Startups

Why Standard Cognition Is Acquiring DeepMagic

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 14, 2019

Cashierless technology company Standard Cognition recently announced that it acquired DeepMagic. These are the details.

Strigo: This Customer Training Cloud Company Has Raised $2.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2019

Customer training management (CTM) company Strigo has raised $2.5 million in a seed round of funding.

Steph Curry Invests In Guild Education To Provide Debt-Free College Degrees As A Company Benefit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

Guild Education, a company that partners with employers to offer debt-free education as a benefit, announced it raised funding from NBA star Steph Curry.

Tenaya Therapeutics Raises $92 Million In Funding To Deliver Curative Heart Disease Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

Tenaya Therapeutics, a company aiming to discover and develop curative therapies that target the underlying causes of heart disease, has raised $92 million.

Industrial Automation Software Company OSARO Raises $16 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

Industrial automation software leader OSARO announced it has raised $16 million in Series B funding.

CVC Funds Acquires Minority Stake In ironSource For Over $400 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

CVC Funds announced it bought a minority stake in ironSource for over $400 million. These are the details around the deal.

International Venture Capital Firm 83North Raises $300 Million For Fifth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

International venture capital firm 83North (formerly Greylock IL) announced it raised $300 million in oversubscribed funding for 83North V.

Celigo: This Next-Generation Integration Platform Company Just Raised $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 10, 2019

Next-generation integration platform as a service (iPaaS) provider company Celigo has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

No-Code Application Platform Unqork Raises $80 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

No-code application enterprise platform Unqork announced it raised $80 million in Series B funding led by CapitalG.

Escalate Capital Partners Achieves First Close Of Fourth Fund With $282 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Austin, Texas-based Escalate Capital Partners announced the first close of Escalate Capital IV, LP with $282 million of capital from returning and new limited partners.

Insurance Tech Company Gradient AI Raises $6 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2019

Gradient AI, a leading enterprise software provider of AI solutions, announced it raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Forte Ventures and Sandbox.

Why Oracle Is Acquiring Customer Loyalty Solution CrowdTwist

By Annie Baker ● Oct 10, 2019

Oracle recently announced it signed an agreement to buy cloud-native customer loyalty solution CrowdTwist. These are the details.

Fertility Product Company Natalist Secures $5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Natalist, a company founded by Halle Tecco, announced it raised $5 million in funding from a group of prominent investors.

Why Accenture Is Acquiring Nytec

By Noah Long ● Oct 10, 2019

Accenture recently announced it entered an agreement to buy Nytec. These are the details about the deal.

Why Upland Software Is Acquiring Altify For $84 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2019

Cloud-based enterprise work management software company Upland Software announced it is acquiring Altify for $84 million. These are the details.

Greylock Hires AppDynamics CEO David Wadhwani As Venture Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Greylock announced recently that it hired David Wadhwani as a venture partner. Wadhwani is coming to Greylock from AppDynamics where he was the CEO.

Group Nine’s Acquisition Of PopSugar: Details About The Deal You Should Know

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Digital media company Group Nine recently announced that it acquired PopSugar. These are the details.

Next Insurance: $250 Million Series C Funding And Over $1 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Leading digital Insurtech company Next Insurance announced it raised $250 million in Series C at a valuation of more than $1 billion.

Membrain CEO George Brontén On Being An Effective Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2019

George Brontén -- the founder and CEO of Membrain -- provided these insights about being an effective leader.

Whistle’s Acquisition Of Vertical Networks: Details About The Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 9, 2019

Whistle announced it acquired a mobile-first content studio called Vertical Networks. These are the details about the deal.

Brex Cash: This Business Cash Management Platform Simplifies Financial Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2019

Financial technology company Brex announced a new business cash management account to help companies simplify financial operations.

How Northwestern University Spin-Out Surgical Innovation Associates Is Driving Medical Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2019

Surgical Innovation Associates, a medical device spin-out from Northwestern University, announced recently that it raised $4 million in a Series A round.

Hydrogel Platform Company AmacaThera Raises $3.6 Million In Seed Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2019

AmacaThera, a hydrogel platform for sustained drug release, announced recently that it raised $3.6 million in seed funding.

These Salesforce And Microsoft Vets Launched A New Startup Studio To Fund Enterprise Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2019

Startup studio company Super{set} recently announced that it raised $65 million to launch, fund, and build enterprise tech companies.

Geneoscopy To Advance Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Platform With New Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Oct 8, 2019

Life sciences company Geneoscopy announced that it raised an oversubscribed $6.9 million Series A round of funding.

Enterprise-Class Distributed GRC Software Company X1 Raises $5.1 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 8, 2019

Enterprise-class distributed GRC and eDiscovery software leader X1 announced recently that it raised $5.1 million in Series B funding.

Rally Ventures Names Justin Kaufenberg As Partner

By Noah Long ● Oct 8, 2019

Early-stage investor firm Rally Ventures announced it named Justin Kaufenberg as a partner at the firm.

Intelligent Integration Platform SnapLogic Raises $72 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2019

Intelligent Integration Platform company SnapLogic recently announced that it raised $72 million in growth financing.

How Atom Finance Is Building A Next-Gen Investment Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2019

Brooklyn-based FinTech company Atom Finance announced recently that it raised $10.6 million in funding. Here's how it works.

True Passwordless Security Company HYPR Raises $18.3 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 7, 2019

True Passwordless Security provider HYPR announced recently that it closed $18.3 million in Series B funding.