Enterprise

Albert Closes $50 Million In Funding Led By Alphabet’s CapitalG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2020

LA-based financial tech company Albert announced recently that it raised $50 million in Series B funding from Alphabet’s CapitalG.

Stifel Hires 4 Wirehouse Advisors Overseeing About $418 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2020

Full-service brokerage and investment banking firm Stifel recently hired four warehouse advisors who oversee a total of about $418 million in client assets.

IBM Watson Gains The Ability To Understand Complex Topics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2020

IBM recently announced several new Watson technologies designed for helping organizations understand and analyze complex topics.

Spend Management Company Airbase Closes $23.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2020

Airbase, an all-in-one platform for spend management, announced it raised $23.5 million in Series A extension funding led by new investor Bain Capital Ventures.

Byron Allen: This Media Tycoon Reportedly Bid $8.5 Billion For Tegna

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2020

Media tycoon Byron Allen has reportedly bid $8.5 billion for Tegna. These are the details.

Facebook And Twitter Delete Russia-Linked Accounts In Africa Targeting U.S. Users

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 13, 2020

Facebook and Twitter announced that they took down a network of Russia-linked accounts operating out of Ghana and Nigeria.

How Google Cloud And AT&T Plan To Drive Network Edge 5G Computing For Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2020

Google Cloud and AT&T recently announced a partnership to help enterprises take advantage of Google Cloud’s technologies and capabilities with AT&T network connectivity at the edge.

Elevate Capital To Raise $40 Million Second Fund

By Annie Baker ● Mar 12, 2020

Elevate Capital, the first inclusive venture capital fund in Oregon that supports diversity by targeting companies led by minorities, announced it is raising a $40 million second fund.

Why Moody’s Is Buying RBA International

By Annie Baker ● Mar 12, 2020

Moody’s Corporation recently announced it is buying RBA International (RBA). These are the details about the deal.

New Enterprise Associates Launches $3.6 Billion 17th Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2020

New Enterprise Associates announced it has closed $3.6 billion for its 17th venture fund. Now the firm has total committed capital of nearly $24 billion.

Alabama-Based Client Relationship Management Company Case Status Raises $1.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 12, 2020

Case Status, a client relationship management and marketing platform for law firms, announced it raised $1.5 million.

Why Accenture Is Buying ESR Labs

By Noah Long ● Mar 11, 2020

Accenture recently announced it agreed to buy ESR Labs, a Munich-based company that builds embedded software for leading German car brands and suppliers.

Microsoft Readjusts Research Group: Eric Horvitz As Chief Scientist And Peter Lee Becomes Head

By Annie Baker ● Mar 11, 2020

Microsoft recently readjusted its research group due to Harry Shum leaving the company last month. These are the details.

Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Asking Employees To Work From Home Due To Coronavirus Fears

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2020

Bridgewater Associates announced it is asking employees to work from home due to fears of the coronavirus pandemic.

Security Operations Center Company Arctic Wolf Raises $60 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2020

Leading security operations center company Arctic Wolf announced it raised $60 million in Series D funding.

401(k) Provider Human Interest Secures $40 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2020

Human Interest, an affordable full-service 401(k) provider for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced it raised $40 million.

Payments Company SpotOn Transact Raises $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2020

Payments software company SpotOn Transact announced it raised $50 million in Series B funding.

South Carolina-Based Cybersecurity Company Mailprotector Secures $5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 11, 2020

Greenville, South Carolina-based cybersecurity company Mailprotector announced it raised $5 million in growth equity funding from Ballast Point Ventures.

Openpath Receives Investment From Allegion Ventures

By Noah Long ● Mar 10, 2020

Openpath has received an investment from Allegion Ventures. These are the details about the funding.

Real-Time Error Monitoring Company Rollbar Raises $11 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 10, 2020

Rollbar, a provider of real-time error monitoring Software as a Service, announced it raised $11 million in Series B funding.

Enterprise-Grade Cloud DevOps Company AutoRABIT Secures $12.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 10, 2020

AutoRABIT — a premier provider of enterprise-grade cloud DevOps solutions for the Salesforce ecosystem — announced it raised $12.5 million.

Boston-Based Heavy Construction Performance Company HaulHub Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 10, 2020

HaulHub Technologies, a heavy construction industry platform, announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding.

Aon Acquiring Willis For $30 Billion: Details You Should Know

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2020

Aon Plc announced it is buying Willis Towers Watson Plc for nearly $30 billion in an all-stock deal.

Precursor Ventures Targeting $40 Million For Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2020

Precursor Ventures recently filed paperwork with the SEC revealing that it is planning to raise as much as $40 million for its third flagship fund.

Twitter: Silver Lake Investing $1 Billion And $2 Billion Share Repurchase Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2020

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently announced that the company has made an agreement with investment firms Elliott Management and Silver Lake.

Risk Screening Platform Company WorldWatch Plus Raises $2.9 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 9, 2020

WorldWatch Plus, a Know Your Customer Risk (KYC Risk) and KYC Identity (KYC ID) risk screening company, announced it raised $2.9 million in Series A funding.

Shannon Studstill To Oversee Google Stadia Studio In LA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2020

Recently, Google announced it hired Shannon Studstill to oversee a new Stadia Games and Entertainment studio in Playa Vista, California.

Raymond James Hires A $370 Million Team From Merrill Lynch And Wells Fargo

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 9, 2020

Financial services company Raymond James recently hired two wirehouse advisors that are overseeing $370 million in cumulative client assets.

RunSafe Security: Lockheed Martin Ventures And NextGen Venture Partners Invest $3.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 8, 2020

RunSafe Security announced the second close of $3.5 million in Series A funding from Lockheed Martin Ventures and NextGen Venture Partners.

Digital Clinical Assistant Company Suki Raises $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 8, 2020

Suki, a company that offers a voice-enabled digital clinical assistant, announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding.