Flexera Software announced that it has acquired enterprise IT startup BDNA. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. BDNAs transform enterprise asset data by enriching it with market context to simplify integrations, accelerate business transformation and improve decision-making. Leveraging Technopedia, a comprehensive hardware and
Shortlist announced it has secured $1 million in seed financing led by BMW i Ventures, with participation from Walden Venture Capital. Shortlist works in India and East Africa to help growing enterprises hire employees based on skills and potential rather than pedigree. The company’s platform
Artificial intelligence startup TalkIQ closed $14 million in Series A financing led by Scale Venture Partners. Aspect Ventures, Danhua Capital, Felicis Ventures and Salesforce Ventures also participated in the funding. TalkIQ is a voice analytics platform that seeks to help businesses increase revenue by aggregating
Hydrant is a health and fitness hydration mix designed to combat the dehydration people experience through modern fitness routines. It uses minimal ingredients to create maximum function and flavor, with no artificial colors or flavors and no diet sweeteners. It's based on oral rehydration solution
Fretello Stage is an iPhone music education product that allows users to jam, record and share music in the blink of an eye. The app provides more than 7,000 high-quality backing tracks from pop, rock, blues and metal, and it lets users record jam sessions
Zipped is an iPhone and iPad product that aims to work as a “Swiss army knife” for zip files on iOS. Maker Eytan Schulman, an Apple developer, built Zipped to end people's frustration with handling ZIP files on iOS. In addition to allowing people to
IGdm is a productivity messaging app that offers Instagram direct messaging on laptops. As a mobile-native app, Instagram currently only supports messaging and texting features on smartphones. But IGdm allows users to move their chats from phones to computers and continue them. Users can search
Insurance tech startup The Zebra closed $40 million in Series B financing led by Accel Partners. According to the company, The Zebra is the nation’s most comprehensive and most visited online car insurance comparison marketplace. Its technology provides real-time rates and educational resources to inform consumers
Cloud storage startup Minio announced it has raised $20 million in Series A financing, led by Dell Technologies Capital. General Catalyst Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, Intel Capital, and AME Cloud Ventures also participated in the offering. Minio is a distributed object storage server, written in
The Moms Co announced it has raised $1 million in Series A financing led by DSG Consumer, with participation from Partners and Saama Capital. The Moms Co was founded in 2016 by parents Malika Sadani and Mohit Sadani after they struggled to find safe, natural and