Innovation Archives

Deserve To Grow CaaS Platform And Hire Talent With Goldman Sachs Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2019

Financial technology company Deserve announced it raised $50 million in equity funding led by Goldman Sachs.

Why Workforce Logiq Is Acquiring ENGAGE Talent

By Noah Long ● Nov 8, 2019

Workforce management software provider announced recently that it is buying ENGAGE Talent. These are the details about the deal..

E-Commerce Marketing Company Rokt Raises $48 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 8, 2019

Rokt, a leader in e-commerce marketing technology, announced it raised $48 million in funding from TDM Growth Partners and existing investors.

Application Performance Management Company LogRocket Raises $15 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 7, 2019

Application performance management company LogRocket announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding.

Goldman Sachs May Deploy A Robo Advisor Soon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 7, 2019

Goldman Sachs may be preparing to launch a robo advisor, which would be the company's digital entry into the smaller market.

Soccer-Focused Experience Company TOCA Football Raises $25 In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 7, 2019

California-based soccer-focused technology experience company TOCA Football announced it raised $25 million in Series D funding.

Faire: Over $1 Million In Daily Sales, $150 Million Funding, $1 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Nov 7, 2019

Faire, a company that is simplifying the wholesale buying process, announced it recently raised $150 million in Series D funding.

Crunchbase To Double Headcount In The Next Year With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Nov 7, 2019

Crunchbase, a leading provider of private-company prospecting and research solutions, announced it raised $30 million in funding recently.

Home Furnishing Company Oliver Space Raises $6.8 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 7, 2019

Home furnishing startup company Oliver Space announced recently that it raised $6.8 million in a seed round of funding.

Namogoo: Customer Journey Hijacking Prevention Company To Grow Team With New Funding Round

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 7, 2019

Customer Journey Hijacking prevention company Namogoo announced recently that it.

Capital: This Company Is Providing Up To $50 Million In Non-Dilutive Venture Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 7, 2019

Capital is a new company that is providing venture debt to companies that have growth potential. Here's how it works.

Application Engagement Analytics Company Productiv Raises $20 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 6, 2019

Application engagement analytics company Productiv announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Norwest.

Extend Closes $16.4 Million In Funding To Optimize Extended Warranties

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 6, 2019

San Francisco-based Extend announced it raised $16.4 million in funding by GreatPoint Ventures to optimize extended warranties.

Bank of America And IBM Sign Major Financial Services Specific Cloud Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2019

IBM announced it launched a new financial services-specific cloud technology in collaboration with Bank of America.

Foresite Labs: This Incubator Is Fueling Data Science And Healthcare Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2019

Foresite Labs, an organization that incubates transformative companies at the interface of data science and healthcare, announced its public launch.

Interactive Home Gym Company MIRROR Closes $34 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 6, 2019

Interactive home gym company MIRROR announced it has raised $34 million in Series B-1 funding led by Point72 Ventures.

MLG Co-Founders Have Launched An E-Sports Infrastructure Company Called Vindex

By Annie Baker ● Nov 6, 2019

MLG co-founders Mike Sepso and Sundance DiGiovanni along with Bryan Binder and Jason Garmise have launched a new e-sports infrastructure platform.

Cars.com Names Former Hyundai CMO Dean Evans As EVP

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 6, 2019

Cars.com announced it named Dean Evans as the head of its marketing tools with an EVP title. These are the details.

Comscore: Bill Livek Named As CEO And Executive Vice Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2019

Comscore announced it named board member Bill Livek as its chief executive officer. These are the details.

Online Shopping Platform Company Curated Raises $27.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 6, 2019

Curated, a platform that brings together people and products by matching customers with experts for high-consideration purchases has raised $27.5 million.

Particle: $40 Million In Funding And 150% YoY Revenue Growth

By Noah Long ● Nov 6, 2019

End-to-end IoT platform company Particle has raised $40 million in Series C funding led by Qualcomm Ventures LLC and Energy Impact Partners.

Plant-Based Milk And Creamer Company Mooala Closes $8.3 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 6, 2019

Leading organic and dairy-free beverages and creamers company Mooala announced it raised $8.3 million in funding.

Ribbon: $30 Million Series B And $300 Million Debt Raised

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 6, 2019

Home buying company Ribbon announced it raised $30 million in Series B funding and $300 million in debt.

Why Rockbridge Growth Equity Is Acquiring ProSites

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2019

Detroit-based private equity firm Rockbridge Growth Equity announced recently that it is buying ProSites. These are the details.

Sean Rad Reveals The Rebranding Of Good Today

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 6, 2019

Good Today announced that it has been rebranded from Good St. And the company launched a charity subscription service.

Analyst: YouTube Could Be Worth $300 Billion As A Standalone Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2019

Needham & Company analyst Laura Martin recently published a report suggestion YouTube could be worth $300 billion as a standalone company.

Vacasa To Enhance Rental Management Platform With $319 Million Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Nov 6, 2019

Vacation rental management platform Vacasa announced recently that it raised $319 million in a strategic investment round led by Silver Lake.

Cack Wilhelm Joins IVP’s Investment Team As A Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2019

Premier later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm IVP announced it hired Cack Wilhelm as a partner. These are the details.

Apple, eBay, Samsung, And Sprint Sign A Texas Wind Farm Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2019

Apple, eBay, Samsung, and Sprint signed a joint agreement to buy power from a new wind farm owned and developed by Apex Clean Energy. Here is how it works.

Lyft Pink: $20 Per Month Membership Offers Discounts For Frequent Users

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 6, 2019

Lyft recently set up a new membership plan called Lyft Pink -- which is priced at $19.99 per month. This is a good deal for frequent Lyft users.