Author Archives: Ingrid Lunden

n8n raises $12M for its ‘fair code’ approach to low-code workflow automation

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As businesses continue to look for better ways to work more efficiently, a pioneer in the space of low-code tools to help automate how apps work together is announcing a round of funding on the back of impressive early traction. Berlin-based n8n — which provides a framework for both technical and non-technical people to synchronize […] Continue reading n8n raises $12M for its ‘fair code’ approach to low-code workflow automation→

AppOmni raises $40M for tools to secure enterprise SaaS apps

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Enterprises are adopting an ever-wider range of SaaS applications to work and interface with customers, and that is proving to be a major security concern: it’s not just the prospect of phishing, credential stuffing and other malicious tricks to get into systems that are a worry, but the fact that more applications mean more attack […] Continue reading AppOmni raises $40M for tools to secure enterprise SaaS apps→

ActiveCampaign raises $240M at a $3B valuation as marketing and sales automation come into focus for SMBs

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As businesses continue to adopt new digital tools to get their names out into the world, a startup that’s built a sales and marketing platform specifically for small and medium businesses is announcing a big round of funding. ActiveCampaign, which has built what it describes as a “customer experience automation” platform — providing a way […] Continue reading ActiveCampaign raises $240M at a $3B valuation as marketing and sales automation come into focus for SMBs→

FintechOS nabs $60M for a low-code approach to modernizing legacy banking and insurance services

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“Challenger” startups in banking and insurance have upended their industries, and picked up significant business, by building more customer-friendly tools and services — more personalized, easier to access, and usually competitively priced — than those typically provided their bigger, incumbent rivals. Now, a startup out of Romania that is building tools to help the incumbents […] Continue reading FintechOS nabs $60M for a low-code approach to modernizing legacy banking and insurance services→

IBM acquires Italy’s MyInvenio to integrate process mining directly into its suite of automation tools

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Automation has become a big theme in enterprise IT, with organizations using RPA, no-code and low-code tools, and other  technology to speed up work and bring more insights and analytics into how they do things every day, and today IBM is announcing an acquisition as it hopes to take on a bigger role in providing […] Continue reading IBM acquires Italy’s MyInvenio to integrate process mining directly into its suite of automation tools→

Cado Security locks in $10M for its cloud-native digital forensics platform

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As computing systems become increasingly bigger and more complex, forensics have become an increasingly important part of how organizations can better secure them. As the recent Solar Winds breach has shown, it’s not always just a matter of being able to identify data loss, or prevent hackers from coming in in the first place. In […] Continue reading Cado Security locks in $10M for its cloud-native digital forensics platform→

Upstack raises $50M for its platform and advisory to help businesses plan and buy for digital transformation

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Digital transformation has been one of the biggest catchphrases of the past year, with many an organization forced to reckon with aging IT, a lack of digital strategy, or simply the challenges of growth after being faced with newly-remote workforces, customers doing everything online and other tech demands. Now, a startup called Upstack that has […] Continue reading Upstack raises $50M for its platform and advisory to help businesses plan and buy for digital transformation→

SambaNova raises $676M at a $5.1B valuation to double down on cloud-based AI software for enterprises

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Artificial intelligence technology holds a huge amount of promise for enterprises — as a tool to process and understand their data more efficiently; as a way to leapfrog into new kinds of services and products; and as a critical stepping stone into whatever the future might hold for their businesses. But the problem for many […] Continue reading SambaNova raises $676M at a $5.1B valuation to double down on cloud-based AI software for enterprises→

SnackMagic picks up $15M to expand from build-your-own snack boxes into a wider gifting marketplace

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The office shut-down at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year spurred huge investment in digital transformation and a wave of tech companies helping with that, but there were some distinct losers in the shift, too — specifically those whose business models were predicated on serving the very offices that disappeared overnight. Today, one […] Continue reading SnackMagic picks up $15M to expand from build-your-own snack boxes into a wider gifting marketplace→

Alyce, an AI-based personalised corporate gifting startup, raises $30M

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Swag has a long and patchy history in the world of business. For every hip pair of plaid socks, there are five t-shirts you may never wear, an itchy scarf, a notepad your kids might use, and an ugly mug; and most of all, likely thousands of dollars and lots of time invested to make […] Continue reading Alyce, an AI-based personalised corporate gifting startup, raises $30M→