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How Google Flights Is Guaranteeing That You Will Get A Good Price

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2019

Google Flights is offering a temporary price guarantee feature that will credit you if the price goes down on a flight that you booked.

Ann Arbor-Based AI For Video Company Voxel51 Secures $2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2019

Voxel51 -- an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based AI startup that is revolutionizing video understanding -- announced it raised $2 million in seed funding.

A.Capital Partners: Venture Firm Founded By Ronny Conway Is Raising $140 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2019

A.Capital Partners -- a venture firm founded by Ronny Conway -- is planning to raise $140 million for a third early-stage fund.

Apple Is Offering A $1 Million Reward For Anyone Who Can Hack An iPhone

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 13, 2019

Apple is offering a reward of up to $1 million for hackers who can break into an iPhone and inform the company about how it was done.

Intelligent Finance And Automated Accounting Company ScaleFactor Closes $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 13, 2019

ScaleFactor, an intelligent finance and automated accounting platform, announced it raised $60 million in Series C funding.

SignalWire Closes $11.5 Million To Grow Its Cloud Communication Platform

By Noah Long ● Aug 13, 2019

SignalWire -- the Original Geeks of software-defined telecommunications and developers of FreeSWITCH -- announced it closed $11.5 million.

Data Extraction And Pipelining Platform Company Rookout Raises $8 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 13, 2019

Data extraction and pipelining platform Rookout announced it raised $8 million in funding led by Cisco Investments.

Dadi: This Company Raised $5 Million To Make Male Fertility More Affordable

By Noah Long ● Aug 13, 2019

Dadi — a health company that makes male fertility testing and sperm storage more affordable and accessible — has raised $5 million.

Why Cisco Is Acquiring Voicea

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2019

Cisco recently announced it was planning to buy Voicea. These are the details behind the deal.

Vymo: $18 Million Raised To Help Sales Teams On-The-Go

By Noah Long ● Aug 12, 2019

Vymo -- a company that was founded to help sales teams operate more efficiently in a deskless environment -- has raised $18 million in Series B funding.

Nashville-Based Field Service Communication Solutions Company XOi Technologies Raises $11 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2019

Nashville-based XOi Technologies -- a leader in field service communication solutions -- recently announced it raised $11 million in Series C funding.

Why Salesforce Is Acquiring ClickSoftware For $1.35 Billion

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2019

Francisco Partners recently announced that it is selling ClickSoftware to Salesforce for an enterprise value of $1.35 billion. These are the details.

Distributed Energy Resource Platform Company Sunverge Closes $11 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2019

Distributed Energy Resource (DER) control and aggregation platform company Sunverge recently announced that it closed $11 million in funding.

Human Intelligence Hiring Platform Crosschq Raises $4.1 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2019

Crosschq -- a company that is focused on eliminating the problem of bad hires -- announced it raised $4.1 million in a seed round of funding.

No-Code Website Builder Webflow Closes $72 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2019

Webflow -- a no-code website builder -- announced it closed a $72 million round of Series A funding led by Accel.

AI-Powered Sports Video Content Company WSC Sports Raises $23 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2019

AI-powered sports video content WSC Sports recently announced it raised $23 million funding to expand growth across new sports, products, and regions.

Thoma Bravo Is Selling iPipeline to Roper Technologies

By Noah Long ● Aug 12, 2019

Thoma Bravo recently announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to sell iPipeline to Roper Technologies in a $1.625 billion deal.

AI-Driven Continuous Optimization Company Opsani Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2019

AI-driven Continuous Optimization company Opsani announced that it raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Bumble And Gen.G Form ‘Team Bumble’: An All-Women’s Fortnite Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2019

Women-first social network Bumble recently announced it partnered with global esports organization Gen.G to set up the Team Bumble Fortnite team.

Health And Wellness Platform Company Zero Secures $2.8 Million And Hits 35 Million Fasts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2019

Zero, a health and wellness platform for fasting, announced it raised $2.8 million in additional funding from True Ventures and Trinity Ventures.

Social Screen Sharing Company Squad Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2019

Social screen sharing and group video chat app Squad announced it raised $5 million in seed funding.

Former Twitter Execs Dick Costolo And Adam Bain Are Setting Up A $200 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2019

Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and COO Adam Bain are setting up a $200 million fund for their venture firm 01 Advisors.

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange And Trading Platform FTX Announces $8 Million Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Aug 11, 2019

Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange and trading platform company FTX announced it raised $8 million in funding.

India-Based Coworking Space Company Awfis Raises $30 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 11, 2019

New Delhi-based Awfis announced it raised $30 million in Series D funding led by ChrysCapital.

Nyca Partners Secures $210 Million To Invest In Fintech Companies

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 11, 2019

Venture firm Nyca Partners announced that it has raised $210 million for its third fund.

Grand Rapids-Based Charter Capital Raises Over $21 Million For Growth Capital Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2019

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based investment bank and capital management firm Charter Capital Partners announced it raised over $21 million.

Exo Imaging: This Company Is Pioneering A High-Performance Handheld Ultrasound Platform

By Noah Long ● Aug 11, 2019

Exo Imaging -- a company pioneering a high-performance ultrasound platform -- announced it raised $35 million in Series B funding.

Why HPE Acquired MapR’s Business Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2019

Hewlett Packard Enterprise recently announced it acquired the business assets of MapR. These are the details behind the deal.

TickPick Secures $40 Million And Is Expected To Surpass $200 Million In Gross Transactions

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 11, 2019

No-fee ticket marketplace TickPick announced it raised $40 million from PWP Growth Equity and it is expected to hit $200 million in gross transaction value in 2019.

Cyber Defense Platform Creator Cybereason Raises $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2019

Cybereason -- the creators of the leading Cyber Defense Platform -- announced it raised $200 million by SoftBank Group and its affiliates.

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How Google Flights Is Guaranteeing That You Will Get A Good Price

Ann Arbor-Based AI For Video Company Voxel51 Secures $2 Million

A.Capital Partners: Venture Firm Founded By Ronny Conway Is Raising $140 Million

Apple Is Offering A $1 Million Reward For Anyone Who Can Hack An iPhone

Intelligent Finance And Automated Accounting Company ScaleFactor Closes $60 Million

SignalWire Closes $11.5 Million To Grow Its Cloud Communication Platform

Data Extraction And Pipelining Platform Company Rookout Raises $8 Million

Dadi: This Company Raised $5 Million To Make Male Fertility More Affordable

Why Cisco Is Acquiring Voicea

Vymo: $18 Million Raised To Help Sales Teams On-The-Go

Nashville-Based Field Service Communication Solutions Company XOi Technologies Raises $11 Million

Why Salesforce Is Acquiring ClickSoftware For $1.35 Billion

Distributed Energy Resource Platform Company Sunverge Closes $11 Million

Human Intelligence Hiring Platform Crosschq Raises $4.1 Million

No-Code Website Builder Webflow Closes $72 Million

AI-Powered Sports Video Content Company WSC Sports Raises $23 Million

Thoma Bravo Is Selling iPipeline to Roper Technologies

AI-Driven Continuous Optimization Company Opsani Raises $10 Million

Bumble And Gen.G Form ‘Team Bumble’: An All-Women’s Fortnite Team

Health And Wellness Platform Company Zero Secures $2.8 Million And Hits 35 Million Fasts

Social Screen Sharing Company Squad Raises $5 Million

Former Twitter Execs Dick Costolo And Adam Bain Are Setting Up A $200 Million Fund

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange And Trading Platform FTX Announces $8 Million Funding Round

India-Based Coworking Space Company Awfis Raises $30 Million

Nyca Partners Secures $210 Million To Invest In Fintech Companies

Grand Rapids-Based Charter Capital Raises Over $21 Million For Growth Capital Fund

Exo Imaging: This Company Is Pioneering A High-Performance Handheld Ultrasound Platform

Why HPE Acquired MapR’s Business Assets

TickPick Secures $40 Million And Is Expected To Surpass $200 Million In Gross Transactions

Cyber Defense Platform Creator Cybereason Raises $200 Million