitao
Plaid raises a quarter billion dollars
The pattern of giant funding rounds continues. Plaid, a maker of tools that allow apps to connect to bank accounts, raised $250 million in a Series C round led by venture capitalist Mary Meeker on behalf of Kleiner Perkins. The financing reportedly sets a $2.65 billion valuation for San Francisco-based Plaid.
Vroom drives away with $146M
New York-based Vroom, operator of an online auto retail platform, has raised $146 million in a Series G round led by publicly traded AutoNation. The round brings the five-year-old company’s total raised to date to $440 million.
Latin American VC dealmaking soars
For the Latin American startup ecosystem, 2018 has been a year of new unicorns and new records, including the region’s largest funding round ever. Crunchbase News takes a look at what’s driving the boom.
No slowdown in startup finance
December is traditionally a quieter month for startup news. Not so this year. Things are hot in startup-land at the moment, with a mix of big rounds, acquisitions, and major IPO filings.
Enterprise SaaS adoption seen accelerating
Executives at identify security provider Okta believe we’re still in surprisingly early innings for subscription revenue in the tech market. As a result, it appears enterprise SaaS adoption is picking up and more companies in the space are sharing figures on new large accounts.
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