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Pryon: This Company Delivers Augmented Intelligence For The Enterprise

By Noah Long ● Jun 14, 2019

Pryon is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based company that delivers AI technology to enterprises, which announced it closed $20 million in Series A.

IKIN Appoints Chuck Oakley As VP And Raises More Than $5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 14, 2019

IKIN announced the RYZ 3D holographic platform coming next year, $5+ million in funding, and Chuck Oakley as VP of Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

LatentView Analytics Unveils A New AI-Based Conversational Platform Called Casper

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2019

LatentView Analytics recently announced a new AI-based conversational analytics platform called Casper, which enables employees to easily access insights.

Axel Springer To Merge Business Insider Intelligence With eMarketer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

German media company Axel Springer is merging its Business Insider Intelligence and eMarketer units while still keep their brand names separate.

How Luminous Computing Plans To Use Light To Make AI Faster And More Efficient

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

Luminous Computing is a company planning to use photonics to solve bottlenecks that traditional processors are dealing with. These are the details.

Forza Horizon 4 LEGO Speed Champions Is Now Available

By Annie Baker ● Jun 13, 2019

The Forza Horizon 4 LEGO Speed Champions expansion for Forza Horizon 4 is now available for $19.99 or free for Forza Horizon 4 Ultimate Edition and Bundles.

Why Super League Gaming Acquired Esports Social Video Company Framerate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

Leading content and community platform Super League Gaming announced it acquired Framerate, which is a leading independent social video networks in esports.

How Privitar Protects Sensitive Data For Companies And Public Sector Organizations

By Noah Long ● Jun 13, 2019

With a new $40 million funding round, Privitar is going to build on its platform for protecting sensitive data for companies and public sector organizations

Microsoft Flight Simulator Is Making A Comeback In 4K Next Year And The Trailer Is Stunning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

Microsoft unveiled the return of Flight Simulator and the trailer is stunning. The new Flight Simulator will be available on Windows 10 and Xbox in 2020.

Genome Medical To Scale Its Telegenomics Platform With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Jun 13, 2019

Leading telegenomics platform Genome Medical announced it raised $23 million in Series B funding led by Echo Health Ventures.

Stanford Graduate School Of Business Launches Actionable Content Platform Embark

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2019

The Stanford Graduate School of Business announced Stanford Embark -- which is an online self-paced resource for helping guide entrepreneurs through each stage of their business venture

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.