Hikvision USA Inc., the North American leader in innovative, award-winning video surveillance products and solutions, announced that Chuck Davis has been named director of cybersecurity for Hikvision North America. With more than 20 years' experience building world-class cybersecurity programs for large enterprise organizations, Davis comes to
TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, announced the appointment of Jason Johns as TIBCO's new vice president of global alliances. In this new role, Johns will work to further enhance the TIBCO partner program, develop a more robust partner
EdCast, an AI-powered Knowledge Cloud for enterprise-wide unified discovery, knowledge management, and personalized learning, announced the appointment of Becky Willis as vice president of enterprise engagement. Willis spent 16 years in key executive roles at Hewlett Packard and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. She also cofounded WillLearn
OppLoans, the nation's leading socially responsible online lender, has announced the appointment of Andy Pruitt to the role of chief technology officer. At OppLoans, Pruitt will lead the development team to improve the proprietary OppLoans technology platform to offer borrowers faster, safer, and more responsible
Egnyte, a leading cloud provider of smart content collaboration and governance, announced the appointment of cofounder Kris Lahiri as their new data protection officer. In Lahiri's new role, he will be responsible for continuously monitoring Egnyte's regulatory compliance with the new General Data Protection Regulation
Finova Financial announced it has secured $102.5 million in financing led by CoVenture. Finova Financial is a socially responsible lender that provides fast, affordable, car-equity based loans to the 70 million financially underserved Americans that spend $138 billion in fees and interest annually. Finova’s Car Equity
Software startup DirectScale announced it has secured $8.5 million in Series B financing led by Grotech Ventures, with participation from Origin Ventures and Kickstart Seed Fund. Instead of relying on outside sources for custom development work, DirectScale users can configure and administrate its software themselves through
LightSpeed POS announced the close of $166 million in Series D financing. Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec led the round, with participation from Investissement Québec (IQ), iNovia Capital, and Silicon Valley Bank. Lightspeed’s all-in-one point of sale, table management, and analytics platform serves restaurants
Veo Robotics completed $12 million in Series A financing led by Lux Capital and GV. Veo Robotics incorporates advanced computer vision, 3D sensing, and AI. The company’s first product allows high-performance industrial robots to work collaboratively with people, enabling much more flexible, productive, and efficient manufacturing
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