Pulse 2.0

Report: Company Behind Bumble Is Looking Into An IPO

Business Content Platform Company Egnyte Raises $75 Million From Goldman Sachs

Hiking App AllTrails Raises $75 Million To Hire More Employees And Expand Overseas

By Noah Long ● October 14, 2018

Popular hiking app AllTrails has raised $75 million in funding led by Spectrum Equity to aggressively hire more employees and expand overseas.

Teledentistry Company SmileDirectClub Raises $380 Million

By Annie Baker ● October 14, 2018

Nashville-based teledentistry company SmileDirectClub has raised $380 million in funding in its first institutional private placement led by CD&R.

Apple Signs $600 Million Deal With Chipmaker Dialog Semiconductor

By Dan Anderson ● October 13, 2018

Apple and Dialog Semiconductor are strengthening its partnership through a technology licensing agreement in a deal valued at $600 million.

Snowflake Computing Raises $450 Million In Growth Funding To Accelerate Expansion

By Annie Baker ● October 13, 2018

Snowflake Computing, a data warehouse company built for the cloud, has raised $450 million in additional growth funding led by Sequoia Capital.

RealPage To Acquire Rentlytics For $57 Million In Cash

By Noah Long ● October 13, 2018

Property management software company RealPage announced it has acquired Rentlytics for $57 million in cash.

Business Software Review Company G2 Crowd Raises $55 Million

By Dan Anderson ● October 12, 2018

G2 Crowd, a review platform for business solutions, has raised $55 million in Series C funding at a valuation of slightly less than $500 million.

Security Orchestration, Automation, And Response Company Demisto Raises $43 Million

By Dan Anderson ● October 12, 2018

Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) technology company Demisto has raised $43 million in Series C funding led by Greylock Partners.

How Elon Musk Is Helping Bring Clean Water To Flint Schools

By Annie Baker ● October 12, 2018

Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has made an impact in helping bring clean water to schools in Flint, Michigan by providing a large donation.

MongoDB Is Buying mLab For $68 Million

By Noah Long ● October 12, 2018

New York-based MongoDB has announced that it is acquiring mLab for $68 million to deepen its relationship with developer-centric startup communities.

Berlin-Based Pitch Raises $19 Million In Series A To Build A Presentation Tool

By Dan Anderson ● October 12, 2018

Pitch, a Berlin-based, startup has raised $19 million in funding to launch a presentation tool like Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and Google Slides.

Mobile Mechanic Company YourMechanic Raises $10.2 Million

By Noah Long ● October 11, 2018

Mountain View, California-based YourMechanic, a company that provides mobile car repair and maintenance services, has raised $10.2 million in funding

Lambda School: This Computer Science Academy Invests In Students Instead Of The Other Way Around

By Noah Long ● October 11, 2018

San Francisco-based computer science academy Lambda School has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by GV. Stripe also participated in this round.

Loadsmart: AI Freight Booking Company Raises $21.6 Million

By Dan Anderson ● October 11, 2018

Loadsmart is an AI freight booking company that has raised $21.6 million in Series A funding led by Maersk Growth.

Dyson’s Airwrap Styler Curls Hair Using A Vacuum Effect Without Causing Heat Damage

By Annie Baker ● October 11, 2018

Dyson has spent six years researching and $31 million to create the Airwrap, which is a styler that curls hair using a vacuum effect without extreme heat.

France-Based Cybersecurity Company Acorus Networks Raises Funding To Fight DDoS Attacks

By Dan Anderson ● October 11, 2018

France-based Acorus Networks has announced it has raised 5 million euros in funding to help organizations prevent DDoS attacks.

NVIDIA Unveils RAPIDS, A GPU Acceleration Platform For Data Science And Machine Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● October 11, 2018

NVIDIA has announced a new open-source GPU acceleration platform for large-scale data analytics called RAPIDS with several partners on-board.

Brazil-Based Fintech Company Nubank Hits $4 Billion Valuation Following Tencent’s $180 Million Investment

By Annie Baker ● October 11, 2018

Nubank is expected to be able to serve tens of millions of customers in Brazil soon with either a checking account, a savings account, or a credit account.

Epic Acquires Anti-Cheating Company Kamu

By Noah Long ● October 10, 2018

Fortnite creator Epic Games has acquired anti-cheating company Kamu in order to prevent hackers from exploiting their games.

AI Company Machinify Raises $10 Million To Help Turn ‘Data-To-Cash’

By Annie Baker ● October 10, 2018

Machinify -- an artificial intelligence company that turns 'data-to-cash' -- has raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Helsinki-Based Varjo Raises $31 Million In Series B To Build On Its Human-Eye Resolution Products

By Dan Anderson ● October 10, 2018

Varjo -- a Helsinki-based VR / XR company has raised $31 million in Series B funding led by Atomico -- to bring its product to market.

LinkedIn Reportedly Paid More Than $400 Million For Glint

By Dan Anderson ● October 10, 2018

LinkedIn has acquired human resources software company in a deal reportedly valued more than $400 million.

Google Pixel Slate Features: What You Need To Know

By Annie Baker ● October 10, 2018

Google has recently unveiled the Google Pixel Slate. Here is a breakdown of some of the Google Pixel Slate features.

ZipRecruiter: How AI Is Used To Help Companies Recruit Candidates

By Noah Long ● October 10, 2018

ZipRecruiter - a company that uses AI to help recruiters find candidates - has raised $156 million in Series B funding recently.

SpinCar: How This Startup Brings 360° Car Showroom Tours To The Masses

By Dan Anderson ● October 10, 2018

SpinCar - a digital auto merchandising software company - recently raised $22 million in funding led by Wavecrest Growth Partners.

Google Chromecast (3rd Generation) Features: What You Need To Know

By Dan Anderson ● October 10, 2018

Google recently announced the Google Chromecast (referred to as Google Chromecast 3). Here is a breakdown of some of the Google Chromecast 3 features.

Hopper: This App Uses AI To Help Travelers Find The Best Deals

By Dan Anderson ● October 10, 2018

Montreal, Canada-based Hopper - a company that uses AI to help travelers find the best deals - has raised $100 million in Series D.

Google Home Hub Features: What You Need To Know

By Noah Long ● October 10, 2018

Google recently announced the Google Home Hub device. Here is a breakdown of some of the Google Home Hub features.

How Truebill Helps You Optimize Your Spending Habits

By Dan Anderson ● October 10, 2018

Truebill is a service that allows you to see your cash, credit, and investment balances so you can keep track of monthly spending goals.

Google Pixel Stand And Pixel USB-C Earbuds Features: What You Need To Know

By Annie Baker ● October 10, 2018

Google recently unveiled the Pixel Stand and Pixel USB-C Earbuds. Here is a breakdown of the features.

Salesforce Buys Interactive Email Company Rebel

By Annie Baker ● October 9, 2018

Salesforce acquires interactive email company Rebel to have it integrated into its Marketing and Commerce Cloud division.