Enterprise

Nuance (NUAN) Advances Virtual Assistant Technology For Epic Electronic Health Records

By Annie Baker ● Aug 23, 2020

Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) has announced the advancement of Nuance's virtual assistant technology for customers using the Epic electronic health record (EHR).

Synopsys (SNPS) Names Sassine Ghazi As Chief Operating Officer

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 23, 2020

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) recently announced that Sassine Ghazi has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer. These are the details.

Facebook (FB) CMO Antonio Lucio To Step Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Antonio Lucio announced he is stepping down from the company. These are the details.

Uber Technologies Partners With NimbleRx For Prescription Deliveries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) announced it has partnered with NimbleRx for delivering prescriptions to patients in the Dallas and Seattle area markets.

Microsoft (MSFT) Reportedly Pushing For Cloud Contracts With Foreign Governments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

Later this year, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is expected to push more for cloud contract efforts designed for foreign governments according to a CNBC report.

MGM Resorts: Barry Diller And Joey Levin Join Board Following $1 Billion Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2020

Following a $1 billion investment in MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), IAC/Interactivecorp (NASDAQ: IAC) is adding Barry Diller and Joey Levin to the board of the hospitality and entertainment company.

Amazon’s Head Of Consumer Business Jeff Wilke To Retire Next Year (AMZN)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2020

Jeff Wilke -- the head of Amazon’s consumer business -- announced today that he was planning to retire early next year following over two decades of work at the online retail giant.

Coherent, Inc. (COHR) Chief Financial Officer Kevin Palatnik To Retire By March 2021

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2020

Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) announced that the company and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Kevin Palatnik have entered into an Executive Transition Agreement.

Baidu (BIDU) Achieves Major Apollo Go Robotaxi Milestone

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2020

Today Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) opened the Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Cangzhou, Hebei province -- which extended robotaxi coverage to the downtown area of a city for the first time in China.

Targeted Cancer Therapy Biotech Company Tango Therapeutics Raises $50 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 21, 2020

Tango Therapeutics -- a biotechnology company focused on discovering and delivering the next generation of targeted cancer therapies -- announced it has raised $50 million.

Cyber Fusion Solutions Company Cyware Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2020

Cyware -- the leading provider of cyber fusion solutions -- has raised a $10 million Series A round of funding to enhance its threat intelligence automation.

Anti-Fraud Platform SpyCloud Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2020

SpyCloud, a company known for its anti-fraud platform powering account takeover prevention and fraud investigations solutions, announced that it has raised a $30 million Series C round.

Employee Engagement Company HelloTeam Raises $3.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2020

All-in-one performance management and employee engagement platform HelloTeam announced it has raised $3.5 million in a seed round of funding led by Underscore VC.

Why KBR Is Buying Centauri For $827 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2020

KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Arlington Capital Partners under which KBR will acquire Centauri, LLC.

Personalized Visual Experience Company Movable Ink Raises $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2020

Movable Ink -- a leading software company powering creative personalization for the world’s largest brands -- announced that it has raised $30 million in Series C funding.

Inbound Revenue Acceleration Chili Piper Secures $18 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2020

Chili Piper -- a leader in Inbound Revenue Acceleration -- announced that it has raised $18 million in Series A funding led by Base10 Partners.

Open Source Data Science Platform Pachyderm Raises $16 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 21, 2020

Pachyderm -- an enterprise-grade, open-source platform that enables explainable, repeatable, and scalable data science -- announced that it has raised $16 million in Series B funding led by Microsoft’s venture arm M12.

Extreme Networks (EXTR) Forms A Corporate Social Responsibility Council

By Annie Baker ● Aug 21, 2020

Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) announced recently that it has formed a Corporate Social Responsibility Council to promote sustainable development, corporate philanthropy, and the empowerment of people – both inside and outside the company.

Blackbaud (BLKB) Names Michael Boulware Moore As First Diversity And Inclusion Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2020

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, announced it named Michael Boulware Moore as its first Diversity and Inclusion Officer.

How Pure Storage (PSTG) Is Helping McMaster University’s Lab Fight COVID-19

By Annie Baker ● Aug 20, 2020

Storage as-a-service Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) company recently announced that the McArthur lab at McMaster University is using Pure's FlashBlade as its backbone in the fight against antibiotic resistance in superbugs through data

Cloudera (CLDR) Announces General Availability Of Data Platform Private Cloud

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 20, 2020

Enterprise data cloud company Cloudera, (NYSE: CLDR) has announced the general availability of Cloudera Data Platform Private Cloud (CDP Private Cloud).

Educational Tutoring Company GoPeer Closes $2 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 19, 2020

GoPeer -- a company that pairs vetted college students with K-12 students for virtual tutoring lessons -- announced that it has closed $2 million in a seed round of funding led by angel investor Ed Baker.

Enterprise-Grade Activity Feed Company Stream Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 19, 2020

Stream -- the creator of enterprise-grade activity feeds and chat APIs -- announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by GGV Capital.

Kin Insurance Raises $35 Million To Make Home Insurance More Affordable

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 19, 2020

Kin Insurance -- an insurance technology company that makes home insurance easy and more affordable -- announced it has raised $35 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Online Fundraising Platform Omaze Raises $30 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 19, 2020

Leading online fundraising platform Omaze -- a company that offers once-in-a-lifetime experiences and prizes to support charities around the world -- announced that it has closed a $30 million Series B round of funding.

Zero-Trust Networking And Software-Defined Access Company Elisity Emerges From Stealth Mode

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2020

Pioneering zero-trust networking and software-defined access company Elisity emerged from stealth and announced its vision for an architectural security transformation with identity as the new perimeter using Elisity Cognitive Trust (ECT).

Poly (Formerly Known As Plantronics) Names Dave Shull As President And CEO (PLT)

By Annie Baker ● Aug 19, 2020

Global communications company Poly -- which is formerly known as Plantronics Inc (NYSE: PLT) -- announced that it has appointed Dave Shull as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the company's Board of Directors, effective September 8.

Metric Visualization Company Grafana Labs Closes $50 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 19, 2020

Grafana Labs announced that it raised $50 million in a Series B round of funding.

Cybersecurity Platform Company Keeper Security Raises $60 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 19, 2020

Keeper Security -- a provider of a highly-rated cybersecurity platform for preventing password-related data breaches and cyberthreats -- announced that it has closed a $60 million minority investment by Insight Partners.

MongoDB (MDB) Names Rishi Dave As Chief Marketing Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2020

Modern general-purpose database platform company MongoDB Inc (NASDAQ: MDB) announced that it has named Rishi Dave as Chief Marketing Officer.