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TD Ameritrade Is Taking Its First Steps Towards Major Open Source Contributions

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 12, 2019

TD Ameritrade has made its first major contribution to the open source community with STUMPY, which identifies the patterns in time series data.

Dubai-Based Heavy Equipment Rental Marketplace Company Tenderd Secures $5.8 Million

By Annie Baker ● June 12, 2019

Tenderd, a service that allows users to rent dependable equipment in the MENA region, announced it raise $5.8 million in a seed round of funding

RapidAPI Launches Self-Serve API Platform Service And Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● June 12, 2019

RapidAPI, the world's largest API marketplace, announced it raised $25 million in Series B led by Microsoft's venture capital arm M12.

JMI Invests In Dulles-Based ERP Company Unanet

By Dan Anderson ● June 12, 2019

Leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) provider company Unanet announced it received a significant growth equity investment from JMI Equity.

Payments Company SpotOn Transact Secures $40 Million

By Noah Long ● June 12, 2019

SpotOn Transact announced it raised more than $40 million in a new round of funding led by Franklin Venture Partners. Dragoneer also participated.

London-Based VC Firm Crane Venture Partners Raises $90 Million For ‘Crane I’ Fund

By Dan Anderson ● June 12, 2019

London-based Crane Venture Partners announced it raised $90 million for its “Crane I” fund. “Crane I” will be for investing in data enterprise companies.

H&R Block Is Acquiring Toronto-Based Wave For $405 Million

By Dan Anderson ● June 12, 2019

H&R Block has announced it is acquiring Toronto, Ontario-based Wave Financial for $405 million (C$537 million) in cash.

Cloud-Based Digital Banking Company Alkami Technology Raises $55 Million

By Noah Long ● June 12, 2019

Plano, Texas-based digital banking solutions company Alkami Technology has closed $55 million in Series E of funding led by General Atlantic.

AI-Powered Direct Mail And Swag Company Alyce Raises $11.5 Million

By Noah Long ● June 11, 2019

Alyce, an AI-powered platform that has been transforming the direct mail and swag industry, announced it raised $11.5 million in Series A funding.

Microsoft Buying Double Fine: Details You Should Know About

By Dan Anderson ● June 11, 2019

Double Fine, the game development studio behind games like Pyschonauts, Brütal Legend, and Broken Age, has been acquired by Microsoft.

Apollo Acquiring Shutterfly And Snapfish: Details You Should Know About

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 11, 2019

The funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management announced it is acquiring Shutterfly ($2.7 billion) and Snapfish (undisclosed).

Google Stadia: Pricing, Games, And Launch Revealed At Connect (Updated)

By Dan Anderson ● June 10, 2019

At the Google Stadia Connect event, the company unveiled the pricing, launch information, and pricing of the gaming platform. These are the details.

Apple: Mac Pro And Pro Display XDR Coming This September In The US

By Dan Anderson ● June 10, 2019

Apple has unveiled that the Mac Pro and the Pro Display XDR will be coming this September in the U.S.

Google Is Spending $17 Million On Michigan Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 10, 2019

Google is spending $17 million for the expansion of its Michigan-based offices in Detroit and Ann Arbor and is not seeking any development subsidies.

Raytheon And United Technologies Are Planning To Merge In A $120 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 10, 2019

Raytheon and United Technologies have entered an agreement to combine -- which will be a combined company will be called Raytheon Technologies Corporation.

Salesforce Is Acquiring Tableau In $15.7 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 10, 2019

Salesforce is acquiring Tableau in a $15.7 billion deal. Tableau will operate independently under the Tableau brand.

Autonomous Endpoint Protection Company SentinelOne Raises $120 Million

By Noah Long ● June 9, 2019

Autonomous endpoint protection company SentinelOne has announced it raised $120 million in Series D funding led by Insight Partners.

How WorldRemit Makes It Easier To Send And Receive Payments Worldwide

By Dan Anderson ● June 9, 2019

WorldRemit is a mobile payments service that makes it easier to send and receive payments. Recently, WorldRemit announced $175 million in funding.

Microsoft Azure And Oracle Cloud Join Forces

By Dan Anderson ● June 9, 2019

Microsoft and Oracle have announced a cloud interoperability partnership where they will be connected over a direct network connection

Report: Uber COO Barney Harford And CMO Rebecca Messina Depart Following Management Shakeup

By Annie Baker ● June 9, 2019

Uber chief operating officer Barney Harford and chief marketing officer Rebecca Messina are departing from Uber amidst a management shake-up.

Enterprise IoT Company Armis Names Bain Partner Jeff Williams As CRO

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 9, 2019

Enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) company Armis announced that Bain Capital Ventures Operating Partner Jeff Williams has been named Chief Revenue Officer.

Microsoft And Truffle Sign Blockchain Partnership

By Noah Long ● June 9, 2019

Microsoft and Truffle have announced a blockchain partnership where Truffle will integrate its developer tools into Microsoft Azure.

Google Cloud’s $2.6 Billion Looker Acquisition: The Details You Should Know About

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 9, 2019

Google Cloud recently announced it is acquiring Looker for $2.6 billion. These are the details behind the deal.

Cisco To Acquire France-Based IoT Company Sentryo

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 8, 2019

Cisco Systems announced it has acquired a Lyon, France-based Internet of Things company called Sentryo. The terms were undisclosed.

LevelTen Energy Signs Deal With Starbucks And Raises $20.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 8, 2019

Seattle-based LevelTen Energy announced it closed a three-project renewable energy portfolio purchased by Starbucks and raised $20.5 million in Series B.

Tempus: This $3.1 Billion Genomic Database Company Is Improving Cancer Patient Care And Is Now Looking Into Depression And Diabetes

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 7, 2019

Tempus announced it recently raised $200 million at a $3.1 billion valuation and is improving the lives of cancer, depression, and diabetes patients.

TD Ameritrade Is Taking Its First Steps Towards Major Open Source Contributions

Dubai-Based Heavy Equipment Rental Marketplace Company Tenderd Secures $5.8 Million

RapidAPI Launches Self-Serve API Platform Service And Raises $25 Million

JMI Invests In Dulles-Based ERP Company Unanet

Payments Company SpotOn Transact Secures $40 Million

London-Based VC Firm Crane Venture Partners Raises $90 Million For ‘Crane I’ Fund

H&R Block Is Acquiring Toronto-Based Wave For $405 Million

Cloud-Based Digital Banking Company Alkami Technology Raises $55 Million

AI-Powered Direct Mail And Swag Company Alyce Raises $11.5 Million

Microsoft Buying Double Fine: Details You Should Know About

Apollo Acquiring Shutterfly And Snapfish: Details You Should Know About

Google Stadia: Pricing, Games, And Launch Revealed At Connect (Updated)

Apple: Mac Pro And Pro Display XDR Coming This September In The US

Google Is Spending $17 Million On Michigan Expansion

Raytheon And United Technologies Are Planning To Merge In A $120 Billion Deal

Salesforce Is Acquiring Tableau In $15.7 Billion Deal

Autonomous Endpoint Protection Company SentinelOne Raises $120 Million

How WorldRemit Makes It Easier To Send And Receive Payments Worldwide

Microsoft Azure And Oracle Cloud Join Forces

Report: Uber COO Barney Harford And CMO Rebecca Messina Depart Following Management Shakeup

Enterprise IoT Company Armis Names Bain Partner Jeff Williams As CRO

Microsoft And Truffle Sign Blockchain Partnership

Google Cloud’s $2.6 Billion Looker Acquisition: The Details You Should Know About

Cisco To Acquire France-Based IoT Company Sentryo

LevelTen Energy Signs Deal With Starbucks And Raises $20.5 Million

Tempus: This $3.1 Billion Genomic Database Company Is Improving Cancer Patient Care And Is Now Looking Into Depression And Diabetes

Winston-Salem Based Decentralized App Platform Company Fluree Raises $4.73 Million

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How TMRW Is Using Robotic Process Automation For In Vitro Fertilization

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