Hustle, a peer-to-peer messaging and text campaign platform, closed a $30 million Series B funding round led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from GV and Salesforce Ventures. The funding comes on the heels of securing prominent clients in the business and technology sectors, including
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,
Proofpoint, Inc., a cybersecurity company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cloudmark, Inc., a company that provides messaging security and threat intelligence for Internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile carriers worldwide. The transaction is expected to close in 2017. Cloudmark correlates email threat telemetry
Rapid is an Android and iPhone messaging and social network product that allows users to hold multiple conversations in one page, and see what their friends are typing in real time. “Tap and type” – tapping the plus sign in the bottom right corner of
Chaport is a live chat customer messaging web app where users simply install a chat button on their website to answer customer questions and increase sales. Sales reps can transfer a chat to a colleague, join a group chat, or view others' chats in real
Intercom on Customer Engagement is a new startup book on how to create messages that drive engagement. The book was developed by the folks over at Intercom, a messaging platform that allows businesses to talk to consumers almost anywhere – inside an app, on a
ScribbleChat announced the close of $2.8 million in financing. Six investors contributed to the round, including Broadway Angels, BBG Ventures, Halogen Ventures, Golden Seeds and The Perkins Fund. ScribbleChat is a mobile messaging application that allows users to send customizable, animated messages using unique handwriting, fonts,
Hollagram is an iPhone messaging product that works like a video messenger with authentic reactions. The app seeks to make video chat as convenient as text messaging, even when the message recipient is not online. Hollagram records and plays videos simultaneously to recreate the experience
According to a recent SEC filing, mobile startup Snaps has raised $6 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Snaps has created the first marketing automation software for mobile messaging. Users can track in-depth, real-time analytics, receive user insights and create segments to drive funnel conversions
Fleep is a task management messaging app that offers simple open collaboration and chat with administrative capabilities. It comes with built-in lightweight collaboration tools, video and email integration. Unlike similar competitors, Fleep can work across multiple teams and organizations. Users can pin important messages to