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True Wind Capital's Scott Wagner (ex-CEO of GoDaddy) and Tom Hegge join us on the podcast to discuss the SPAC market and why sponsors need to be long-term aligned to create the most value. True Wind's SPACs include: LPRO, ROVR, CLBT, TWCB.
Message : Required fields SAN FRANCISCO, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- True Wind Capital ("True Wind"), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, today announced that technology industry veteran Scott Wagner has joined the firm as Head of Strategic Capital. In this new role, Mr. Wagner will be responsible for leading True Wind's SPAC franchise and overseeing its operations. Mr. Wagner has been closely involved with True Wind Capital, having served as an independent board member to prior True Wind SPACs and as an advisor to the firm for ...
‘Pandemic puppies’ help fuel Rover’s comeback as pet-sitting startup preps to go public via SPAC May 14, 2021 at 6:32 am Inside Rover’s HQ in Seattle. (Rover Photo) Unlike many tech companies, Rover saw its business plummet at the outset of the pandemic as demand for pet care decreased with the lack of travel and people working from home. It cut 41% of its workforce in March 2020, with executives also taking pay cuts. Rover CEO Aaron Easterly. (Rover Photo) But now the outlook is much sunnier for Rover, which has more than 500,000 caretakers on its platform. The company’s bookings a...
Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to SuRo Capital's first-quarter 2021 earnings call. [Operator instructions] This call is being recorded today, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. I will now turn the conference over to today's speaker, Adam Bates of SuRo Capital. Please go ahead. Chief Financial Officer Thank you for joining us on today's call. I am joined today by the chairman and chief executive officer of SuRo Capital, Mark Klein; and chief financial officer, Allison Green. Please note that a slide presentation that corresponds to today's prepared remarks...
Dear Shareholders, We are pleased with our robust start to 2021. Revenue growth of 33% in the quarter exceeded our expectations and drove increased profitability, as we executed upon growing demand for TASER devices and software-heavy body camera bundles. Solid Q1 gross margin reflects a combination of strong TASER demand and fixed-cost leverage on higher-than-expected revenue, which also flowed through to the bottom line. We are seeing healthy demand for new products, with new products bookings up 130% year over year, driven by productivity and real-time operations software solutions, VR tr...