Enterprise

Adam Marcus Joins Providence Strategic Growth As Managing Director

By Noah Long ● Sep 9, 2019

Providence Equity Partners recently announced that it has named Adam Marcus as a managing director.

Why Commvault Is Acquiring Hedvig For $225 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Commvault announced it is acquiring software-defined storage (SDS) company Hedvig for total consideration of $225 million. These are the details behind the deal.

Atlassian Launches New Software Tiers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Australian enterprise software company Atlassian announced it is launching several new free tiers of its software.

GM To Integrate Google Apps Into Vehicles In 2021

By Noah Long ● Sep 9, 2019

General Motors has announced that it is integrating a number of Google apps into its infotainment system by 2021.

Bustle Digital Group Names Elizabeth Webbe Lunny As EVP Of Revenue

By Annie Baker ● Sep 9, 2019

Bustle Digital Group (BDG) has hired Elizabeth Webbe Lunny as executive vice president of revenue.

GM Names Deborah Wahl As Chief Of Global Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

General Motors announced it named Deborah Wahl as the chief of global marketing. Before this role, Wahl was the marketing chief for the Cadillac brand.

Apple Pay VP Jennifer Bailey: Cryptocurrency ‘Has Interesting Long-Term Potential’

By Annie Baker ● Sep 9, 2019

Apple Pay VP Jennifer Bailey recently conducted an interview with CNN where she revealed that cryptocurrency "has interesting long-term potential."

Prudential Financial’s Acquisition Of Assurance IQ For $2.35 Billion: Details About The Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Prudential Financial has announced it is acquiring Assurance IQ for $2.35 billion. These are the details behind the deal.

Emotional Intelligence Solutions Company Cogito Secures $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Real-time emotional intelligence solutions Cogito announced it raised $20 million in funding New York Life Ventures and existing investors.

Health Recovery Solutions Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Health Recovery Solutions announced it closed $10 million in growth financing led by Edison Partners.

Robotic Products Company Ori Secures $20 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Robotic interior products Ori announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding from Sidewalk Labs, Ingka Group, Geolo Capital, and Khosla Ventures.

Data Privacy And Protection Company BigID Raises $50 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Data-centric personal data privacy and protection company BigID announced it raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

On-Demand Talent Platform Stoke Secures $4.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 9, 2019

On-demand talent platform company Stoke announced it raised $4.5 million in funding to help companies access its talent pool of self-employed freelancers.

MiddleGround Capital: Debut Fund Closes At $459.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

MiddleGround Capital announced the final close of Fund I called MiddleGround Capital I, LP at a hard cap of $459.5 million with Archean Capital Partners as the anchor investor.

Culture Amp: This People And Culture Platform Just Raised $82 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

People & Culture Platform company Culture Amp announced it raised $82 million in Series E funding led by new investor Sequoia Capital China.

TPG Capital Acquiring CollabNet VersionOne: Details About The Deal You Should Know

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

TPG Capital has announced it signed a definitive agreement to buy CollabNet VersionOne from Vector Capital. These are the details behind the deal.

Why Microsoft Is Acquiring Movere

By Noah Long ● Sep 9, 2019

Microsoft recently announced it acquired Movere to beef up its ability to set up more companies on the Azure public cloud. There are the details behind the deal.

IVP Adds James Black, Becca Faust, And Karthik Ramakrishnan To Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm IVP has announced it added three people to its investment team including James Black, Becca Faust, and Karthik Ramakrishnan.

Even Financial Secures $25 Million To Scale Its API Platform

By Noah Long ● Sep 8, 2019

Even Financial -- a leading API company for financial services search, acquisition, and monetization -- has raised $25 million in strategic funding led by Citi Ventures.

Federated Wireless Raises $51 Million To Expand Advanced Shared Spectrum

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 8, 2019

Federated Wireless recently announced that it raised $51 million in Series C funding to expand the availability of advanced shared spectrum services .

Microsoft Partners With 7-Eleven For Cloud Solutions And Devices

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 7, 2019

7-Eleven announced it has partnered Microsoft to empower its field employees and provide better insights to Franchisees.

J2 Global Names Nate Simmons As President Of Cloud Services

By Noah Long ● Sep 6, 2019

J2 Global announced it has named Nate Simmons as its President of Cloud Services and will be reporting to J2 Global CEO Vivek Shah.

Why Chegg Is Acquiring Thinkful For $80 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 6, 2019

Educational tech company Chegg announced it is acquiring Thinkful for $80 million. These are the details behind the deal.

Keith Hartsfield Named As Chief Product Officer At iRobot

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 5, 2019

Consumer robots leader iRobot has announced it named Keith Hartsfield as chief product officer at the company.

Why Palo Alto Networks Is Acquiring Zingbox For $75 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2019

Palo Alto Networks recently announced it is acquiring IoT security company Zingbox for $75 million in cash. These are the details behind the deal.

YouTube Is Investing $100 Million In Original Children’s Programming

By Noah Long ● Sep 5, 2019

YouTube has announced that it is investing $100 million on original children's programming over the next 3 years.

Women Who Tech Unveils 10 HealthTech Startup Finalists

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2019

Women Who Tech, one of the largest organizations funding women-led ventures, has announced 10 finalists for the European leg of its Startup Challenge.

Frances Frei Becomes First Female To Join WeWork Board

By Annie Baker ● Sep 5, 2019

As The We Company is pushing forward towards an IPO, the company has hired former Uber executive Frances Frei as its first female board member.

Conversational AI Platform Company Kasisto Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 5, 2019

Kasisto, a conversational AI platform company, announced that it has raised $15 million led by Rho Capital.

AT&T: John Stankey Named President And COO And Jeff McElfresh As Communications CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2019

AT&T has announced that John Stankey was named the president and COO of AT&T and Jeff McElfresh as CEO of AT&T Communications LLC effective October 1.