Profiles

How Canva Went From A Small PowerPoint Rival To A $2.5 Billion Enterprise Giant

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2019

Australia-based design company Canva has raised $70 million at a $2.5 billion valuation led by Mary Meeker's Bond and General Catalyst.

How Female-Led Away Became A $1.4 Billion Direct-To-Consumer Travel Brand In 3 Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2019

Female-led online luggage company Away recently raised $100 million in Series D funding at a $1.4 billion valuation.

How Astarte Medical Is Improving Premature Infant Outcomes

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2019

Yardley, Pennsylvania-based precision medicine company Astarte Medical announced it raised $5 million to improve premature infant outcomes.

How MIT’s Solve Innovation Fund Will Help Early-Stage Entrepreneurs Solve Global Challenges

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2019

MIT Solve -- an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- announced the launch of the philanthropic venture fund Solve Innovation Fund.

How Adobe’s Integration Of Magento Is Helping The World Realize The Power Of Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2019

Adobe acquired Magento Commerce last year and this week, the software giant made a number of new Magento product announcements at Imagine 2019.

How Spot.im Is Helping Publishers Build A Thriving Social Community

By Noah Long ● May 14, 2019

Spot.im is helping publishers build a thriving social community and monetize products. Here is how it works.

How Labster Is Working With Leading Educational Institutions To Improve Science Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2019

Copenhagen, Denmark-based virtual laboratory Labster is known for working with leading educational institutions to improve science learning.

How Ablacon Treats Atrial Fibrillation With AI

By Dan Anderson ● May 14, 2019

Wheat Ridge, Colorado-based company Ablacon recently announced it raised $21.5 million in Series A funding.

How Pana Helps Companies Manage Travel For Employees And Candidates

By Dan Anderson ● May 13, 2019

Denver-based Pana helps companies manage travel for employees and candidates. Here is the story behind the company.

How Confiant Is Protecting Publishers And Consumers From Malvertising

By Noah Long ● May 13, 2019

New York-based Confiant is a company that protects the reputation and revenue of digital publishers with anti-malware. Here is the story behind the company.

How Velano Vascular Is Reducing The Pain And Risks Of Traditional Blood Collection Practices

By Dan Anderson ● May 12, 2019

San Francisco-based vascular access technology pioneer company Velano Vascular announced it has secured $10 million in growth financing.

How Toronto-Based Webware Helps Small Businesses Achieve Online Success

By Annie Baker ● May 12, 2019

Toronto-based Webware.io is a company -- which recently raised $2 million -- that helps small businesses achieve online success.

How Golden Is Building The World’s First Self-Constructing Knowledge Database Built By AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2019

San Francisco, California-based company Golden is developing a service that is mapping out human knowledge in order to accelerate education and discovery. Here is how it works.

How Enterprise Software Company Astound Uses AI To Improve Employee Service

By Dan Anderson ● May 10, 2019

Astound, a Menlo Park, California-based enterprise software company, recently announced several milestones including a $15.5 million Series B round.

How Brightback Helps Subscription Businesses Retain Customers

By Annie Baker ● May 10, 2019

San Francisco-based automated customer retention software company Brightback recently launched with $11 million in total funding out of the gate.

How Payrix Helps Businesses With A Flexible Payments Platform

By Dan Anderson ● May 10, 2019

Flexible payments company Payrix recently announced that it has raised $22 million in funding led by Jerry Jones' Blue Star Innovation Partners.

How CirrusMD Enables Continuous Access To Physicians From Any Web-Enabled Device

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 10, 2019

Denver-based healthcare communications company CirrusMD recently announced it raised $15 million and partnered with Iron Bow Technologies.

How Paychex Utilizes Microsoft’s Azure SQL Database For Handling Its Substantial Growth

By Dan Anderson ● May 9, 2019

Paychex handles time tracking and payroll services for millions of hourly workers across two continents. Here is how Paychex uses Azure SQL Database.

How ChurnZero Helps Subscription Businesses Fight Customer Churn

By Annie Baker ● May 9, 2019

Arlington, Virginia-based real-time customer success platform ChurnZero recently announced it raised $7 million in funding.

How Render Has Launched The Easiest Cloud For Hosting Any App Or Website

By Dan Anderson ● May 9, 2019

San Francisco-based Render announced it has launched with the “easiest cloud platform” and has raised $2.25 million in seed funding.

DivvyCloud: How This Company Helps Enterprise Customers Improve Security And Compliance Automation

By Dan Anderson ● May 8, 2019

Arlington, Virginia-based DivvyCloud is a provider of security and compliance automation for public clouds and containers -- which has raised $29 million.

How Life Science Product Marketplace ZAGENO Is Streamlining Lab Equipment Ordering For Procurement Departments

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2019

ZAGENO, a Boston-based lab supply marketplace company, recently announced a $20 million Series B round led by General Catalyst.

How Embrace Enables Businesses To Make Their Apps Stable And Faster

By Dan Anderson ● May 7, 2019

Application performance management market leader Embrace recently announced it raised $4.5 million.

How FuzzBuzz Is Making Fuzzing More Mainstream

By Dan Anderson ● May 7, 2019

Mountain View, California-based FuzzBuzz recently announced it raised $2.7 million. Here is the story behind the company.

How Technisys Helps Banks Increase Sales And Efficiency For Product Launches

By Annie Baker ● May 6, 2019

Digital banking software platform company Technisys announced it has raised $50 million in Series C funding. This is how Technisys works.

How Specright Helps Companies Reduce Costs And Create Efficiencies

By Noah Long ● May 6, 2019

Irvine, California-based software company Specright enables its customers to control their critical supply chain specifications. Here is how the company works.

How Audioburst Makes Talk Radio And Podcasts More Digestible

By Dan Anderson ● May 3, 2019

Audioburst is a company that is able to pull content from talk radio and podcasts in order to contextualize and index the world’s largest library of spoken word audio content into short form snippets.

Payfone: How This Digital Identity Company Verifies Customers As It Thwarts Fraud And Cyberattacks

By Dan Anderson ● May 3, 2019

Payfone is a digital identity company that verifies customers as it thwarts fraud and cyberattacks at the same time. This is how the company works.

How Suuchi Ramesh Is Transforming The Supply Chain For Fashion Brands And Retailers

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2019

New Jersey-based entrepreneur Suuchi Ramesh is transforming the supply chain for fashion brands and retailers. This is her story.

How Motimatic Is Using Digital Advertising To Help Improve Lives

By Noah Long ● May 2, 2019

Motivation system company Motimatic recently announced it has raised $4 million in growth capital led by City Light Capital.