Symantec Buying Fireglass of Israel
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Cyber security company Symantec has agreed to acquire Israel-based Fireglass for an undisclosed amount. Fireglass operates an agentless isolation solution...
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Kepler Books Forms New Nonprofit Organization
MENLO PARK — Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park has announced the formation of Kepler’s Literary Foundation (KLF), a new, independent...
Science Exchange Raises $28 Million Series C
PALO ALTO — Science Exchange announced it has raised $28 million in Series C funding. Norwest Venture Partners...
Swift Navigation Locates $34 Million Round
SAN FRANCISCO – Swift Navigation, a tech firm building centimeter-accurate GPS technology to power autonomous vehicles, has raised...
Houzz Raises Huge $400 Million Round
PALO ALTO — Houzz Inc., the leading platform for home remodeling and design, has closed a massive $400 million...
Kauffman Fellows Names 22nd Class of Venture Capitalists
PALO ALTO — The Kauffman Fellows Program has announced Class 22, comprised of 51 top-tier venture investors hailing...
Pillow Wakes Up With $13.5 Million Series A
Pillow, which helps homeowners manage rental listings on sites like AirBnb, has raised $13.5 million Series A funding...
Apple, Cisco Partner on iPhone, iPad Security
Apple CEO Tim Cook made an appearance at the Cisco Live conference in Las Vegas today to help...
Kiva.Org Surpasses $1 Billion in Crowdfunded Loans
SAN FRANCISCO — Kiva.org, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform for social good, announced that it surpassed $1 billion...
Oracle Shares Soar to All-Time High
Shares in Oracle Corporation hit an all-time high this week after reporting strong earnings especially on cloud revenues....
Aera Technology Changes Name, Raises $50 Million
MOUNTAIN VIEW – Aera Technology has changed its name from FusionOps and relaunched with Frederic Laluyaux at the helm...
Unbxd Opens Up $12.5 Million Series C
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Unbxd, the cloud-based product discovery platform for e-commerce, has raised $12.5 million in Series C...
Samba.tv Secures $30 Million Series B
SAN FRANCISCO — Samba TV, a data and analytics company covering TV viewing, has secured $30 million in Series...
Apple Ranked No. 1 IT Vendor
Research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. has unveiled the top global 100 vendors in IT in 2016 based on...
Top Smartphone Apps for May 2017
Research firm comScore, Inc. has released data from comScore Mobile Metrix, reporting the top smartphone apps in the...
Intel to Sponsor Olympics Thru 2024
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Intel have inked a long-term technology partnership at an official signing ceremony...
EaseCentral Scores $6.5 Million
SAN FRANCISCO — EaseCentral, a Software-as-a-Service platform solution for benefits & HR, has closed a $6.5 million Series...
Alight Closes $11 Million Series A
SAN FRANCISCO — Alight, Inc., — a provider of industry-specific, cloud-based applications — has closed a Series A funding...
Apple Hires Two Sony TV Executives
CUPERTINO — Apple announced that Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, two experienced executives from Sony Pictures Television,...
Thiel Foundation Names 2017 Fellows
SAN FRANCISCO — The Thiel Foundation, founded by billionaire PayPal founder Peter Thiel — has named 25 people...
Align Technology Joining S&P 500
SAN JOSE — Align Technology, Inc. announced that Standard & Poor’s (S&P) will add the company to the...
Luminate Capital Closes $265 Million First Fund
SAN FRANCISCO – Luminate Capital Partners, founded by former Silver Lake Managing Director Hollie Haynes, has raised more than $265 million for its oversubscribed...
Common Networks Secures $7 Million for Suburban Broadband
SAN FRANCISCO – Common Networks, a software-driven wireless internet service provider, has secured $7 million in Series A...
Mindstrong Health Rounds Up $14 Million
PALO ALTO – Mindstrong Health, a startup transforming the diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders through the power...