Author Archives: Ron Miller

Rootly nabs $3.2M seed to build SRE incident management solution inside Slack

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As companies look for ways to respond to incidents in their complex micro services-driven software stacks, SREs or site reliability engineers are left to deal with the issues involved in making everything work and keeping the application up and running. Rootly, a new early stage startup wants to help by building an incident response solution […] Continue reading Rootly nabs $3.2M seed to build SRE incident management solution inside Slack→

Dropbox is reimagining the workplace with Dropbox Studios

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The pandemic has been a time for a lot of reflection on both a personal and business level. Tech companies in particular are assessing whether they will ever again return to a full time, in-office approach. Some are considering a hybrid approach and some may not go back to a building at all. Amidst all […] Continue reading Dropbox is reimagining the workplace with Dropbox Studios→

The single vendor requirement ultimately doomed the DoD’s $10B JEDI cloud contract

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When the Pentagon killed the JEDI cloud program yesterday, it was the end of a long and bitter road for a project that never seemed to have a chance. The question is why it didn’t work out in the end, and ultimately I think you can blame the DoD’s stubborn adherence to a single vendor […] Continue reading The single vendor requirement ultimately doomed the DoD’s $10B JEDI cloud contract→

Opaque raises $9.5M seed to secure sensitive data in the cloud

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Opaque, a new startup born out of Berkely’s RISELabs, announced a $9.5 million seed round today to build a solution to access and work with sensitive data in the cloud in a secure way, even with multiple organizations involved. Intel Capital led today’s investment with participation by Race Capital, The House Fund and FactoryHQ. The […] Continue reading Opaque raises $9.5M seed to secure sensitive data in the cloud→

Sarah Guo, Kobie Fuller & Casey Aylward headline investor panel at TC Sessions: SaaS

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While SaaS has become the default way to deliver software in 2021, it still takes a keen eye to find the companies that will grow into successful businesses, maybe even more so with so much competition. That’s why we’re bringing together three investors to discuss what they look for when they invest in SaaS startups. […] Continue reading Sarah Guo, Kobie Fuller & Casey Aylward headline investor panel at TC Sessions: SaaS→

Nobody wins as DoD finally pulls the plug on controversial $10B JEDI contract

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After several years of fighting and jockeying for position by the biggest cloud infrastructure companies in the world, the Pentagon finally pulled the plug on the controversial winner-take-all $10 billion JEDI contract today. In the end, nobody won. “With the shifting technology environment, it has become clear that the JEDI cloud contract, which has long […] Continue reading Nobody wins as DoD finally pulls the plug on controversial $10B JEDI contract→

Box takes fight with activist investor public in SEC filing

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The war between Box’s current leadership and activist shareholder Starboard took a new turn today with a detailed timeline outlining the two groups’ relationship, thanks to an SEC filing and companion press release. Box is pushing back against a slate of board candidates put forth by Starboard, which wants to shake up the company’s leadership and sell […] Continue reading Box takes fight with activist investor public in SEC filing→

Jim Whitehurst steps down as president at IBM just 14 months after taking role

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In a surprise announcement today, IBM announced that Jim Whitehurst, who came over in the Red deal, would be stepping down as company president just 14 months after taking over in that role. IBM didn’t give a lot of details as to why he was stepping away, but acknowledged his key role in helping bring […] Continue reading Jim Whitehurst steps down as president at IBM just 14 months after taking role→

After bootstrapping since 2002, Articulate raises $1.5B on $3.75B valuation

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Most companies don’t announce their first venture investment after almost 20 years in the business, nor do they announce that round is the equivalent of a good startup’s entire private fundraising history. But Articulate, a SaaS training and development platform, is not your typical company and today it announced a whopping $1.5 billion investment on […] Continue reading After bootstrapping since 2002, Articulate raises $1.5B on $3.75B valuation→

Slack’s new voice, video tools should fit nicely on Salesforce platform after deal closes

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It’s easy to forget, but Salesforce bought Slack at the end of last year for almost $28 billion, a deal that has yet to close. We don’t know exactly when that will happen, but Slack continues to develop its product roadmap adding new functionality, even while waiting to become part of Salesforce eventually. Just this […] Continue reading Slack’s new voice, video tools should fit nicely on Salesforce platform after deal closes→