Edison Partners

KnowledgeLake Appoints Billy Biggs as CEO

KnowledgeLake, an AI-powered enterprise workflow automation platform, announced on 2026-06-09 that it has appointed Billy Biggs as Chief Executive Officer. Biggs, a seasoned SaaS executive with over 25 years of experience, previously served as President and CRO of TechnoMile and held senior leadership roles at WalkMe and Cornerstone OnDemand. He succeeds Kevin Herr as KnowledgeLake accelerates platform expansion and deepens capabilities in intelligent document processing (IDP), workflow automation, and content management. The appointment is supported by the company’s board (Amy Kadomatsu commented) and investors tied to a strategic partnership with Edison Partners (Ben Laufer quoted). KnowledgeLake serves public-sector and enterprise customers and has received multiple industry recognitions, including repeated Microsoft Partner of the Year honors.

Investor Presentation Released: Edison Partners

AI parsed presentation narrative: Edison Partners argues that the 'growth at all costs' era is over, replaced by a 'Durability Imperative' where the market rewards capital-efficient, profitable growth. Management posits that 'durable growers'—those balancing >25% growth with >5% EBITDA margins—command valuation multiples up to 2-5x higher than their unprofitable counterparts. Strategic pillars: Capital Efficiency Superpower, GTM Maturity.

TripleLift Raises $10.5M To Grow Team, Expand Globally

TripleLift announced a $10.5 million Series B funding round led by Edison Partners, to accelerate growth of its native in-feed advertising platform. The company plans to double its workforce from 50 to 100 and expand internationally, beginning in the UK. Funds will also support research and development to maintain leadership in the programmatic-native space, including deeper DSP integrations via OpenRTB 2.3, and expansion of its supply with more publishers. TripleLift has seen rapid programmatic and direct-sold native adoption, with 100 advertisers currently in its program and a publisher base growing from under 100 to 1,400, adding 30–40 publishers weekly. Mobile native ads are a key growth driver. Revenue rose 533% year-over-year since 2012. Past rounds include $2.1 million seed funding in March 2013 and $4 million Series A in March 2014; Edison Partners’ Ryan Ziegler and co-founder Ari Lewine emphasized continued growth.