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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

With an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Rodrigo Baer launched a successful career in consultancy and entrepreneurship, and today is among the top figures in venture capital for early-stage tech companies in Brazil. In 2011, he co-founded Rock Content, the top provider of content marketing solutions in Latin America.

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Drata’s CEO Adam Markowitz on creating a culture of cyber security

Intercom, Inc.

Drata recently raised $100 million in venture capital funding, which I believe makes it San Diego’s latest startup unicorn with an evaluation of $1 billion. Adam: Thank you, it feels a bit surreal still, mainly due to just how quickly the company has gone from seed to series, all in under a 12-month span.

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Subscription Rockstars: How HubSpot Went From Zero to $500+ Million in Annual Revenue

Chargify

Most notably, $5 million in VC funding from General Catalyst in 2007, $12 million in VC funding from Matrix Partners in 2008 and $16 million in VC funding from Scale Venture Partners in 2009. Venture capital allowed HubSpot to prioritize expansion over profitability, helping them achieve explosive growth. . Image source).

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SaaStr Podcast #212: Nick Mehta, CEO @ Gainsight Discusses Why Burying Customer Success Under Sales Does Not Work

SaaStr

To date Gainsight have raised over $156m from some of the world’s best VCs in the form of Lightspeed, Bessemer, Insight Venture Partners, Battery Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. We actually almost went public.