Innovation Archives

E-Commerce Company Enjoy Raises Significant Funding From LCH Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2019

E-commerce startup Enjoy announced it raised a significant amount of funding (rumored at $150 million) from LCH Partners.

Syncsort Is Buying The Software Solutions Business Of Pitney Bowes For $700 Million In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2019

Big Iron to Big Data software company SyncSort announced it signed a deal to buy Pitney Bowes’ Software Solutions business for $700 million in cash.

Vulcan Capital Deploying $100 Million Into Southeast Asia, Opens Singapore Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Vulcan Capital announced it is deploying $100 million into Southeast Asia and has opened up an office in Singapore.

CropX Raises $10 Million And Names John Vikupitz As President

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

In-soil agriculture analytics company CropX announced that it raised $10 million in funding and named John Vikupitz as president.

thredUP Raises $175 Million And Partners With Macy’s And JCPenney

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2019

thredUP -- a leading online fashion resale store -- announced that it raised $175 million in funding recently. Plus the company also announced partnerships with Macy's and JCPenney recently.

Knotel: Flexible Workspace Provider Raises $400 Million At More Than $1 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

Knotel -- a leading flexible workspace provider -- announced it raised $400 million in funding at more than a $1 billion valuation.

LinkedIn Unveils All-In-One Insights Hub For Marketers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

LinkedIn announced it has launched an all-in-one Insights Hub for marketers on its platform. Here are the details.

Why Google Android Is Not Using Dessert Names Any More

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Google recently announced it finalized the name of the new version of Android. It is going to be called Android 10. Here's why.

Former Tesla VP Of Engineering Stuart Bowers Joins Greylock

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Stuart Bowers recently joined Greylock Partners after working as the head of the Autopilot software at Tesla Motors.

Digital Parking Company SpotHero Secures $50 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

Digital parking leader SpotHero announced it raised $50 million in Series D funding.

Amazon Buying A 49% Stake In India-Based Future Coupons

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Amazon is buying a 49% stake in Future Coupons, which is a group entity owned by India’s second-largest retail chain called Future Retail.

Google News Creator Krishna Bharat Is Back And Working On Search And News

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Google News creator Krishna Bharat recently returned to the company after 4 years to work on Search and News.

Zenoti Raises $20 Million From Steadview Capital

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

Zenoti Software -- a cloud-based platform for the spa, salon, and med spa industry -- announced it raised $20 million.

Suneel Gupta Joins Techstars Detroit As Founder-In-Residence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Techstars Detroit announced it has appointed Suneel Gupta as its founder-in-residence.

Personalized Mobile Rewards Platform Drop Raises $44 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

Drop — a personalized mobile rewards platform — announced it raised $44 million in Series B.

EVgo And Electrify America Collaborate To Increase EV Public Charging Accessibility In The U.S.

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

Electrify America and EVgo recently announced an interoperability agreement that increases access to EV charging stations.

Why Sphero Is Acquiring littleBits

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Sphero, a leading robotics and educational STEAM company, announced it is acquiring electronic building block company littleBits.

Enrique Lores To Succeed Dion Weisler As HP CEO Effective November 1

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

HP recently announced that Enrique Lores is going to succeed Dion Weisler as the president and CEO.

Uncork Capital Raises $200 Million For Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Uncork Capital recently announced it closed two new pools of committed capital totaling $200 million.

SecurityScorecard Names Michael Sweeney As VP Of Worldwide Alliances And Channels

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

SecurityScorecard recently announced that it appointed Michael Sweeney as the head of the Global Security Ratings Channel Program.

Highview Capital Reveals Promotions And A New Hire

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Highview Capital recently announced it made several promotions and brought in a new hire.

Microsoft Hires Stormy Peters As The Open Source Programs Office Head

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2019

Stormy Peters recently announced that she was hired by Microsoft as the head of Open Source Programs Office.

How Sand Cloud’s Founders Took A Huge Gamble And It Paid Off

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

The three founders of Sand Cloud had taken a big risk for their towel business. And that risk paid off.

BakBone: This Is One Of The Best Tablet Grips You Should Buy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

The BakBone is a removable ring-like device that attaches to the back of devices to provide a secure grip. These are the details.

How Krystle Mobayeni Went From A Struggling Entrepreneur To Building A Top Restaurant Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Krystle Mobayeni -- the co-founder of BentoBox -- went from a struggling entrepreneur to running a major restaurant platform company. These are the details.

How AI-Powered Agile Innovation Management Company Planbox Is Driving Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Planbox, a leading provider of cloud-based AI-powered agile innovation management solutions announced several recent major milestones. Here are some examples.

Reputation.com: This Customer Experience Management Company Has Raised $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2019

Reputation.com, a provider of the first and only complete cloud-based enterprise reputation management, announced it raised $30 million.

Homeownership Platform Better.com Secures $160 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

Better.com, one of the fastest-growing homeownership platforms in the country, announced it raised $160 million.

Outlier Receives Strategic Financial Investment From Capital One Growth Ventures

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

Outlier announced that it accepted a strategic financial investment from Capital One Growth Ventures. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Goldman Sachs Is Planning To Hire Over 100 Developers For Its Trading Division

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Goldman Sachs announced it is going to recruit over 100 developers for its trading business in the coming months.