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We have been acquired by Mimecast! We are excited about this next step and look forward to incorporating our insider risk and data loss capabilities into their world-class Human Risk Management Platform! Follow their page for more and read about the acquisition here: https://lnkd.in/ecvykghU   #InsiderRisk #DataLossPrevention #Cybsersecurity #HumanRiskManagement 

To generate more revenue, empower customers, and best serve the global HR community, Lattice needed to transform the heart of their brand: their website. Since switching to Webflow Enterprise, the team has seen: - A 20% increase in site-wide conversion - A reduction in launch time for new web experiences from 2 weeks to just 2 days - A 20% increase in organic traffic With complete ownership and flexibility over their website, the Lattice team is now empowered to move faster and make an even bigger impact in the world of HR. Read the full story: https://wfl.io/4d4M6pp #webdesign #webdevelopment #design

To improve the mental healthcare system for all Americans, Headway has built the largest provider network in the country, helping everyone get the right care from the right therapist, covered by insurance. We’re inspired by the work of Andrew Adams and the team, and excited to continue our support. #AccelFamily Read about today's announcement in Axios: https://lnkd.in/gQi7X8pU

We are excited to announce our strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as their first ever model customization & evaluation partner. This will make it even easier for enterprises to deploy GenAI to their businesses. Through this collaboration, AWS customers can use the Scale AI platform on AWS Bedrock to: 🔍Systematically evaluate their GenAI apps 🛠️Customize, configure, and fine-tune underlying models All in one place. That’s not all. Public Sector customers can also access our Donovan platform, an AI platform purpose-built for government organizations with stringent federal security requirements. Donovan will empower agencies to uncover insights and speed up mission-critical workflows through AI. A big thank you to Matt Garman and the AWS team for this partnership. We are excited to serve AWS customers! https://lnkd.in/ggXfJ9t3

Are you building a future category leader in #fintech headquartered in EMEA? You can apply for our Fintech 100 EMEA list now! Tell us about your business and find out more about our upcoming Fintech Summit in London below 👇

Announcing Accel’s second Fintech Summit EMEA on 23 October! Which sectors are ripe for transformation? What areas will #GenAI have the biggest impact on? With consumers using more #fintech apps than ever, how are their expectations shifting? We’ll be discussing all of these topics and more with hundreds of fintech leaders and investors in London. Find out more below!

Today we are announcing our €450m Series C financing round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Elad Gil, Accel, Saab, Lightspeed, Plural and Greenoaks. We are excited to partner with our existing and new investors to help secure European sovereignty and protect the NATO Eastern Flank. Read our press release here: https://lnkd.in/dj73AcQg

One of my greatest learnings as the CEO of 1Password is the importance of keeping your purpose at the center of every decision. I had the pleasure of joining Arun Mathew, partner at Accel (and a long-term friend to 1Password) on the ‘Spotlight On’ podcast to discuss how identifying our purpose has guided us through critical moments in our journey, including: ➡️ Deciding on when and why to first take venture capital ➡️ Evolving our product to meet the needs of both #B2B and #B2C customers ➡️ Growing our remote-first workforce to over 1,200 ‘Bits Watch the full episode of Spotlight On here: https://lnkd.in/gXcGDw2m

🔥Fireside Chat Alert🔥 🤖Everyone in tech is now talking about and, in many cases, building with AI. From incorporation into marketing workflows to generating source code for software applications,AI is suddenly everywhere. Tech is well used to hype cycles but this time it really does feel different: AI is already changing the world. 🌏 To explore what this means for company creators and product builders, we’re delighted to have a #firesidechat with two people who are working together on the front lines. 🎙Matt Robinson is a Partner at Accel one of Europe’s top venture funds. Previously he was a co-founder at GoCardless, and has angel-invested in over 175 companies. 🎙Ross McNairn is co-founder & CEO at Wordsmith AI one of Europe’s hottest AI startups. Previously he was CPTO at TravelPerk and Head of Product at Skyscanner. Join us at Turing Fest for “What the Hell is Happening with AI?” on Tuesday 9th July 2024. There are less than TWO weeks to go! Book now before prices increase on July 4th 👉https://hubs.ly/Q02DxnwS0 #tech #grow #techevent #techcommunity #turingfest #AI #artificialintelligence

🚨 Harry Nelis is a partner at Accel, which raised a new $650m (€608m; £513m) startup fund in May. He talks to Sam Shead for VC Wednesdays, a weekly series featuring a Q&A interview with a venture capitalist. ✒ Why do you think French generative artificial intelligence (genAI) companies have raised more than anyone else in Europe? France – and Paris in particular – has become a hotbed for genAI talent for a number of reasons, and it isn’t something that happened overnight. Exceptional educational institutions focused on computer science, engineering and maths – such as Ecole normale supérieure and École Polytechnique – have produced a deep AI talent pool over the years. This has resulted in Paris becoming a magnet for the likes of Meta and Google when setting up their local research hubs. Back in 2015, Meta set up one of its Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) hubs in Paris led by Yann LeCun and, three years later, Google set up its own AI research centre in the city. The momentum continues as non-profit AI lab Kyutai launched at the end of last year and Google announced a new Paris-based AI hub for hundreds of researchers and engineers in February. The world-class AI talent pool that has sprung up undoubtedly attracts funding when teams spin off to found their own genAI ventures. These teams have often been at the forefront of their domain knowledge and have the potential to produce technology that’s transformational across industries. That being said, London is another great example of a city that has a rich AI ecosystem as a result of academic institutions driving AI progress and research, Meta setting up a FAIR hub in the city, and London-founded DeepMind sitting at the heart of the UK’s AI industry for more than a decade. While France is dominating European genAI funding currently, with Holistic AI, Hugging Face, Mistral AI and Owkin all securing large investments, there’s every opportunity for other cities – such as London – to get to the same level or pull ahead in the future. ✒ What do AI founders learn when they spend time at Big Tech companies? Big tech companies have really been leaning forward in AI for years and these companies have the capabilities when it comes to compute, data and funding. When working at these companies, founders see not only what can be achieved when it comes to AI but also the opportunity that lies ahead. For those with an entrepreneurial mindset, there’s a golden opportunity to create something themselves and iterate fast, with flexibility, and have a big impact on the market. ✒ What tips do you have for other VC firms that are trying to raise a fund? A key piece of advice would be to stay focused on your core vision and strategy. You should also be engaging with your LPs (limited partners) all the time and not just when you’re fundraising. These are partnerships for many years and you need to continually invest in the relationships. #VCWednesdays #vc #venturecapital #startups #TechonLinkedIn