From Microsoft Exit to Building the NFL Draft for AI Talent
Send us Fan Mail Serial entrepreneur Nikesh (Niki) Parekh joins us to share lessons from building Suplari, an AI-powered procurement intelligence company acquired by Microsoft in 2021, and his newest venture, Provn. Niki takes us behind the scenes of Suplari—from validating the idea with customers and finding product-market fit to scaling enterprise sales, navigating setbacks, and ultimately selling the company to Microsoft. He also shares what he would do differently and offers practical lessons for founders building enterprise software. We then explore Provn, which Niki describes as the “NFL Draft for AI talent.” Instead of relying on resumes, prestigious universities…
CoreStack Raises $30M Series B Led by Avatar Growth Capital, Total Funding Now $45M
CoreStack raised $30 million in a Series B led by Avatar Growth Capital, bringing total funding to $45 million and aiming to expand its AI-powered multi-cloud governance platform and enter new markets.
CoreStack raises $30 million Series B led by Avatar Growth Capital; Avatar MD Abhay Havaldar joins board
CoreStack, a cloud governance and compliance SaaS startup founded in 2016, raised $30 million in a Series B round led by Avatar Growth Capital to accelerate growth, innovation, and market expansion. Existing investors including Dallas Venture Capital and Iron Pillar participated, and Avatar MD Abhay Havaldar will join CoreStack's board.
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CoreStack Executive Officer, Director 2018–present, Co-founder · current
