Enterprise

Salesforce.com (CRM) Names Sarah Franklin As CMO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2021

Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) announced it is naming Sarah Franklin as the chief marketing officer of the company. These are the details.

Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon Succeeding Steve Mollenkopf As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2021

Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced this week that its Board of Directors has unanimously selected Cristiano Amon to succeed Steve Mollenkopf as CEO, effective June 30, 2021. These are the details.

Why ATN International (ATNI) Is Buying Alaska Communications Systems (ALSK) For About $332 Million

By Noah Long ● Jan 4, 2021

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALSK) announced it entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which it will be acquired by a newly formed entity owned by ATN International, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATNI). These are the details.

Teledyne (TDY) To Buy FLIR Systems (FLIR) For About $8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2021

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY) announced it is buying FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) for approximately $8 billion in a cash-and-stock deal. These are the details.

Graphcore: $222 Million In Series E Funding And $2.77 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 4, 2021

Graphcore - a maker of an Intelligence Processing Unit (a new type of microprocessor specifically designed to support artificial intelligence workloads) – announced that it has raised $222 million in a Series E funding.

Applied Materials (AMAT) Increases Bid For Kokusai Electric To $3.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2021

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) announced it is increasing its offer to buy Kokusai Electric from KKR & Co. These are the details.

Roku Reportedly In Talks To Buy Shows From Quibi: Report

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2021

Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) is reportedly in talks to buy the content library from Quibi. These are the details.

Madrona Venture Group Closes Over $500 Million For Two New Funds

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 3, 2021

Madrona Venture Group — a Seattle-based leading venture capital firm — announced it has closed over $500 million in new funds. These are the details.

Bitcoin Surges To New High At Over $33,000

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2021

Bitcoin has hit a new high at over $33,000 today. These are the details.

Why McCormick (MKC) Is Buying FONA International For $710 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 2, 2021

McCormick & Company Inc. (NYSE: MKC) recently announced that it is buying 100% of the shares of FONA International for $710 million in cash. These are the details.

Gogo Makes Changes To Its Board Leadership

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 2, 2021

Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) recently announced changes to its board leadership. These are the details.

Very Good Security Closes $60 Million In Series C Funding

By Noah Long ● Jan 2, 2021

Very Good Security — a modern standard for data security, compliance, and custodianship — announced that it raised $60 million in Series C funding led by Vertex Ventures US. These are the details.

Open Source Product Analytics Company PostHog Raises $12 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 2, 2021

Open source product analytics company PostHog announced it has raised $12 million in funding. These are the details.

Workplace Occupancy Data Company VergeSense Closes $12 Million In Series B

By Annie Baker ● Jan 1, 2021

VergeSense — a leading workplace occupancy data company — announced it has raised $12 million in Series B funding led by Tola Capital.

Amazon (AMZN) Buying Wondery In A Deal Reportedly Valued At $300 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2021

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it has confirmed Wondery. These are the details.

Qualia: $65 Million Series D, Over $1 Billion Valuation, Adeptive Software Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2020

Leading digital real estate closing technology company Qualia recently announced several milestones. These are the details.

Blockchain Ecosystem Company Topl Raises $3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 31, 2020

Topl - a blockchain ecosystem built to prove a company’s ethical and sustainable practices - announced the closing of $3 million in seed funding led by Mercury Fund.

Zipari: Strategic Growth Investment And Valuation Of Over $500 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 30, 2020

Zipari announced a strategic growth investment from Thoma Bravo. And now the company is valued at over $500 million.

Amazon (AMZN) Reports Record-Breaking Holiday Season

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2020

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported a record-breaking holiday season with the biggest-ever customer savings, small business growth, and community giving.

OneTrust: $300 Million Funding And $5.1 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Dec 29, 2020

OneTrust - one of the most widely used privacy, security, and data governance technology platform - announced a $300 million Series C funding round at a $5.1 billion valuation.

Why JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Is Buying The Global Loyalty Division From cxLoyalty

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2020

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) recently announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to buy the Global Loyalty division from cxLoyalty Group. These are the details.

Why Cognizant (CTSH) Is Buying Inawisdom

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 28, 2020

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) recently announced it has acquired Inawisdom, which is a UK-based privately-held consultancy specializing in AI.

Knowledge Orchestration Solutions Company Zoomin Raises $21 Million To Date

By Annie Baker ● Dec 28, 2020

Zoomin Software - a leading provider of knowledge orchestration solutions - announced that it has raised $21 million to date. These are the details.

Discord: $100 Million Funding And $7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 28, 2020

Chat and communications platform Discord recently confirmed that it has raised $100 million in funding at a $7 billion valuation.

Digital Real Estate Brokerage Company Avenue 8 Raises $4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 28, 2020

Avenue 8 - a mobile-first residential real estate brokerage built expressly for modern agents - recently announced it has raised $4 million in seed funding. These are the details.

Live-Stream Shopping Platform Whatnot Raises $4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 27, 2020

Whatnot recently announced that it raised $4 million in a seed round of funding. These are the details.

Blockchain Infrastructure Platform Paxos Raises $142 Million In Series C Funding

By Noah Long ● Dec 27, 2020

Paxos - a regulated blockchain infrastructure platform - announced it has closed a $142 million Series C round of funding. These are the details.

Virtual Trucking Carrier CloudTrucks Closes $20.5 Million In Series A Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 27, 2020

CloudTrucks - a virtual trucking carrier that empowers independent truck drivers - announced that it has raised a Series A funding round of $20.5 million led by Caffeinated Capital.

Digital Life Insurance Platform Bestow Raises $70 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2020

Bestow - a full-stack life insurance company - announced a $70 million Series C funding round to help expand access to life insurance. These are the details.

Canada-Based Financial Rewards Company Neo Closes $50 Million CAD In Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2020

Neo Financial announced recently that it raised $25 million CAD in Series A funding along with $25 million CAD in debt facility financing. These are the details.