According to a recent SEC filing, Minerva Project, a for-profit educational organization that provides technology, infrastructure, and support services, closed $13 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. According to the company, the Minerva Project combines liberal arts and sciences curriculum with learning-based technology and instruction.
Stateless announced the completion of $1.4 million in seed financing, led by Speedinvest, with participation from Techstars Ventures, PV Ventures, Service Provider Capital, and EVO Venture Partners. According to the startup, its platform technology offers firewalls and load balancers that are consumed through the SaaS model.
Code.org, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding student participation in computer science, announced the close of $12 million in financing. Three investors participated in the round: Infosys, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and PwC. Code.org’s vision is that every student in every school should have the
Financial technology company eOriginal, Inc., announced Michele Weber as its new chief marketing officer. Weber was recently senior vice president and head of global marketing for AppNexus. Prior to that, she held several leadership positions with SAP in enterprise marketing, ecosystem and channels, brand-to-demand generation, and
Bridge Growth Partners, LLC, a sector-focused, growth-oriented private equity firm, announced that Hasan Rizvi, founder and former CEO of Qlue and former executive vice president of Oracle, is its new San Francisco-based senior advisor. Rizvi began his career at Oracle, where he held numerous positions
Regulatory DataCorp, Inc. (RDC), a compliance screening company, announced Michael Aguiling is its new chief technology officer. Aguiling is a recognized expert in creating and applying machine learning and artificial intelligence to address a wide range of complex enterprise challenges. He comes to RDC from JPMorgan
Software startup Pacejet Logistics completed a new round of financing, led by Plymouth Ventures. According to the company, Pacejet cloud shipping solutions connect shippers with carriers to reduce costs and improve efficiency. The solutions integrate with ERP systems from NetSuite, Infor, SAP, and Microsoft to allow
Elsen, a platform-as-a-service company for large financial institutions, raised $2.4 million in seed financing, led by Hyperplane Venture Capital, with participation from Accomplice and LAUNCH Fund. Partner applications built on the Elsen Platform enable users to harness data to solve problems, regardless of their technical background.
G2 Crowd, a business solutions review website, named Ryan Bonnici as its new chief marketing officer. Previously, Bonnici served as a senior marketing leader at HubSpot, Salesforce, Microsoft, and ExactTarget. In his most recent position as senior director of global marketing for HubSpot, he helped
By using voice to type in search queries – and easily switching between languages – Google Go users can use this new app to discover, explore, and share web content, even on slow connections and smartphones with low space.