splashr 0.6.0 Now Uses the CRAN-nascent stevedore Package for Docker Orchestration

The splashr package [srht|GL|GH] — an alternative to Selenium for javascript-enabled/browser-emulated web scraping — is now at version 0.6.0 (still in dev-mode but on its way to CRAN in the next 14 days). The major change from ver… Continue reading splashr 0.6.0 Now Uses the CRAN-nascent stevedore Package for Docker Orchestration

Splash pivots to B2B event marketing with $7M in new funding

splash Splash, the event marketing platform based out of New York, has just announced the close of a $7 million Series B funding round led by Ascent Venture Partners, with participation from Spark Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, ScaleUP Ventures, Tumblr founder David Karp, and Vine cofounder Rus Yusupov.
Alongside the investment comes a new business plan for Splash in the enterprise.
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