Polymail looks to unify business email tools into a single web app

 If you’re more of a Gmail power user (or even semi-power user) and other email services geared toward work, you’ve probably installed plenty of plugins like Rapportive to make your job a little bit easier. And while it’s all fin… Continue reading Polymail looks to unify business email tools into a single web app

Construction startup Katerra gets $865M in Softbank’s latest mega-round

 There’s another big financing round led by Softbank’s mammoth vision fund today, with the firm this time pouring $865 million into a construction startup called Katerra that’s a one-stop shop for getting a building up off the gr… Continue reading Construction startup Katerra gets $865M in Softbank’s latest mega-round

Timescale raises $12.4M to build a new breed of time series database software

 Businesses are gathering more and more information than they ever have before, whether it’s a manufacturer or a bank, and to Timescale CEO Ajay Kulkarni the existing database software soon won’t provide the horsepower they need. That&… Continue reading Timescale raises $12.4M to build a new breed of time series database software

ADP acquires workforce management software startup WorkMarket

 Payroll provider ADP said it is acquiring WorkMarket, a startup that specializes in workforce management software that operates across a wide range of employees and contractors, for an undisclosed sum. The software aims to create a kind of unifie… Continue reading ADP acquires workforce management software startup WorkMarket

SendBird raises another $16M to help developers add chat functions to a service

 If you go to any company’s website these days, you’re probably starting to see some chat functionality more and more often — and for good reason, as it’s a quick way for those companies to get in touch with their potential… Continue reading SendBird raises another $16M to help developers add chat functions to a service

Adeptmind raises $4.5M from Fidelity to bring smarter search to retailers

 If you’ve ever searched for a product on any website that’s not Amazon or Google, you’ve probably had a bad time trying to find something — and then go straight back to Google or Amazon. That’s a significant problem for retailers, which need to ensure that potential customers that are already signaling a lot of interest in buying something will actually be able… Read More Continue reading Adeptmind raises $4.5M from Fidelity to bring smarter search to retailers

iUNU aims to build cameras on rails for growers to keep track of their crop health

 You’ve probably spent a lot of time keeping track of your plants and all the minor details, like the coloration of the leaves, in order to make sure they’re healthy — but for professional growers in greenhouses, this means keeping track of thousands of plants all at once. That can get out of hand really quickly as it could involve just walking through a greenhouse with an… Read More Continue reading iUNU aims to build cameras on rails for growers to keep track of their crop health

Graphcore raises $50M amid a flurry of AI chip activity

 While some of the largest chip manufacturers are looking to shift their focus onto the GPU for their biggest machine learnings, there’s a blooming ecosystem of new chip startups looking to rethink the way processing for AI works That includes a European-based startup called Graphcore, which said today that it has raised $50 million in new financing led by Sequoia Capital. Graphcore,… Read More Continue reading Graphcore raises $50M amid a flurry of AI chip activity

Sourceress raises $3.5M to find candidates that managers want without realizing it

 When a company is looking for a candidate for an open role, the hiring manager is probably going to rattle off a bunch of qualifications that they’re looking for to a recruiter — and Kanjun Qiu says recruiters will probably just run with that when the manager’s requirements might not actually be so rigid. It’s that intent from the manager — the idea that the… Read More Continue reading Sourceress raises $3.5M to find candidates that managers want without realizing it

Expense report analysis startup AppZen raises $13M to build a smarter back office

 Expense reports aren’t the most exciting thing in the universe. But when you reach the scale of say, Amazon, and have tens of thousands of employees, making sure everything comes through smoothly and the right things are being billed to the company could mean the difference in millions of dollars to your bottom line. And when Anant Kale walks into the office of a big company and asks for… Read More Continue reading Expense report analysis startup AppZen raises $13M to build a smarter back office