INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Startups building work software for other startups have been a huge focus of investment in Silicon Valley as eager VCs hope to grab a piece
them money, but they are partnering with some of them alongside top accelerators like Y Combinator in an effort to become another household
name in work software.Notion has north of 1 million users and has attracted thousands of young startups to its platform, which combines
notes, wikis and databases into a versatile tool that can help small teams cut down on the number of enterprise software subscriptions
recent batch are Notion customers, the company tells TechCrunch, and the startup seems intent to accelerate their adoption among small teams
They have approached and partnered with dozens of accelerators around the globe, including Y Combinator, 500 Startups and Techstars, to
they do have larger customers like U.K
banking startup Monzo, which has organized their 1,300+ employees around the platform
Notion itself is unsurprisingly a power user of its product, running everything but internal and external communications on its own
software.The company offers a couple of pricing tiers depending on size, but individuals can also use the software for $5 per month,
something that Kothari believes offers it advantages over other tools in driving adoption inside companies
and media loving it, but one unique thing about us is that you can use Notion alone
can customize them to their needs
hitting the market.Notion is working on tools to help it court larger enterprise customers as well, including offline access, better
permission systems and an API that can help developers connect their services to the platform
The round was less about raising more cash than it was about closing convertible notes, Korthari tells TechCrunch, noting that Notion has
would help non-engineers build software
That was six years ago, after Kothari sold his previous startup to LinkedIn; he joined about a year ago as COO.Some VCs may have been
skeptical early-on, but the story of Notion over the past year has been VCs fighting to score a spot on their cap table
