Drift Marketplace announced the completion of $7 million in financing. Six investors participated in the round, among them IA Ventures, First Round Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Macro Ventures and Liquid 2 Ventures. Drift is a power company that “helps people access cleaner and local energy, keep
Enterprise IT startup Tethr closed $15 million in Series A financing led by Grotech Ventures, with participation from MissionOG. Tethr’s cloud-based platform combines machine learning with decades of research to turn unstructured voice data into actionable insights that can be shared with an entire organization. By
O.school closed $800,000 in financing. Three investors participated in the round: Founders Fund, The House Fund, and XFactor Ventures. O.school’s mission is to build “a shame-free space by offering pleasure education through live streaming and moderated chat” to help people “unlearn shame, heal from sexual trauma,
Delaget, LLC announced that Neal Lefebvre has joined the company as its new vice president of product. Prior to Delaget, Lefebvre served as director of product management at Twin Cities-based Sovos Compliance, a leader in global tax, compliance, and business-to-government reporting software. At Sovos, he
Apptio, Inc., a hybrid IT business management system, is proud to announce the appointment of Theo Beack as executive vice president of products and engineering this December. In this role, Beack will drive the vision and execution of Apptio's Technology Business Management (TBM) applications and
Mobilewalla, a mobile data provider employing time-based analysis of location and app usage on a global scale, announced Hugh McGoran as senior vice president of Global Sales. McGoran will lead Mobilewalla in driving global sales strategies as the company continues its rapid year-over-year growth. He
Solugen announced it has raised $4.4 million in seed financing. Six investors participated in the round, including Y Combinator, Refactor Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, Social Capital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Solugen has developed a process for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide inspired by principles of
Sauce Labs, Inc., provider of one of the world's largest cloud-based platforms for automated testing of web and mobile applications, named Brad Adelberg, Ph.D., as vice president of engineering. In this role, Adelberg will be responsible for leading the teams that develop cloud-based solutions to
ChannelAdvisor Corporation, a leading provider of cloud-based ecommerce solutions that enable retailers and branded manufacturers to increase global sales, announced that it has appointed Beth Segovia as vice president of services. In this role, Segovia will lead ChannelAdvisor's global services team, including launch, technical support,
According to a recent SEC filing, ecommerce startup hobbyDB has raised $325,000 in financing from an undisclosed investor. From diecast cars to electric guitars, hobbyDB is an “Amazon-style” marketplace that empowers collectors to research, buy, and sell their collectibles all in one convenient location. Built for