Circle — a popular social payments app — has just picked up $60 million in new funding that will allow it to make some big steps in China with the creation of a new, Beijing-based company: Circle China. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
With the big announcement last week that Microsoft has snapped up LinkedIn, perhaps it was only a matter of time before the takeover talk started up in earnest about Twitter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The Kellogg Company — yes, the cereal and food giant — is in the midst of launching a corporate venture business, which will focus on food and related technology firms for investment purposes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Making it easy for the as-yet-uninitiated investor to jump into the market — or perhaps, more accurately, wade in slowly — has been a focus of a variety of FinTech innovators over the last several years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
ShipBob, a Chicago-based startup that offers the equivalent of Amazon Prime’s shipping service, has raised $4 million in Series A funding to help small businesses ship faster. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Still a dearth of tech IPOs this year, making our unicorns skittish about public debuts. Plus, a new U.S. unicorn entrant makes a bow. And a few layoffs to boot.
The recent “Chewbacca Mask” viral escapade demonstrated one solid truth: The finest minds of Madison Avenue – Don Draper himself (were he real) – could not come up with any advertisement for a product better than a truly delighted and satisfied customer. Get the Full...
Symantec is starting the week with a bang, announcing its intention to snap up Blue Coat Systems in a $4.65 billion deal that will broaden the security tech giant’s portfolio of cyberdefense tech and bring along a new CEO for good measure. Get the Full Story...
It’s raining IPOs! Well, not really, but if Bain’s Blue Coat goes public, the grand total of tech-related IPOs this year will reach — three. But other unicorns are mulling making the switch from private to public entities, with all the rewards and pitfalls that...
