Corelight closes $9.2M Series A to help enterprises battle ransomware

 It’s already been a year of multiple high profile ransomware attacks and now cybersecurity startup Corelight has bagged a $9.2 million Series A round, led by Accel Partners. Read More Continue reading Corelight closes $9.2M Series A to help enterprises battle ransomware

Online review startup Podium has raised a fat new $32 million round from Accel and GV

 Podium, a Utah-based enterprise software company specializing in customer review management has pulled in an over-subscribed $32 million Series A round, led by Accel Partners. Several sources close to the matter told us about this round, which we wrote about yesterday in an article about Utah-based Peak Ventures. However, Podium has now confirmed the numbers to TechCrunch. We were previously… Read More Continue reading Online review startup Podium has raised a fat new $32 million round from Accel and GV

VoiceOps launches to put insights in the hands of managers coaching sales reps

 The enterprise voice space grows hotter today as VoiceOps announces its seed round with participation from Accel, Founders Fund and Lowercase Capital. The YC-backed startup aims to support sales teams by offering managers clear insights into what tactics are being used on the front lines. Founders, Daria Evdokimova, Ethan Barhydt and Nate Becker designed a machine learning-powered system… Read More Continue reading VoiceOps launches to put insights in the hands of managers coaching sales reps

Kubernetes founders launch Heptio with $8.5M in funding to help bring containers to the enterprise

Kepple Terminal with cityscape For years, the public face of Kubernetes was one of project’s founders: Google group product manager Craig McLuckie. He started the open source container management project together with Joe Beda, Brendan Burns and a few other engineers inside of Google, which has since brought it under the guidance of the newly formed Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
Beda became an entrepreneur in… Read More Continue reading Kubernetes founders launch Heptio with $8.5M in funding to help bring containers to the enterprise

Narvar raises $22 million to help internet retailers deliver physical goods without frustrating customers

A Sephora customer tracks their order with a Narvar-powered app. Battery Ventures led a $22 million, Series B investment in Narvar Inc., a company helping internet retailers keep their customers happy post-purchase, meaning until their packages are delivered, and if need be, successfully returned for an exchange or refund. Battery was joined by Fung Capital, a logistics-focused fund, and Narvar’s earlier backers Accel Partners and Freestyle Capital.… Read More Continue reading Narvar raises $22 million to help internet retailers deliver physical goods without frustrating customers

Celonis takes $27.5M led by Accel, 83North to grow the market for big data process mining

Celonis founders How do big businesses optimize IT-driven processes? Often by hiring management consultants to cast an expert eye over digital traceries and deliver recommendations for improving core operations like logistics and production. But Munich-based B2B SaaS startup Celonis reckons software can do a better job of flagging up areas where there’s room for business optimization. Its… Read More Continue reading Celonis takes $27.5M led by Accel, 83North to grow the market for big data process mining

Demisto emerges from stealth with $6M Series A and smart bot to help automate security ops

 Demisto, a company founded by four security industry pros, emerged from stealth today with a pretty cool bot-driven security platform and $6 million in Series A. The round was led by Accel with participation from Cylance CEO Stuart McClure, Looko… Continue reading Demisto emerges from stealth with $6M Series A and smart bot to help automate security ops