Intuit’s $12B Mailchimp acquisition has to do with broadening its small business focus

Intuit’s $12B Mailchimp acquisition has to do with broadening its small business focus

At first blush, the $12 billion Intuit-Mailchimp deal might not make a heck of a great deal of sense. However people tend to pigeonhole business, and in this case they may see Intuit as simply a monetary software company and Mailchimp as an e-mail marketing company and absolutely nothing more. If that’s as far as your point of view […] Individuals tend to pigeonhole business, and in this case they may see Intuit as purely a financial software application business and Mailchimp as an email marketing firm and absolutely nothing more. That offer provided the business’s consumers a method to access their credit scores outside of the huge 3 reporting business: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. Individuals tend to pigeonhole business, and in this case they may see Intuit as simply a financial software company and Mailchimp as an e-mail marketing firm and absolutely nothing more….

The Equity crew riffs on the Intuit-Mailchimp news

The Equity crew riffs on the Intuit-Mailchimp news

Hi and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast where we unload the numbers behind the headlines. We are back! From today, I suppose. The news cycle does not wait for our publishing schedule, so the Equity crew got together to yammer all about the Intuit-Mailchimp acquisition. A $12 billion offer made up of stock and […] We are back! Alright, Equity is back on Wednesday with our routinely arranged shows. We are back! The news cycle doesn’t wait for our publishing schedule, so the Equity crew got together to yammer all about the Intuit-Mailchimp acquisition….

Tiger Global leads $34M financial investment into Unit21, a no-code scams prevention platform

Tiger Global leads $34M financial investment into Unit21, a no-code scams prevention platform

Unit21, a start-up that assists businesses keep an eye on fraudulent activities with its no-code software, revealed today it has raised $34 million in a Series B round of funding led by Tiger Global Management. The round values San Francisco-based Unit21 at $300 million and comes 9 months after the startup raised a $13 million Series A that […] The company says it has monitored more than $100 billion in activity by means of its API and control panel since its 2018 creation. It also states that it has saved more than 20 million users over $100 million in fraud loss/suspicious activity.”Data is the most important weapon in the battle against fraud and cash laundering,” Kothari said. As of late June, Unit21 had 53 staff members, up from 12 at the exact same time last year. …]…

Sales scheduling platform Chili Piper raises $33M Series B funding led by Tiger Global

Chili Piper, which has an advanced SaaS visit scheduling platform for sales teams, has actually raised a $33 million B round led by Tiger Global. Existing financiers Base10 Partners and Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI-focused VC) likewise took part. This brings the business’s total financing to $54 million. The business will utilize the capital raised to accelerate item […] , which has an advanced SaaS appointment scheduling platform for sales groups, has actually raised a $33 million B round led by Tiger Global.