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Kubit closes $18M round led by Insight Partners for its product analytics platform
Product analytics startup Kubit AI Inc. today announced that it has closed a $18 million early-stage funding round led by Insight Partners. The Series A round, which also included the participation of Shasta Ventures and TSVC, will reportedly help Kubit triple its 13-person team this year. The startup is seeking to triple revenue in the ...
Identity threat protection startup Silverfort raises $65M
Silverfort Inc., a startup that helps organizations block malicious login requests targeting their internal applications, has raised $65 million in funding to support growth initiatives. The company announced the funding round this morning. Greenfield Partners led the investment, while GM Ventures, Acrew Capital, Vintage Investment Partners and multiple existing backers contributed as well. Silverfort has raised ...
Avatar technology startup Genies raises $150M at $1B valuation
Startup Genies Inc., which provides technology for creating Web3 avatars, today announced that it has raised $150 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation. Silver Lake led the Series C funding round. BOND, NEA and Tamarack Global participated as well. Los Angeles-based Genies provides software that enables users to create avatars of themselves in ...
Perforce acquires IT infrastructure automation startup Puppet
Developer tooling maker Perforce Software Inc. is acquiring Puppet Inc., which provides software that companies use to automate the management of their information technology infrastructure. Perforce announced the deal this morning. The acquisition’s financial terms were not disclosed. Minneapolis-based Perforce provides a collection of software products designed to help application development teams become more productive. ...
IT management software provider Kaseya acquires Datto for $6.2B
Kaseya Ltd., a provider of software tools for managing information technology infrastructure, today announced that it is acquiring fellow software maker Datto Inc. in a $6.2 billion deal. The acquisition price amounts to $35.50 per Datto share, a 52% premium to the price at which the company’s stock closed on March 16. Kaseya will finance ...
Thoma Bravo buys cybersecurity provider SailPoint for second time in $6.9B deal
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC today announced that it has inked a $6.9 billion deal to acquire SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc., a publicly traded cybersecurity provider. The transaction marks the second time SailPoint is being acquired by Thoma Bravo. The previous deal occurred in 2014. That year, Thoma Bravo bought a majority stake in ...
Google Cloud and SADA launch expanded partnership with $2.5B cloud sales goal
Google LLC’s cloud business and SADA Systems Inc., a major technology consultancy, today announced an expanded partnership aimed at broadening enterprise adoption of Google Cloud. At the center of the partnership is a new three-year revenue growth initiative. The goal of the initiative, the companies said, is to encourage joint customers to purchase $2.5 billion ...
Google partners with iFixit to provide spare parts for Pixel devices
Google LLC today announced that it’s teaming up with consumer hardware repair specialist iFixit to make its Pixel smartphones easier to fix. As part of the partnership, the search giant will make Pixel spare parts available on iFixit’s popular hardware repair website. The website provides guides on how to fix malfunctioning consumer electronics and includes ...
Chip giant TSMC reports 36% first-quarter revenue growth
Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. today announced that its revenue grew 36% in its fiscal first quarter, to NT$491.08 billion, or about $16.98 billion. According to Tom’s Hardware, TSMC’s revenue was in line with its sales guidance and surpassed analyst expectations. Of the $16.98 billion in revenue that the chipmaker made during the first ...
Fintech unicorn Bolt acquires cryptocurrency startup Wyre for reported $1.5B
Financial technology unicorn Bolt Financial Inc. is acquiring cryptocurrency startup Wyre Payments Inc. for about $1.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Bolt confirmed the acquisition in an announcement released shortly after the Journal reported the deal. The announcement didn’t specify the acquisition price. San Francisco-based Bolt provides an e-commerce checkout service that enables ...