Enterprise

Mastercard And Samsung Sign Major Digital Inclusion Partnership

By Annie Baker ● Mar 19, 2020

Mastercard announced it signed a global partnership with Samsung to enable digital access to consumers and small businesses in emerging markets through its extensible Pay on Demand platform.

Dating.com Group Launches $50 Million Corporate VC Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

Dating.com Group announced it has launched a $50 million corporate VC fund. These are the details.

JPMorgan Chase Committing $50 Million To Help Combat COVID-19 Disruptions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

JPMorgan Chase announced it is making a $50 million global philanthropic commitment for the immediate public health and long-term economic challenges from the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Smart Ring Company Oura Raises $28 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

Oura announced it raised $28 million in Series B funding from Gradient Ventures, Square, and Forerunner Ventures.

Autonomous Cloud Governance Company CoreStack Secures $8.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 19, 2020

Seattle-based venture-backed startup CoreStack announced it raised $8.5 million in Series A funding led by Naya Ventures.

Facebook Sets Up $100 Million Program To Help Small Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2020

Facebook has just announced it launched a $100 million program to help small businesses that are dealing with economic slowdowns.

North Carolina-Based Fluree Receives Investment From Engage As Part Of Seed Extension

By Noah Long ● Mar 18, 2020

North Carolina-based company Fluree announced it raised a seed extension round of funding with participation from Engage.

One Raises $17 Million To Simplify Finances

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2020

Digital banking service One announced it raised $17 million in Series A funding.

Microsoft: Windows 10 Hits 1 Billion Active Devices

By Noah Long ● Mar 18, 2020

This week, Microsoft revealed that there are now 1 billion active Windows 10 machines. These are the details about the milestone.

SAP And Goldman Sachs Sign Momentous Partnership For Global Payments On Ariba Network

By Annie Baker ● Mar 18, 2020

SAP SE and Goldman Sachs announced that they have signed a partnership to make it easier for companies to do business with the millions of suppliers worldwide on Ariba Network.

Bakkt: $300 Million In Funding And Starbucks Integration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Bakkt, a company unlocking over $1.2 trillion of digital assets, announced it raised $300 million in funding. And it is also integrating with Starbucks.

Why Microsoft’s GitHub Is Buying Npm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Microsoft subsidiary GitHub announced it is buying Npm. These are the details about the deal you should know about.

Risk-Based Vulnerability Orchestration Company ZeroNorth Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 17, 2020

ZeroNorth, the first provider of risk-based vulnerability orchestration across applications and infrastructure, announced it raised $10 million in Series A+ funding.

Amazon Looking To Hire 100,000 New Workers Due To ‘Unprecedented’ Labor Needs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Amazon is planning to hire 100,000 new warehouse and delivery workers in order to meet the increased demands for shipments due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

Ray Dalio Acknowledges That He Was Blindsided By Coronavirus As Flagship Fund Value Tumbles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

In a candid interview with the Financial Times, billionaire investor and head of Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio acknowledged that he was caught blindsided by COVID-19 (coronavirus).

HashiCorp: $175 Million Funding And Over $5 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 17, 2020

Multi-cloud infrastructure automation software HashiCorp announced it raised $175 million in Series E funding at a valuation of $5.1 billion.

Lockheed Martin: James Taiclet Succeeding Marillyn Hewson As CEO On June 15

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Lockheed Martin announced recently that Marillyn Hewson will be stepping down as CEO. And she will be succeeded by American Tower Corp head James Taiclet.

BillionToOne To Expand UNITY Prenatal Screen With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Mar 16, 2020

Precision diagnostics company BillionToOne announced it raised $15 million in Series A+ funding. These are the details about the funding.

b.well Connected Health Raises $16 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

b.well Connected Health, a platform designed for providing consumers with a new front-end to healthcare, announced it raised $16 million in Series A funding.

Remesh: $25 Million In Funding To Simplify Research Using AI

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

Remesh, a software company utilizing AI to reinvent the way organizations conduct research, announced that it raised $25 million in Series A2 funding.

Interos: $17.5 Million Funding, Triple YoY Sales, 700% Increase In ARR

By Noah Long ● Mar 16, 2020

Multi-tier and multi-factor third-party risk management platform company Interos announced it raised $17.5 million in Series B funding.

Salesforce Donating $1.5 Million To Give2SF Fund In Response To Coronavirus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2020

CRM leader Salesforce announced it is donating $1.5 million to the City of San Francisco’s Give2SF fund in order to support its emergency response to COVID-19 (coronavirus).

Everlaw Raises $62 Million In Funding Led By CapitalG And Menlo Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2020

Cloud-based e-discovery and litigation platform Everlaw announced it has raised $62 million in a Series C funding round led by new investor CapitalG and Menlo Ventures.

Intercompany Data Automation Platform BackboneAI Raises $4.7 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

Intercompany data automation platform BackboneAI announced it has launched with a $4.7 million seed round of funding led by Fika Ventures.

Stephen Scherr: Goldman Sachs CFO Says Company Is ‘Very Open’ To Making Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2020

Goldman Sachs Chief Financial Officer Stephen Scherr announced recently that the company is “very open” to making acquisitions

Cloud Security Operations Company DisruptOps Closes $9 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 15, 2020

Cloud Security Operations leader DisruptOps announced it raised $9 million in Series A funding from Drive Capital and existing investor Rally Ventures.

AI Assurance Platform Superwise.ai Raises $4.5 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 15, 2020

AI assurance platform company Superwise.ai announced it raised $4.5 million in a seed round of funding led by Capri Ventures and F2 Capital.

Lightbend Secures $25 Million In Funding Led By Dell

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 15, 2020

Lightbend — the leader in Reactive Architecture and the creator of the popular cloud-native platform Akka — announced it raised a $25 million financing round.

Payment Solutions QRails Raises $8 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Mar 15, 2020

QRails, a cloud-based open API issuer-processor that enables payment solutions around the world, announced it raised $8 million.

Deloitte Digital’s Salesforce Academy Launches New Training Opportunities For University Students

By Noah Long ● Mar 14, 2020

Deloitte announced it is introducing college students across the United States to Salesforce and the world of consulting through Deloitte Digital’s Salesforce Academy.