Enterprise

Pinterest: $1 Billion Annual Revenue Milestone And 2020 Plans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2020

Pinterest announced its fourth-quarter revenue and profit last week. And the company revealed its total revenue jumped 46% to $400 million thus enabling the company to hit $1 billion for the year.

Report: Goldman Sachs Planning To Raise $8 Billion For Buyout Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2020

Goldman Sachs is reportedly planning to raise $8 billion for its second buyout fund since the 2008 financial crisis.

Blockchain-Enabled Payments Platform Paystand Secures $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 10, 2020

Paystand — one of the fastest-growing blockchain-enabled commercial payments platform — announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

School Ride-Sharing Company HopSkipDrive Raises $22 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 10, 2020

HopSkipDrive, a school ride-sharing company that aims to get children to school on time, announced it has raised $22 million in funding.

India-Based FirstCry Raises $150 Million From SoftBank

By Annie Baker ● Feb 10, 2020

India-based baby product retailer FirstCry announced it raised $150 million from SoftBank.

Square Buys Deepfake Research Company Dessa

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 10, 2020

Financial services company Square announced it is buying Toronto-based company Dessa.

EY Plans To Be Carbon Neutral By End Of 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

EY recently announced it is planning to be carbon neutral by the end of 2020 by reducing and offsetting its carbon emissions.

Ray Dalio: Top Principles Selected By Social Media Community

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Bridgewater Associates, L.P. Co-Chief Investment Officer & Co-Chairman Ray Dalio recently shared the top principles selected by the social media community.

How BlackRock Is Pushing To Combat Climate Change

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink has become a major advocate for pushing company boards to execute on climate change initiatives.

How Quibi Is Separating Itself From Other Video Streaming Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Quibi is launching in a couple of months and it will be a premium streaming video service unlike any other. These are the details.

Why Koch Industries Is Buying The Remaining Stake In Infor

By Noah Long ● Feb 9, 2020

An affiliate of Koch Equity Development entered a deal to buy the remaining stake in Infor held by Golden Gate Capital. These are the details.

Allos Ventures: New $52 Million Fund Closed To Invest In Early-Stage Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Allos Ventures is a Midwest-based firm that recently closed a $52 million fund called Allos III. These are the details about the new fund.

IntSights: Triple-Digit Revenue Growth And Double The Customer Base

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

IntSights, a threat intelligence company that is focused on enabling enterprises to Defend Forward, announced it achieved triple-digit revenue growth and doubled its global customer base.

Payroll Service Provider OnPay Secures $6 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 9, 2020

OnPay, a payroll service provider for small businesses and accountants, announced it raised $6 million in Series A funding.

Collaborative Software Company Clubhouse Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

Clubhouse -- a collaborative home for modern software teams -- announced recently that it raised $25 million in Series B funding.

Two Sigma Ventures Closes $288 Million Fund For Early-Stage Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Two Sigma Ventures announced it has closed Two Sigma Ventures III, LP, a $288 million venture capital fund focused on investing in early-stage and data-driven startups.

Container-Based Workflow Security Company Anchore Secures $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 9, 2020

Container workflow security company Anchore has announced it closed $20 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

Catalant Technologies Raises $35 Million To Help Leaders Organize Mission-Critical Work

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

Catalant Technologies recently announced it raised $35 million of additional funding from its Series E equity round and expansion of its existing debt facility.

Thundra: $4 Million Funding, Neeraj Agrawal Joins Board, Ken Cheney Named CEO

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

Thundra, a company that is helping application teams run faster, announced it raised $4 million in funding and named Ken Cheney as CEO. Plus Neeraj Agrawal has joined the board.

Snowflake: $479 Million Funding And $12.4 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Cloud-based data warehousing company Snowflake is raising a $479 million round of funding at a $12.4 billion valuation.

Personalized Therapeutics Company Vineti Raises $35 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 9, 2020

Vineti, the leading digital platform of record for personalized therapeutics, announced it raised $35 million in Series C funding.

Mark Hjerpe Joins Lingotek As Chief Revenue Officer

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

Cloud-based translation technology Lingotek announced it appointed Mark Hjerpe as Chief Revenue Officer.

How AppsFlyer Empowers Marketers To Grow Their Business

By Annie Baker ● Feb 8, 2020

AppsFlyer is a global attribution leader that is known for empowering marketers to grow their business and innovate through the use of comprehensive measurement and analytics solutions. This is how the company works.

HashiCorp Hires Brandon Sweeney As Chief Revenue Officer

By Annie Baker ● Feb 8, 2020

HashiCorp, a leader in multi-cloud infrastructure automation software, announced it appointed Brandon Sweeney as its first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

Netskope: $340 Million Funding And Nearly $3 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 8, 2020

Leading security cloud company Netskope announced that it has raised $340 million in funding at a valuation of nearly $3 billion.

SaaSWorks: Subscription Scaling Service Closes $5 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Feb 8, 2020

SaaSWorks, a Boston-based company that delivers operational solutions for scaling SaaS businesses, announced it raised $5 million in funding.

Vanguard And HarbourVest Partnering On Private Equity Initiatives

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 8, 2020

Vanguard and HarbourVest recently announced that they signed a strategic partnership, enabling qualified investors to have access to private equity.

Amazon SVP Of Worldwide Operations Dave Clark Gets A Substantially Expanded Role

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2020

Amazon’s SVP of Worldwide Operations Dave Clark has received a substantially expanded role, according to an internal organization chart obtained by Business Insider.

How Kindred Builds Communities To Accelerate Sustainable Business Transformation

By Annie Baker ● Feb 8, 2020

Kindred, an events startup focused on accelerating sustainable and purpose-led business transformation, announced recently it raised $5.2 million.

Snyk: $150 Million Funding, Over $1 Billion Valuation, Ken Fox Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2020

Developer-first security company Snyk recently announced it raised $150 million at a valuation of more than $1 billion. And Ken Fox joined the company's board.