San Francisco-based Incode Technologies raised a $220 million

San Francisco-based Incode Technologies raised a $220 million Series B funding round, giving the company a $1.25 billion valuation—less than seven months after its $25 million Series A round. The round was led by General Atlantic and SoftBank, with additional investment from J.P. Morgan, Capital One, Coinbase and others.

Who are you? Investment in identity management hits new high

Figuring out better ways to ID and authenticate people isn’t new. While new methods are seeing slow adoption, they are also realizing large dollar investment from venture capitalists. This year has already seen $3.2 billion go into the identity management space—about 2.5x the amount of investment from last year’s $1.3 billion, which was already a record.

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The pandemic highlights the importance of investing in women

As the numbers indicate, investing in female-owned businesses is not only the right decision, it’s also the more profitable one. Once investors set their preconceived notions aside, they may discover that these entrepreneurs are excellent candidates for venture capital due to a variety of inherent strengths, qualities and interests, writes guest author Neal Dempsey of Bay Partners.

Exclusive: Fable raises $15M Series A for motion design platform

New York-based Fable, a motion design platform, raised $15 million in a Series A round of funding, the company announced Tuesday. Fable’s software exists in a web-based platform to make it collaborative, and its design makes it easy for beginners to use, the company says.

Why legaltech is poised for hypergrowth

Once relegated to back-office support services, legaltech has a bright future ahead. As the digital transformation of the legal industry continues to accelerate, supply will rise with demand; as will revenue, writes Bodhala co-founder and CEO Raj Goyle in this guest column.

Genesys closes monster $580M Round, Everphone raises $200M

San Francisco-based call center software developer Genesys closed a $580 million round of funding led by Salesforce Ventures. Meanwhile, Berlin-based everphone, a B2B smartphone and tablet rental provider, raised $200 million in a funding round led by Cadence Growth Capital.

What is Crunchbase’s rank and trend score?

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Source : Crunchbase