Enterprise

Vista Equity Is Buying Apptio For Approximately $1.94 Billion

By Noah Long ● Nov 12, 2018

Vista Equity Partners has announced it is acquiring Bellevue, Washington-based Apptio for $38 per share, which is a deal worth approximately $1.94 billion.

SAP Buying Qualtrics For $8 Billion In Cash: Details About The Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2018

SAP announced that it is intending to acquire Qualtrics for $8 billion in cash. Here is how the deal came together.

CoStar Is Acquiring Cozy Services For $68 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 11, 2018

Leading real estate information and analytics company CoStar announced it is acquiring Cozy for $68 million.

IBM’s Plan To Hire 2,000 Veterans By 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2018

IBM is looking to hire 2,000 veterans by 2020 and the company is 60% of the way there already. Here are some of IBM's stories about the program.

BlackBerry Reportedly In Talks To Acquire Cylance For $1.5 Billion

By Noah Long ● Nov 11, 2018

BlackBerry might be acquiring cybersecurity company Cylance for $1.5 billion, according to Business Insider's sources.

Datacoral Launches Data Infrastructure As A Service And Raises $10 Million In Series A

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 11, 2018

Datacoral has announced that it has launched a data infrastructure as a service and has raised $10 million in Series A funding.

ForeScout Is Buying SecurityMatters For $113 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 11, 2018

Internet of Things security company ForeScout Technologies is buying operational technology network protection company SecurityMatters for $113 million.

Coder: How Three Austin-Based Twenty Year Olds Raised Funding By ‘Cold Emailing’ Investors

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 9, 2018

Coder is an Austin, Texas-based startup that was founded by three twenty year olds — who were able to raise funding by ‘cold emailing’ potential investors.

Thai Businessman Chatchaval Jiaravanon Acquires FORTUNE For $150 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 9, 2018

The FORTUNE brand has been acquired by Thai businessman Chatchaval Jiaravanon for $150 million from Meredith Corporation.

Berlin-Based Fraugster Raises $14 Million To Help Fight E-Commerce Fraud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2018

Fraugster, a Berlin, Germany-based artificial intelligence software company, has raised $14 million in Series B funding to prevent fraudulent transactions.

Trifo Raises $11 Million In Funding To Build The Next Generation Of Smart Home Robots

By Annie Baker ● Nov 9, 2018

Santa Clara-based Trifo has announced that it has raised $11 million in funding to build the next generation of smart home robots.

YouTube Paid Over $1.8 Billion To The Music Industry In The Last Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2018

In Google's “How Google Fights Piracy” 2018 report, it was revealed that YouTube paid over $1.8 billion to the music industry in the last year.

Valens Raises $63 Million To Simplify In-Vehicle Connectivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2018

Hod HaSharon, Israel-based Valens has announced it has raised $63 million in funding to simplify in-vehicle connectivity.

Tel Aviv-Based Agtech Company Taranis Closes $20 Million In Series B Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 7, 2018

Taranis, a Tel Aviv-based agtech company, has announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

Engineer.ai Raises $29.5 Million To Help Entrepreneurs Build Ideas Without Knowing How To Code

By Noah Long ● Nov 7, 2018

Engineer.ai is a company that helps entrepreneurs build their ideas without knowing how to code, which has raised $29.5 million in Series A.

Thoma Bravo Is Acquiring Veracode Software For $950 Million From Broadcom

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 7, 2018

Thoma Bravo recently announced that it is acquiring Veracode Software for $950 million in cash.

Credit Karma Acquires London-Based Noddle

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 5, 2018

Credit monitoring and recommendation service Credit Karma has announced it has acquired London-based Noddle as part of an expansion plan.

Amazon Is Offering Free Shipping Over The Holiday Season In The U.S.

By Noah Long ● Nov 5, 2018

Amazon has announced that it is offering free shipping on millions of items in the U.S. over the holiday season, which especially benefits non-Prime members.

Cloud Infrastructure Automation Company HashiCorp Raises $100 Million At A $1.9 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Nov 5, 2018

Cloud infrastructure automation company HashiCorp announced that it has raised $100 million in Series D funding at a $1.9 billion valuation.

Shape Security Raises $26 Million To Prevent Attackers From Committing Online Fraud

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 5, 2018

Shape Security, a company that eliminates bots, fraudulent activity, and unwanted automation, announced that it has raised $26 million in funding.

Indianapolis-Based Scale Computing Raises $34.8 Million To Grow Its AI Products

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 2, 2018

Indianapolis-based Scale Computing raises $34.8 million to hire more talent and grow its artificial intelligence products.

AI-Driven Customer Analytics Company Zylotech Raises $5.5 Million To Expand On Sales

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 1, 2018

Cambridge-based customer analytics company Zylotech has announced it has raised $5.5 million in funding.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Apple Is The ‘Biggest Competitor By Far’ In Messaging

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 31, 2018

In a call with investors, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Apple iMessage is one of the company’s biggest competitors.

Ethos Raises $35 Million In Funding To Make Life Insurance Simpler And More Affordable

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 31, 2018

Ethos has raised $35 million in funding led by Accel Partners to make the life insurance process simpler and more affordable.

IBM Is Buying Red Hat For $34 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2018

IBM is acquiring Red Hat for $34 billion. The combined companies plan to create cloud-native business applications faster and drive greater portability.

Boston-Based Blockchain Solutions Company Algorand Raises $62 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 26, 2018

Algorand is a Boston-based blockchain solutions company built for business that has raised $62 million in funding.

Apple Leak Suggests New MacBook, Mac Mini, And iMacs Are On The Way

By Annie Baker ● Oct 26, 2018

According to leaked filings, Apple is preparing to announce new MacBooks, Mac Minis, and iMacs.

Tel Aviv-Based Eyesight Raises $15 Million To Help Curb Distracted Driving

By Noah Long ● Oct 26, 2018

Tel Aviv-based Eyesight has announced that it raised $15 million in funding to prevent drivers from becoming distracted.

Bright Machines Secures $179 Million To Build On Its Manufacturing Robotic Platform

By Annie Baker ● Oct 25, 2018

Bright Machines, a San Francisco-based robotics manufacturing company, has announced that it raised $179 million in Series A funding.

Raleigh-Based K4Connect Raises $12 Million In Series B To Build On Senior Living Technology Solutions

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 25, 2018

K4Connect, a Raleigh-based technology company that creates solutions empowering older adults, has raised $12 million in Series B.