Amazon.com is reported to have acquired Denver based Internet of Things (IoT) platform and technology startup 2lemetry, Inc. Amazon confirmed the news with Venturebeat (first reported elsewhere) and said that “it looked forward to continuing to support 2lemetry customers.” Founded in 2011, 2lemetry is a cloud platform company focused on IoT in the enterprise with an ...

Software as a service (SaaS) e-commerce accounting firm Webgility Inc. has raised $2.5 million in growth funding from SaaS Capital. The investment is the first investment from SaaS Capital’s second fund of $58 million it announced March 5th. The firm doesn’t provide traditional venture capital, but capital to startups in a fashion that is an alternative ...

We don’t usually share details of marketing campaigns for cat food companies here at SiliconANGLE but when you find one that involves cats uploading images to Instagram, how could we resist. The new campaign from the Mars Inc. owned Whiskas Australia includes a new service they’re calling “Catstacam,” a Wi-Fi enabled camera that attaches to a ...

Twitter Inc. changed its terms of service Wednesday to ban non-consensual intimate photos or videos, a.k.a. revenge porn. If you’re not familiar with the concept, revenge porn is sexually explicit media that is publicly shared online without the consent of the pictured individual, usually, as the name may suggest, in an act of revenge, say ...

Ridesharing startup and Uber Inc. competitor Lyft Inc. is said to have raised a $530 million Series E in a round led by Rakuten Inc. that included Fortress Investment Group. The Wall Street Journal reported the round was based on a $2.5 billion valuation. Founded in 2012, Lyft offers a ridesharing service that aims to differentiate itself ...

The money never seems to stop for chat application Snapchat Inc. with news today that they’re taking a new round from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Bloomberg Business has the scoop and claims the round is $200 million Series E on a $15 billion valuation. Reports surfaced in February that Snapchat was looking to ...

Software as a Service (SaaS) business intelligence startup Looker Data Sciences Inc. (Looker) has raised $30 million Series B in a round led by Meritech Capital Partners that included Sapphire Ventures, and previous investors Redpoint Ventures, First Round Capital and PivotNorth. Based in Santa Cruz, CA, Looker offers a browser-based development environment for business intelligence. The service ...

Consumer Affairs Victoria, Australia, and possibly Victoria Police are said to be investigating Belle Gibson, the creator of popular iOS, and Apple Watch default app The Whole Pantry. Authorities are looking into allegations of charity fraud, and that she deceived the public by faking stories about having cancer for financial gain. Gibson, 28, built the ...

Security and networking solutions provider Blue Coat Systems Inc., has been acquired by Bain Capital in a deal reported to be $2.4 billion including debt. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Blue Coat offers a range of products across security, WAN optimization, personal security and service provider caching. The company claims that its integrated portfolio of products ...

Hyperconnectivity startup SimpliVity Inc. has raised $175 million Series D in a round led by Waypoint Capital that included previous investors Accel Partners, Charles River Ventures, DFJ Growth, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Growth and Meritech Capital Partners. Founded in 2009, SimpiVity’s main product Omnicube offers a unified data center stack that eliminates the need ...