Enterprise

GlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley Gets Nominated For Microsoft’s Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2019

GlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley has been nominated for Microsoft's board of directors -- which will be voted on at the shareholder meeting on December 4.

Impact Tech Venture OpenSC Raises $4 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 23, 2019

OpenSC, an impact venture created by WWF-Australia and BCG Digital Ventures, announced it raised $4 million from several strategic impact investors.

Biproxi Secures $10 Million In Seed Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 23, 2019

Leading end-to-end commercial real estate transaction platform Biproxi announced that it has secured $10 million in seed funding.

Firefly Health Receives $10.2 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 22, 2019

Technology-powered concierge medicine service Firefly Health has received $10.2 million in funding.

GIS Company Unearth Raises $7 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 22, 2019

Seattle-based GIS company Unearth announced that it raised $7 million in funding.

Spectrum Equity Makes Significant Growth Investment In Datassential

By Noah Long ● Sep 22, 2019

Leading foodservice industry data company Datassential announced that it received a significant growth investment from Spectrum Equity.

March Capital Partners Plans To Raise $410 Million For Fund III

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 22, 2019

March Capital Partners recently filed a Form D with the SEC disclosing that it is planning to raise $410 million for Fund III.

Salesforce: Consumer Goods Cloud, Manufacturing Cloud, And Sustainability Cloud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2019

This week, Salesforce announced several new products including the Consumer Goods Cloud, the Manufacturing Cloud, and the Sustainability Cloud.

Microsoft Partnering With Schlumberger And Chevron For Petrotechnical Initiatives

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2019

Microsoft, Schlumberger, and Chevron have announced a three-party collaboration to deliver innovative petrotechnical and digital technologies.

Transportation Safety Management Company Idelic Raises $8 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 20, 2019

Idelic, a Pittsburgh-based data and analytics company focused on improving safety in the commercial/industrial transportation industry, announced it raised $8 million.

Spotify Is Hiring Lee Brown From BuzzFeed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Spotify is going to be hiring Lee Brown as its head of global sales effective next month. Brown is currently the CRO of BuzzFeed.

Wells Fargo Is Now Piloting An Internal Settlement Service Using Distributed Ledger Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Wells Fargo & Company recently announced the pilot of an internal settlement service called Wells Fargo Digital Cash.

SKOUT CYBERSECURITY Secures $25 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Cloud-native cybersecurity provider SKOUT CYBERSECURITY announced that it raised $25 million in Series B funding led by ClearSky.

Advent International Raises $2 Billion For Global Tech Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Advent International, one of the largest global private equity investors, announced a $2 billion close for the Advent Global Technology fund.

Data Collective Closes $725 Million For Fifth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Venture firm Data Collective announced that it closed $725 million for its fifth fund called DCVC V, which has a focus on Deep Tech.

Turnspire Capital Partners Promotes Abel Osorio To Partner

By Noah Long ● Sep 20, 2019

Turnspire Capital Partners announced it promoted Abel S. Osorio to partner. Osorio had joined Turnspire in 2016.

Rob Deichert Joins Eyeview As CEO

By Annie Baker ● Sep 20, 2019

Rob Deichert has been named as CEO of Eyeview and is succeeding founder Oren Harnevo.

TouchBistro Raises CAN$158 Million In Series E Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 20, 2019

TouchBistro announced it raised CAN$158 million in Series E funding, which was led by OMERS Growth.

Automattic: $300 Million In Funding At $3 Billion Post-Money Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Automattic announced it has raised $300 million in a Series D round of funding from Salesforce Ventures at a $3 billion post-money valuation.

Airbnb Confirms Plans To Go Public In 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Home-sharing company Airbnb confirmed its plans to go public in 2020. The specific timeframe for the IPO was not disclosed.

Amazon To Order 100,000 Rivian Electric Vans As Part Of ‘Climate Pledge’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2019

Amazon has announced several of its goals as part of The Climate Pledge along with an order for 100,000 electric vans from Rivian.

Stripe Raises $250 Million In Funding At $35 Billion Pre-Money Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2019

Online payment company Stripe announced that it raised $250 million in additional funding at a new pre-money valuation of $35 billion.

Bain Capital Names Keri Gohman As An Operating Partner

By Annie Baker ● Sep 19, 2019

Growth stage investor company Bain Capital Ventures announced that it named Keri Gohman as an operating partner.

JPMorgan Chase And Wells Fargo Invest In Debit Card For Kids Company Greenlight

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2019

Greenlight Financial Technology recently announced that it raised $54 million in Series B funding led by Drive Capital.

SecZetta Closes $10 Million And Art Coviello Joins The Board

By Annie Baker ● Sep 18, 2019

Non-employee identity risk and lifecycle management platform company SecZetta announced that it raised $10 million in Series A funding led by ClearSky.

Cybersecurity Company Shift5 Raises $2.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 18, 2019

Cybersecurity company Shift5 announced that it raised $2.5 million in venture funding led by Squadra Ventures.

Autonomous Vehicle Development Company Applied Intuition Secures $40 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 18, 2019

Applied Intuition, the provider of the leading simulation platform to power autonomous vehicle development worldwide, announced that it raised $40 million in Series B.

Bee Partners Raises $43 Million For Third Fund

By Annie Baker ● Sep 18, 2019

San Francisco-based Bee Partners recently raised $43 million for its third fund called Bee III.

Product Experience Management Company Akeneo Raises $46 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 18, 2019

Product Experience Management (PXM) solutions company Akeneo announced it raised $46 million in funding led by Summit Partners.

Healthy.io: $60 Million In Funding To Turn Smartphones Into A Clinical-Grade Medical Device

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2019

Healthy.io, a company that turns the smartphone camera into a clinical-grade medical device, announced that it received 510(k) clearance from the FDA and raised $60 million.