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Why Cvent Acquired Event App Company DoubleDutch

By Annie Baker ● Jun 13, 2019

McLean, Virginia-based Cvent recently acquired mobile event app company DoubleDutch. These are the details about the deal.

How Microsegmentation Platform Company Edgewise Networks Reduces Cybersecurity Attacks

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 13, 2019

Edgewise Networks -- the industry’s first microsegmentation platform -- announced it raised $11 million in funding led by .406 Ventures and Accomplice.

Merck’s $773 Million Tilos Therapeutics Acquisition: The Details You Should Know About

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

Merck is acquiring Tilos Therapeutics for up to $773 million, which is known for developing therapeutics targeting the latent TGFβ complex.

How ZeroDown Helps People Buy Houses In The Bay Area

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

ZeroDown announced it raised $30 million in funding to date from investors to help users buy homes in the Bay Area without a down payment.

RealPage Acquiring Hipercept: Details About The Deal You Should Know

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

Real estate software and data analytics company RealPage announced it is acquiring the assets of CRE Global Enterprises including Hipercept.

Digital Health Company Neurotrack Secures $21 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 12, 2019

Digital health company Neurotrack announced it raised $21 million in Series C funding led by existing investor Khosla Ventures

Nintendo’s ‘Zelda: Breath Of The Wild’ Sequel Unveiled: What You Need To Know

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2019

Nintendo unveiled that a sequel to “Zelda: Breath Of The Wild” for the Nintendo Switch is being developed. Here is what you need to know about it.

Cyber Observer Raises $8 Million To Provide Enterprises With Unified Visibility Of Digital Tools

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 12, 2019

Cyber hygiene platform company Cyber Observer announced it raised $8 million in Series B funding led by Merlin International.

Dockless Electric Scooter Sharing Bird Confirms It Has Acquired Scoot

By Noah Long ● Jun 12, 2019

Dockless electric scooter sharing company Bird announced it has acquired Scoot. The terms of the deal were undisclosed, but it is estimated to be valued at $25 million.

Brex Raises $100 Million At A Reported $2.6 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2019

Brex, a credit card company that was built for scaling businesses, announced recently it raised $100 million at a reported $2.6 billion valuation

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

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 12, 2019

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

Microsoft Xbox Project Scarlett News Roundup

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2019

Microsoft’s next Xbox console is codenamed Project Scarlett. Follow this article for the latest news and rumors about the Xbox Project Scarlett.

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

By Noah Long ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 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 ● Jun 9, 2019

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