Enterprise

ForgePoint Capital: This Cybersecurity Investment Firm Just Launched A Massive $450 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

ForgePoint Capital recently announced that it raised $450 million for its second fund to invest in early-stage and growth companies in the cybersecurity industry.

Fortimize And Jitterbit Sign Financial Services Partnership

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 26, 2020

API transformation company Jitterbit and Salesforce Platinum Consulting Partner Fortimize have announced a new strategic partnership.

Ribbon Communications Brings In Key Talent For Executive And Board Positions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Ribbon Communications recently announced the appointment of Stewart Ewing and Krish Prabhu to its Board of Directors and Bruce McClelland as its President, CEO, and a director, effective on or around March 1, 2020.

Teikametrics: This Company Just Raised $15 Million To Help Brands With E-Commerce Optimization

By Noah Long ● Feb 25, 2020

Teikametrics — a leading SaaS provider of AI-powered optimization for brands and sellers on Amazon and Walmart — announced it has raised $15 million in strategic funding round from new and existing investors.

Sawtooth Solutions Signs Strategic Partnership With United Planners

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 25, 2020

Sawtooth Solutions and United Planners Financial Services recently announced that they have entered into an agreement to make the Sawtooth Platform available to its national network of financial advisors.

BestEx Research Launches An Independent Algorithmic Trading Platform

By Annie Baker ● Feb 25, 2020

BestEx Research Group — a high-performance algorithmic trading company created by trading veteran Hitesh Mittal — announced the launch of an end-to-end and multi-asset class trading solution

10X Consulting Names Aaron Skogsberg As Chief Technology Officer

By Noah Long ● Feb 25, 2020

10X Consulting Group announced that it has named Aaron Skogsberg -- who is the former Vice President and CTO of Pure Storage Americas to serve as its Chief Technology Officer.

The Walt Disney Company Names Bob Chapek As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors announced that Bob Chapek has been named Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective immediately.

Salesforce Co-CEO Keith Block Steps Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Salesforce announced that Keith Block has stepped down as co-CEO of the company.

Mastercard Chief Product Officer Michael Miebach To Become CEO At Year-End

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Mastercard announced that CEO Ajay Banga will be stepping down as the head of the company, effective January 1, 2021. He will be succeeded by Mastercard Chief Product Officer Michael Miebach.

Why Intuit Is Buying Credit Karma For $7.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Intuit has officially confirmed it is buying Credit Karma for $7.1 billion. This is why Intuit is buying the company.

Why Ally Financial Is Buying CardWorks For $2.65 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Ally Financial recently announced that it entered a definitive agreement to buy CardWorks in a transaction valued at approximately $2.65 billion

SmartBug Media Raises Funding From American Discovery Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

SmartBug Media — a leading Intelligent Inbound marketing agency — announced it raised a growth equity investment from American Discovery Capital.

ZeroFOX: This Attack Surface Protection Company Just Raised $74 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

ZeroFOX — a global category leader in public attack surface protection — recently announced a $74 million round of funding led by Intel Capital.

Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners Launches $85 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Marcy Venture Partners, the venture capital firm co-founded by rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, Jay Brown, and Larry Marcus, launched a new $85 million first fund.

ChartHop: This Organizational Management Platform Has Raised $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

ChartHop — the world’s first organizational management platform built to help companies scale — announced that it raised $5 million.

Diane Greene To Bring ‘Unparalleled’ Experience To Wix Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Wix.com recently announced it appointed Diane Greene to its board of directors. These are the details about Greene joining the board.

HappyFox Launches Workflow Automation Software For Salesforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

HappyFox – a leader in help desk and customer support software – has announced the launch of its new workflow automation product called Workflows for Salesforce.

LevelJump: Gong Integration Unites Revenue Intelligence And Outcome-Based Enablement

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

LevelJump has announced a major integration with Gong to unite Revenue Intelligence and Outcome-Based Enablement.

Billtrust Names Mark Shifke As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Billtrust — a leader in B2B order-to-cash solutions — announced it has appointed Mark Shifke as Chief Financial Officer.

OneTrust: This Security Technology Platform Is Now Valued At $2.7 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

OneTrust recently announced it has raised $210 million in Series B funding led by Coatue and Insight Partners. Now OneTrust is valued at $2.7 billion.

Rick Howard Joins CyberWire As CSO And Chief Analyst

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

The CyberWire has announced that Rick Howard will be joining the executive team as Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Chief Analyst.

Sean O’Donoghue Named As New Chief Operating Officer Of TheGuarantors

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

TheGuarantors has announces Sean O'Donoghue as Chief Operating Officer. These are the details about O'Donoghue being hired for the executive role.

Deltek Names Caleb Merriman As Chief Information Security Officer

By Noah Long ● Feb 24, 2020

Deltek announced that it has appointed Caleb Merriman as its Vice President and CISO.

Why Ansira Is Buying The CDK Digital Marketing Business

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

Ansira Partners announced that it signed a definitive agreement to buy the CDK Global Digital Marketing Business.

AccuReg Names John Thompson As VP of Performance Management

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

Healthcare technology solutions company AccuReg announced it named John Thompson as vice president of performance management.

Confirmed: Intuit To Buy Credit Karma For $7.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Financial software company Intuit is reportedly planning to buy Credit Karma for $7.1 billion in cash and stock.

Microsoft To Invest $1.1 Billion To Drive Digital Transformation In Mexico

By Noah Long ● Feb 23, 2020

Microsoft has announced it is spending $1.1 billion to drive digital transformation in Mexico. These are the details.

WeWork Names Shyam Gidumal As COO

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 23, 2020

WeWork announced it has named Shyam Gidumal as the new chief operating officer under newly appointed CEO Sandeep Mathrani

Why Kronos And Ultimate Software Are Merging In A $22 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2020

Kronos and Ultimate Software recently entered a definitive merger agreement to create a $22 billion company. These are the details.