Pulse 2.0

Pizzeria Marketing Tech Platform Slice Closes $43 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 14, 2020

All-in-one ordering and marketing tech platform Slice announced it has raised $43 million in Series C funding.

Maintenance Management Company UpKeep Raises $36 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 14, 2020

Maintenance management company Upkeep has announced it has raised $36 million in Series B funding.

Self-Driving Car Company Waymo Grows First External Round To $3 Billion

By Annie Baker ● May 13, 2020

Self-driving car company Waymo announced it has raised $750 million, bringing the total external fundraising to $3 billion.

Salesforce.com (CRM): Gavin Patterson Promoted To President And Chief Revenue Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2020

CRM leader Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) announced it has appointed Gavin Patterson as President and Chief Revenue Officer.

Nonprofit SaaS Platform Resilia Raises $8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2020

Resilia, a SaaS platform for nonprofits, announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding.

Vonage (VG) Partners With ServiceNow (NOW) On Contact Center Capabilities

By Noah Long ● May 13, 2020

Vonage Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: VG) announced the expansion of its Vonage Contact Center capabilities for including seamless integration with ServiceNow Inc (NYSE: NOW).

Twitter (TWTR) Buying CrossInstall: Details About The Deal You Should Know

By Dan Anderson ● May 13, 2020

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) recently announced it is buying mobile ad company CrossInstall. These are the details about the deal.

Atlassian (TEAM) Buying Halp: Details About The Deal You Should Know

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2020

Atlassian Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:TEAM) recently announced it was buying a company called Halp. These are the details about the deal.

Workstream: $10 Million Funding And Keith Rabois Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2020

Hiring platform company Workstream announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Keith Rabois of Founders Fund.

Iron Mountain (IRM) Names Kimberly Anstett As CTO

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2020

Iron Mountain Inc (NYSE: IRM) announced that Kimberly Anstett has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.

Twitter (TWTR) Names Dr. Fei-Fei Li To The Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2020

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has announced the appointment of Dr. Fei-Fei Li to the company's Board of Directors as a new independent director, effective immediately.

Kidney Disease Care Management Company Monogram Health Secures $7 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 11, 2020

Leading kidney disease care management company Monogram Health announced that it has raised $7 million in funding.

Customer Engagement Platform Symend Raises $52 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 11, 2020

Leading customer engagement platform Symend announced it raised $52 million.

Autotech Ventures Closes Fund II At More Than $150 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2020

Autotech Ventures, a venture capital firm paving the way for the next frontier of mobility, announced it closed Fund II at over $150 million.

LetsGetChecked Raises Oversubscribed $71 Million

By Noah Long ● May 11, 2020

Leading direct-to-consumer at-home health testing and insights company LetsGetChecked recently announced it raised $71 million in Series C funding.

Analytics Platform Qrvey Raises $7.5 Million

By Noah Long ● May 11, 2020

Next-generation analytics platform Qrvey announced it raised $7.5 million in funding.

AI Robotics Company Covariant Raises $40 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 11, 2020

AI robotics company Covariant recently announced that it raised $40 million in Series B funding.

Google: Majority Of Employees To Work From Home Until 2021

By Dan Anderson ● May 9, 2020

Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly conducted an all-hands meeting on Thursday where he revealed that a majority of employees will be working from home until the end of the year.

Why Target (TGT) Is Buying Technology From Deliv

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2020

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) recently announced it is planning to acquire technology from Deliv. These are the details about the deal.

Facebook: These Are The First 20 Members Of The Oversight Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2020

Facebook revealed the first 20 members of the Oversight Board. These are members of the Oversight Board.

Vista Equity Partners Buying 2.3% Stake In Jio Platforms For About $1.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2020

Vista Equity Partners is buying a 2.3% stake in Reliance Industries’ Jio Platforms for 113.7 billion rupees (about $1.5 billion).

Verint Systems (VRNT): $200 Million Closed In Connection With Plan To Separate Into 2 Public Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2020

Verint Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT) announced it has closed the first $200 million tranche under the two tranche investment agreement with funds advised by Apax Partners.