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ASA Ventures and a consortium of private investors have committed US$8 million to ZON, the first fully decentralized mobile e-commerce platform with over 32,000 sellers in its network ZON, the region's first fully decentralized mobile-only e-commerce network, has closed its seed funding round at an unprecedented US$8 million, making it the largest recorded single seed round in the UAE. The seed round was led by ASA Ventures and a consortium of private investors looking to support the disruption of the e-commerce sector in…

Former GM Michael Head appointed to new Partnerships executive-level position; Former COO & Board Member of The Trade Desk joins Impact Board of Directors Impact, the global leader in Partnership Automation, announced the creation of a Chief Partnerships Officer (CPsO) role within their organization. Michael Head, former General Manager of the Impact Partnership Cloud™, was promoted to fill the CPsO role, effective February 13, 2020. They also announced the appointment of Rob Perdue, former COO & board member of The…

3CLogic announces latest round of financing for its leading cloud platform 3CLogic, a leading provider of cloud contact center solutions for ServiceNow and other major CRMs,  announced a $9.0M Series B financing led by Capitan Investment Partners and True Blue Partners, with participation from Blu Ventures, Force 3 Partners and other existing investors. The funding will be used to accelerate 3CLogic’s expansion efforts worldwide, with a special focus on Global 2000 enterprise companies engaged in digitally transforming…

Latest research from Neustar reveals across-the-board growth in attacks of all sizes Neustar, Inc., a global information services and technology company and leader in identity resolution, announced that its Security Operations Center (SOC) saw a 168% increase in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in Q4 2019, compared with Q4 2018, and a 180% increase overall in 2019 vs. 2018. According to Neustar’s latest cyber threats and trends report, released today, the company saw DDoS attacks across all size categories…

New Funding Round Led by Insight Partners to Fuel Product Innovation and Accelerate Company Growth Espressive, a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI) for enterprise service management (ESM), announced $30 million in Series B funding led by global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners with participation from Series A investors, General Catalyst, and Wing Venture Capital. Jeff Horing, co-Founder and Managing Director at Insight Partners will also be joining the Espressive Board of Directors. Espressive…

- ASA Ventures and a consortium of private investors have committed US$8 million to ZON, the first fully decentralized mobile e-commerce platform with over 32,000 sellers in its network - Set for launch in the second quarter of 2020, ZON is targeting more than 9.5 million smartphone users in the country - The platform's technology enables real time demand-supply matching to offer lowest price per item, faster order fulfillment, and pre-purchase stock validation ZON, the region's first fully decentralized mobile-only…

With participation from PayPal and USVP, this new funding round empowers Arkose Labs in its fight to bankrupt the business of online fraud and abuse Arkose Labs, provider of online fraud and abuse prevention technology, announced it has raised an additional $22 million in Series B funding led by Microsoft’s venture fund, M12, as well as participation from existing investors PayPal and USVP. “We are proud to welcome Arkose Labs to M12’s portfolio. With Arkose’s end-to-end anti-fraud platform, enterprises across the globe…

Automated customer service platform moves into the next era, reducing costs and boosting customer satisfaction for leading companies globally Ada, the leader in Automated Customer Experience (ACX), announced it has raised $44 million in a Series B funding round led by Accel, with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark, Version One, Leaders Fund and Burst Capital. Ada helps business leaders such as AirAsia, Mailchimp, Shopify, Telus, Upwork and Zoom reduce costs and increase satisfaction…

FinancialBuzz.com News Commentary The stock market rebounded as Wall Street tried to recover from the previous session; dubbed by some as the worst trading day since the Black Monday market crash of 1987. The Federal Reserve took measures to help the economy maintain its momentum in a face of system paralysis due to the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As markets reeled this week, the Federal Reserve announced a plan to pump USD 1.5 Trillion into short-term funding markets over the next two days to help stabilize…

The payments and software company will increase investment in product development to continue building end-to-end vertical solutions and accelerating hiring across all functions SpotOn Transact, Inc (“SpotOn”), an innovative payments and software company, announced $50 million in Series B funding. The round includes 01 Advisors, an investment and advisory firm founded by Twitter’s former CEO Dick Costolo, former COO Adam Bain and former Corporate Development and Investor Relations executive David Rivinus, as well as…

Drive Capital leads investment in DisruptOps to scale go-to-market efforts of the market-leading cloud security operations platform DisruptOps Inc., the leader in Cloud Security Operations, has raised $9 million in Series A funding from Drive Capital and existing investor Rally Ventures to scale go-to-market capabilities and accelerate product development to meet growing market demands. Global organizations are rapidly expanding into the cloud and while the cloud can lead to amazing business outcomes of increased…

Funding Round Allows Market Expansion for Energy Startup EnergyBot is excited to announce that we have successfully raised a new round of series B funding. This round of funding was led by a group of strategic investors in the energy industry. "This round of funding will allow EnergyBot to continue its growth trajectory and product expansion," says Fred Purches, Chief Product Officer at EnergyBot. Marketing Technology News: Sense Rolls Out Partner Program for Cooperatives at TechAdvantage 2020, Booth 2421 "In…

Event Marketing Automation Provider to Expand Staff and Enhance Product Capabilities Banzai, a cloud software-as-a-service provider of Event Marketing Automation solutions for enterprise marketers, announced that it has raised $7 million in equity financing led by DNX Ventures, an early-stage VC firm focusing on B2B startups that are shaping industries and transforming the way we live and work, and with participation from Vulcan Capital, the multi-billion-dollar investment arm of Vulcan Inc. The Series A investment will…

Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge Supports the Creation of AnyClip's AI-Powered Streaming Video Solution for Online Media Companies AnyClip announced this week that it has received funding from the Google News Initiative's Innovation Challenge to create Luminous Watch, a streaming video page experience for media companies that mimics the functionality and design of today's most popular video-on-demand services while accessing advanced video management tools supported by a patented AI backbone. Unlike…

Platform unifying online advertising data for Dairy Queen, MRM/McCann, Manchester United, Red Wing Shoes, Toyota and more raises $2 million to accelerate growth LumenAd, provider of a leading advertising management platform that organizes data from across the digital advertising ecosystem, announced the close of a $2 million seed funding round led by Next Frontier Capital, a venture fund focused on partnering with mission-driven entrepreneurs to build Montana-based technology companies of impact. Other investors…

FastForward.ai​, raised $8 Million in Seed funding to date, led by General Catalyst and Ulu Ventures, along with Man Capital, Correlation Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank venture debt. The funds enable FastForward.ai to develop its platform and scale up operations to create digital engagement, commerce and payments inside social media and messaging apps. FastForward.ai’s platform allows mobile operators and consumer enterprises to acquire digital customers and upsell targeted offers at a fraction of the cost compared to…

End-to-end workplace collaboration tool powering 100+ brands like Glamsquad, The Infatuation, & Duke Men's Basketball Air, a workplace collaboration tool, announced it has raised $6M funding to date, to build brands a replacement for their messy cloud storage solutions. Lerer Hippeau is the lead and is joined by RedSea Ventures, Advancit Capital, WndrCo, and a group of strategic advisors including the former Head of Business Operations at Dropbox (ChenLi Wang), former VP of Product at Dropbox (Todd Jackson), and Head…

mParticle announces new funding and the launch of new capabilities, featuring a LiveRamp partnership to help brands deliver privacy-friendly personalization at an unprecedented scale mParticle, the Customer Data Platform (CDP) of choice for multi-channel consumer brands, announced it raised $45 million in Series D funding led by Arrowroot Capital with participation from existing investors to accelerate the growth of its platform. With the round, Matthew Safaii, Managing Partner at Arrowroot Capital, will also join the…

B2B Industry Veteran to Spearhead Go-To-Market Strategy and Regional Growth CleverTap, the leading AI-powered customer lifecycle and user retention platform, announced that Julie Simon will join the company as vice president of marketing for Asia-Pacific. In this newly-created role, Simon will lead all aspects of marketing for APAC, including go-to-market strategy, digital marketing, partner marketing, and branding and awareness programs. "As CleverTap continues its aggressive global expansion strategy, bringing on a…

Digital River, the most experienced global ecommerce enabler for established and fast-growing brands, announced today that it has raised a total of $50 million in incremental funding to accelerate its transition into a premier provider of API-based global ecommerce solutions. The investment, led by Siris Capital Group, LLC (“Siris”) and with participation from several of Digital River’s existing co-investors, will help Digital River accelerate the development of its modular offering that enables brands to create…