Chris brings software investment and corporate development experience from roles at Silversmith Capital Partners, Databricks, Atlassian, and Salesforce.
The round was led by DN Capital with participation from Vi Partners, Framework Venture Partners, and Atlassian Ventures.
"Revenue teams have systems of record and systems of intelligence. What they don't have is a system of action – one that understands their unique commercial context and does the work. Dashboards weren't wrong; they were incomplete. The next leap comes from agents that close the loop."
The Series D round was led by NEA and values the business at $2.1bn.
"This new investment will help us develop a new generation of AI-powered video experiences that are interactive, real-time, and personalized, offering possibilities we could have only imagined when we founded the company in 2017. I’m excited to bring these experiences to our over 60,000 customers, which range from the world’s largest brands to thousands of small businesses that use Synthesia to communicate internally and externally with unmatched engagement and efficiency,"
The financing round was led by Atomico and will support product development for Windows and iOS.
"Thomas and Petr have built an incredible product that solves a crucial problem not only beautifully, but also effectively with a thriving open-source community of developers at its heart. Raycast provides users with virtually limitless opportunities to build a highly personalised productivity platform tailored to their unique workflows. I personally find it indispensable for my daily work. This is further underscored by the remarkable results of our in-depth user research during due diligence, where a staggering 98% of respondents reported a significant increase in their Raycast usage over the past six months."