Tujia announced it has secured $300 million in financing led by Chinese travel company Ctrip.com International. Glade Brook Capital Partners, All-Stars Investment, China Renaissance and G Street Capital also participated in the funding. Tujia, based in Beijing, provides an online platform for finding vacation rentals
Social media monitoring company Brandwatch announced that it has acquired BuzzSumo. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. BuzzSumo, founded in 2013, provides social insights for content marketing and SEO campaigns. The software allows people to analyze which topics, headlines, and content formats generate
Mapbox announced it has raised $164 million in Series C financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund. Foundry Group, DFJ Growth, DBL Investors and Thrive Capital also participated in the funding. Mapbox is a location data platform for mobile and web applications. From finding coffee options
According to a recent SEC filing, Infrastructure Networks has raised $4.5 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Infrastructure Networks, Inc.(INET), provides broadband networks dedicated to the needs of critical infrastructure industries. The company’s advanced wireless networks aim to enable increased productivity and efficiency by providing
Artificial intelligence startup Standard Cognition announced the close of $5 million in seed financing led by CRV, with participation from Initialized Capital and Y Combinator. Standard Cognition seeks to eliminate the hassle of retail checkout by offering an artificial intelligence-based system available to any retailer that
Weedguide announced the completion of $1.7 million in seed financing from two undisclosed investors. Weedguide claims to be the most comprehensive cannabis source on the web. It provides an easy way for people to find everything they need to know about both medical and recreational marijuana.
Fintech startup Drop completed $5.5 million in seed financing led by Sierra Ventures. ff Venture Capital, Portag3 Ventures, HOF Capital and White Star Capital also participated in the funding. Drop is a coalition loyalty program that allows customers to earn points across a variety of
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) appointed Francisco Fraga vice president and chief technology and information officer. Fraga will oversee global information technology. Prior to joining Campbell, Fraga worked at the Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), where he spent 21 years in leadership roles. Most recently, he
ServiceSource (NASDAQ: SREV), a global leader in outsourced inside sales, customer success and recurring revenue growth and retention solutions, today announced the appointment of Madhu Ranganathan, C.P.A., M.B.A., to its board of directors. For the past nine years, Ranganathan has served as the CFO for
Capterra, the world's leading software discovery and reviews platform, today announced Claire Alexander as its new general manager. Alexander joins Capterra from Oracle USA, where she was responsible for monetizing the raw data assets held by the Oracle Data Cloud. She joined Oracle through the