Enterprise

Ripcord: This Robotics Digitization Company Just Raised $45 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Robotics digitization company Ripcord announced it has raised an additional $45 million in Series B2 funding.

ServiceMax: $80 Million Funding Round Led By Salesforce And Silver Lake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

ServiceMax, a leader in asset-centric field service management, announced it raised $80 million in growth funding led by Salesforce Ventures and existing investor Silver Lake.

Mainsail Partners Closes Fund V With $531 Million In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Mainsail Partners, a growth equity firm that invests exclusively in bootstrapped software companies, announced it reached its hard cap of $500 million for its fifth fund.

Next Insurance: 3x Growth And $100 Million Run Rate

By Annie Baker ● Mar 2, 2020

Next Insurance, a leading digital insurance technology company that is transforming the small business insurance industry, announced a $100 million run rate.

BounceX: $100 Million In Annual Revenue And Rebranding To Wunderkind

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 2, 2020

BounceX, a SaaS technology company built for performance marketers, announced a name change and $100 million in annual revenue.

Revolut: $500 Million Funding And $5.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

British digital bank company Revolut announced it raised $500 million at a valuation of $5.5 billion.

TripActions Secures Debt Facility Of Up To $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2020

TripActions announced it raised a debt facility of up to $500 million to launch a corporate travel management and payments platform.

Microsoft Unveils 100X100X100 Program For B2B SaaS Startups In India

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 29, 2020

Microsoft recently announced the 100X100X100 program for B2B SaaS startups in India. This is a first of its kind program in India.

Why Everstream Is Buying Detroit-Based Rocket Fiber

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 29, 2020

Detroit-based internet service provider (ISP) Rocket Fiber announced recently that it entered an agreement to be acquired by Everstream.

The Vatican Partners With IBM And Microsoft On Facial Recognition Regulation

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 29, 2020

The Vatican announced it is collaborating with Microsoft and IBM to promote the ethical development of AI and the regulation of facial recognition.

LinkedIn Confirms Stories Is Coming Soon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 29, 2020

Microsoft’s professional social network service LinkedIn has confirmed it is building a Stories-like feature. The feature will be available for all users soon.

Why Accenture Is Buying AlphaBeta Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 29, 2020

Accenture announced it is buying AlphaBeta Advisors, an Australian consultancy that combines business strategy, data analytics, and econometrics.

Workplace Collaboration Tool Company Air Secures $6 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 28, 2020

Workplace collaboration tool company Air announced it raised $6 million in funding to date. These are the details.

Logistics Company Flock Freight Raises $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2020

Flock Freight — a hubless business-to-business freight logistics company — announced it raised $50 million in Series B funding round led by SignalFire and GLP Capital Partners.

Why Freshworks Is Buying AnsweriQ

By Noah Long ● Feb 28, 2020

Customer engagement software company Freshworks recently announced the acquisition of AnsweriQ. These are the details.

HeadSpin: $60 Million Funding, Nikesh Arora Joins Board, $1.16 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

HeadSpin, a company known for ensuring flawless connected experiences enabled by the web, mobile, IoT and 5G, announced it raised $60 million.

Palo Alto Networks: How Cortex XSOAR Is Redefining Security Orchestration And Automation

By Noah Long ● Feb 27, 2020

Global cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks announced the introduction of Cortex XSOAR. These are the details.

Hulu Promotes Kelly Campbell To President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

Hulu chief marketing officer Kelly Campbell has been promoted to the role of president at the video streaming service.

Marvell And Analog Devices Partner On 5G Radio Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

Marvell and Analog Devices announced a technology collaboration utilizing Marvell's 5G digital platform and ADI's wideband RF transceiver technology.

Thomson Reuters Shakes Up Executive Lineup

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

Thomson Reuters has announced a number of changes in its management team. These are the details.

Why Salesforce Is Buying Vlocity For $1.33 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

Salesforce recently announced it is buying Vlocity for $1.33 billion in an all-cash deal. These are the details about the deal.

Google To Invest More Than $10 Billion In US Offices And Data Centers This Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

Google announced it will be investing over $10 billion in offices and data centers across the U.S. in 2020.

Jamie Dimon: J.P. Morgan To Be ‘Much More Aggressive’ In Acquiring Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon recently said that the company is going to be "much more aggressive in acquisitions across the board."

Wells Fargo Invests In Financial Tech Company DadeSystems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

DadeSystems announced it raised additional funding from Wells Fargo Strategic Capital as part of a Series D financing round.

AI-Powered SaaS Contract Management Company LinkSquares Raises $14.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 27, 2020

AI-powered SaaS contract management and analysis tool LinkSquares announced it has raised $14.5 million.

Unqork: This No-Code Application Company Just Raised $131 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

Unqork — a leading no-code application platform for the enterprise — announced it has closed $51 million in additional growth funding for its Series B.

Tableau Software Rolls Out 2020.1 Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

Tableau Software has released new capabilities to help people unlock more interactivity in their dashboards through a new platform called Tableau 2020.1.

UBS And Female Founder Collective Launch Investment Readiness Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

UBS and the Female Founder Collective have announced the launch of Project Entrepreneur's Investment Readiness Program.

Former Facebook Execs Launch Advisory Firm To Help Companies Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

Julie Zhuo recently stepped down as the position of vice president of product design at Facebook.

Microsoft And Terranova Security Sign Security Awareness Training Partnership

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 26, 2020

Terranova Security, a global leader in cybersecurity awareness company, announced it is partnering with Microsoft for Security Awareness Training.