Pusher, a real-time API company that helps developers add communication and collaboration features to their apps, raised a Series A investment of $8 million led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Heavybit. According to the company, 200,000 developers worldwide use Pusher’s products, and 40 billion messages
Workast announced today it has closed $1.85 million in seed funding led by Greycroft Partners. The round also included Spider Capital, Mucker Capital and Dream Incubator. Workast aims to improve communication and collaboration for teams by serving as a central platform for all work within a
Open design platform Figma today announced a $25 million Series B funding round led by Kleiner Perkins. Previous investors Greylock and Index also participated. Figma, a cloud-based tool for design, prototyping and collaboration, helps teams better achieve shared understandings around design, resulting in better user
Email content management platform Sendwithus announced it secured $5 million in Series A financing, led by BlueRun Ventures, with participation from Initialized Capital, Acequia Capital, Baseline Ventures, SV Angel, Maiden Lane, and Y Combinator. Sendwithus.com’s API, intuitive, visual editor, and built-in device testing are designed for
Industry-leading test management software provider Zephyr purchased the visual feedback and collaborative testing tool, Capture for Jira, from Atlassian, expanding their portfolio of software quality management tools. Zephyr has been an Atlassian Partner for several years, and is known for the tool Zephyr for Jira, ZAPI,
The MarkUp productivity tool adds a layer to local, staged, or hosted web pages that allows developers to drop pins, leave notes, and collaborate with teammates on digital projects. Users can also post a public or private link to their web pages on Basecamp, Jira,
Available through the Web, as a desktop app, or as a mobile app for iOS, the Yack.net messaging tool provides recorded and transcribed calls for team collaboration. From auto-transcribed calls and instant messaging, to video and file sharing, everything is integrated into a single interface
According to a recent SEC filing, enterprise IT startup Smartvid.io has raised $3 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Smartvid.io, Inc., is a Boston-based software company focused on solving the management, collaboration, search, and analysis challenges associated with industrial videos and photos. Its SmartTag engine
According to a recent SEC filing, fintech startup PlumSlice Labs has closed $3 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. PlumSlice Labs provides collaborative digital solutions to help retailers stay agile and responsive to customers. The company’s software facilitates workflow collaboration to drive efficiencies and positively
Party Play is an Android and iPhone music app that lets users share a collaborative playlist with their friends, family, or other collaborators. After clicking on the shared playlist link, everyone can add songs to the rotation from their own devices, updating the playlist automatically.