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Snowflake Computing Raises $450 Million In Growth Funding To Accelerate Expansion

By Annie Baker ● Oct 13, 2018

Snowflake Computing, a data warehouse company built for the cloud, has raised $450 million in additional growth funding led by Sequoia Capital.

RealPage To Acquire Rentlytics For $57 Million In Cash

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2018

Property management software company RealPage announced it has acquired Rentlytics for $57 million in cash.

Business Software Review Company G2 Crowd Raises $55 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2018

G2 Crowd, a review platform for business solutions, has raised $55 million in Series C funding at a valuation of slightly less than $500 million.

Business Content Platform Company Egnyte Raises $75 Million From Goldman Sachs

By Noah Long ● Oct 12, 2018

Egnyte has raised $75 million in growth financing from Goldman Sachs in order to accelerate growth and deliver its content platform on a global scale.

Security Orchestration, Automation, And Response Company Demisto Raises $43 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2018

Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) technology company Demisto has raised $43 million in Series C funding led by Greylock Partners.

How Elon Musk Is Helping Bring Clean Water To Flint Schools

By Annie Baker ● Oct 12, 2018

Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has made an impact in helping bring clean water to schools in Flint, Michigan by providing a large donation.

MongoDB Is Buying mLab For $68 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 12, 2018

New York-based MongoDB has announced that it is acquiring mLab for $68 million to deepen its relationship with developer-centric startup communities.

Berlin-Based Pitch Raises $19 Million In Series A To Build A Presentation Tool

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2018

Pitch, a Berlin-based, startup has raised $19 million in funding to launch a presentation tool like Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and Google Slides.

Loadsmart: AI Freight Booking Company Raises $21.6 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 11, 2018

Loadsmart is an AI freight booking company that has raised $21.6 million in Series A funding led by Maersk Growth.

France-Based Cybersecurity Company Acorus Networks Raises Funding To Fight DDoS Attacks

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 11, 2018

France-based Acorus Networks has announced it has raised 5 million euros in funding to help organizations prevent DDoS attacks.

NVIDIA Unveils RAPIDS, A GPU Acceleration Platform For Data Science And Machine Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2018

NVIDIA has announced a new open-source GPU acceleration platform for large-scale data analytics called RAPIDS with several partners on-board.

Brazil-Based Fintech Company Nubank Hits $4 Billion Valuation Following Tencent’s $180 Million Investment

By Annie Baker ● Oct 11, 2018

Nubank is expected to be able to serve tens of millions of customers in Brazil soon with either a checking account, a savings account, or a credit account.

Epic Acquires Anti-Cheating Company Kamu

By Noah Long ● Oct 10, 2018

Fortnite creator Epic Games has acquired anti-cheating company Kamu in order to prevent hackers from exploiting their games.

AI Company Machinify Raises $10 Million To Help Turn ‘Data-To-Cash’

By Annie Baker ● Oct 10, 2018

Machinify -- an artificial intelligence company that turns 'data-to-cash' -- has raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Helsinki-Based Varjo Raises $31 Million In Series B To Build On Its Human-Eye Resolution Products

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2018

Varjo -- a Helsinki-based VR / XR company has raised $31 million in Series B funding led by Atomico -- to bring its product to market.

LinkedIn Reportedly Paid More Than $400 Million For Glint

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2018

LinkedIn has acquired human resources software company in a deal reportedly valued more than $400 million.

ZipRecruiter: How AI Is Used To Help Companies Recruit Candidates

By Noah Long ● Oct 10, 2018

ZipRecruiter - a company that uses AI to help recruiters find candidates - has raised $156 million in Series B funding recently.

How Truebill Helps You Optimize Your Spending Habits

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2018

Truebill is a service that allows you to see your cash, credit, and investment balances so you can keep track of monthly spending goals.

Salesforce Buys Interactive Email Company Rebel

By Annie Baker ● Oct 9, 2018

Salesforce acquires interactive email company Rebel to have it integrated into its Marketing and Commerce Cloud division.

Meet Brex: The $1.1 Billion Dollar Company That Developed A Corporate Card For Startups

By Noah Long ● Oct 9, 2018

Brex -- a company known for developing a corporate card for startups -- has raised $125 million in funding at a reported $1.1 billion valuation.

Braze: How This Startup Grew Quickly Into A Marketing Automation Giant

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 9, 2018

This is how Braze -- a fast-growing startup that recently raised $80 million at an $850 million valuation -- quickly grew into a marketing automation giant.

Talkdesk: How This Portugal-Based Startup Helps Contact Centers Manage Customers

By Noah Long ● Oct 8, 2018

Talkdesk is a contact center as a service company that helps brands manage their customers, which recently raised $100 million in funding.

GoodTime: How This Company Uses AI To Connect Candidates With Interviewers

By Annie Baker ● Oct 8, 2018

GoodTime is a company that uses AI and natural language processing to connect interview candidates with interviewers within an organization.

Honda Is Investing $2.75 Billion In GM’s Cruise Self-Driving Project

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2018

Honda is planning to invest $2.75 billion into GM's Cruise self-driving project as part of a long-term autonomous vehicle collaboration.

Why Palo Alto Networks Is Buying RedLock For $173 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 5, 2018

Palo Alto Networks recently announced that it is going to acquire RedLock for $173 million. Here is why.

Delta Is Working On Free In-Flight Wi-Fi For All Passengers

By Annie Baker ● Oct 4, 2018

Delta Air Lines is in the process of providing free in-flight Wi-Fi to all of its passengers. This was announced by CEO Ed Bastian at a Skift conference.

Coinbase Is Reportedly Planning To Raise $500 Million At An $8 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Oct 4, 2018

Rumor has it that Coinbase is looking to raise $500 million in a round of funding at an $8 billion valuation.

Google Buys Customer Service Automation Platform Company Onward

By Noah Long ● Oct 4, 2018

Onward, a customer service automation platform, has announced that it has been acquired by Google.

Chicago-Based Logistics Software Company project44 Raises $45 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 2, 2018

project44, a Chicago-based leading advanced visibility platform for third-party logistics firms, has raised $45 million in funding led by Sapphire Ventures.

Failure-As-A-Service Company Gremlin Raises $18 Million In Series B

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 2, 2018

Gremlin is known as being the world’s first Failure-as-a-Service platform company and it has raised $18 million in Series B funding.