Enterprise

Lockheed Martin Makes Strategic Investment In Ayar Labs

By Noah Long ● Mar 3, 2020

Ayar Labs announced it has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures. These are the details.

BMC To Buy Compuware: Details About The Deal

By Annie Baker ● Mar 3, 2020

KKR portfolio company BMC announced the signing of a definitive agreement to buy Compuware, a Thoma Bravo company.

Censys: Research Reveals Healthcare Industry Is At The Greatest Risk Of Data Breaches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Censys, a leading provider of attack surface management, announced a new report revealing the healthcare industry is at risk of data breach.

Lendio: $55 Million Funding And $2 Billion In Loans Facilitated

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Lendio — one of the nation’s largest marketplaces for small business loans — announced it raised $55 million in funding.

Alphabet’s Waymo Raises $2.25 Billion As Part Of First External Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Waymo, the self-driving vehicle company that is a spin-out of Google parent company Alphabet, announced it raised $2.25 billion.

Banking Provider Service Thought Machine Raises $83 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Banking provider service Thought Machine announced it raised $83 million in Series B funding.

Why DocuSign Is Buying Seal Software For $188 Million In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

DocuSign recently announced its intent to acquire leading contract analytics and AI technology provider Seal Software for $188 million. Here's the details.

Financing Platform Pipe Secures $6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Pipe, a new financing platform for SaaS companies, announced it raised $6 million in a seed round of funding led by Craft Ventures.

Jonathan Sposato Is Buying Seattle Magazine From Tiger Oak Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Jonathan Sposato has announced the acquisition of Seattle magazine from Tiger Oak Media.

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.