Weekly DaaS Roundup for Feb 20

NEWS, READS AND MORE

Can AI Predict the Next Big IPO? Crunchbase Thinks So. WSJ

Crunchbase uses AI and 17 years of data to predict startup funding events and IPOs with up to 95% accuracy.

Goodman Raising $2.54 Billion for Data Center Expansion Yahoo Finance

Australia’s Goodman Group is raising $2.54B to expand data centers in LA, Tokyo, Sydney, and Melbourne as profit jumps, making it Australia’s largest capital raising in more than three years.

Diving into the World of DaaS with Similarweb World of DaaS

Similarweb’s digital data uncover trends in digital traffic, market intelligence, and growth areas shaping the DaaS community.

Data Law: The Next Big Battleground for Businesses Reuters

New data privacy laws are reshaping how companies collect and monetize data, with stricter rules and higher compliance risks.

🎧 THE LATEST WOD PODCAST 🎧

Insight Partners' Deven Parekh 

Deven Parekh is Managing Director at Insight Partners, a global software investment firm with over $90B in assets under management. Since joining in 2000, he has led investments in companies including Twitter, DocuSign, Alibaba, and JD.com.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Deven and Auren discuss:

• Why gross retention beats net retention

• AI adoption vs previous tech cycles

• European tech's struggle to match US

• Board decks that actually work

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