Enterprise

India-Based Payments Gateway Company JusPay Raises $21.6 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 7, 2020

JusPay, a Bengaluru, India-based payments gateway company, announced it has raised $21.6 million in a Series B round of funding.

Susan And Michael Dell Donating $100 Million For Combating COVID-19

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 7, 2020

Billionaire entrepreneur Michael Dell and wife Susan Dell are donating $100 million through their charitable foundation to combat the effects of COVID-19.

Apple Sources 20 Million Masks For Medical Workers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2020

Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that the company has sourced 20 million masks for medical workers in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Open Banking Company Yapily Raises $13 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 6, 2020

Financial technology company Yapily announced it raised $13 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

Social Research Platform Pulse Raises $6.5 Million Led By AV8 Ventures

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 6, 2020

Social research company Pulse announced that it raised $6.5 million in a Series A round of funding led by AV8 Ventures.

Notion: $50 Million Funding And $2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2020

Online workspace company Notion recently announced it raised $50 million in funding at a $2 billion valuation. These are the details.

Skype Launches ‘Meet Now’ To Make Video Calls Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2020

Skype (owned by Microsoft) has built a feature called “Meet Now,” which makes it easier to set up group video calls.

Google Doodle Says Thank You To Public Health Workers And Researchers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2020

Today the Google Doodle was designed to show appreciation for public health workers and researchers in the scientific community.

Goldman Sachs Committing $300 Million To Combat COVID-19 Effects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2020

The Goldman Sachs Group recently announced it is delivering $300 million across two separate initiatives.

Insight Partners Closes $9.5 Billion For Fund XI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2020

Insight Partners has announced the final closing of Insight Partners XI, L.P. (Fund XI) at $9.5 billion.

Report: Apple Has Acquired AI Startup Voysis

By Annie Baker ● Apr 6, 2020

Apple has reportedly acquired Dublin, Ireland-based Voysis, an artificial intelligence startup that has built a platform for digital voice assistants to be able to interact better with natural language.

Susan Desmond-Hellmann Gets Elected To Pfizer Board

By Annie Baker ● Apr 5, 2020

Pfizer recently announced that it has elected Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

TrueBridge Capital Closes $190 Million In Commitments For Second Direct Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 5, 2020

Venture capital firm TrueBridge Capital Partners recently announced the close of its second direct investment fund called TrueBridge Direct Fund II.

Why Accenture Is Buying Yesler

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 5, 2020

Accenture recently announced it has acquired Yesler, a business-to-business (B2B) marketing services agency. These are the details about the deal.

Zoom: Daily Users Increased From 10 Million To 200 Million In 3 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 5, 2020

Zoom founder & CEO Eric S. Yuan revealed that the company has seen its daily users increase from 10 million to 200 million in 3 months. And the company had to reassess its security features right away.

ARCH Venture Partners Closes $1.46 Billion For Two Funds

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 4, 2020

ARCH Venture Partners has announced it closed two new funds called ARCH Venture Fund X and ARCH Venture Fund X Overage at $1.46 billion.

Collibra: $112.5 Million And $2.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2020

Data Intelligence company Collibra announced it raised $112.5 million at a post-money valuation of $2.3 billion. These are the details.

Amazon Donating Sales Of N95 Masks To Hospitals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2020

Amazon announced it is diverting the sales of N95 masks and medical supplies to hospitals and government agencies. And the company revealed how it is keeping its facilities safer for workers.

Hulu Founder Jason Kilar Named As Head Of WarnerMedia

By Noah Long ● Apr 3, 2020

WarnerMedia, the media and entertainment giant owned by AT&T, announced it has hired Hulu founder and former CEO Jason Kilar as the head of the company.

Ohio-Based Healthcare Company Olive Raises $51 Million Led By General Catalyst

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2020

Columbus, Ohio-based Olive announced it closed $51 million in funding led by General Catalyst. These are the details about the funding.

Salesforce Hires Brian Solis As Global Innovation Evangelist

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2020

Renowned keynote speaker and digital evangelist Brian Solis announced he has been hired as Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce.

Okta Signs Partnership With VMware, CrowdStrike, And Tanium

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2020

Okta, a leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, announced that it signed partnerships with VMware, CrowdStrike, and Tanium.

StartEngine: ‘Shark Tank’ Investor Kevin O’Leary Joins As Strategic Advisor

By Annie Baker ● Apr 2, 2020

Leading equity crowdfunding platform StartEngine Crowdfunding announced it is partnering with “Shark Tank” investor and entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary.

General Catalyst Locks Down $2.3 Billion In Commitments For 3 Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 2, 2020

Venture capital firm General Catalyst announced that it raised $2.3 billion in capital commitments across 3 funds.

Communication And Automation Platform Orion Labs Raises $29 Million Led By Dell

By Noah Long ● Apr 1, 2020

Orion Labs, the leading SaaS communication and automation platform for the deskless and frontline workforce, announced it raised $29 million.

Cybersecurity Asset Company Axonius Raises $58 Million Led By Lightspeed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2020

Cybersecurity asset management company Axonius announced it has raised $58 million in Series C funding led by Lightspeed.

On-Device AI Solutions Company Anagog Closes $10 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Apr 1, 2020

Anagog, the pioneer of on-device artificial intelligence solutions, announced it raised an initial $10 million Series-C round of funding.

Supply Chain Software Company Slync.io Secures $11 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2020

Slync.io, the first purpose-built operating system for global logistics, announced it raised $11 million. These are the details about the deal.

ModelOp Raises $6 Million Led By Valley Capital Partners

By Noah Long ● Apr 1, 2020

ModelOps software pioneer ModelOp announced it raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Valley Capital Partners.

Xerox Drops $34 Billion Acquisition Pursuit Of HP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2020

Xerox has announced it is withdrawing its tender offer to acquire HP and will no longer seek to nominate a slate of candidates to HP’s board of directors.