Software & SaaS

After record highs in 2021, recent reports show a global pullback in venture capital funding with a 33 percent drop from Q2 to Q3 2022. However, as founders prepare to weather a tougher fundraising environment, there is still some positive news. Nationally, dry powder, which is the amount of capital…

As businesses prepare for the rollout of new state privacy laws and the update to California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law that will all take effect in 2023, KO’s data privacy and security team recently launched a four-part educational video series to help businesses prepare to operate under the evolving patchwork…

KO client MadKudu recently announced that it has raised $18 million in Series A funding. MadKudu is the Product-Led-Growth (PLG) pioneer disrupting the software industry, working with clients like Miro, Dropbox, Cloudera, Amplitude, Plaid, Unity and Mapbox. The Series A round was led by Felicis with participation from BGV, Alven,…

Next to building products and making important early hires, securing and understanding funding options is a significant checklist item for founders that can make or break the sustainability of their company. In fact, a recent study examining startup post-mortems found that running out of cash or failing to raise new…

Integrate.com, Inc., has received a strategic growth investment from Audax Private Equity. The KO team, led by partner Jennifer Rosenthal, represented the management of Integrate in this transaction.   Integrate is the leader in Precision Demand Marketing, an emerging category that helps B2B marketers develop and deliver an omnichannel demand strategy, convert customer…

KO client MUNIRevs | LODGINGRevs, an industry-leading business tax, licensing, and compliance solution for local governments, has been acquired by software provider GovOS. The KO team, led by partner Jennifer Rosenthal, represented MUNIRevs. MUNIRevs automates business revenue collections for towns, cities, and states, and has helped jurisdictions collect $1.55 billion…

The KO team, led by partner Jennifer Rosenthal, represented SSB — a data management and analytics company — in its acquisition of ALUMiNate, a provider of data enrichment services that boost fundraising success for higher education and nonprofit organizations. KO attorneys Ryan Sykora and Logan DeSouza worked with Rosenthal to…

Industry experts expect hybrid events to double this year, just as the premier global provider of onsite event services Boomset, has been acquired by Hopin. KO partners Kevin Gibson, Charles Ciaccio, and Chris Achatz and attorneys Logan DeSouza and Michael Wysolmerski advised Boomset on the acquisition. Boomset is an all-in-one…