Enterprise

Highview Capital Reveals Promotions And A New Hire

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Highview Capital recently announced it made several promotions and brought in a new hire.

Microsoft Hires Stormy Peters As The Open Source Programs Office Head

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2019

Stormy Peters recently announced that she was hired by Microsoft as the head of Open Source Programs Office.

How Krystle Mobayeni Went From A Struggling Entrepreneur To Building A Top Restaurant Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Krystle Mobayeni -- the co-founder of BentoBox -- went from a struggling entrepreneur to running a major restaurant platform company. These are the details.

How AI-Powered Agile Innovation Management Company Planbox Is Driving Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Planbox, a leading provider of cloud-based AI-powered agile innovation management solutions announced several recent major milestones. Here are some examples.

Reputation.com: This Customer Experience Management Company Has Raised $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2019

Reputation.com, a provider of the first and only complete cloud-based enterprise reputation management, announced it raised $30 million.

Homeownership Platform Better.com Secures $160 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

Better.com, one of the fastest-growing homeownership platforms in the country, announced it raised $160 million.

Outlier Receives Strategic Financial Investment From Capital One Growth Ventures

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

Outlier announced that it accepted a strategic financial investment from Capital One Growth Ventures. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Goldman Sachs Is Planning To Hire Over 100 Developers For Its Trading Division

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Goldman Sachs announced it is going to recruit over 100 developers for its trading business in the coming months.

No-Code SaaS Tool Company INTERNAL Raises $5 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

INTERNAL -- a new no-code SaaS tool for rapidly deploying a company’s internal console -- announced it raised $5 million.

JPMorgan To Shut Down Chase Pay App

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2019

JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced it is shutting down the Chase Pay app. It will no longer work starting early next year.

Why Impartner Acquired Ann Arbor-Based Amplifinity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Impartner, one of the fastest-growing Partner Relationship Management (PRM) companies, announced it acquired Amplifinity. These are the details.

Predictive Analytics Company TapClicks Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

TapClicks, a leader in marketing intelligence, analytics, and reporting, announced it raised $10 million in equity funding.

Microsoft Is Setting Up A New Center For Societal Impact Through Cloud and Artificial Intelligence

By Annie Baker ● Aug 25, 2019

Microsoft Research India recently announced it is launching a center for Societal impact through Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI).

Hasbro Buys Peppa Pig And Death Row Records Owner Through $4 Billion Entertainment One Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2019

Hasbro announced it is buying Entertainment One in an all-cash deal valued at $4 billion. eOne owns brands like Peppa Pig, PJ Masks, and Death Row Records.

Why Splunk Is Acquiring SignalFx For $1.05 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2019

Data insights giant recently announced that it was acquiring SignalFx for $1.05 billion. These are the details behind the deal.

Customer Data Platform Simon Data Secures $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 24, 2019

Market-leading enterprise Customer Data Platform (CDP) Simon Data announced it raised $30 million in Series C.

Blockchain CRM Ecosystem Company Cere Network Raises $3.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 24, 2019

Cere Network -- the first blockchain CRM ecosystem platform optimized for service data integration and collaboration -- has raised $3.5 million.

Execution Management Software Company Ally Raises $8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 23, 2019

Leading goal setting and execution management software company Ally announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Accel.

Why Capital One Is Acquiring KippsDeSanto & Co

By Annie Baker ● Aug 23, 2019

Capital One recently announced it is acquiring leading Tysons Corner, Virginia-based investment banking firm KippsDeSanto & Co. These are the details.

Scoop: This Carpooling Company Just Raised $60 Million And Signed A Deal With Bedrock In Detroit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2019

Scoop, largest enterprise carpooling solution in the country, announced recently that it raised $60 million and the company launched in Detroit with Bedrock

Ann Arbor-Based Franworth Recruits NFL Quarterback Drew Brees As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2019

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based franchising company Franworth announced it recruited NFL quarterback Drew Brees as a partner and executive board member.

VMware Buying Carbon Black And Pivotal Software For $4.8 Billion Total

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2019

VMware announced it is acquiring Pivotal Software and Carbon Black for a total of $4.8 billion: Pivotal for $2.7 billion and Carbon Black at $2.1 billion.

Here’s Why Microsoft Is Acquiring Software Performance Analytics Company jClarity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2019

Microsoft recently announced it acquired jClarity -- which is a service designed for tuning Java application performance and will now be used for Azure.

Blokable Receives $23 Million In Funding To Expand Its West Coast Project Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2019

Blokable — a developer known for building high-quality, low-cost, and connected housing — raised $23 million from an all-star investor team.

Budget Accommodations Platform RedDoorz Raises $70 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2019

Southeast Asia based hotel brand platform RedDoorz announced it raised $70 million in funding. Including this round, the company has raised $140 million.

Why Data Facts Is Acquiring Strategic Information Resources

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 22, 2019

Data Facts recently announced it is acquiring Strategic Information Resources (SIR). These are the details behind the deal.

Goldman Sachs Buys Minority Stake In Toronto-Based Slate Asset Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2019

Slate Asset Management, a leading alternative asset management platform focused on real estate, announced it raised a minority investment from Goldman Sachs

Upfront Ventures Names Aditi Maliwal And Michael Carney As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2019

Venture capital firm Upfront Ventures announced that it has appointed two new general partners: Aditi Maliwal and Michael Carney.

Stem Appoints Former Venmo COO Michael Vaughan To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2019

Los Angeles-based music and payment distribution company announced it appointed former Venmo chief operating officer Michael Vaughan to the board.

Walmart’s Marketing Executives Shuffle Around As CMO Barbara Messing Steps Down

By Annie Baker ● Aug 22, 2019

Walmart’s U.S. Chief Marketing Officer Barbara Messing is stepping down on August 30. As a result, the retail giant is shuffling around its management team.