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Cyber Risk Analytics Company CyberCube Finalizes $35 Million Funding Round

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 21, 2019

CyberCube Analytics, a market-leading cyber risk analytics company for the insurance industry, announced it raised $35 million.

IOTech Raises Funding Round Led By Dell Technologies

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 21, 2019

IoT Edge platform company IOTech Systems Limited announced that it has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding led by Dell Technologies Capital.

Abnormal Security: Cloud Email Security Platform Raises $24 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 21, 2019

Abnormal Security, a company that protects organizations from sophisticated and targeted email attacks, announced it raised $24 million.

Cybersecurity Company CyCognito Raises $23 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2019

CyCognito, the developers of innovation that eliminate the world’s shadow risk, announced it raised $18 million in Series A funding.

Independent Game Developer Proletariat Closes $20 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 21, 2019

Award-winning independent game developer Proletariat announced it closed $20 million in funding led by Take-Two Interactive Software

Palm Drive Capital Raises $44.35 Million For Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2019

Palm Drive Capital announced it has raised $45.35 million for its third fund out of a targeted $100 million as part of a first fundraising round.

Apple Is Building A $1 Billion Campus In Austin, Texas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2019

Apple has announced it is building a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas. These are the details about Apple's new campus.

Searchlight Capital Partners Names Andrew Claerhout As Partner

By Noah Long ● Nov 21, 2019

Searchlight Capital Partners announced it has named Andrew Claerhout as a partner at the firm. These are the details you should know.

Blockchain Infrastructure Company Bison Trails Raises $25.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 21, 2019

Bison Trails, a company that provides secure enterprise-grade infrastructure for multiple blockchain networks, announced it raised $25.5 million.

Warby Parker Launches Scout Contact Lens Brand

By Annie Baker ● Nov 21, 2019

Eyewear company Warby Park announced it has launched a new contact lens brand called Scout. These are the details about the new product.

Squarespace Might Borrow $400 Million Before Going Public

By Annie Baker ● Nov 20, 2019

Website building platform company Squarespace is reportedly planning to borrow a $400 million credit facility before going public.

Microsoft Teams Hits 20 Million Daily Active Users

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 20, 2019

The Microsoft Teams project management tool is now hitting 20 million daily active users.

Clumio: $135 Million In Funding And New SaaS Backup For AWS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2019

Clumio, an innovator of an authentic SaaS for enterprise backup, announced it raised $135 million in Series C funding

Winklevoss Brothers Company Gemini Trust Acquires Nifty Gateway

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2019

Gemini Trust, the regulated cryptocurrency and custodian exchange company founded by the Winklevoss brothers, announced it has acquired Nifty Gateway.

Workplace Management Platform Eden Raises $25 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 20, 2019

Leading workplace management platform Eden announced it has raised $25 million in funding led by Reshape. A group of prominent VC and real estate firms also joined this round.

Boost Founder Peter Adderton Interested In Buying Back The Company For $2 Billion

By Noah Long ● Nov 20, 2019

Peter Adderton, the founder of Boost Mobile, said he would be willing to pay up to $2 billion to buy back the prepaid wireless brand from Sprint.

XPRIZE Sets Up New $10 Million Competition For Preserving Rainforests

By Annie Baker ● Nov 20, 2019

XPRIZE -- a leader in designing incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges -- has launched a $10 million Rainforest XPRIZE competition.

Chime: Digital Bank Expected To Quadruple Revenue This Year To $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2019

San Francisco-based digital bank company Chime is likely going to quadruple its revenue this year to $200 million, according to Forbes' sources.

Small Business Banking Company BlueVine Raises $102.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 20, 2019

BlueVine, a leading provider of small business banking, announced it has raised $102.5 million in Series F funding led by ION Crossover Partners.

Google Launches ‘Your News Update’ On Assistant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2019

Google announced a new feature called "Your News Update," which is an audio service featuring a personalized news feed of content.

SmartNews: $92 Million In Funding, $1.2 Billion Valuation, 500% YoY Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2019

SmartNews announced it is closing $92 million in Series E funding next month at a valuation of $1.2 billion. And the company saw 500% YoY growth.

Real-Time NoSQL Data Solutions Company Aerospike Raises $32 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 20, 2019

Aerospike, a global leader in next-generation real-time NoSQL data solutions, announced it raised $32 million in a Series D round of funding.

NFLPA, MLBPA, And RedBird Capital Launch OneTeam Partners

By Annie Baker ● Nov 20, 2019

The NFLPA, MLBPA, and RedBird Capital launched OneTeam Partners, a company that helps athletes maximize the value of their name, image, and likeness rights.

Vista Equity Partners Buys Majority Interest In Sonatype

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 20, 2019

Vista Equity has made a majority investment in Sonatype. These are the details about the deal that you should know about.

OneStream Software Names Bill Koefoed As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2019

Rochester, Michigan-based OneStream Software announced it has named Bill Koefoed as the chief financial officer of the company.

PillPack Gets Rebranded To ‘PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2019

Amazon has rebranded PillPack to "PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy," which is a slight change from "PillPack, an Amazon company."

Susa Ventures Hires Courtney Buie Lipkin As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2019

Susa Ventures announced it has hired Courtney Buie Lipkin as a partner at the firm where she will lead investments and support the portfolio.

Cloud-Based Monitoring Solution Memfault Raises $2.5 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 20, 2019

Cloud-based monitoring solution Memfault announced it has raised $2.5 million in funding led by Uncork Capital.

ServiceNow: Gina Mastantuono Named CFO And CEO Bill McDermott Begins Role Early

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2019

ServiceNow announced it named Gina Mastantuono as CFO. And Bill McDermott has now formally assumed the role of President and CEO earlier than expected.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise: New Kubernetes-Based Platform And Next-Gen HPC And AI Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2019

HPE made a couple of major announcements recently, including the HPE Container Platform and next-generation HPC and AI solutions.

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Cyber Risk Analytics Company CyberCube Finalizes $35 Million Funding Round

IOTech Raises Funding Round Led By Dell Technologies

Abnormal Security: Cloud Email Security Platform Raises $24 Million

Cybersecurity Company CyCognito Raises $23 Million

Independent Game Developer Proletariat Closes $20 Million In Funding

Palm Drive Capital Raises $44.35 Million For Third Fund

Apple Is Building A $1 Billion Campus In Austin, Texas

Searchlight Capital Partners Names Andrew Claerhout As Partner

Blockchain Infrastructure Company Bison Trails Raises $25.5 Million In Funding

Warby Parker Launches Scout Contact Lens Brand

Squarespace Might Borrow $400 Million Before Going Public

Microsoft Teams Hits 20 Million Daily Active Users

Clumio: $135 Million In Funding And New SaaS Backup For AWS

Winklevoss Brothers Company Gemini Trust Acquires Nifty Gateway

Workplace Management Platform Eden Raises $25 Million In Funding

Boost Founder Peter Adderton Interested In Buying Back The Company For $2 Billion

XPRIZE Sets Up New $10 Million Competition For Preserving Rainforests

Chime: Digital Bank Expected To Quadruple Revenue This Year To $200 Million

Small Business Banking Company BlueVine Raises $102.5 Million In Funding

Google Launches ‘Your News Update’ On Assistant

SmartNews: $92 Million In Funding, $1.2 Billion Valuation, 500% YoY Growth

Real-Time NoSQL Data Solutions Company Aerospike Raises $32 Million In Funding

NFLPA, MLBPA, And RedBird Capital Launch OneTeam Partners

Vista Equity Partners Buys Majority Interest In Sonatype

OneStream Software Names Bill Koefoed As CFO

PillPack Gets Rebranded To ‘PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy’

Susa Ventures Hires Courtney Buie Lipkin As Partner

Cloud-Based Monitoring Solution Memfault Raises $2.5 Million In Funding

ServiceNow: Gina Mastantuono Named CFO And CEO Bill McDermott Begins Role Early

Hewlett Packard Enterprise: New Kubernetes-Based Platform And Next-Gen HPC And AI Solutions