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Analytics startup Dataminr closes $475M round at $4.1B valuation
Dataminr Inc., a startup that helps organizations spot useful information in social media posts and other publicly available data on the web, is now valued at $4.1 billion after closing a $475 million round of fresh funding. The round was announced this morning. More than a half-dozen investors took part, among them Morgan Stanley’s Tactical ...
UiPath acquires Cloud Elements to advance API-based automation in the enterprise
UiPath Inc. today announced that it has acquired Cloud Elements Inc., a venture-backed startup with a software platform used by companies to integrate their business applications with one another. UiPath didn’t disclose the acquisition’s financial terms. The robotic process automation giant, which received a $35 billion valuation after a funding round this year, said Cloud Elements’ ...
Samsung is reportedly developing a double-folding phone
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is developing a double-folding smartphone as part of its efforts to grow its share of the high-end handset market, according to a new report. Financial newspaper Nikkei Asia today cited sources as saying that the phone is one of three foldable devices Samsung could debut this year. The company is also ...
Report: Box is considering a sale amid investor pressure
Cloud storage giant Box Inc. is in talks with multiple companies and private equity firms about a potential sale, Reuters reported today. The discussions come as Box reportedly faces investor pressure over its stock performance. The company’s shares are trading at about $23.50 apiece, only slightly higher than where they closed on the day of ...
Market consolidation: IT distributors Synnex and Tech Data announce $7.2B merger
Synnex Corp. and Tech Data Corp., two top distributors of information technology products, today announced that they’ve inked a $7.2 billion agreement to merge into a single company. The combined firm is expected to have pro forma revenues of about $57 billion. Synnex and Tech Data’s combined pro forma profits, in turn, will amount to ...
Optimizely acquires customer data platform startup Zaius
Optimizely this morning divulged that it has acquired Zaius Inc., the startup behind an artificial intelligence-powered customer data platform of the same name. Optimizely, officially Episerver Inc., provides cloud services that help enterprises manage their websites and target visitors with personalized marketing. Its technology is used by big brands such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., ...
Report: Facebook could face UK antitrust probe within months
Officials at the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority could launch an antitrust investigation into Facebook Inc. in the coming months, the Financial Times reported today. The probe will seek to determine whether the company uses the data it collects on users’ online activity to gain an unfair advantage over competitors, according to the paper’s sources. ...
Amid cloud boom, data center firm Stack Infrastructure raises $400M debt round
Stack Infrastructure Inc., a company that leases data centers to hyperscale cloud providers and enterprises, has closed $400 million in additional securitized debt to continue growing its business. The round was announced today. It will put Stack Infrastructure in a stronger position to address demand for data center floor space from the leading cloud players, ...
Facebook is developing a neural wristband for interacting with AR glasses
Facebook Inc. is developing a smart wristband that it says could one day allow users to perform tasks such as placing e-commerce orders by making hand gestures in the air. The wristband, detailed today, is part of a broader project by the social network to create augmented reality glasses suitable for everyday use. Facebook argues ...
Secureframe lands $18M to help companies comply with cybersecurity standards
San Francisco cybersecurity startup Secureframe Inc. today said that it has raised $18 million in funding after six months of rapid growth during which its revenues increased tenfold. Kleiner Perkins led the Series A round. The venture capital firm was joined by Gradient Ventures, a Google LLC fund that invests in artificial intelligence startups, and ...