Venture News | Trending links in the tech startup community

Notion, Maker of Collaboration Software, Raises $50 Million

nytimes · 23 hours ago

Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao

Ever curious: Tsundoku, Reader, World Traveler, Investor & Tech/Media exec interested in almost everything! Aspiring Shokunin.

RT @KateClarkTweets: Notion is now worth $2B https://t.co/ISkrf6RUQU

reply retweet favorite

jason@calacanis.com

@Jason

angel: @uber @thumbtack @wealthfront @datastax @robinhoodapp @desktopmetal @calm @launch https://t.co/05eHjebZls https://t.co/5UbG3MQYll

RT @TWiStartups: Congrats @NotionHQ on raising a $50M round with Index Ventures (at a $2B valuation) https://t.co/o3E7zuxclk Check out @Sa…

reply retweet favorite

Jamie Quint

@jamiequint

Growth at @NotionHQ, Past: Senior Director of Product - Monetization @reddit, Growth Consultant (@twitch, @everlane, 10+ more), @ycombinator Alum (W08, W16)

We did a thing at @NotionHQ ($50m on $2bn) https://t.co/9Ph2ehQKgb

reply retweet favorite

Tanay Jaipuria

@tanayj

Student @harvardhbs. Previously @a16z, @facebook and @mckinsey. I like tech, econ, strategy and @manutd. Views and banter my own.

Raising $50M in this environment as a profitable company is a major flex 💪 https://t.co/6gprHe4HiJ

reply retweet favorite

Norgard

@BrianNorgard

Entrepreneur. Ex-CPO Tinder. Architect of the top grossing app. Investor @SpaceX @Lyft @AngelList @NotionHQ

World class product and company. Their journey is even cooler. https://t.co/AfszgO6PUc

reply retweet favorite

slava kim

@slavakim_

cofounder @ourzora previously @coinbase

Congrats to the team! https://t.co/8qylvWt3RT

reply retweet favorite

A Message to Our Users - Zoom Blog

blog.zoom.us · 4 hours ago

John Melas-Kyriazi

@jmelaskyriazi

building something new and entertaining @christinaphili5 during corona-quarantine

RT @btaylor: Wow: @zoom_us grew from 10M DAU in December to 200M in March. 20X growth in three months is absolutely insane. https://t.co/mX…

reply retweet favorite

Azeem Azhar

@azeem

Keep your distance. Wash your hands. 🔮🌟🤔

https://t.co/a2zSjkUTC5

reply retweet favorite

Sachin Rekhi

@sachinrekhi

Founder & CEO @NotejoyApp, a collaborative notes app for you and your team. Writer @ https://t.co/633sa02sap, on all things product management. Dad @ https://t.co/lzXIUbMxUm.

Zoom growing from 10M daily participants in December to 200M now is just incredible https://t.co/04cHE3Pql4

reply retweet favorite

Bret Taylor

@btaylor

President and COO of @Salesforce. Previously CEO Quip, CTO Facebook, CEO FriendFeed, co-creator Google Maps. Stanford fan. @Twitter board member.

Wow: @zoom_us grew from 10M DAU in December to 200M in March. 20X growth in three months is absolutely insane. https://t.co/mXiHQ6QTjM

reply retweet favorite

Fareed Mosavat

@far33d

Helped build some things you may have heard of. Berkeley, CA

I can’t believe they are up. Even the most basic things get incredibly hard at this scale. https://t.co/2l36u7Qgaf

reply retweet favorite

Notion – Docs, Wikis, Tasks. Seamlessly in one.

notion.so · 1014 days ago

Mike Volpi

@mavolpi

Do or do not, there is no try. -Yoda

Oh, and here is @SarahRCannon 's heartfelt blogpost on our investment in @NotionHQ : https://t.co/9jLp14dCMg

reply retweet favorite

Martin Mignot

@martinmignot

Partner @indexventures. Looking to connect with great entrepreneurs.

Some products blow you away immediately but fade rapidly. @NotionHQ is the opposite: the more you put in, the more… https://t.co/sRyLpx8nGM

reply retweet favorite

danny rimer

@dannyrimer

https://t.co/RdthOnJebs

RT @SarahRCannon: My thoughts on 'The Art of Notion' @ivanhzhao @simonlast @akothari @NotionHQ https://t.co/LCE0e6XlcV

reply retweet favorite

Operation Masks

operationmasks · 3 days ago

Bobby Goodlatte

@rsg

@OperationMasks is what I care about right now. Angel investor in 50+ startups like @Coinbase @OneMedical. But let's focus on masks for now Wash your hands 🙏

RT @robinchan: https://t.co/e6CdFNAbiM is looking for talented designers and engineers to build the firehose to fight the corona fires. We…

reply retweet favorite

naveen

@naveen

figuring out the new new thing. ex @expa (@current @hashtagkit @input) @foursquare

RT @robinchan: https://t.co/e6CdFNAbiM is looking for talented designers and engineers to build the firehose to fight the corona fires. We…

reply retweet favorite

Peter Pham

@peterpham

1st on the Dance Floor 🕺 Co-Founder @scienceinc startup studio/incubator @dollarshaveclub @dogvacay @wishboneapp @yarntexts @playvs @LiquidDeath @thegoodpatch

no brainer.. doing some amazing things here... https://t.co/18O56mLfwm

reply retweet favorite

IHME | COVID-19 Projections

covid19.healthdata · 5 days ago

Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao

@marvinliao

Ever curious: Tsundoku, Reader, World Traveler, Investor & Tech/Media exec interested in almost everything! Aspiring Shokunin.

RT @Bob_Wachter: 4/ More focus on curve shapes in past few days. @UW tool https://t.co/Q0aJHNZQsM is go-to for predicting peak demand. Figs…

reply retweet favorite

Shervin Pishevar

@shervin

ex-scientist, founder, now investor: Edison, Uber, Airbnb, Cue, Pillpack, Curology, DrOnDemand, Quip, Hyperloop, Astra, Stara, Postmates. Boring bio link below:

Please study these projections. https://t.co/WavFue1ptS

reply retweet favorite

Jason Shellen

@shellen

I make web & mobile products, ride bikes & take photos for fun. Currently: @brizzly Past work: @slackhq @pinterest @aim @googlereader @blogger & more.

Step 1. Visit https://t.co/X8olmhwnC2 Step 2. Look up your state Step 3. Vote accordingly

reply retweet favorite

How YC will be funding the S20 batch

dalton.substack · 1 day ago

Michael Seibel

@mwseibel

CEO, Partner at Y Combinator #ycombinator michael@ycombinator.com

How YC will be funding the S20 batch by @daltonc https://t.co/nG5H1gYkGO

reply retweet favorite

Y Combinator

@ycombinator

How YC will be funding the S20 batch by @daltonc https://t.co/8xGVdJ5fUg

reply retweet favorite

Geoff Ralston

@gralston

President at Y Combinator. Founder, Imagine K12. Angel Investor.

Funding for S20 @ycombinator is going to be different during COVID-19: https://t.co/pOtPCLr3ww

reply retweet favorite

Finding your next role through Y Combinator

blog.ycombinator · 2 hours ago

Y Combinator

@ycombinator

Finding your next role through Y Combinator: https://t.co/kobaTKhs9H

reply retweet favorite

Michael Seibel

@mwseibel

CEO, Partner at Y Combinator #ycombinator michael@ycombinator.com

Looking for a job - YC can help: https://t.co/6MDf8Q2opm

reply retweet favorite

Gustaf Alströmer

@gustaf

partner @ycombinator. previously product & growth @airbnb. love #climatetech

RT @ycombinator: Finding your next role through Y Combinator: https://t.co/kobaTKhs9H

reply retweet favorite

Pathogen Resistance

xkcd · 2 days ago

sam lessin

@lessin

Co-founder @finexploration. Intern @theinformation. Partner @slow. Fmr VP Product @facebook. @dropio back in the day. A man of focus, commitment, and sheer will

xkcd heart https://t.co/4kA7OHFyxv

reply retweet favorite

Cap Watkins

@cap

CXO at @Primarydotcom. Previously: @practical_works, @buzzfeed, @etsy, @amazon

RT @xkcdComic: Pathogen Resistance https://t.co/yE385vzG1f https://t.co/drYIKf3mm9 https://t.co/E2f4opvsUf

reply retweet favorite

COVID19 Tracker

covidtracking · 21 days ago

Jason Santa Maria

@jasonsantamaria

Designer by day, designer by night. he/him

I’ve been moonlighting on some small design tasks with this amazing group of people on a seriously important projec… https://t.co/UlJaKK0lbV

reply retweet favorite

Nick Finck

@nickf

Design leader, mentor, speaker, advisor, & educator. Founder at @CraftAndRigor. Curator of https://t.co/ZOYtjNNq9N. Formerly design leadership FB, AWS, Blue Flavor

RT @COVID19Tracking: OK, the new site is up: https://t.co/PZrmH4bl5Y Here's a look at the visual evolution. And there's at least this much…

reply retweet favorite

SaaStr Summit

saastrsummit · 2 days ago

Garry Tan

@garrytan

Forbes Midas List #21 — Cofounder @Initialized —Designer/engineer turned VC investor in startups now worth over $36B — New YouTube videos every week

reply retweet favorite

Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀

@alexisohanian

Son of an undocumented immigrant. Entrepreneur: @initialized @reddit. Business Dad (now a podcast!) fighting for #paidfamilyleave for all Americans.

Great lineup. 100% virtual. 100% free. Love to see it. https://t.co/4l27c3LYJ3

reply retweet favorite

Get in touch with us on Twitter

The Bay Area is drinking 42% more alcohol than usual while sheltering in place

sfchronicle · 2 days ago

Brianne Kimmel

@briannekimmel

Founder of @worklifevc. Investor in @webflow @tandem_hq & 30 more. Tech culture writer on Substack. The future of work is flexible, creative & human

Alcohol sales in San Francisco have surged 400% since shelter-in-place orders started. https://t.co/nAURoNeP7l

reply retweet favorite

Zal Bilimoria

@zalzally

Founding partner @refactor. Past: partner @a16z, and PM at @google, @netflix, @linkedin.

For those who believe they might be drinking a bit too much right now: https://t.co/UrpnASfSTS https://t.co/yQk11el1F6

reply retweet favorite

The future of social is Bringing People Together

medium · 1 hour ago

Josh Elman

@joshelman

I love building products: Twitter, FB, LinkedIn, Robinhood. Current VC/Board: @Medium, @Mammothmedia, @DiscordApp. Also invested in: @tiktok_us, @smartthings

I shared some thoughts about the future of social - there is a lot still to build! https://t.co/0pE0dtvauU Also e… https://t.co/sGwViFQgZX

reply retweet favorite

Ed Suh

@edsuh

VC @goodwatercap. Proud investor in @monzo @sweatcoin @photomath @stash @tophatter @scentbird @everly_well @zumper @aminoapps + many others

Even if you're stuck at home, @irl_app helps you discover the best ways to stay connected with others. So psyched t… https://t.co/KF81kXHTXk

reply retweet favorite

A 3,000% jump in jobless claims has devastated the US job market

cnn · 3 hours ago

Chris Messina

@chrismessina

Hashtag inventor, speaker, product designer, technologist. #1 Product Hunter! 🏆 ¶ Citizen of the web.

Unemployment claims revised up 200%. 🥵 https://t.co/XJ1Su7QGYn https://t.co/WzRqfTwWNU

reply retweet favorite

Joshua Taylor

@joshuantaylor

He/Him. Founder of podcast app @withparrot Previously Design Director @creditkarma and @evernote.

Almost 10 million Americans filed for unemployment in the last two weeks. This is staggering. https://t.co/20GXIZB0He

reply retweet favorite

Startups Pager, Hims & Hers Boost Telehealth Offerings To Address COVID-19 Pandemic

news.crunchbase · 4 hours ago

Adam Goulburn

@AGoulburn

@Lux_Capital

The hc system is inundated --> tech is helping Proud of @getpager efforts https://t.co/E24XACq2pO

reply retweet favorite

Josh Wolfe

@wolfejosh

Co-Founder @Lux_Capital Trustee @SfiScience Santa Fe Inst Chair @CiPrep Coney Island Prep (Brooklyn) Co-Founder of Carson, Quinn & Bodhi w/ @ltwolfe

LOVE this from Lux family co @getpager Using tech + AI to help triage low, medium, high health risks right now https://t.co/VRo54ndTO8

reply retweet favorite

Tailscale is launching

tailscale · 4 hours ago

Uncork Capital

@uncorkcap

Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that commits early, helps with the hard stuff, and sticks around. Really.

We are thrilled to announce our investment in @Tailscale! 🍾 This team has been building secure networking tools for… https://t.co/ru7oQQxjM1

reply retweet favorite

David E. Weekly

@dweekly

CEO @medcorder, helping patients understand docs. Ex-@Google & @Facebook, @HackerDojo ⛩️🪑 Chairman. Goofball 🤪. Working dad. 👨‍💻, 🚁👨🏻‍✈️, 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦.

RT @Tailscale: We're incredibly excited to announce our general launch! https://t.co/BJI2EdA3rR

reply retweet favorite

Support Coupa Cafe Staff organized by Coupa Cafe

gofundme · 14 hours ago

Hans Tung

@hanstung

MD@GGVCapital, Stanford, Brds: @xiaomi @Wish @stockx @poshmark @ibotta @boweryfarming @offerup; #Airbnb #tiktok #peloton #slack #lime #affirm #Meituan

Support Coupa Cafe Staff! Esp if you are a Stanford alum or a VC who benefited from Stanford founders. https://t.co/FPcpYAQlZX

reply retweet favorite

GGV Capital

@GGVCapital

Global venture capital firm that invests in local founders. For more @jrichlive, @glennsolomon, @hanstung, @jennyleehw

RT @hanstung: Support Coupa Cafe Staff! Esp if you are a Stanford alum or a VC who benefited from Stanford founders. https://t.co/FPcpYAQlZX

reply retweet favorite

Israelis told to wear face masks in public, mark religious holidays with close family only

reuters · 16 hours ago

Elad Gil

@eladgil

Entrepreneur and Investor

RT @AndyBiotech: Israel becomes the latest country to require face masks be worn in public https://t.co/mthEVoiFzE “My mask protects you;…

reply retweet favorite

Balaji S. Srinivasan

@balajis

Not big on credentialism, need multidisciplinary effort vs virus. But if deemed relevant, bio here: https://t.co/80stgLnFiH

RT @AndyBiotech: Israel becomes the latest country to require face masks be worn in public https://t.co/mthEVoiFzE “My mask protects you;…

reply retweet favorite

‎Venture Stories: Sahil Lavingia on the Creator Economy, Venture Capital, and Rethinking Success on Apple Podcasts

podcasts.apple · 18 hours ago

Erik Torenberg

@eriktorenberg

Co-founder @Villageglobal & @beondeck & @tokendaily. Positive Sum. Thinking aloud/allowed. Looking to start or join your next company? DM/apply at https://t.co/s89lzVNXu1

RT @shl: Chatted with @eriktorenberg, my former roommate, about the creator economy and more! Listen: https://t.co/bpSyHCBN6c

reply retweet favorite

Sahil Lavingia

@shl

Founder and CEO @gumroad. Painter (@shlpaints), writer (see pinned tweet).

Chatted with @eriktorenberg, my former roommate, about the creator economy and more! Listen: https://t.co/bpSyHCBN6c

reply retweet favorite

Forecasting COVID-19 Impact Over the Next Two Years

thoughtspot · 20 hours ago

Vinod Khosla

@vkhosla

entrepreneurship zealot, grounded technology possibilist, believer in the power of ideas

@apmriat ahs a good model for COVID scenarios https://t.co/ItGHw6EJCo

reply retweet favorite

Keith Rabois

@rabois

entrepreneur, investor, contrarian

@stevesi here is a tool you can use to model: https://t.co/aqxFSNVFdV

reply retweet favorite

David Cancel posted on LinkedIn

linkedin · 23 hours ago

CRV

@CRV

CRV has been a leading investor in high-growth technology companies for nearly half a century, focusing on enterprise, consumer & bioengineering.

RT @dcancel: Drift Video Pro is now free for all teachers, students, and non-profit employees. ⚡️🎉🤗 https://t.co/gO9Ud6E6YP https://t.co/F…

reply retweet favorite

David Cancel

@dcancel

CEO @Drift, Author of Conversational Marketing book, @HarvardHBS Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Tweets about Diversity, Product, ScaleUps & Mental Models.

Drift Video Pro is now free for all teachers, students, and non-profit employees. ⚡️🎉🤗 https://t.co/gO9Ud6E6YP https://t.co/FcgBxFVdV3

reply retweet favorite

1 2 3 4 5