Enterprise Cyber security company Tanium has raised $120 million in financing from TPG, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) and funds advised by T. Rowe Price Associates. The capital will be used to expand…
Julie Meyer: this is the era of design, not disruption
Julie Meyer is an entrepreneur and investor who, since 2008, has helmed EntrepreneurCountry Global, a subsidiary of Ariadne Capital in London, which aims to bring new economies to larger, non-traditionally-tech companies. Here…
Peloton Technology raises $17m for automated vehicle tech
Peloton Technology, an automated vehicle technology company, has raised $17 million in a funding round led by Lockheed Martin, DENSO International America and Intel Capital. The company will use the funds to…
Lifting of sanctions will help Iran’s entrepreneurs, but changing military service is key
A lot has been made of Iran’s fledgling startup community recently, and how the easing of western-imposed sanctions could herald an explosion in tech activity. That may be true, but some of…
Intercom grabs $35m Series C funding round
Customer communication platform Intercom has raised $35 million in Series C funding. ICONIQ Capital led the round, with participation from previous backer The Social + Capital Partnership and Bessemer Venture Partners. The…
Coursera secures $49.5m in funding
Coursera, an online education platform, has closed a Series C round of funding worth $49.5 million. The company expects a second closing of the round in the fall which will bring the…
ZocDoc raises $130m at $1.8bn valuation
Healthcare technology company ZocDoc has raised $130 million in funding at a valuation of $1.8 billion. Baillie Gifford and Atomico led the round with participation from existing backer Founders Fund. The new…
Carbon3D secures $100m funding round
Carbon3D, a 3D printing company, has raised a $100 million funding round led by Google Ventures. Yuri Milner, Reinet Fund SCA, FIS and others participated in the round as did existing investors…
GrabTaxi raises $400m – report
China Investment Corp. has invested $400 million into GrabTaxi, the Southeast Asia ride-hailing startup, the Wall Street Journal reports. The $740 billion Chinese sovereign wealth fund also invested in another taxi app,…
Tanium reportedly raising financing at $2.5bn valuation
Cyber security company Tanium is raising a new round of financing which will value the startup at $2.5 billion or even higher, according to a report by Fortune. One of Fortune’s sources…