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How Arlington-Based ShiftOne Helps Cut Restaurant Turnover

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 3, 2019

Arlington, Virginia-based employee retention tool company ShiftOne has raised $2.6 million to help restaurants cut turnover.

Phoenix-Based Security Testing Company Bishop Fox Secures $25 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 3, 2019

Phoenix, Arizona-based private professional services company Bishop Fox has raised $25 million in Series A funding from ForgePoint Capital.

Budapest-Based Samebug Gets Acquired By Rollbar

By Annie Baker ● Mar 3, 2019

Rollbar, a San Francisco-based error monitoring and developer debugging company, has acquired Budapest-based Samebug.

San Francisco-Based Sending Platform (SP) Sendoso Raises $10.7 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 3, 2019

Sendoso, a San Francisco-based Sending Platform, announced it raised $10.7 million in Series A funding led by Craft Ventures to accelerate growth.

Atlanta-Based Influencer Marketing Company Sideqik Secures $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 2, 2019

Atlanta based influencer marketing and social engagement platform company Sideqik announced it has raised $5 million in Series A funding.

Online Car Trading Company Chehaoduo Now Valued At More Than $9 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 2, 2019

Beijing, China-based online car trading company Chehaoduo announced it has raised $1.5 billion from SoftBank’s Vision Fund and is valued at more than $9 billion.

New York-Based VAST Data Raises $80 Million To Simplify Data Centers

By Noah Long ● Mar 2, 2019

VAST Data announced it has exited stealth mode, raised $80 million in funding, and launch a new storage architecture built to address decades of tradeoffs.

Boston-Based Lightmatter Raises Funding From GV (Formerly Google Ventures)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2019

Boston-based AI hardware company Lightmatter has closed a Series A round of funding led by GV (formerly Google Ventures) with participation from Matrix Partners and Spark Capital.

Singapore-Based Video Creation Platform 90 Seconds Raises S$27.1 million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 1, 2019

Singapore-based video creation platform company 90 Seconds has raised S$27.1 million in Series B funding.

Amazon Day: Prime Customers Can Select A Day For Receiving Packages

By Noah Long ● Mar 1, 2019

Amazon Day is a new feature that offers an option for Prime customers in the U.S. to select a day of the week as the default that they want to receive packages.

Ordr Secures $16.5 Million To Build Enterprise Controls For Network-Connected Systems And Devices

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 1, 2019

Santa Clara, California-based startup Ordr recently exited stealth mode and announced it raised $16.5 million in Series A funding.

Tesla Is Now Selling $35,000 Model 3 Vehicles, Most Stores To Be Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2019

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk just announced some big changes, including a $35,000 Model 3 option and most of the company's stores being shut down.

Volkswagen Is Reportedly Investing $1.7 Billion In Ford’s Argo Subsidiary

By Noah Long ● Feb 28, 2019

Rumor has it that Volkswagen is going to be investing $1.7 billion into Ford's Ford’s Argo autonomous driving subsidiary.

Content Delivery Platform Giant Outbrain To Acquire Ligatus

By Noah Long ● Feb 28, 2019

Outbrain, a New York-based content discovery platform and native ad giant, announced it has acquired Germany-based Ligatus.

Walmart’s Acquisition Of Israel-Based Aspectiva To Enhance End-To-End Shopping Experience

By Annie Baker ● Feb 28, 2019

Walmart recently announced it acquired Israel-based Aspectiva -- which will be joining Walmart’s Store N° 8 incubation arm -- to enhance its shopping experience.

Somerville-Based Manufacturing App Platform Company Tulip Raises $18.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 27, 2019

Tulip, a Somerville, Massachusetts-based manufacturing app platform company, announced it has raised $18.4 million in Series B funding led by Vertex Ventures US.

HTC’s Exodus 1 Blockchain Phone Gets New Features

By Annie Baker ● Feb 27, 2019

HTC has added several new features for its Exodus 1 blockchain device. Here is a list of the new HTC Exodus 1 features that you should know about.

Chicago-Based Live Video Company Lightstream Raises $8 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 27, 2019

Chicago-based live video startup Lightstream announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding.

The Details About Fiat Chrysler’s Plan To Spend $4.5 Billion On Michigan Plants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2019

Fiat Chrysler has announced a $4.5 billion investment in its Michigan-based manufacturing facilities. Here are the details of the investment.

HTC Vive Focus: Features You Should Know About

By Noah Long ● Feb 27, 2019

HTC unveiled its Vive Focus virtual reality headset at Mobile World Congress. Here is a list of some of the HTC Vive Focus features you should know about.

Manchester-Based FinTech Company Planixs Raises £3.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 27, 2019

Manchester-based fintech company Planixs has raised a £3.5 million minor equity investment from Business Growth Fund (BGF).

Energizer Introduces The Game-Changing Power Max P18K Pop With A 18,000mAh Battery

By Annie Baker ● Feb 27, 2019

Energizer has announced a new game-changing smartphone called the Power Max P18K Pop, which is 18mm thick and has an 18,000mAh battery.

Atlanta-Based On-The-Way Delivery Service Roadie Raises $37 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 27, 2019

Atlanta-based on-the-way delivery service Roadie announced it raised a $37 million oversubscribed Series C funding round.

NASA’s New Telescope Could Find 1,000 More Planets

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 27, 2019

NASA's new telescope will give humans the deepest and clearest picture of the universe since the Hubble Space Telescope. And it can map the Milky Way and other galaxies that are 100 times faster than the Hubble Space Telescope.

How To Watch The Pokemon Direct Livestream

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 27, 2019

Excited about the upcoming eighth generation Pokémon game? Here is how to watch the Pokémon Direct live stream.

Women-Led VC Firm Blossom Capital Raises €75 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 27, 2019

London-based venture capital firm Blossom Capital announced it has raised €75 million for making Series A level investments.

Cisco To Spend AU$61 Million On Australia Expansion

By Noah Long ● Feb 26, 2019

Cisco Systems is spending AU$61 million for its digital transformation efforts in Australia under the company's Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program.

Boston-Based Cloud File Service Nasuni Secures $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 26, 2019

Nasuni, a Boston, Massachusetts-based cloud file services company, announced it raised $25 million in growth equity funding.

Tampa-Based ConnectWise To Be Acquired By Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo

By Noah Long ● Feb 26, 2019

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo announced it has acquired Tampa, Florida-based management software company ConnectWise.

Chattanooga-Based Global Freight Data Provider FreightWaves Raises $21 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 26, 2019

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based FreightWaves, a company that provides data and news for global freight markets, has raised $21 million in Series B funding.