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By Karyne Levy
October 20, 2023
Good morning, and welcome to Friday! Atlassian’s purchase of Loom last week raised eyebrows, and not just because it missed unicorn status by a hair. But overall, it makes sense that Atlassian bought it. “Teaming and collaboration is moving to async video, and that was the one big piece missing for Atlassian,” Constellation Research’s Ray […]
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Atlassian to acquire former unicorn Loom for $975M
Atlassian announced this morning that it is acquiring video messaging service Loom for $975 million, the same company that had a $1.53 billion valuation in May 2021 when it announced a $130 million Series C. That was when companies were still thinking about all work being cloud-based and the future looked oh so bright. As […]
Oct 12, 2023
Atlassian now gives startups a year of free access
Long before product-led growth became a buzzword, Atlassian offered free tiersnfor virtually all of its productivity and developer tools. Today, that mostlynmeans free access for up to ten users and some other limitations. For startups,nthat’s a good way to get started with the company’s tools like Jira andnBitbucket, but they also […]
Jun 6, 2024
Atlassian’s $610M bet, and why everyone’s fighting over your browser
Google just dodged a Chrome breakup bullet. Equity breaks down the ruling, plus a $610M deal, AI’s impact on browsers, and more of this week’s tech news.
Sep 5, 2025
What’s next for Atlassian? Rajeev Rajan tells all (maybe) at TC Disrupt 2023
When a company’s known for pioneering the modern approach to SaaS marketing and monetization, how does it foster innovation to push boundaries and stay ahead of the pack? We’re excited to address that topic — and many others — when Atlassian CTO, Rajeev Rajan joins us on the SaaS Stage, September 20, during TechCrunch Disrupt […]
Sep 5, 2023