Enterprise

Financial Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Company Charlie Raises $9 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2018

Charlie, a financial aritifial intelligence chatbot company that helps users save money, has raised $9 million in funding.

Getty Images To Receive $500 Million From Koch Equity: What It Means

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2018

Visual communications leader Getty Images announced that it is raising $500 million from Koch Equity Development in non-controlling preferred equity.

Boston-Based ClearSky Data Raises $20 Million To Accelerate Customer Deployments And Sales

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2018

Boston-Based ClearSky Data has announced that it has raised $20 million in funding to deliver on-demand primary storage with offsite backup and disaster recovery services.

Mixtroz: This Alabama-Based Startup Launched By A Mother-Daughter Team Raises Over $1 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 29, 2018

Mixtroz is a Birmingham, Alabama-based minority owned startup founded by a mother-daughter team that has raised $1 million. Here are the details.

Ellie Mae Hires Dan Madden As CFO And EVP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2018

Ellie Mae, a Pleasanton, California-based cloud platform provider for the mortgage finance industry, has hired Dan Madden as CFO and EVP.

E-Commerce Page Building Service Shogun Raises $2.1 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 28, 2018

E-commerce page building service Shogun announced it has raised a $2.1 million seed round of funding.

Cloud-Based Business Management Software Company Deskera Raises $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 28, 2018

Singapore-based cloud-based integrated business management software company Deskera announced it raised $60 million.

Amazon Makes Its Machine Learning Courses Free

By Noah Long ● Nov 28, 2018

Amazon announced that developers who have signed up for AWS can take its machine learning courses for free.

Clyde Raises $3 Million To Help Companies Offer Product Protection

By Noah Long ● Nov 28, 2018

Clyde is an insurance technology startup company that has raised $3 million in funding to provide better ways for companies to offer product warranties to customers.

Ann Arbor-Based Cybersecurity Company Censys Raises $2.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2018

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based cybersecurity cybersecurity startup Censys announced it raised $2.6 million in a seed round of funding.

Brooklyn-Based Online Oral Care Company quip Raises $40 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 27, 2018

Brooklyn-based online oral health company quip announced that it has raised $40 million in funding in a combination of equity and debt financing.

Waymo Hires First Chief Safety Officer And Chief Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2018

Self-driving car company Waymo has hired first Chief Safety Officer Deborah Hersman and first Chief Commercial Officer Amee Chande.

Bangkok-Based Eko Communications Raises $20 Million To Expand Internationally

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 27, 2018

Eko Communications, a Bangkok-based mobile communications platform company, has announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding.

Robinhood Hires Jason Warnick As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2018

Online stock trading service Robinhood has hired Jason Warnick as chief financial officer, who has worked at Amazon for nearly 20 years.

France-Based Esports Company Team Vitality Raises €20 Million From Tej Kohli

By Annie Baker ● Nov 27, 2018

France-based eSports company Team Vitality announced that it has raised €20 million from Tej Kohli to expand in Southeast Asia and China.

J. Walter Thompson Merges With Wunderman: What It Means

By Noah Long ● Nov 27, 2018

British ad giant WPP announced that it is merging creative agency J. Walter Thompson with Wunderman. Here is what this means for the industry.

Amazon Web Services Reveals RoboMaker Cloud-Based Robotics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2018

At the re:Invent event, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the RoboMaker to help developers build robotics applications using cloud services.

Report: Dubai-Based Property Finder Raises $120 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 26, 2018

Dubai-based real estate classifieds company Property Finder announced that it has raised $120 million in funding led by General Atlantic.

Boston-Based AI Bookkeeping Company Botkeeper Raises $18 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 25, 2018

Boston-based artificial intelligence bookkeeping company Botkeeper announced that it has raised $18 million in Series A funding.

Singapore-Based Fintech Company Instarem Raises $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 25, 2018

Singapore-based fintech company Instarem announced that it has raised $20 million in Series C funding to expand globally.

Cisco Is Acquiring Networking Software Company Ensoft

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2018

Cisco said that it is going to acquire Harpenden, England-based networking software company Ensoft, which is expected to close in Q2 2019.

How Delta Is Improving Its Operations With A New App

By Noah Long ● Nov 25, 2018

Delta Air Lines has drastically improved its operations by launching a new app called Flight Family Communication. Here is how it works.

Workable Raises $50 Million To Improve Online Recruitment

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 25, 2018

Workable is a Boston-based recruiting automation platform that announced it raised $50 million in growth financing led by Zouk Capital.

Tel Aviv-Based Quantum Machines Secures $5.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 25, 2018

Tel Aviv-based Quantum Machines has raised $5.5 million in funding to develop the next generation of operating systems for quantum computers.

Austin-Based ClearDATA Raises $26 Million To Modernize Healthcare IT In The Cloud

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 25, 2018

ClearDATA, an Austin, Texas-based security and compliance company in the healthcare cloud, announced it has raised $26 million.

Research: Half Of Smart Speaker Device Owners Are Willing To Give Up Privacy In Their Homes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 24, 2018

Researchers at the U of M School of Information recently conducted a study into privacy perceptions with smart speakers. These are the results.

PharmaCCX Raises $3 Million To Help Patients Get Medication Faster

By Noah Long ● Nov 23, 2018

Boston-based PharmaCCX has raised $3 million to build on platform enabling pharmaceutical companies and payers to speed up pricing negotiations and get medication to patients faster.

Autodesk: How The $875 Million PlanGrid Acquisition Will Drive Its Construction Strategy

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 23, 2018

Autodesk’s $875 million acquisition of PlanGrid is going to drive the company’s construction strategy. Here are details about the deal.

Weather Network And Analytics Company Understory Raises $7.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 22, 2018

Understory, a Madison, Wisconsin-based weather network and analytics company, announced that it has raised $7.5 million in funding led by 4490 Ventures.

Voice, Video, And Live Broadcasting Company Agora Raises $70 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 22, 2018

Agora, a leading voice, video, and live broadcasting platform company, announced it has raised $70 million in Series C funding led by Coatue Management.