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Insurance Marketplace The Zebra Raises $38.5M
Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Published on March 27, 2025

Insurance Marketplace The Zebra Raises $38.5M

The Zebra, an Austin-based insurance comparison site, announced Wednesday it closed on a $38 million Series C funding round.

Updated on March 27, 2025

How the Social Solutions sales team is helping nonprofits do more good — one sale at a time

Not sure how nonprofits work? Ask a Social Solutions salesperson — they’ll be able to tell you everything you’d ever want to know. We caught up with members of the company’s sales team to learn more about the culture driving the socially conscious tech company forward and what it’s like to sell for the greater good.  

How the Social Solutions sales team is helping nonprofits do more good — one sale at a time
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Updated on March 27, 2025

The long game: Why 3 Austin tech companies see parental leave as a talent investment

Tech companies have stepped up to lead a national shift toward policies that help employees balance work with the lives they lead outside the office. One of the most effective ways to support that balance is the growing trend of longer parental leave policies, allowing workers to focus on family first when welcoming a new addition.

The long game: Why 3 Austin tech companies see parental leave as a talent investment
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Updated on March 27, 2025

Here's an innovation for you: 12 weeks paid parental leave over 6 months

Working at a tech startup can be rife with irony. IT problems in a new office. The occasional off-topic scrum. Working on cutting edge technology while receiving some of the most archaic parental leave benefits on the planet. This week, Austin-based CSID took a stand on the issue.

Here's an innovation for you: 12 weeks paid parental leave over 6 months

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