Enterprise

Daniel Ives: Apple Could Hit $2 Trillion Within Three Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2019

According to Wedbush Securities managing director of equity research Daniel Ives, Apple could become a $2 trillion company within three years.

How Pensando Is Poised To Dominate The Edge Computing Software Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 30, 2019

Pensando has been making some major moves towards dominating the edge computing software market. Here are some of the details.

PwC: 5 Ways To Foster Diversity-Driven Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2019

PwC global & US New Ventures Leader Vicki Huff Eckert recently discussed 5 ways to foster diversity-driven innovation.

KKR Is Buying Digital Reading Platform OverDrive From Rakuten

By Noah Long ● Dec 28, 2019

KKR announced it is buying OverDrive from Rakuten USA. These are the details about the deal.

ClassPass Is Reportedly Looking To Raise $285 Million At Over A $1 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 28, 2019

Fitness subscription service ClassPass is reportedly planning to raise $285 million in a funding round at a valuation of over $1 billion.

Bank Of America: 10 Software Stocks To Watch In 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 28, 2019

Bank of America Global Research analyst Kash Rangan recently published research featuring the top 10 software picks for 2020. These are the details.

Cybersecurity Solutions Company RunSafe Security Raises $6.3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 28, 2019

Cybersecurity solutions provider RunSafe Security announced it has raised $6.3 million led by Alsop Louie Partners.

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner: ‘Satya Has Made Good’ On Microsoft’s Acquisition Agreement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 28, 2019

LinkedIn chief executive officer Jeff Weiner acknowledged that Satya Nadella "has made good" on the Microsoft's acquisition of the professional social network.

Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Calling For Applicants For Seattle Cohort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 28, 2019

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP announced that the Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp (WEB) is expanding to the West Coast and is calling for Seattle cohort applicants.

PayPal Plans To Make Some Big Acquisitions In 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2019

PayPal is planning to make some big acquisitions in the payments sector next year.

Nasdaq Composite Surpasses 9,000 Points For The First Time

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2019

The Nasdaq composite index surpassed 9,000 points for the first time ever on Thursday largely due to Amazon’s 4% stock price.

Adams Street Partners Closes 2019 Partnership Fund Program At $740 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2019

Private markets investment management firm Adams Street Partners announced it closed 2019 Partnership Fund Program at $740 million.

Automated Customer Experience Platform Company Copilot Raises $5 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 26, 2019

Copilot, the world's first automated customer experience platform designed for connected consumer products, announced it raised $5 million.

Travis Kalanick Is Leaving The Uber Board Of Directors On December 31

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2019

Uber has announced that Travis Kalanick is resigning from the company board of directors. These are the details about Kalanick's departure.

Tesla Lines Up $1.4 Billion In Financing From Chinese Banks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 25, 2019

Tesla has reportedly received a 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) five-year loan facility from Chinese banks to build a factory in Shanghai.

New Boeing CEO David Calhoun Is No Stranger To Handling Pressure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 25, 2019

Boeing announced it is naming David Calhoun as the company CEO. Calhoun has a notable track record for turning companies around.

Netflix Raises The Pay For Reed Hastings And Ted Sarandos

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 24, 2019

Netflix has increased the pay of CEO Reed Hastings and CCO Ted Sarandos.

Machfu Closes $3.75 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Dec 24, 2019

Machfu, a leader in Edge Intelligence Platform and Applications for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), announced it raised $3.75 million in Series A funding.

Digital Asset Financial Services Company BitOoda Raises $7 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 24, 2019

Digital asset financial services company BitOoda has announced it has raised $7 million in funding.

Cloud-Based Video Company Voximplant Raises $10 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 23, 2019

Voximplant, the leader in cloud communications platforms for the European market, announced it raised $10 million.

DraftKings Is Becoming A Public Company In $3.3 Billion Deal

By Annie Baker ● Dec 23, 2019

DraftKings announced it is going public through a business agreement with Diamond Eagle Acquisition and SBTech.

Why Mastercard Is Buying RiskRecon

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 23, 2019

Mastercard announced it is buying RiskRecon, which is a leading provider of AI and data analytics solutions.

Rivian Raises $1.3 Billion In A Round Led By T. Rowe Price

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2019

Electric vehicle company Rivian announced it has raised $1.3 billion led by T. Rowe Price. Existing investors Amazon and Ford also joined along with BlackRock.

Adaptive Music Platform Weav Music Raises $5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 23, 2019

Audio innovation lab Weav Music announced it raised $5 million in Series A funding led by King River Capital.

Femtech Company Willow Closes $20 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 23, 2019

Femtech leader willow announced it has raised $20 million in funding led by NEA and Meritech Capital Partners.