Enterprise

Why Trackforce Valiant Is Buying Silvertrac Software

By Annie Baker ● Jan 16, 2020

Trackforce Valiant recently announced it is buying Silvertrac Software, which is one of the best security guard management software platforms available. These are the details.

Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical Company Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Receives $60 Million

By Noah Long ● Jan 16, 2020

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Tarsus Pharmaceuticals announced it raised $60 million in Series B funding led by Vivo Capital.

Real Estate Marketing Platform Luxury Presence Raises $5.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 16, 2020

Luxury Presence, a leading luxury real estate marketing platform, recently announced it has raised $5.4 million in Series A funding.

Work-Life Social Network Fishbowl Raises $5.3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 16, 2020

Fishbowl, a social network that is used by hundreds of thousands of professionals chatting daily about their work-life, announced it raised $5.3 million in Series A funding.

Security Awareness Training Platform Curricula Raises $3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 16, 2020

Curricula announced that it raised $3 million in growth investment from RCP Equity to continue the rapid expansion of its fun story-based security awareness training platform.

True Establishes Strong Group Of Board Members To Help Drive Talent Lifecycle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

True, the rapidly growing global platform of innovative talent management products and services, recently announced the formation of its board of directors.

Platinum Equity: $10 Billion Final Close For Flagship Private Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

Private equity firm Platinum Equity recently announced the final close of its latest global buyout fund called Platinum Equity Capital Partners V with $10 billion in total capital commitments.

Photonic Quantum Computing Company Xanadu Raises $4.4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

Canadian quantum hardware and technology company Xanadu announced it raised $4.4 million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC).

Why Dun & Bradstreet Is Buying Orb Intelligence

By Noah Long ● Jan 16, 2020

Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, announced recently it is buying Orb Intelligence. These are the details about the deal.

Microsoft Reveals Plan To Be Carbon Negative By 2030

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

Microsoft has announced an ambitious goal and plans to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon footprint. These are the details.

LLamasoft: New Senior Executive Hired As Head Of Global Employee Success Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2020

LLamasoft, a leading provider of AI-enabled enterprise decision-making solutions, announced it appointed Michael Bourgon as Chief Employee Success Officer.

Visa Makes A Strategic Investment In Very Good Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2020

Visa announced that it has made a strategic investment in Very Good Security so the company can expand access to its infrastructure-as-a-service.

Veterinarian Telemedicine Company TeleVet Raises $2 Million

By Noah Long ● Jan 15, 2020

TeleVet, an online platform that connects veterinary clinics to their existing clients, announced it closed $2 million in seed funding.

Space Technology Company SkyWatch Raises $7.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 15, 2020

Waterloo-based space technology company SkyWatch Space Applications recently announced it raised $7.5 million.

Why Accenture Is Acquiring maihiro

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

Accenture recently announced it entered an agreement to acquire maihiro, a provider of customer experience and CRM consulting. These are the details.

Delta: Digital Simulation Environment, Parallel Reality, Robotic Exoskeleton, Quantum Computing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

Delta Airlines recently announced a number of innovationsit is pursuing such as a digital simulation environment, Parallel Reality, a robotic exoskeleton, etc.

Dotdash: Revenue Doubles To $170 Million In 2019

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

Dotdash, the company formerly known as About.com, doubled its revenue to $170 million in 2019 according to a Fast Company profile article.

Why Cloudflare Is Buying S2 Systems

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 14, 2020

Security, performance, and reliability company Cloudflare recently announced it is buying S2 Systems Corporation. These are the details about the deal.

Cloudera Names Robert Bearden As President And Chief Executive Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

Enterprise data cloud company Cloudera recently announced the appointment of Robert Bearden as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Ride Health Raises $6.2 Million To Provide Smarter Transportation For Every Patient Need

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 14, 2020

Ride Health, a company that provides smarter transportation for every patient need, announced it raised $6.2 million in a seed funding round.

IBM Is Launching An Advertising Accelerator With Watson

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

IBM announced it is launching an Advertising Accelerator with Watson, which is a first-to-market offering that leverages artificial intelligence.

Engineering Design Solutions Company TriMech Receives Investment From Halifax Group

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 14, 2020

The Halifax Group recently announced it has completed an investment to recapitalize TriMech, a provider of computer-aided design and engineering software, additive and subtractive manufacturing solutions, etc.

Adobe Makes Leadership Change To Grow Its Digital Experience Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

Adobe recently announced it Anil Chakravarthy as executive vice president and general manager of its Digital Experience business.

Allurion Technologies Raises $34 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Jan 14, 2020

Allurion Technologies, a pioneering leader in the development of innovative and scalable weight loss experiences, announced it has raised $34 million in a round of funding through a securities financing and a growth capital term loan.

Shoreline Equity Partners Secures $300 Million For First Private Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

Shoreline Equity Partners, a purpose-driven lower middle-market private equity firm, announced the final close of its inaugural private equity fund called Shoreline Equity Partners Fund.

Spatial Networks Raises $42.5 Million To Scale Sales And Marketing

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 14, 2020

Spatial Networks announced it has raised $42.5 million led by Kayne Partners and Kennet Partners, Ltd.

Medvantx Names Jeremy Gross As CTO

By Annie Baker ● Jan 14, 2020

Medvantx recently announced it named Jeremy Gross as chief technology officer of the company.

SiFive And CEVA Collaborating To Bring Machine Learning Processors To Mainstream Markets

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 14, 2020

Commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions provider SiFive announced it is partnering with wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies licensor CEVA to enable the design and creation of ultra-low-power domain-specific Edge AI processors for a range of high-volume end markets.

Why Visa Is Acquiring Plaid For $5.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

Visa announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Plaid for $5.3 billion. These are the details about the deal.

Lumiata Expands Its Leadership Team With Several Key Hires

By Annie Baker ● Jan 13, 2020

Healthcare startup Lumiata announced it has strategically enhanced its organization with the hiring of three leaders from Visa, Salesforce and Blue Shield of California