HR technology startup Glint announced it has raised $20 million in Series D financing. Four investors contributed to the round: Bessemer Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, and Shasta Ventures. Glint is a “people success platform” that provides analytical capabilities to help organizations identify
ZGUP is a health and fitness product for people who sit all day. The ergonomic and comfortable cushion provides a weightless sitting experience, releasing and reducing pressure on the spine, hips, and neck, and helping to ease shoulder and back pain. ZGUP Cushion is currently
In September, Facebook launched Bonfire, an iOS app that allows users to host group video chats with eight people at once. It's now available on Android as well. The app lets users apply visual effects and take pictures of their video chats to share on
Passionflix closed $4.8 million in seed financing. Passionflix is a streaming service that turns people’s favorite romance novels into movies and TV series. It is available on smartphones, tablets, laptops and smart TV and costs $5.99 per month. The company says its goal is to release
Startup Lunar Wireless completed $4.1 million in financing led by 8VC. Other participants included Betaworks, Fontinalis Partners, Detroit Venture Partners, Core Innovation Capital, Abstract Ventures, Expansion Venture Capital, Social Starts, BLU Products, 1517 Fund, and WndrCo. [bg_collapse view="link" color="#4a4949" icon="arrow" expand_text="Continue reading" collapse_text="Show less” ] Lunar
IoT startup Ayla Networks completed $60 million in Series D financing led by Run Liang Tai Fund and Sunsea Telecommunications. Ayla Networks offers cloud-based connectivity solutions for manufacturers to turn appliances, HVAC, and more into intelligent devices. The company’s goal is to help manufacturers turn their
YugaByte announced it has raised $8 million in Series A financing led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. YugaByte is an open source, cloud-native database for mission-critical applications. It helps to break barriers between SQL and NoSQL by offering both in a unified platform. Its database infrastructure is
According to a recent SEC filing, CleverTap has raised $6 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. CleverTap offers marketers app- and website-user analytics, real-time segmentation, multi-channel messaging, A/B testing, and personalization in a unified platform. It also allows businesses to engage users via personalized push
Digital Pi, a marketing technology agency focused on the Marketo Engagement Platform, has appointed Ari S. Milstein as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. [bg_collapse view="link" color="#4a4949" expand_text="Continue reading" collapse_text="Show less" ] Milstein brings more than 20 years of executive finance and operations expertise to Digital
According to a recent SEC filing, ClaimKit has acquired $2.9 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. ClaimKit provides the on- or off-site collection, organization, and delivery of claim files through a web application called Privity. The app collects and digitizes emails, project records, accounting information,