Enterprise

Synopsys (SNPS) Appoints Jeannine Sargent To Board of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2020

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) announced recently that it appointed Jeannine Sargent to its board of directors.

GM And Honda Sign Strategic Partnership

By Noah Long ● Sep 4, 2020

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and Honda Motor Co. (NYSE: HMC) recently signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for establishing a North American automotive alliance.

Evogene (EVGN) Raises $10 Million In Equity Led Investment From ARK And Alpha Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2020

Leading computational biology company Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN.TA) announced it has raised $10 million in equity led investment from ARK Investment Management and Alpha Capital Anstalt.

Remote Developer Platform Turing Raises $14 Million In Seed Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2020

Turing.com — an automated platform that lets companies cut the time it takes to hire software engineers from months to days — announced recently that it raised a $14 million seed funding round.

Skillz To Go Public At $3.5 Billion Valuation Through Deal With Flying Eagle Acquisition (FEAC)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2020

Skillz and Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FEAC), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) announced to a business combination that will result in Skillz becoming a publicly-listed company.

Auto Shop Software Company Shopmonkey Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 3, 2020

Shopmonkey — a software company that serves the automotive industry — announced that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

Walmart Unveils Details About Walmart+ Subscription Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2020

Walmart recently announced details about its new membership program, which combines in-store and online benefits in order to save money for its customers.

ReliaQuest Raises More Than $300 Million In Growth Financing

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 2, 2020

ReliaQuest — an advanced cybersecurity managed service and intelligence platform for global enterprises — announced that it has raised more than $300 million.

Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus, And Michael Thompson Looking To Raise $600 Million For SPAC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2020

Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus, and Michael Thompson have launched a new special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Reinvent Technology Partners.

CD&R Buying Epicor Software From KKR For $4.7 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 1, 2020

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, KKR & Co Inc (NYSE: KKR), and Epicor Software Corporation recently announced a definitive agreement where CD&R funds will buy Epicor from KKR for $4.7 billion.

PayPal (PYPL) Announces ‘Pay In 4’ Installment Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2020

Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently announced "Pay in 4," which is a short-term installment offering for customers in the U.S.

Data Streaming Platform Narrative Closes $8.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 31, 2020

Narrative — a software company that radically simplifies the acquisition and distribution of data announced it has raised an $8.5 million Series A funding round led by G20 Ventures.

Organizational Management Platform ChartHop Secures $14 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2020

Organizational management platform ChartHop recently announced it raised $14 million in a Series A round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Strategic Financing Tools Company Stratify Raises $4.9 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 31, 2020

Stratify — a company that is focused on bringing a collaborative and connected approach to strategic finance — announced that it has raised $4.9 million in a Series Seed investment.

Esusu: How This Company Is Dismantling Barriers To Housing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2020

Esusu, a leading platform that is dismantling barriers to housing, announced it has closed $2.3 million in seed extension funding.

Social Investing App Public.com Secures Funding From Scott Galloway

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2020

Social investing app Public.com announced it has secured funding from Scott Galloway.

AI/ML Model Management Company Verta Raises $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2020

AI/ML model management and operations company Verta announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Intel Capital.

Why ConsenSys Is Buying The Quorum Platform From JPMorgan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2020

ConsenSys recently announced the acquisition of Quorum, an enterprise-variant of the Ethereum blockchain developed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM).

KKR & Co: Suzanne Donohoe Promoted To Global Head of Strategic Growth

By Annie Baker ● Aug 30, 2020

KKR & Co Inc (NYSE: KKR) recently announced it has promoted Suzanne Donohoe to a new role as the firm’s first Global Head of Strategic Growth.

Ross Levinsohn Named CEO Of Maven

By Noah Long ● Aug 30, 2020

Maven (OTC: MVEN) recently announced the evolution of its leadership and a new round of investment. Ross Levinsohn — the current CEO of Sports Illustrated media — will expand his role and become Maven CEO.

Infosys (INFY): Major Partnership With Genesys Signed And New Helpdesk Automation Solutions

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 30, 2020

Infosys (NYSE: INFY) — a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting — has announced a new partnership with Genesys and the launch of AI-driven 'Cognitive Email Workbench' solution.

Payment Infrastructure Company Finix Raises $75 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 29, 2020

Payments infrastructure company Finix announced it has raised $75 million in additional funding to help vertical Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers and fintech companies build better payments experiences for their merchants.

Team Organization Platform Company LaunchNotes Raises $1.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2020

LaunchNotes — a company that was founded by the team behind Statuspage (acquired by Atlassian) along with the former head of marketing for Jira — announced that it has raised a $1.8 million seed round.

How Johnson Controls (JCI) Is Helping People Safely Return To Work

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2020

Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) — the global leader for smart and sustainable buildings — recently announced it is launching a comprehensive suite of digital solutions called OpenBlue Healthy Buildings.

Castlight Health (CSLT): Brian Marcotte Joins As New Advisor

By Annie Baker ● Aug 28, 2020

Castlight Health, Inc. (NYSE: CSLT) announced this week that Brian Marcotte, former President and CEO, Business Group on Health, has joined as a new strategic advisor.

Civilization Ventures Reveals $35 Million Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2020

Shahram Seyedin-Noor — a serial entrepreneur who is now a VC — has announced Fund II following the success of Fund I (which has seen 2 exits already).

Leading Multiplatform Live Streaming Solution Restream Closes $50 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 28, 2020

Leading multiplatform live streaming solution Restream announced it has raised $50 million in Series A financing led by Sapphire Ventures and Insight Partners.

Digital Onboarding Raises Funding To Help Banks Develop More Engaging Relationships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2020

Digital Onboarding — a SaaS technology company that provides a fully automated customer and member engagement platform — announced that it has closed a Series A funding round.

Why Fastly (FSLY) Is Buying Signal Sciences For $775 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2020

Edge cloud platform giant Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY) announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Signal Sciences for about $775 million in cash and stock. These are the details about the deal.

Feature Delivery Platform Company Split Closes $33 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 27, 2020

Leading feature delivery platform Split announced that it has raised $33 million in Series C funding.