One of the big HR startup stories of the last year has been the trials and tribulations of Zenefits, but news coming out today from another company in the space
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Slack makes another 11 new investments in its Slack fund
As Slack’s rapid growth begins to slow a little bit, the company is looking to become a wider productivity platform — and that includes getting as many developers as it
Freshdesk acquires data integration startup Pipemonk
Freskdesk announced today that it has acquired Banglaore-based startup Pipemonk for an undisclosed amount. Pipemonk helps companies move data between cloud platforms, which should come in handy for Freshdesk and
Coca-Cola closes Founders startup incubator
After opening to much fanfare three years ago, Coca-Cola is shutting down The Founders program, according to a published report in Innovation Leader. Under this program, the company nurtured young startups, hoping to
How viral open-source startups can build themselves into enterprise-IT powerhouses
In the last several years, hordes of new enterprise-IT upstarts have popped up in Silicon Valley, with some drawing lofty valuations from investors. They’re driven by new, more-advanced technologies in
Coca-Cola reportedly closes Founders startup incubator
After opening to much fanfare three years ago, Coca-Cola is shutting down The Founders program, according to a published report. Under this program, the company nurtured young startups, hoping to siphon some
Volvo integrates Skype for Business in its 90 series vehicles
What do you do when your love of driving conflicts with your deep and abiding love of conference calls? That’s a question Volvo hopes it can finally answer, with the
The new Microsoft under Satya Nadella is still looking good on Wall Street
Almost three years ago, Microsoft named Satya Nadella as its CEO. Since then, Microsoft has reversed its fortunes and returned to being a growth stock after stagnating for nearly a
Salesforce asserted itself in 2016
Salesforce has always liked to think of itself as an industry irritant, the company that was bucking the status quo and making the established players feel uncomfortable. But this year
Automile raises $7.5 million for fleet vehicle management software
Automile, a fleet logistics and management startup, has closed a $7.5 million Series A round led by SaaStr with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Atomico Ventures, Dawn Capital and Point Nine
AWS catapulted Amazon into a breakout 2016 on Wall Street
You could argue that 2016 was the breakout year for Amazon’s cloud computing service, AWS — and Wall Street knows that an even bigger wave is coming next year. Amazon’s
Xplenty raises another $4 million to help you integrate all your data
The internet has changed a lot over the last two decades, but many companies are still using legacy technologies to extract, transform and load their data into warehouses. One new
How Shazam handles the information reserves
Moving over music When demonstrating some of Shazam’s new features, Kammermann plays a supersonic sound, that a Shazam app identifies as a pre-programmed indicator for his assembly with Computer Weekly.
Backtrace, a debugging startup led by former AppNexus engineers, raises $5M
Debugging startup Backtrace I/O was launched to solve a real problem that its founders faced when they were engineers at ad-tech company AppNexus — at least according to Backtrace CEO
LaunchDarkly gets $8.7M to get access to the right features in front of right users
LaunchDarkly originally launched to nail a big pain point for developers that has been a luxury at larger companies for a while — soft-launching features and new code for a
