Enterprise

Singapore-Based Video Creation Platform 90 Seconds Raises S$27.1 million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 1, 2019

Singapore-based video creation platform company 90 Seconds has raised S$27.1 million in Series B funding.

Amazon Day: Prime Customers Can Select A Day For Receiving Packages

By Noah Long ● Mar 1, 2019

Amazon Day is a new feature that offers an option for Prime customers in the U.S. to select a day of the week as the default that they want to receive packages.

Ordr Secures $16.5 Million To Build Enterprise Controls For Network-Connected Systems And Devices

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 1, 2019

Santa Clara, California-based startup Ordr recently exited stealth mode and announced it raised $16.5 million in Series A funding.

Content Delivery Platform Giant Outbrain To Acquire Ligatus

By Noah Long ● Feb 28, 2019

Outbrain, a New York-based content discovery platform and native ad giant, announced it has acquired Germany-based Ligatus.

Walmart’s Acquisition Of Israel-Based Aspectiva To Enhance End-To-End Shopping Experience

By Annie Baker ● Feb 28, 2019

Walmart recently announced it acquired Israel-based Aspectiva -- which will be joining Walmart’s Store N° 8 incubation arm -- to enhance its shopping experience.

Somerville-Based Manufacturing App Platform Company Tulip Raises $18.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 27, 2019

Tulip, a Somerville, Massachusetts-based manufacturing app platform company, announced it has raised $18.4 million in Series B funding led by Vertex Ventures US.

HTC’s Exodus 1 Blockchain Phone Gets New Features

By Annie Baker ● Feb 27, 2019

HTC has added several new features for its Exodus 1 blockchain device. Here is a list of the new HTC Exodus 1 features that you should know about.

Chicago-Based Live Video Company Lightstream Raises $8 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 27, 2019

Chicago-based live video startup Lightstream announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding.

HTC Vive Focus: Features You Should Know About

By Noah Long ● Feb 27, 2019

HTC unveiled its Vive Focus virtual reality headset at Mobile World Congress. Here is a list of some of the HTC Vive Focus features you should know about.

Manchester-Based FinTech Company Planixs Raises £3.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 27, 2019

Manchester-based fintech company Planixs has raised a £3.5 million minor equity investment from Business Growth Fund (BGF).

Atlanta-Based On-The-Way Delivery Service Roadie Raises $37 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 27, 2019

Atlanta-based on-the-way delivery service Roadie announced it raised a $37 million oversubscribed Series C funding round.

Women-Led VC Firm Blossom Capital Raises €75 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 27, 2019

London-based venture capital firm Blossom Capital announced it has raised €75 million for making Series A level investments.

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.