Product content management software provider Salsify has secured $16.6 million in Series B funding. Venrock led the round of financing, with participation from Matrix Partners and North Bridge, both existing investors. Salsify…
Rocket Internet’s Global Fashion Group secures $150m
Rocket Internet’s Global Fashion Group has raised $150 million in financing from Kinnevik and Rocket Internet itself. The group was formed last September when Rocket Internet merged five of its fashion e-commerce…
Logistics startups aim to save the environment, boost efficiency
The transportation sector accounted for around 27% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. in 2013, according to figures from the EPA. One of the major factors contributing to that is…
Adaptive Insights grabs $75m funding round
Adaptive Insights, a cloud corporate performance management company, has raised $75 million in funding. The startup will use the funds for global expansion and product innovation. JMI Equity joined previous backers Norwest…
Checkmarx grabs $84m funding round
Israeli security startup Checkmarx has raised $84 million in funding from Insight Venture Partners. The company will use the new funds for global expansion and product development. Checkmarx provides application security testing…
Credit Karma grabs $175m funding round
Financial services startup Credit Karma has raised a $175 million Series D funding round from Tiger Global Management, Valinor Management and Viking Global Investors LP. The company will use the funds for…
Quotas close Europe’s gender gap – but figures still gloomy for female leadership
A new report shows how quota systems across Europe have helped heal its yawning gender gap in business. But the continent’s women still occupy very few leadership roles – and tech is…
Mattress startup Casper secures $55m
Casper, a startup selling mattresses online, has closed a $55 million Series B investment round led by Institutional Venture Partners. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Adam Levine, Scooter Braun, and Pritzker Group Venture…
Dollar Shave Club raises $75m funding round
Dollar Shave Club, the online seller of razors and other grooming products, has raised $75 million in funding, landing a valuation of more than $500 million pre-funding, Re/code reports. The company last…
E3 highlights, Amazon’s new delivery idea and Pepper the humanoid robot
The annual E3 event gave gaming fans a lot to look forward to this week. The L.A.-based event showcased some of the most hotly-anticipated games of the future, and included huge announcement from the behemoths of the gaming world.