Enterprise

Condé Nast Brings In Strong C-Level Talent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch has announced Mike Goss as CFO and Deirdre Findlay as CMO. These are the details about the new hires.

Boston-Based Arnold Names George Sargent As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Boston-based creative agency Arnold announced it has named George Sargent as CEO. This role has been empty since October.

GrowthPlug: $1 Million Raised And 300% Increase In Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Healthcare practice growth and optimization software-as-a-service company GrowthPlug announced it has raised $1 million in funding.

AI-Based Knowledge Management Company EdCast Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 13, 2019

EdCast, an AI-powered personalized learning and knowledge management platform, announced it raised $35 million in Series D funding.

Cashierless Checkout Company Zippin Raises $12 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 13, 2019

Zippin, an industry-leading startup that is enabling cashierless checkout, announced it raised $12 million in Series A funding.

Goldman Sachs Invests $40 Million In LeanTaaS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

LeanTaaS, a Silicon Valley-based software innovator that helps hospitals and health systems, announced it raised $40 million in Series C3.

Mobile Voice Platform Theatro Closes $20 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 13, 2019

Enterprise mobile voice platform company Theatro announced that it raised $20 million in Series C funding from from Sageview Capital.

Video Platform Company OneDay Raises $5.2 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 13, 2019

OneDay -- the makers of the "ready, set, record" video platform -- announced it raised $5.2 million in funding led by Silverton Partners.

Property Management Company Hemlane Raises $2.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 13, 2019

Modern property management solution Hemlane announced it has raised $2.5 million in a series seed round of funding led by Prudence Holdings.

Grey New York Hires Justine Armour As CCO

By Annie Baker ● Dec 13, 2019

Grey New York announced that it hired Justin Armour as its chief creative officer. Armour is succeeding Andreas Dahlqvist.

Bonobos Founder Andy Dunn Is Departing From Walmart

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Bonobos founder Andy Dunn is departing from Walmart in early 2020. Dunn had sold Bonobos to Walmart for $310 million in 2017.

Salesforce: Bret Taylor Appointed As President And Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Salesforce announced it has appointed Bret Taylor as president and COO of the company. He will continue reporting to chairman and co-CEO Marc Benioff.

Hyde Park Venture Partners Sets Up Massive $100 Million Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Early-stage venture capital firm Hyde Park Venture Partners announced it closed a third venture fund totaling $100 million.

Software Vulnerability Reduction Company Secure Code Warrior Raises $47.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Global secure coding company Secure Code Warrior announced that it raised $47.6 million in Series B funding led by Goldman Sachs.

Robinhood: Fractional Shares, Dividend Reinvestment, And Cash Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Robinhood announced it is launching several new features, including fractional shares, dividend reinvestment, recurring investments, and cash management.

Alternative Lodging Service WhyHotel Closes $20 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 12, 2019

WhyHotel, an alternative lodging service that runs pop-up hotels in newly built luxury apartment buildings, announced it raised over $20 million.

Factory Inventory Optimization Platform LeanDNA Raises $15 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 12, 2019

Factory management prescriptive analytics platform LeanDNA announced that it raised $15 million in Series B funding led by S3 Ventures.

B2B Payments Company Brex Raises $200 Million In Debt Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Financial tech company Brex announced that it raised $200 million in debt capital to help continue the rapid expansion of its e-commerce product.

Piva Raises $250 Million To Invest In Energy And Materials Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Piva announced it has raised $250 million for its first fund to invest in next-generation energy, industry, and materials companies.

Enterprise Protection Company Ordr Raises $27.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 12, 2019

Ordr, the leader in proactive protection for the hyper-connected enterprise, announced it has raised $27.5 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures.

YouTube Gets Tougher On Harassment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

YouTube Vice President of Global Head of Trust & Safety Matt Halprin announced the video-sharing company is taking a tougher stance on harassment.

Omega Sets Up Massive $438 Million Sixth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

International investment firm Omega Funds announced it closed Omega Fund VI with $438 million in capital commitments.

AI-Based Travel Agent Company XOKind Raises $1.6 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 12, 2019

AI-based travel agent company XOKind announced it has raised $1.67 million in a seed funding round led by Section 32.

Enterprise Drone Company PrecisionHawk Raises $32 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Precisionhawk, a leading provider of drone technology for the enterprise, announced it has raised $32 million from several investors.

Digital Health And Fintech Platform Zero Card Raises $7 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 12, 2019

Zero Card, a Tulsa- and Denver-based digital health and fintech company, announced that it has raised $7 million in a new round of funding.

Vistara Capital Sets Up Oversubscribed Technology Growth Debt Fund At $115 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 12, 2019

Vistara Capital Partners announced the final close of an oversubscribed called Vistara Technology Growth Fund III LP.

Cisco Is Now Selling Switch Chips To Data Center Operators

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Cisco Systems announced it is now supplying switch chips to data center operators. These are the details.

Accenture: CFOs Should Invest In Building Employee Skills Along With Digital Transformations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Accenture recently put together a research report about the importance of CFOs investing in their teams’ complementary skills along with digital transformations.

LinkedIn Shares Emerging Jobs Report For 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

LinkedIn Principal Economist Guy Berger recently announced the company’s third-annual “LinkedIn Emerging Jobs Report.” These are the details.

TapClicks Hires Mike Rosner As SVP Of Global Sales

By Annie Baker ● Dec 11, 2019

TapClicks announced it has hired Mike Rosner as its SVP of Global Sales. These are the details of Rosner's new role at the company.