Enterprise

Goldman Sachs Says Apple Card Approval Does Not Have Gender Bias

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

Goldman Sachs spokesperson Andrew Williams has confirmed that the Apple Card approval does not have a gender bias.

Alibaba: Singles Day Hits Record With Over $30 Billion In Sales, $1 Billion In First 68 Seconds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

Alibaba has shattered a record on Singles Day this year with over $30 billion in sales, of which $1 billion was in the first 68 seconds.

Robotic Process Automation Company Robocorp Raises $5.6 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 11, 2019

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) company Robocorp announced it has raised $5.6 million in its first round of institutional funding led by Benchmark.

HomeLight: $109 Million Raised And Over $17 Billion In Real Estate Business Driven

By Annie Baker ● Nov 11, 2019

Real estate technology company HomeLight announced it has raised $109 million. With this funding round, it is getting into mortgage lending.

Metawave Raises Funding Round Led By DENSO

By Noah Long ● Nov 11, 2019

Metawave announced it has raised a Series A round of funding led by mobility supplier DENSO.

Data Privacy Management Company DataGrail Raises Funding From American Express Ventures

By Noah Long ● Nov 11, 2019

Data privacy management leader DataGrail announced that it received funding from American Express, Okta, Basis Set Ventures, and Cloud Apps Capital.

Google For Startups Is Launching An Accelerator Focused On Sustainable Development Goals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

Google Chief Sustainability Officer Kate Brandt announced accelerator focused on sustainable development goals within Google for Startups.

Amazon Is Setting Up A $40 Million Robotics Hub In Massachusetts

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 11, 2019

Amazon recently announced that it is going to set up a $40 million 350,000 square-foot robotics innovation hub in Westborough, Massachusetts.

How Modus Was Able To Get An Investment From Trulia Founder Pete Flint

By Noah Long ● Nov 11, 2019

Real estate technology company Modus unveiled recently that it raised $12.5 million. Here is how an investment from Trulia founder Pete Flint came together.

WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton On Importance Of Privacy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

WhatsApp co-founder and Signal Foundation chair Brian Acton recently discussed the importance of privacy at the WIRED 25 conference.

Reed Hastings: Netflix To Spend $15 Billion On Original Content This Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

At the DealBook conference, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that the company is expecting to spend $15 billion on original programming this year.

Ray Dalio: National Debt And Liabilities Will Cause Higher Taxes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

Bridgewater Associates co-Chairman Ray Dalio published an article on LinkedIn about why he believes the current state of making capitalism work for everyone is broken.

Melinda Gates’ Advice For Young Women: Be Yourself

By Annie Baker ● Nov 10, 2019

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-founder Melinda Gates was recently interviewed by National Geographic where she gives advice to young women.

JPMorgan Establishes New Venture Capital Coverage Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

JPMorgan Chase & Co announced that it hired four bankers from Silicon Valley Bank to head up its new venture capital coverage team.

Why Stryker Is Buying Wright Medical For $5.4 Billion

By Annie Baker ● Nov 10, 2019

Kalamazoo-based medical equipment company Stryker recently announced it is buying Wright Medical for $5.4 billion. These are the details about the deal.

Microsoft’s Brad Smith: AI Will Be Transformative To Society Over Next 3 Decades

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 10, 2019

Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith recently discussed the benefits and consequences of artificial intelligence. Here's what he said.

Subcontractor Business Process BuildOps Raises $5.8 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 10, 2019

Subcontractor business process software platform announced it raised $5.8 million across two tranches of seed funding.

Lyft Rolls Out ‘Ditch Your Car’ Pilot Program

By Noah Long ● Nov 10, 2019

Lyft has rolled out a new program called "Ditch Your Car," which provides people with Lyft perks and a deal with Carvana.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff On Prioritizing Key Values

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

Marc Benioff has stressed prioritizing key values as the head of Salesforce. Here is how the key values drive the culture at Salesforce.

Reid Hoffman On The Importance Of Systematic Risk Identification While Scaling

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman recently went on stage at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Here's what he said.

Former Facebook VP Chamath Palihapitiya In A ‘Better Mental State’ Without Social Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

Social Capital LP founder + CEO Chamath Palihapitiya expressed his opinions on social media in an interview with Yahoo recently.

Nightfall AI Raises $20.3 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 10, 2019

Nightfall AI (formerly known as Watchtower AI) announced it has raised $20.3 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures and Venrock.

Why DoubleVerify Is Acquiring Ad-Juster

By Annie Baker ● Nov 10, 2019

Digital media measurement and analytics DoubleVerify announced it is buying Ad-Juster. These are the details about the deal.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reflects On Pentagon Deal, Community, And Productivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently appeared at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in NYC where he reflected on the community and productivity.

General Atlantic Expands Senior Leadership Team

By Noah Long ● Nov 10, 2019

General Atlantic announced it expanded its senior leadership team with the promotions of Gabriel Caillaux, Martin Escobari, and Anton Levy.

Alibaba Investing $3.3 Billion To Increase Stake In Cainiao

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 10, 2019

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding announced recently that it is investing 23.3 billion yuan to increase its stake in Cainiao.

Looker Reveals The Looker 7 Enterprise-Grade Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2019

At the JOIN 2019 conference, Looker unveiled the Looker 7 enterprise-grade data platform. These are the details

Retail Management Software Company CitiXsys Raises $60 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 9, 2019

Retail management software company CitiXsys has announced it raised $60 million led by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division (MBD).

Report: Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Raised $400 Million For CloudKitchens

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 9, 2019

Shared kitchen company CloudKitchens has reportedly raised $400 million from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Amperity Buys Customer Analytics Platform Custora: Details About The Deal

By Annie Baker ● Nov 9, 2019

Amperity, the first AI-powered Customer Data Management platform, announced it recently acquired Custora. These are the details.