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Templafy raises $25M Series C led by Insight partners to deal with enterprise documents

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 NewsEditorBerlin, business, business software, ceo, Co-founder, Dawn Capital, Insight Partners, Microsoft, microsoft-office, PandaDoc, seed capital, showpad, Software, TechCrunch, Vice President

Back in 2018 Templafy — which had come up with a way for enterprises to more easily make templates out of standard documents (yes, it’s a thing) — raised an additional $15 million from existing investors as an extension of its earlier Series B round taking it to $40.2 million raised. The company integrates with enterprise infrastructure to provide corporate content assets, document templates, and automatic validation of created documents for all kinds of clients. On this journey it has used its cash to acquire SlideProof in Berlin, then Veodin and iWRITER in 2019, and opened an office…

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Coda CEO Shishir Mehrotra on the future of the document

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 NewsEditorcoda, General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Microsoft, Shishir Mehrotra

Productivity tools have been a white-hot space, with new startups seeming to nab funding on a daily basis. Coda has been one of the more impactful productivity tools, pitching a richer and deeper collaborative document builder. The startup has picked up $60 million in funding from top investors like NEA, General Catalyst, Greylock Partners and Kleiner Perkins. I recently spoke to CEO Shishir Mehrotra about how his startup has aimed to rethink the document. Below is a quick chunk of my interview, which has been edited for length and clarity.…

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 review: still sleek, just no longer unique

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 NewsEditorcomputing, laptops, Microsoft, Microsoft Surface, Technology, Windows 10

USB-C, faster processors and new design options continue to keep Microsofts Windows 10 laptop near the top of the pile Microsofts top-quality laptop is now in its third generation, with new ports, new processors and a slight redesign, with the option to ditch the unique Alcantara for plain old aluminium. The 999 and up Surface Laptop 3 is Microsofts vision of what a traditional laptop should be. For the most part thats the same as everyone else, with traditional aluminium body, glass-covered screen and hinge that does not rotate all…

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FintechOS raises $14M to help banks launch products as fast as fintech startups

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 NewsEditorCapgemini, deloitte, Earlybird Venture Capital, economy, Europe, financial services, financial technology, insurance, Microsoft, Money, monzo, N26, partner, plug and play, south east asia, United States

Over the last few years, we’ve seen the rise of fintech startups like N26 and Monzo to challenge the incumbents with new products like challenger banks. But what if the big banks wanted to compete in that game themselves? This is the aim of FintechOS, a Romanian startup that actually aims to help incumbents compete in this brave new, competitive, world. FintechOS allows banks and insurance companies to act and react faster than the new upstarts on the scene with plug and play products. It’s announcing today that it has secured $14 million (£10.7 million)…