Enterprise

Comcast NBCUniversal And Techstars Announce Second LIFT Labs Accelerator Cohort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2019

Comcast NBCUniversal and Techstars have announced that 11 startups from around the world were selected for the second LIFT Labs accelerator cohort.

How Google Flights Is Guaranteeing That You Will Get A Good Price

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2019

Google Flights is offering a temporary price guarantee feature that will credit you if the price goes down on a flight that you booked.

Ann Arbor-Based AI For Video Company Voxel51 Secures $2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2019

Voxel51 -- an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based AI startup that is revolutionizing video understanding -- announced it raised $2 million in seed funding.

A.Capital Partners: Venture Firm Founded By Ronny Conway Is Raising $140 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2019

A.Capital Partners -- a venture firm founded by Ronny Conway -- is planning to raise $140 million for a third early-stage fund.

Intelligent Finance And Automated Accounting Company ScaleFactor Closes $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 13, 2019

ScaleFactor, an intelligent finance and automated accounting platform, announced it raised $60 million in Series C funding.

SignalWire Closes $11.5 Million To Grow Its Cloud Communication Platform

By Noah Long ● Aug 13, 2019

SignalWire -- the Original Geeks of software-defined telecommunications and developers of FreeSWITCH -- announced it closed $11.5 million.

Data Extraction And Pipelining Platform Company Rookout Raises $8 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 13, 2019

Data extraction and pipelining platform Rookout announced it raised $8 million in funding led by Cisco Investments.

Why Cisco Is Acquiring Voicea

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2019

Cisco recently announced it was planning to buy Voicea. These are the details behind the deal.

Why Salesforce Is Acquiring ClickSoftware For $1.35 Billion

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2019

Francisco Partners recently announced that it is selling ClickSoftware to Salesforce for an enterprise value of $1.35 billion. These are the details.

Distributed Energy Resource Platform Company Sunverge Closes $11 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2019

Distributed Energy Resource (DER) control and aggregation platform company Sunverge recently announced that it closed $11 million in funding.

Human Intelligence Hiring Platform Crosschq Raises $4.1 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2019

Crosschq -- a company that is focused on eliminating the problem of bad hires -- announced it raised $4.1 million in a seed round of funding.

AI-Powered Sports Video Content Company WSC Sports Raises $23 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2019

AI-powered sports video content WSC Sports recently announced it raised $23 million funding to expand growth across new sports, products, and regions.

Thoma Bravo Is Selling iPipeline to Roper Technologies

By Noah Long ● Aug 12, 2019

Thoma Bravo recently announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to sell iPipeline to Roper Technologies in a $1.625 billion deal.

AI-Driven Continuous Optimization Company Opsani Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2019

AI-driven Continuous Optimization company Opsani announced that it raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Health And Wellness Platform Company Zero Secures $2.8 Million And Hits 35 Million Fasts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2019

Zero, a health and wellness platform for fasting, announced it raised $2.8 million in additional funding from True Ventures and Trinity Ventures.

Social Screen Sharing Company Squad Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2019

Social screen sharing and group video chat app Squad announced it raised $5 million in seed funding.

Former Twitter Execs Dick Costolo And Adam Bain Are Setting Up A $200 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2019

Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and COO Adam Bain are setting up a $200 million fund for their venture firm 01 Advisors.

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange And Trading Platform FTX Announces $8 Million Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Aug 11, 2019

Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange and trading platform company FTX announced it raised $8 million in funding.

India-Based Coworking Space Company Awfis Raises $30 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 11, 2019

New Delhi-based Awfis announced it raised $30 million in Series D funding led by ChrysCapital.

Nyca Partners Secures $210 Million To Invest In Fintech Companies

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 11, 2019

Venture firm Nyca Partners announced that it has raised $210 million for its third fund.

Grand Rapids-Based Charter Capital Raises Over $21 Million For Growth Capital Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2019

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based investment bank and capital management firm Charter Capital Partners announced it raised over $21 million.

Exo Imaging: This Company Is Pioneering A High-Performance Handheld Ultrasound Platform

By Noah Long ● Aug 11, 2019

Exo Imaging -- a company pioneering a high-performance ultrasound platform -- announced it raised $35 million in Series B funding.

Why HPE Acquired MapR’s Business Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2019

Hewlett Packard Enterprise recently announced it acquired the business assets of MapR. These are the details behind the deal.

TickPick Secures $40 Million And Is Expected To Surpass $200 Million In Gross Transactions

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 11, 2019

No-fee ticket marketplace TickPick announced it raised $40 million from PWP Growth Equity and it is expected to hit $200 million in gross transaction value in 2019.

Cyber Defense Platform Creator Cybereason Raises $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2019

Cybereason -- the creators of the leading Cyber Defense Platform -- announced it raised $200 million by SoftBank Group and its affiliates.

BlockFi: This Wealth Management Solution For Crypto Investors Has Raised $18.3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 9, 2019

BlockFi, a leading wealth management solution for crypto investors, announced it raised $18.3 million.

Why Talent And Solutions Firm Vaco Is Acquiring MorganFranklin

By Annie Baker ● Aug 9, 2019

Global talent and solutions firm Vaco recently announced it acquired MorganFranklin Consulting. Here's why.

dough: This Commission-Free Online Broker Has Raised $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 9, 2019

dough - a new commission-free, online broker, and wealth creator - recently announced it raised $20 million in funding from tastytrade.

Evanston-Based Silver Oak Services Partners Sets Up $500 Million For Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 9, 2019

Silver Oak Services Partners -- a lower-middle market private equity firm -- has completed the fundraising for Fund IV at $500 million.

EnjoyHQ Secures $2 Million To Scale User Research For UX Teams

By Noah Long ● Aug 9, 2019

EnjoyHQ recently announced it raised $2 million in seed funding led by Point Nine Capital.