Enterprise

Nonprofit Crowdfunding Service NeedsList Secures $1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2019

Crowdsourcing platform NeedsList announced it secured $1 million in funding to help humanitarian organizations receive aid.

Apple Is Reportedly Earmarking Up To $30 Million Per Film For Apple TV+

By Annie Baker ● Jun 17, 2019

Apple is reportedly earmarking between $5 million and $30 million for each of its six original films in order to make Apple TV+ more appealing.

How Step Prepares Teens For Financial Literacy

By Noah Long ● Jun 17, 2019

Step, a company that helps teenagers with financial literacy, announced recently that it closed $22.5 million in Series A funding.

Real-Time Cloud Monitoring Company SignalFx Raises $75 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 17, 2019

Real-time cloud monitoring and observability company SignalFx announced it has raised $75 million in Series E funding led by Tiger Global.

Rivian Automotive Is Using Second-Life Batteries To Support Energy Independence In Puerto Rico

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2019

Rivian Automotive announced a project with Honnold Foundation to use its second-life batteries for a solar microgrid initiative in Puerto Rico.

Walmart Revamps E-Commerce Strategy And Offers ‘Delivery Unlimited’ For $98 Per Year

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 17, 2019

Walmart recently overhauled its e-commerce operations including a new Delivery Unlimited service and the company shuffled the Jet.com management.

Halo Investing: How This Company Makes Structured Notes Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2019

Halo Investing, the world's first and only independent multi-issuer technology platform for Structured Notes, announced it raised $12 million in Series B

How Greenville-Based ChartSpan Helps Manage Chronic Care Management

By Annie Baker ● Jun 16, 2019

ChartSpan, a Greenville, South Carolina-based healthcare managed service provider for chronic care management, announced it raised $15 million

Mobile Coaching Company BetterUp Raises $103 Million At A $710 Million Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 16, 2019

Mobile coaching company BetterUp has raised $103 million in Series C funding at a valuation of $710 million led by Lightspeed.

GraphQL API Company Apollo Secures $22 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 16, 2019

Apollo, a leading GraphQL API technology company, announced it raised $22 million in funding co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Matrix Partners.

How Orca Security Provides IT Security Teams Full Stack Cloud Visibility

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 15, 2019

Orca Security, an Israel-based company that provides seamless full-stack visibility into their cloud infrastructure footprint raised $6.5 million.

Slack Expecting $600 Million In Revenue This Year With Potential Listing Value At $17 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2019

Slack is expecting a loss of $182-$192 million on revenue of $590-$600 million this year. And Slack may have a listing value of $17 billion.

Threat Detection And Response Company Vectra Closes $100 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 14, 2019

Vectra, a leading company in the network threat detection and response (NDR) industry, announced it closed $100 million in funding led by TCV

Splash Financial: This Company Received Funding From CUNA And Northwestern Mutual To Help Graduates Pay Off Student Loans

By Annie Baker ● Jun 14, 2019

Cleveland-based Splash Financial announced it raised $4.3 million in funding led by CUNA and Northwestern Mutual to help graduates pay off their loans.

How Fireblocks Secures Digital Assets In Transit

By Annie Baker ● Jun 14, 2019

Recently Fireblocks announced it launched out of stealth and raised $16 million in Series A to eliminate the cause of digital asset hacks.

Pryon: This Company Delivers Augmented Intelligence For The Enterprise

By Noah Long ● Jun 14, 2019

Pryon is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based company that delivers AI technology to enterprises, which announced it closed $20 million in Series A.

IKIN Appoints Chuck Oakley As VP And Raises More Than $5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 14, 2019

IKIN announced the RYZ 3D holographic platform coming next year, $5+ million in funding, and Chuck Oakley as VP of Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

LatentView Analytics Unveils A New AI-Based Conversational Platform Called Casper

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2019

LatentView Analytics recently announced a new AI-based conversational analytics platform called Casper, which enables employees to easily access insights.

Axel Springer To Merge Business Insider Intelligence With eMarketer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

German media company Axel Springer is merging its Business Insider Intelligence and eMarketer units while still keep their brand names separate.

How Luminous Computing Plans To Use Light To Make AI Faster And More Efficient

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

Luminous Computing is a company planning to use photonics to solve bottlenecks that traditional processors are dealing with. These are the details.

How Privitar Protects Sensitive Data For Companies And Public Sector Organizations

By Noah Long ● Jun 13, 2019

With a new $40 million funding round, Privitar is going to build on its platform for protecting sensitive data for companies and public sector organizations

Microsoft Flight Simulator Is Making A Comeback In 4K Next Year And The Trailer Is Stunning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

Microsoft unveiled the return of Flight Simulator and the trailer is stunning. The new Flight Simulator will be available on Windows 10 and Xbox in 2020.

Genome Medical To Scale Its Telegenomics Platform With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Jun 13, 2019

Leading telegenomics platform Genome Medical announced it raised $23 million in Series B funding led by Echo Health Ventures.

Why Cvent Acquired Event App Company DoubleDutch

By Annie Baker ● Jun 13, 2019

McLean, Virginia-based Cvent recently acquired mobile event app company DoubleDutch. These are the details about the deal.

How Microsegmentation Platform Company Edgewise Networks Reduces Cybersecurity Attacks

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 13, 2019

Edgewise Networks -- the industry’s first microsegmentation platform -- announced it raised $11 million in funding led by .406 Ventures and Accomplice.

Merck’s $773 Million Tilos Therapeutics Acquisition: The Details You Should Know About

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

Merck is acquiring Tilos Therapeutics for up to $773 million, which is known for developing therapeutics targeting the latent TGFβ complex.

How ZeroDown Helps People Buy Houses In The Bay Area

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

ZeroDown announced it raised $30 million in funding to date from investors to help users buy homes in the Bay Area without a down payment.

RealPage Acquiring Hipercept: Details About The Deal You Should Know

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

Real estate software and data analytics company RealPage announced it is acquiring the assets of CRE Global Enterprises including Hipercept.

Digital Health Company Neurotrack Secures $21 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 12, 2019

Digital health company Neurotrack announced it raised $21 million in Series C funding led by existing investor Khosla Ventures

Cyber Observer Raises $8 Million To Provide Enterprises With Unified Visibility Of Digital Tools

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 12, 2019

Cyber hygiene platform company Cyber Observer announced it raised $8 million in Series B funding led by Merlin International.