Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Founders of Qualtrics, Pluralsight Back Bevy

Utah's Ryan Smith and Jared Smith, co-founders of Qualtrics, and Aaron Skonnard, CEO of Pluralsight, are backing a new Silicon Valley startup focused on community groups and events. Palo Alto-based Bevy, which develops a platform to help companies manage community groups and events, said on Tuesday that it has raised $6.4M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included author Steve Blank, Ryan Smith and Jared Smith, co-founders of Qualtrics, and Aaron Skonnard, CEO of Pluralsight. Bevy is as spinout of Startup Grind, and is led by CEO Derek Andersen. More information »