WebOps platform Pantheon raises $100M from SoftBank Vision Fund

WebOps platform Pantheon raises $100M from SoftBank Vision Fund

WebOps SaaS platform Pantheon, which began as a Drupal and WordPress hosting service many years ago, today announced that it has raised a $100 million Series E round exclusively moneyed by the Softbank Vision Fund. With this round, Pantheon has actually now reached unicorn status, with an evaluation of over $1 billion. Pantheon co-founder and […] Pantheon co-founder and CEO Zack Rosen informed me that the business wasn’t under any pressure to raise. As Rosen noted, the function of company websites has actually altered rather a bit given that Pantheon launched nearly a lots years ago. By automating workflows and do-it-yourself with its SaaS offering, we think Pantheon’s leading platform is changing how modern website experiences are produced,” stated Vikas Parekh, partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers.

5 top gaming financiers describe how the pandemic is reshaping MMOs and social games

5 top gaming financiers describe how the pandemic is reshaping MMOs and social games

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has actually required millions into isolation, video games are seeing a rise in usage as people look for entertainment and social interaction. When we surveyed gaming-focused VCs in October, Andreessen Horowitz partner Jonathan Lai anticipated that “next-generation games will be bigger than anything we have actually seen yet,” ultimately reaching “Facebook scale.” This month, […] …