Enterprise

Cybersecurity Company clean.io Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2020

clean.io — an emerging leader in protecting enterprises from the execution of malicious and untrusted JavaScript — announced that it has raised $5 million in Series A funding.

Why Aptos Is Buying AI-Powered Price Optimization Company Revionics

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 6, 2020

Aptos — a leader in retail technology solutions — announced recently that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Revionics. These are the details.

RealNetworks Names Mike Ensing As President And COO

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 6, 2020

RealNetworks Inc (NASDAQ: RNWK) announced that it has appointed Mike Ensing to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer.

Why Johnson Controls Is Buying Remaining Stake In Qolsys (JCI)

By Noah Long ● Aug 6, 2020

Johnson Controls International PLC (NYSE: JCI) recently announced this week that it is buying the remaining stake of Qolsys. These are the details.

Cloudera Promotes Sarah Shin To New Role Of Chief Diversity Officer (CLDR)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2020

Enterprise data cloud company Cloudera (NYSE: CLDR) announced it has promoted Sarah Shin to the new role of Chief Diversity Officer.

Global Payment Platform Splitit (SPT) Raises $71.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2020

Splitit (ASX:SPT) -- a global payment platform that enables shoppers to pay installments via their credit cards -- announced that it has raised $71.5 million through a private placement and share purchase plan (SPP).

Document Automation Company PandaDoc Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 6, 2020

PandaDoc -- a leader in all-in-one document automation software -- announced that it has raised $30 million.

Leadership Acceleration Platform Ceresa Raises Over $1 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 6, 2020

Austin, Texas-based Ceresa, a next-generation leadership acceleration platform that is driving a new era of diverse leaders, announced that it has closed an early seed round of over $1 million.

Quantum Computing Company Rigetti Raises $79 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 6, 2020

Rigetti Computing — a leading quantum computing startup and pioneer in hybrid quantum-classical computing systems — has announced it raised a $79 million Series C financing.

Conversational Marketing Platform Qualified.com Closes $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 6, 2020

Qualified.com, a conversational marketing platform for companies that use Salesforce, announced it has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Norwest Venture Partners.

Syntiant: $35 Million Funding And 1 Million Units Shipped

By Noah Long ● Aug 6, 2020

Syntiant — a deep learning tech company that provides AI voice and sensor solutions at the edge — announced that it has shipped 1 million units and raised $35 million in Series C funding.

Contactless Commerce Platform CASHDROP Closes $2.7 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

CASHDROP — a mobile-first contactless commerce platform focused on small business owners — announced it has raised $2.7 million in a seed round of funding. Harlem Capital led the deal.

Financial Services Company Buckle Raises $31 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 5, 2020

Buckle — a tech-enabled financial services company — announced it has filed its Regulation D and disclosed it raised $31 million through its Series A funding round co-led by HSCM Bermuda and Eos Venture Partners.

Yotpo Raises $75 Million To Help Retail Brands Accelerate Online Revenue Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

Yotpo — a leading SaaS-based eCommerce marketing platform that helps retail brands accelerate online revenue growth — announced it has raised $75 million in Series E funding.

Rippling: $145 Million Funding And $1.35 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

Rippling, a company that is focused on managing employee data, announced that it has raised $145 million in funding. The valuation of the company is now reportedly $1.35 billion.

Genpact (G) And Deloitte Sign Major Business Transformation Partnership

By Noah Long ● Aug 5, 2020

Genpact (NYSE: G) and Deloitte have announced that they have signed a strategic alliance to offer comprehensive solutions to help organizations scale and optimize critical business operations.

Envestnet Inc (ENV): Yodlee Rolls Out Hyper-Personalization Solutions For The Financial Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

The Yodlee arm of Envestnet Inc (NYSE: ENV) -- which is a leading data aggregation and analytics platform powering cloud-based innovation for digital financial services -- announced Insights Solutions.

Why Harness Is Buying Continuous Integration Pioneer Drone.io

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

Continuous Delivery-as-a-Service company Harness announced that it is buying self-service Continuous Integration firm Drone.io -- which is the creator of the popular open-source project Drone.

Salesforce (CRM) Launches Valuable Feedback Management Tools To Improve Actionable Insights

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) announced it has launched Feedback Management -- which is a new suite of enterprise-level tools and surveys that will provide businesses with the capabilities to collect real-time and actionable feedback from their customers and employees.

Expert System: $29.4 Million Funding And Key Hires

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 5, 2020

Global AI company Expert System has announced that it has raised $29.4 million in a new round of funding, which includes $20 million raised through institutional investors and $9.4 million through the exercise of shareholder option rights.

Microsoft Aiming To Stop Generating Trash From Operations By 2030

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

Microsoft announced a goal to achieve zero waste for the company's direct operations, products, and packaging by 2030.

Blackstone Group Inc (BX) Buys Majority Stake In Ancestry.com As Part Of $4.7 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

Blackstone Group Inc (NYSE: BX) has purchased a majority stake in Ancestry.com Inc. -- which is a company that focuses on family history research and DNA testing -- in a deal valued at $4.7 billion.

Alive Ventures Startup Studio Launches With $12 Million To Build Companies Focused On Older Adults

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 5, 2020

Alive Ventures announced that it has formally spun out of Long Beach-based The SCAN Foundation -- which is launching as a dedicated startup studio focused on imagining and building companies, products, and services to help older adults live and work.

RADCOM (RDCM) Launches A Significant 5G Assurance And Analytics Solution

By Annie Baker ● Aug 5, 2020

RADCOM Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDCM) announced it has launched an automated 5G assurance solution called RADCOM ACE, which is an Automated, Containerized, End-To-End Assurance for 5G networks.

Leading Property Operations Company Breezeway Closes $8 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 5, 2020

Breezeway -- a leading property operations and services platform -- announced that it has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Schooner Capital.

Procurement Automation Platform Company Approve.com Raises $5 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 5, 2020

Leading procurement automation platform Approve.com announced that it has raised a $5 million seed round led by Aleph.

3D Infotech Announces Aruna Robotics Division To Make Automation More Affordable

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

3D Infotech announced it has launched a new division named Aruna Robotics. This new division will utilize technologies for dimensional inspection cells in order to create a series of products to address the growing need for affordable robotic automation in any industry.

Enterprise

Cybersecurity Company clean.io Raises $5 Million

Why Aptos Is Buying AI-Powered Price Optimization Company Revionics

RealNetworks Names Mike Ensing As President And COO

Why Johnson Controls Is Buying Remaining Stake In Qolsys (JCI)

Cloudera Promotes Sarah Shin To New Role Of Chief Diversity Officer (CLDR)

Global Payment Platform Splitit (SPT) Raises $71.5 Million

Document Automation Company PandaDoc Raises $30 Million

Leadership Acceleration Platform Ceresa Raises Over $1 Million

Quantum Computing Company Rigetti Raises $79 Million

Conversational Marketing Platform Qualified.com Closes $12 Million

Syntiant: $35 Million Funding And 1 Million Units Shipped

Contactless Commerce Platform CASHDROP Closes $2.7 Million In Funding

Financial Services Company Buckle Raises $31 Million

Yotpo Raises $75 Million To Help Retail Brands Accelerate Online Revenue Growth

Rippling: $145 Million Funding And $1.35 Billion Valuation

Genpact (G) And Deloitte Sign Major Business Transformation Partnership

Envestnet Inc (ENV): Yodlee Rolls Out Hyper-Personalization Solutions For The Financial Industry

Why Harness Is Buying Continuous Integration Pioneer Drone.io

Salesforce (CRM) Launches Valuable Feedback Management Tools To Improve Actionable Insights

Expert System: $29.4 Million Funding And Key Hires

Microsoft Aiming To Stop Generating Trash From Operations By 2030

Blackstone Group Inc (BX) Buys Majority Stake In Ancestry.com As Part Of $4.7 Billion Deal

Alive Ventures Startup Studio Launches With $12 Million To Build Companies Focused On Older Adults

RADCOM (RDCM) Launches A Significant 5G Assurance And Analytics Solution

Leading Property Operations Company Breezeway Closes $8 Million

Procurement Automation Platform Company Approve.com Raises $5 Million

3D Infotech Announces Aruna Robotics Division To Make Automation More Affordable

Leidos (LDOS): Elizabeth Porter Appointed To Health Group President

Teladoc (TDOC) And Livongo (LVGO) Merging In Blockbuster $18.5 Billion Telemedicine Deal

CalAmp (CAMP): Amal Johnson To Chair Board Of Directors