Enterprise

Why Mastercard Is Buying SessionM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2019

Mastercard announced recently that it is buying customer engagement company SessionM. These are the details about the deal.

Retailer Logistics Platform Company Fabric Raises $110 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2019

Fabric (formerly known as CommonSense Robotics) has raised $110 million in Series B funding led by Corner Ventures.

Healthcare Supply Chain Company Curvo Labs Closes $2 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 28, 2019

Healthcare supply chain and sourcing technology company Curvo Labs has raised $2 million in funding led by Snake Run Capital and Elevate Ventures.

Medical Equipment Marketplace Company Medinas Closes $5 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 28, 2019

Medical technology asset management company Medinas announced it raised $5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by NFX.

Why Roku Is Buying Video Ad Platform Dataxu For $150 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 27, 2019

Roku announced recently that it is buying video ad platform company Dataxu for $150 million in cash and stock. These are the details.

Instabase: $105 Million In Funding At $1.05 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2019

Business application platform company Instabase announced recently that it raised $105 million in Series B funding at a $1.05 billion valuation.

M12, Mayfield, And Pivotal Ventures Set Up $6 Million Fund For Female Founders Competition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2019

M12, Mayfield, and Pivotal Ventures recently announced it set up a $6 million fund for the second global Female Founders Competition.

Connected Vehicle Cybersecurity Company Upstream Security Raises $30 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 27, 2019

Connected vehicle company Upstream Security announced it raised $30 million in Series B fund from a syndicate of prominent investors.

Why Microsoft Is Acquiring Mover

By Noah Long ● Oct 27, 2019

Microsoft recently announced that it is acquiring Mover. These are the details about the deal.

Financial Technology Platform Company Finitive Raises $2 Million In Venture Debt

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 27, 2019

Financial technology platform company Finitive announced recently that it raised $2 million in venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank.

Doug Scott To Extend The Twitch Brand As Newly Appointed CMO

By Noah Long ● Oct 27, 2019

Amazon's Twitch has hired Doug Scott as its chief marketing officer. Scott was previously the chief marketing officer at Zynga.

Gaming Digital Experience Company GreenPark Sports Raises $8.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2019

GreenPark Sports recently announced that it raised $8.5 million in funding from SignalFire, Sapphire Sport, Founders Fund, and several others.

Report: Rahul Vohra And Todd Goldberg Are Launching A Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2019

Serial entrepreneurs Rahul Vohra and Todd Goldberg are preparing to launch a venture capital fund.

Javier Soltero Is Named As Head Of Google G Suite

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 27, 2019

Google has recently hired Javier Soltero as its Vice President of G Suite. Soltero previously worked at Microsoft as the Corporate Vice President of Cortana.

Why Trend Micro Is Buying Cloud Conformity For $70 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 27, 2019

Cloud security leader Trend Micro announced recently that it is acquiring Cloud Conformity for $70 million. These are the details about the deal.

How Northwestern Mutual Plans To Help Women-Led Startups With $20 Million In Venture Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2019

Northwestern Mutual recently announced it is committing $20 million of its corporate venture capital for women-led startups.

Ireland-Based Data Privacy Company evervault Receives $3.2 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2019

Dublin, Ireland-based data privacy company evervault recently announced that it raised $3.2 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital.

ArsenalBio Raises $85 Million In Funding To Develop Immune Cell Therapies

By Annie Baker ● Oct 25, 2019

ArsenalBio has raised $85 million in Series A funding to build effective and accessible programmable cell therapies. These are the details.

Pendo: Product Cloud Company Raises $100 Million Funding At $1 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Oct 25, 2019

Pendo, a product cloud software company, recently announced it raised $100 million in funding at a valuation of $1 billion.

Craft Beverage Software Company Ekos Raises $8 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 25, 2019

Ekos, a leader in business management software for independent craft beverage companies, announced recently that it raised $8 million in funding.

Why Atlassian Is Acquiring Code Barrel

By Annie Baker ● Oct 25, 2019

Atlassian recently announced it is acquiring Code Barrel. These are the details about the deal.

Network Traffic Analysis Company Corelight Closes $50 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 25, 2019

Network traffic analysis (NTA) solutions company Corelight recently announced it raised $50 million in Series C led by Insight Partners and Accel.

Canva Is Now Valued At $3.2 Billion Following An Investment Led By Mary Meeker

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2019

Online design company Canva recently raised $85 million in a round of funding led by Bond Capital at a $3.2 billion valuation. These are the details.

What Inspired Robert F. Smith To Pay The Student Loan Debt Of A Whole College Class

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2019

Robert F. Smith -- the richest black man in America -- revealed what inspired him to pay for the student loan debt of a whole college class.

Cascade Seed Fund Closes On Sixth Fund At $5.4 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 24, 2019

Cascade Seed Fund recently announced it rebranded to Cascade Angels Fund and closed $5.4 million for its sixth fund.

Peterson Ventures Names Ilana Stern As General Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2019

Peterson Ventures announced it named Ilana Stern as the newest general partner of the firm -- who previously founded Weddington Way.

Sisu Raises $52.5 Million In Funding And Launches A Diagnostic Analytics Platform

By Annie Baker ● Oct 24, 2019

Sisu, one of the fastest and most comprehensive diagnostic platforms for structured data, announced it raised $52.5 million in Series B.

Electric Medium-Duty Chassis Company Motiv Power Systems Raises $60 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 24, 2019

Motiv Power Systems, a leading provider of all-electric medium-duty chassis for buses and trucks, announced it raised $60 million in funding.

Bloomberg Beta Sets Up Third Fund With $75 Million In Capital Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2019

Bloomberg Beta has closed a third fund of $75 million, which will be overseen by Roy Bahat, Karin Klein, and James Cham.

UBS Is Making Big Changes To SMAs And The Manhattan Trading Floor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2019

UBS announced it is dropping the fees on more SMAs for wealth management clients and the company is making some changes to its trading floor.