TripActions raises $14.6 million for corporate travel booking

luxury vacation Corporations could be a lot more efficient with the travel spend, believes booking platform TripActions. And they’re announcing $14.6 million in funding from Zeev Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners to fulfill that mission.
Premised on the idea that people spend more money when it’s the company’s dime, the startup offers employees rewards for staying under a target budget. Read More Continue reading TripActions raises $14.6 million for corporate travel booking

Yext hires new president as it looks to IPO

attending the Yext Launch Party at 1 Madison Ave., NY on Oct 1, 2015 Photo By: (Ken Arcara/Guest of a Guest) Yext, the company that helps businesses make sure that their location data appears correctly in search results, is announcing that Jim Steele will be joining the company full-time as president and chief revenue officer. Steele was previously on the board at Yext and was most recently at InsideSales. “I found a new younger Mark Benioff and I’m really excited,” Steele says… Read More Continue reading Yext hires new president as it looks to IPO

A new CEO for DocuSign

docusign DocuSign, the electronic signature company, has ended its search for a permanent CEO. Effective this week, Daniel Springer, is taking the reigns and former CEO Keith Krach is moving to a chairman role. With a reported valuation of over $3 billion, 14-year-old DocuSign is said to be scaling, with speculation that it’s nearing its long-awaited IPO. Though he couldn’t comment on… Read More Continue reading A new CEO for DocuSign

Zenoti raises $15 million for spa bookings

 The spa industry is in need of a technology makeover and Zenoti thinks it can help. The Seattle-based startup is raising $15 million in a round led by Norwest Venture Partners to help salons run their businesses. A cloud-based management platform… Continue reading Zenoti raises $15 million for spa bookings

SmartRecruiters raises $30 million for hiring software

 Because managing a large pool of job applicants can be cumbersome, SmartRecruiters thinks its software has the right tools to keep you organized in your candidate search. The team counts clients like Square, Atlassian and Equinox gyms, who use Sm… Continue reading SmartRecruiters raises $30 million for hiring software

Rocketrip raises $9 million to help companies save, employees make money on business travel

5976264120_68e6352107_o Rocketrip believes you can motivate employees to spend less on business travel by rewarding them with gift cards. For each trip, the startup establishes a “budget to beat” and helps employees split the savings with the company.
The concept gained early traction and now New York-based Rocketrip is raising an additional $9 million in funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners with… Read More Continue reading Rocketrip raises $9 million to help companies save, employees make money on business travel

Domo takes on Slack with $131 million at $2 billion+ valuation

domo Utah-based Domo has been a force in the enterprise space for a few years with its data management platforms, but the team is poised for growth with an additional $131 million in Series D funding from existing and new investors, including BlackRock, Credit Suisse and others. These $131 million are an addition to Domo’s previously announced $200 million Series D round. The… Read More Continue reading Domo takes on Slack with $131 million at $2 billion+ valuation