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How Orca Security Provides IT Security Teams Full Stack Cloud Visibility

By Dan Anderson ● June 15, 2019

Orca Security, an Israel-based company that provides seamless full-stack visibility into their cloud infrastructure footprint raised $6.5 million.

Slack Expecting $600 Million In Revenue This Year With Potential Listing Value At $17 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 14, 2019

Slack is expecting a loss of $182-$192 million on revenue of $590-$600 million this year. And Slack may have a listing value of $17 billion.

Threat Detection And Response Company Vectra Closes $100 Million

By Dan Anderson ● June 14, 2019

Vectra, a leading company in the network threat detection and response (NDR) industry, announced it closed $100 million in funding led by TCV

Splash Financial: This Company Received Funding From CUNA And Northwestern Mutual To Help Graduates Pay Off Student Loans

By Annie Baker ● June 14, 2019

Cleveland-based Splash Financial announced it raised $4.3 million in funding led by CUNA and Northwestern Mutual to help graduates pay off their loans.

How Fireblocks Secures Digital Assets In Transit

By Annie Baker ● June 14, 2019

Recently Fireblocks announced it launched out of stealth and raised $16 million in Series A to eliminate the cause of digital asset hacks.

Pryon: This Company Delivers Augmented Intelligence For The Enterprise

By Noah Long ● June 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 ● June 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 ● June 14, 2019

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

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

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 13, 2019

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

Why Super League Gaming Acquired Esports Social Video Company Framerate

By Amit Chowdhry ● June 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 ● June 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

Genome Medical To Scale Its Telegenomics Platform With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● June 13, 2019

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

Why Cvent Acquired Event App Company DoubleDutch

By Annie Baker ● June 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 ● June 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 ● June 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 ● June 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 ● June 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 ● June 12, 2019

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

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

By Dan Anderson ● June 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 ● June 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 ● June 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

Dubai-Based Heavy Equipment Rental Marketplace Company Tenderd Secures $5.8 Million

By Annie Baker ● June 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 ● June 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 ● June 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 ● June 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 ● June 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.

Cloud-Based Digital Banking Company Alkami Technology Raises $55 Million

By Noah Long ● June 12, 2019

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

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

By Noah Long ● June 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.

Autonomous Endpoint Protection Company SentinelOne Raises $120 Million

By Noah Long ● June 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 ● June 9, 2019

WorldRemit is a mobile payments service that makes it easier to send and receive payments. Recently, WorldRemit announced $175 million in funding.

How Orca Security Provides IT Security Teams Full Stack Cloud Visibility

Slack Expecting $600 Million In Revenue This Year With Potential Listing Value At $17 Billion

Threat Detection And Response Company Vectra Closes $100 Million

Splash Financial: This Company Received Funding From CUNA And Northwestern Mutual To Help Graduates Pay Off Student Loans

How Fireblocks Secures Digital Assets In Transit

Pryon: This Company Delivers Augmented Intelligence For The Enterprise

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

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

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

Why Super League Gaming Acquired Esports Social Video Company Framerate

How Privitar Protects Sensitive Data For Companies And Public Sector Organizations

Genome Medical To Scale Its Telegenomics Platform With New Funding Round

Why Cvent Acquired Event App Company DoubleDutch

How Microsegmentation Platform Company Edgewise Networks Reduces Cybersecurity Attacks

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

How ZeroDown Helps People Buy Houses In The Bay Area

RealPage Acquiring Hipercept: Details About The Deal You Should Know

Digital Health Company Neurotrack Secures $21 Million

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

Dockless Electric Scooter Sharing Bird Confirms It Has Acquired Scoot

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

Dubai-Based Heavy Equipment Rental Marketplace Company Tenderd Secures $5.8 Million

RapidAPI Launches Self-Serve API Platform Service And Raises $25 Million

JMI Invests In Dulles-Based ERP Company Unanet

Payments Company SpotOn Transact Secures $40 Million

London-Based VC Firm Crane Venture Partners Raises $90 Million For ‘Crane I’ Fund

Cloud-Based Digital Banking Company Alkami Technology Raises $55 Million

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

Autonomous Endpoint Protection Company SentinelOne Raises $120 Million

How WorldRemit Makes It Easier To Send And Receive Payments Worldwide

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