Enterprise

Cisco To Spend AU$61 Million On Australia Expansion

By Noah Long ● Feb 26, 2019

Cisco Systems is spending AU$61 million for its digital transformation efforts in Australia under the company's Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program.

Boston-Based Cloud File Service Nasuni Secures $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 26, 2019

Nasuni, a Boston, Massachusetts-based cloud file services company, announced it raised $25 million in growth equity funding.

Tampa-Based ConnectWise To Be Acquired By Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo

By Noah Long ● Feb 26, 2019

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo announced it has acquired Tampa, Florida-based management software company ConnectWise.

Chattanooga-Based Global Freight Data Provider FreightWaves Raises $21 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 26, 2019

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based FreightWaves, a company that provides data and news for global freight markets, has raised $21 million in Series B funding.

Work Communication Company Loom Hits More Than 1 Million Users, Launches Pro Version

By Noah Long ● Feb 25, 2019

Work communication company Loom announced it raised $11 million in funding and now has more than 1 million users.

Pointivo: Atlanta-Based Startup Taps Into 3D Intelligence Platform For Drone Analytics

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 25, 2019

Atlanta-based Pointivo recently announced it raised $7 million in Series A funding to build on its automated analytics for drone and manned aerial platforms.

Chat API Company SendBird To Rapidly Scale Following Major Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Feb 25, 2019

San Mateo, California-based SendBird announced it has raised $52 million in Series B to scale its chat and messaging API service for mobile and web applications.

How Mambu Is Helping Banks Replace Legacy Technology

By Noah Long ● Feb 25, 2019

Mambu, a Berlin-based banking technology company, has raised €30 million in funding to accelerate growth.

Peloton Reportedly Selects Goldman Sachs And JPMorgan To Lead IPO

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 25, 2019

Peloton has reportedly selected Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan to lead its IPO. However, the timing of the IPO is not yet known.

Roche To Acquire Spark Therapeutics In $4.8 Billion Deal

By Annie Baker ● Feb 25, 2019

Swiss biotech giant Roche is acquiring Spark Therapeutics in a deal valued at $4.8 billion.

Toronto-Based Fabless Semiconductor Company Peraso Raises $42 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 25, 2019

Toronto-based fabless semiconductor company Peraso Technologies announced it has raised $42 million in funding.

Zillow To Make Big Investment In Its Home Selling Business Called Zillow Offers

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 25, 2019

Zillow Group said that it is going to be making big investments in its Zillow Offers service, which allows consumers to sell their homes to the company.

Microsoft Officially Announces The HoloLens 2

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2019

Microsoft has officially announced HoloLens 2, the second generation of the HoloLens mixed reality headset.

Fortnite eSports: $100 Million Prize Pool For 2019

By Noah Long ● Feb 24, 2019

Epic Games has announced that it has set up a $100 million prize pool for competitive tournaments this year, which is the same as last year.

Israel-Based Serverless Platform Company Nuweba Raises $4.8 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 24, 2019

Tel Aviv, Israel-based serverless platform technology company Nuweba recently emerged from stealth mode and announced it raised $4.8 million.

Twitter Co-Founder Ev Williams Steps Down From Board

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2019

Twitter co-founder Ev Williams has stepped down from the social network company's board of directors.

Menlo Park-Based Blockchain Security Company CipherTrace Raises $15 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 23, 2019

Menlo Park, California-based blockchain security company CipherTrace has raised $15 million in funding led by Aspect Ventures.

New York-Based Covera Health Raises $8.5 Million To Help Reduce Medical Misdiagnoses

By Annie Baker ● Feb 23, 2019

Covera Health, a New York-based provider of analytics-based programs for reducing medical misdiagnoses, announced it has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding.

Apple And Goldman Sachs Are Reportedly Partnering On A Credit Card

By Noah Long ● Feb 23, 2019

Rumor has it that Apple and Goldman Sachs are collaborating on a credit card.

Lyft Could Be Going Public As Soon As March

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 22, 2019

On-demand transportation company Lyft is reportedly going public on the Nasdaq next month.

Deal Roundup: Bilibili, OpenDoor, Student.com, ShiftLeft, JibJab, Jobvite, ClearVoice, Auris Health, Elevate Security, TuSimple, And More

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2019

Today's Pulse 2.0’s funding roundup features news about Bilibili, OpenDoor, Student.com, ShiftLeft, JibJab, Jobvite, ClearVoice, Auris Health, Elevate Security, TuSimple, and more.