Not Dead Yet: IBM's revenue growth accelerates in Q4
IBM reported revenue for Q3 2021 — and the news wasn’t just “good.” For a company that has seen negative or low revenue growth for almost a decade, it was great. Big Blue reported $16.7 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 6.5% year over year (8.6% on a constant-currency b
Codenotary raises $12.5M Series B to secure software supply chains
Codenotary, a service that makes it easier for development teams to bud transparent software supply chains (and also the company behind the popular open source immudb immutable database), today announced that it has raised a $12.5 mlion Series B round from new and existing investors like Bluwat, El
Tekever raises $23M for industrial drone technology optimized for maritime surveillance
Industrial drones — the enterprise complement to the unmanned aerial vehicles that consumers own for leisurely use — are taking off in the market, fueled by a new wave of software and hardware technology that improves their battery life, reach and performance, and a growing number of or
Sayata adds $35M to Series A for business insurance
Insurance broker and carrier marketplace Sayata took in $35 million in additional funds toward its Series A after raising $17 million in funds last August.
Pitango Growth and Hanaco Ventures co-led the extension, with participation from previous investors Team8 Capital, Vertex Ventures, Elron Ventu
AccuWeather acquires air pollution startup Plume Labs
Weather forecast company AccuWeather is acquiring French startup Plume Labs — terms of the deal are undisclosed. Originally founded in 2014, Plume Labs has gradually expanded its product offering to offer three different products focused on air pollution data.
First, the startup launched a mobil
6 cloud trends to watch in 2022
The past two years have been exciting periods of growth for the cloud market, driven by increased demand for access to new technology during COVID-19 and the proliferation of the “work-from-anywhere” culture. IT leaders worked to shift workloads to the cloud to ensure business continuity for th
How our SaaS startup broke into the Japanese market without a physical presence
Breaking into Japan is often one of the biggest challenges a growing tech company will encounter. The country is home to some of the world's most advanced software and hardware leaders. For the startups that cater to these companies, “cracking Japan” is inevitably part of their growth and e
Cana Technology raises glass to new capital as it readies beverage printer for market
Following nearly four years in the prototype phase, Cana Technology is unveiling what it calls the “world's first molecular beverage printer” after securing $30 million in funding from venture foundry The Production Board.
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Nourish + Bloom Market, first Black-owned, autonomous grocery, opens in Atlanta
Contactless grocery store Nourish + Bloom Market opened to the public Friday in Trilith's Town Centre retail district in Atlanta.
Husband-and-wife entrepreneurs Jamie and Jilea Hemmings started the grocery store and bistro to offer over 1,000 locally sourced, healthy food products, including pr
Zuper secures $13M to take the sting out of home repairs
Six weeks after buying a new refrigerator, Anand Subbaraj found himself on the phone with customer service to address strange noises coming from the appliance. Technicians would arrive only to not have the right parts or know how to fix that particular appliance. It ultimately took six calls to cus
Prophecy raises $25M for its low-code data engineering platform
Prophecy, a low-code platform for data engineering, today announced that it has raised a $25 million Series A round led by Insight Partners. Existing investors SignalFire and Berkeley Skydeck, as well as new investor Dig Ventures, also participated in this round, which brings the company’s to
Meta’s Workplace will integrate with WhatsApp later this year to expand communication with front-line employees
Workplace, the app owned and originally built by Facebook (now Meta) as a version of the social network for enterprise employees to communicate with each other, has signed up upwards of 7 million users, finding traction in particular among multinational organizations with a mix of front-line, deskl
Diversio secures fresh capital to diagnose companies' DEI pain points
Committing to a diverse and inclusive workplace is one thing, but following through is another.
To help companies do this more effectively, Diversio is using artificial intelligence technology, data analytics and knowledgeable subject matter experts to find where the company's process is breaki
SaaS Labs raises $42 million for its business automation platform, acquires CallPage and Atolia
SaaS Labs has raised $42 million in a new financing round, less than three months after closing its previous funding, and acquired two startups as it looks to aggressively grow its automation platform that serves sales and support teams at small and medium-sized businesses.
Sequoia Capital India le