After pricing its IPO at the bottom of the expected range at $20 per share, Bandwidth debuted on the Nasdaq, closing at $21.19 (up about six percent) on its first day of trading. Bandwidth, founded in 1999, allows businesses to develop products with intelligent voice, messaging,
Tradeskills is an online pathway for people to explore and learn trades. The TradeSkills instructors use the latest technology, including HD video, to walk students through real-world projects step-by-step so they can practice new skills right away. Tradeskills currently offers appliance repair training, and plans
HealthCare.com is a comprehensive health insurance search engine that provides online resources to educate people about health insurance topics. It includes a Q&A forum where health insurance experts can answer questions, especially during the health insurance open enrollment period. HealthCare.com was created by Howard
According to a recent SEC filing, WaterSmart Software has raised $2.1 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. WaterSmart’s cloud-based, customer engagement and analytics platform strives to help water providers reduce costs, protect revenue, and increase customer satisfaction by more than 25%. The company recently won
CasaOne, a contemporary furniture rental company, allows users in San Francisco and the Bay Area to rent beds, sofas, chairs, and desks for a minimum rental period of three months. Prices vary depending on the furniture piece; for instance, a nightstand costs $22 per month.
Scientist.com, an online marketplace for outsourced scientific services, has formed a UK subsidiary called Scientist.com Ltd and made a series of important hires across Europe. New personnel leading the Scientist.com European expansion include Tom Dexter, vice president of business development (UK); Christoph Schittny, vice president
Cooked Pro is a content publishing product that enables people to build recipe communities with WordPress. The plugin includes templates for ingredients, directions, nutrition facts, galleries, and timers. Users can also add sharing, recipe submission, ratings, and favorites features with the Cooked Pro upgrade. Cooked Pro
Financial technology company WeLab announced it secured $220 million in Series B financing. Three investors participated in the round: Alibaba Group, IFC, and Credit Suisse. Founded in 2013 in Hong Kong, WeLab’s proprietary risk management technology is designed to analyze unstructured mobile big data to make
ThinkRF Corp., a software-defined spectrum analysis company, announced the creation of a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, ThinkRF Inc., and the opening of its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Rhys Robinson, a communications industry expert, joins the ThinkRF team to lead these initiatives. He brings over 25 years of
Howler, a collaborative joke writing site that crowdsources humor, is now available on Slack. Slack users can access more than 90,000 jokes written by Howler's community of joke writers by typing ‘/howler’ followed by any keyword. They can also click the joke link through to