Profiles

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.

How DataCubes Increases Underwriting Productivity Through Its AI-Powered Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2019

DataCubes is a company that increases underwriting productivity through its AI-powered platform. This is the story behind the company.

How This Enterprise Video Security Company Grew To A $540 Million Giant

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2019

Enterprise video security company Verkada recently raised $40 million in Series B at a $540 million valuation. This is the story behind the company.

How Santa-Monica-Based Happy Returns Is Reducing Friction From The Online Shopping Experience

By Dan Anderson ● May 2, 2019

Santa Monica-based logistics solutions company Happy Returns recently announced it has raised $11 million in funding.

How Keeper Helps Independent Contractors Manage Their Taxes

By Dan Anderson ● May 1, 2019

San Francisco-based Y Combinator company Keeper makes managing taxes easier for independent contractors. Here's how it works.

How Alabama-Based Spur Is Helping Businesses Become More Worker-Centric

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 30, 2019

Huntsville, Alabama-based Spur, an innovative employment platform company, recently announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding.

How Pilot Helps You Take Care Of Your Bookkeeping Services

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 29, 2019

Online bookkeeping service company Pilot recently announced it raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Index Ventures.

How Kindbody Is Reinventing Women’s Health Care

By Annie Baker ● Apr 28, 2019

New York-based women's healthcare tech startup Kindbody has announced it has raised $15 million.

How Redox Is Transforming The Way Healthcare Providers Share Data

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 28, 2019

Madison, Wisconsin-based healthcare technology company Redox announced it has raised $33 million in Series C funding led by Battery Ventures.

How Airbase Helps Businesses With Spend Management Visibility

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 27, 2019

Spend management platform company Airbase has announced it has raised $7 million in funding led by First Round Capital.

Tesla Robotaxi Plan: How It Would Work

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 25, 2019

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk proposed the idea of a robotaxi program. This is how Musk explained the robotaxis would work for vehicle owners.

How Zoom CEO Eric Yuan Went From A Struggling Entrepreneur To A Tech Billionaire

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2019

This is the story of how Zoom CEO Eric Yuan went from a struggling entrepreneur to building one of the largest videoconferencing companies in the world.

How Denver-Based Insurance Tech Company Flyreel Uses AI To Automate Inspections

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 19, 2019

Flyreel, a Denver-based insurance technology company, announced it has raised $3.85 million led by Gradient Ventures.