Women are leading the game in almost every walk of life. Irrespective of the industry they work for; women have excelled because of their dedication & multitasking skills. Though men are of equal caliber, yet women in B2B Marketing technology have made their presence felt with their work. You must be thinking why this article  Continue Reading »

Photo:Evgenia Eliseeva BOSTON—Carrum Health, a San Francisco-based company offering a comprehensive bundled payment solution for employers, has been named the winner of the 2017 Health Acceleration Challenge by the Forum on Health Care Innovation, a collaboration between Harvard Business School (HBS) and Harvard Medical School (HMS.) The accolade came with $50,000 in prize money. “We  Continue Reading »

It’s time to meet The Seattle 10, our annual list of 10 of the most exciting and groundbreaking startups from the Seattle region. These cutting-edge companies cross a range of industries — from cloud computing to artificial intelligence to healthcare — and offer a glimpse into future technologies that may emerge from our region. Amplero  Continue Reading »

Everyone likes money. But technology that handles money is what’s really popular these days. The rise of “fintech,” or, financial technology, has unleashed a new breed of apps, sites and services designed to help consumers pay for goods, get loans and manage their retirement accounts. Fintech is a multi-billion dollar industry, with startups in the US raising around $18 billion  Continue Reading »

Amplero Head of Product, Garrett Tenold, to Speak at the VB Summit 2017 AI Innovation Showcase on Tuesday, Oct. 24 SEATTLE, Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Amplero, a recognized leader in core artificial intelligence marketing (AIM) technology, is scheduled to present at the VentureBeat Summit 2017 AI Innovation Showcase on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Amplero was selected to participate by an expert  Continue Reading »

What if we could streamline our sales, cut our bottom line, and increase our revenue? That is exactly what AI in sales aims to do. These companies are already disrupting the waters with their AI technology. Olono (Nexd) Olono has headquarters in Austin and has received $5.1 million after two rounds of funding. The company  Continue Reading »

A painful reality facing many young Americans is the massive amounts they owe in student loans. Saddled with thousands of dollars to pay, millennials are putting off major life events and purchases that have typically followed a few years after college graduation. Tuition.io would like to help with that. The company, which today announced the close  Continue Reading »

Seattle-based Amplero, an artificial intelligence marketing company, has secured $17.5 million in Series B funding. Greycroft and Ignition Partners led the round with participation from return backers Wildcat Venture Partners, Seven Peaks Ventures and Trilogy Equity Partners. PRESS RELEASE SEATTLE – August 29, 2017 – Amplero, a recognized leader in core artificial intelligence marketing technology, today announced that it closed a $17.5 million  Continue Reading »

Wincing with pain, Tom Siebel steps from behind his desk at C3 IoT headquarters in Redwood City, California, to sketch out the future of the Internet of Things on the back of a piece of office paper. It’s been eight years and 19 surgeries since a near-fatal elephant attack in the Serengeti in 2009, but  Continue Reading »

Project Cohort, a personal promotions platform, today announced that it has finalized a $1.8 million Series Seed investment. The oversubscribed round was led by Wildcat Venture Partners, with participation by Correlation Ventures, Thomvest Ventures and several angel investors. The company will use the funding to accelerate product development and invest in initial marketing efforts. As  Continue Reading »

Award-Winning Bundled Payment Platform to Expand Program Offerings SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Carrum Health, the first comprehensive bundled payment platform for employers, received $6.5 million in seed funding led by Wildcat Venture Partners, a venture capital firm committed to enabling early-stage startups to build high-growth business. The funding also includes contributions from venture  Continue Reading »

Clover Health, a medical insurance startup that provides Medicare Advantage plans, has closed a $130 million round of Series D financing. The company is now valued at $1.2 billion post-money, according to a person familiar with the situation. The company’s spokeswoman declined to discuss its valuation. WSJ Pro Venture Capital had reported on the fundraising  Continue Reading »

Bothell, WA. – April 25, 2017 – Vertafore, the leader in modern insurance technology, today announced the acquisition of RiskMatch, a business intelligence and analytics company that provides industry-leading portfolio management and placement solutions to insurance brokers and carriers. RiskMatch will operate as a separate business unit within Vertafore and Founder and CEO Kabir Syed  Continue Reading »

The founders of BendPoly debuted GreenFig University, an expanded version of the two-year-old digital marketing school, today at the Marketing Nation Summit in San Francisco. GreenFig University will offer micro degrees in digital marketing related topics and more, including customer success, product, sales and finance. From the news release: GreenFig University is the outcome of  Continue Reading »

Health-insurance startup Clover Health is raising about $120 million in new capital at a valuation of more than $1 billion, according to a person familiar with the situation. Clover Health aims to become what it calls “the largest health-care company in the U.S.,” according to a pitch deck seen by WSJ Pro Venture Capital. For  Continue Reading »

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– C3 IoT today announced a Series E financing round at a $1.4 billion pre-money valuation. Led by Breyer Capital, a global firm with investment interest in long term-oriented entrepreneurs and teams working in artificial intelligence (AI), the funds will be used to fuel C3 IoT’s growth by expanding its product footprint  Continue Reading »

Enterprise software company SAP is acquiring Altiscale, a startup that offers a cloud-based version of the Hadoop open source software for storing, processing, and analyzing lots of different kinds of data, VentureBeat has learned. News of the deal should be announced in the next few weeks. The deal could be valued above $125 million. The  Continue Reading »