Enterprise

Twitter Hires Lightwell Team To Work On Conversations Initiative

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2019

Twitter has announced that it has hired the team behind Lightwell. And the Lightwell team will work on Twitter's conversations initiative.

Starship Technologies: $40 Million Funding And 100 University Campus Expansion Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2019

Starship Technologies, a leading autonomous delivery service, announced it raised $40 million in Series A funding.

DoorDash Buys Autonomous Driving Company Scotty Labs

By Annie Baker ● Aug 21, 2019

DoorDash announced it has acquired an autonomous driving company called Scotty Labs. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Homeis: A Digital Platform For Immigrant Communities Has Raised $12 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 21, 2019

Homeis, a digital platform for immigrant communities around the world, announced it raised $12 million in Series A led by Canaan and Spark Capital.

Apple’s Former Head Of Siri William Stasior Joins Microsoft

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2019

William Stasior, the former head of Apple Siri, is joining Microsoft’s artificial intelligence division. Stasior will be reporting to Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott.

Capacity Raises $13.2 Million To Build On Its Cloud-Based AI System

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2019

Capacity announced it has introduced a secure and AI-native knowledge-sharing platform and that it raised $13.2 million in Series B.

Tala: $110 Million Series D Funding At More Than $750 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2019

Tala -- a company that provides a credit profile to provide uncollateralized loans to people in emerging markets -- raised $110 million.

Marketplace Real Estate Lender Fund That Flip Raises $11 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2019

Fintech platform and marketplace lender of residential real estate loans Fund That Flip has raised $11 million.

Root Insurance: Ohio-Based Company Raises $350 Million Funding At $3.65 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2019

Ohio-based car insurance startup Root Insurance announced it has raised $350 million in a round of funding at a reported $3.65 billion valuation.

Mason: How This Mobile Infrastructure Company Is Now Valued At More Than $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2019

Mason, a provider of mobile infrastructure for smart hardware products, recently announced it raised $25 million at more than a $100 million valuation.

Why Resolve Is Acquiring FixStream for $24 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 21, 2019

Leading IT automation and orchestration platform Resolve Systems announced it raised FixStream for $24 million.

IP Licensing Platform Company Brainbase Raises $3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2019

Brainbase -- the makers of IP licensing platforms Brainbase Assist and Marketplace -- announced it raised $3 million in seed funding.

Blooma Announces $2.75 Million Seed Round For Fueling AI-Driven Loan Origination

By Noah Long ● Aug 21, 2019

Blooma, this company that reduces the time, cost, and risk associated with commercial loan origination using AI, announced it raised $2.75 million.

Apple Card Is Now Available For All US Customers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2019

Apple has announced that the Apple Card is now available for all US customers. You can apply for Apple Card through the Wallet app on the phone in minutes.

MPOWER Financing Secures $100 Million From Goldman Sachs

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 20, 2019

Fintech and educational loan provider MPOWER Financing announced it raised a $100 million loan facility from Goldman Sachs.

Enterprise AI Intelligence Company H2O.ai Raises $72.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2019

H2O.ai, open source leader in AI and automatic machine learning for the enterprise, announced it raised $72.5 million in Series D.

Why Publicis Groupe Acquired Rauxa

By Annie Baker ● Aug 20, 2019

Advertising and PR giant Publicis Groupe announced it acquired Rauxa -- which is a full-service marketing agency.

OpenGate Capital Buys InRule And Names Damian Blazy As Principal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2019

Private equity firm OpenGate Capital announced it acquired InRule Technology and named Damian Blazy as principal.

IAC Acquires Open Travel Nursing Job Platform NurseFly

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2019

IAC has announced that it is acquiring NurseFly, which is a marketplace targeting the $17 billion temporary healthcare staffing industry.

AU10TIX: $60 Million Funding At $260 Million Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Aug 20, 2019

Cloud-based ID verification and authentication platform AU10TIX recently announced it raised $60 million in minority investment from TPG Tech Adjacencies.

India-Based Social Commerce Company Meesho Raises $125 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 20, 2019

India-based online marketplace Meesho announced it closed $125 million in funding led by Naspers. Facebook and several existing investors also joined.

Nudge Rewards: $9.3 Million Raised To Drive Innovation In Employee Experience Management

By Annie Baker ● Aug 19, 2019

Nudge Rewards announced it has raised $9.3 million in funding led by Chicago-based Jump Capital with support from existing investors.

Cinq Music: $40 Million Raised For Technology-Driven Music Distribution Platform

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 19, 2019

Cinq Music recently announced that it raised $40 million in funding from GoDigital Media Group, which is a media investor focused on IP rights management.

Great Point Partners Closes $306 Million For GPP III Growth Buy-Out Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 19, 2019

Leading health care investment firm Great Point Partners announced it closed the growth buy-out fund GPP III at its hard cap of $306 million.

Brick & Mortar: This Venture Firm Founded By Darren Bechtel Has Closed A $97.2 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2019

Brick & Mortar Ventures announced it closed a $97.2 million fund to invest in companies developing innovative software/hardware solutions.

Boxwood And Atlas Merging In $709.5 Million Deal: Details You Should Know

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 19, 2019

Boxwood Merger and Atlas Intermediate Holdings announced it is merging as part of a $709.5 million deal. These are the details you should know.

Battery Ventures Buys Forest2Market And Fisher International

By Annie Baker ● Aug 19, 2019

Battery Ventures announced it has acquired two companies: Forest2Market and Fisher International.

Bloomberg Buys RegTek.Solutions For Expanding Regulatory Reporting Services

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 19, 2019

Bloomberg recently announced it acquired RegTek.Solutions, a leading provider of global regulatory reporting software solutions.

Clumio: $51 Million Raised To Build On Its Authentic SaaS For Enterprise Backup

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2019

Clumio -- an innovator of authentic SaaS for enterprise backup -- announced it raised $51 million in funding and launched a flagship backup product.

Quick Base Is Acquiring Cloud-Based Integration And Automation Platform Cloudpipes

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 19, 2019

Market-leading cloud platform Quick Base recently announced that it is acquiring Cloudpipes. These are the details behind the deal.