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Cisco To Acquire France-Based IoT Company Sentryo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 8, 2019

Cisco Systems announced it has acquired a Lyon, France-based Internet of Things company called Sentryo. The terms were undisclosed.

LevelTen Energy Signs Deal With Starbucks And Raises $20.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 8, 2019

Seattle-based LevelTen Energy announced it closed a three-project renewable energy portfolio purchased by Starbucks and raised $20.5 million in Series B.

Tempus: This $3.1 Billion Genomic Database Company Is Improving Cancer Patient Care And Is Now Looking Into Depression And Diabetes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 7, 2019

Tempus announced it recently raised $200 million at a $3.1 billion valuation and is improving the lives of cancer, depression, and diabetes patients.

Winston-Salem Based Decentralized App Platform Company Fluree Raises $4.73 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 7, 2019

Fluree, Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based data-first technology stack company, announced recently that it raised $4.73 million in seed funding

How TMRW Is Using Robotic Process Automation For In Vitro Fertilization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 7, 2019

TMRW, a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform company designed for in vitro fertilization (IVF), recently announced it raised $12 million in Series A.

Jackpocket: This Is The First Third-Party App In The US For Ordering Official State Lottery Tickets

By Noah Long ● Jun 7, 2019

Jackpocket is a company that is modernizing and responsibly growing state lotteries that recently raised $5 million from PROOF and Gavin Isaacs.

Wild Earth To Accelerate No-Meat Food For Dogs With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Jun 7, 2019

Wild Earth is a company that is transforming the pet food industry with biotech. Recently Wild Earth raised $11 million.

Instawork: This Company Helps Fills Shifts For Hospitality Workers

By Noah Long ● Jun 7, 2019

Instawork is a service that offers shift options for people who are looking for work in the hospitality industry. Here is how it works.

Marqeta Signs Deal With CashFlows On The Heels Of Hitting Nearly $2 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 7, 2019

Oakland, California-based modern card issuing platform company Marqeta has signed a deal with CashFlows and raised $260 million in Series E.

StandUp Ventures: This VC Firm Is Helping Women-Led Startups Grow

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2019

Canada-based venture capital firm StandUp Ventures is focused on investing in women-led startups. These are the details about the firm.

How PlanetScale Makes It Easier For Enterprises To Scale Data In The Cloud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2019

Launched out of stealth in December 2018, PlanetScale is one of the first businesses to operationalize Vitess -- which makes it easier for enterprises to scale data in the cloud.

Why Upland Software Acquired Kapost For $50 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 6, 2019

Upland Software, a cloud-based enterprise work management leader, recently acquired Kapost for $50 million. These are the details behind the deal.

ID R&D: This Company Is Building Some Impressive AI-Based Voice And Face Anti-Spoofing Technologies

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 6, 2019

ID R&D, a New York-based biometrics technology provider recently announced it raised $5.7 million in funding led by GSR Ventures.

Crosscode: This Company Focuses On Helping Customers Manage Software Assets

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 6, 2019

Enterprise software development company Crosscode helps companies manage their software assets that recently raised $9.25 million.

Mission To Build On Its Foundation Customer-Centric Cloud Transformation Services With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Jun 6, 2019

Mission is a managed service and consulting company for Amazon Web Services (AWS) that raised a $15 million round led by Great Hill Partners.

Chronograph: This Company Provides Portfolio Managing Solutions To Private Capital Investors

By Noah Long ● Jun 6, 2019

Chronograph, a New York-based provider of portfolio monitoring and reporting solutions for institutional private capital investors, announced a Series A funding round.

How Betterview Is Becoming Essential For Every Transaction Around Properties

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 6, 2019

Betterview, a company that is becoming essential to every transaction around buildings, announced it closed a $4.5 million Series A funding round.

Why Francisco Partners And IGP Capital Acquired LiveU

By Annie Baker ● Jun 5, 2019

LiveU announced it has been acquired from its existing shareholders by Francisco Partners and IGP Capital. These are the details about the deal.

ChargeAfter Raises $8 Million To Help Retailers Match Consumers With Credit And Financing Offers

By Noah Long ● Jun 5, 2019

ChargeAfter announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Propel Venture Partners. Plug and Play and Synchrony also joined.

How VuPulse Makes Advertising More Effective For Marketers

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 5, 2019

Boca Raton, Florida-based digital advertising company VuPulse is known for helping make advertising easier for marketers.

Riffyn: This Company Solves Data Sharing Problems In R&D Organizations

By Noah Long ● Jun 5, 2019

Scientific process design and data analytics SaaS company Riffyn announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding led by M Ventures.

Video Collaboration Company CloudApp Secures $4.3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 5, 2019

Video led company CloudApp announced it raised $4.3 million led by Kickstart Seed Fund.

Krikey Partners With The Ellen Fund To Launch Gorillas! Game

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2019

Krikey has partnered with The Ellen Fund to launch a game called Gorillas! -- which raises the awareness of gorillas in Rwanda.

Abacus Insights: How This Company Removes Data Silos In The Healthcare Sector

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2019

Healthcare data integration company Abacus Insights recently announced it raised $12.7 million in Series A funding led by CRV.

Alogent Buys Lending Software Platform FinanceGenius From IntelliEngines

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 4, 2019

Alogent announced that it has acquired the FinanceGenius suite of lending software from IntelliEngines -- which will be under the name Origins going forward.

Flexera Buys Asheville-Based SaaS Analytics Platform Company RISC Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2019

Flexera announced it has acquired Asheville-based SaaS analytics platform company RISC Networks -- which helps companies speed their migration to the cloud.

Why Insight Partners Acquired Recorded Future In A $780 Million Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 4, 2019

Insight Partners announced it acquired a controlling stake in Recorded Future. These are the details behind the deal.

How Pillar Is Helping Solve The Student Loan Problem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2019

Pillar, a company that is helping solve the student loan problem, announced it has raised $5.5 million in seed funding led by Kleiner Perkins.

Analytics-Driven Cybersecurity Company BlueVoyant Lands $82.5 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Jun 3, 2019

BlueVoyant announced it closed an expanded $82.5 million in Series B funding round at a valuation of more than $430 million

Foursquare Secures $150 Million And Buys Placed From Snap Inc.

By Noah Long ● Jun 3, 2019

Foursquare has raised $150 million in funding led by The Raine Group and acquired Placed from Snap Inc. to build on its Attribution products.