Monthly Archives: July 2015
China’s Startup Boom in Online Learning
Written on July 27, 2015 at 6:21 pm, by admin
Will a surge in distance learning for traditional subjects, test prep, language, and trade skills leave the poorest out? China knows a thing or two about distance learning. For two decades, the country’s education ministry has used the television airwaves to broadcast agricultural lessons to more than 100 million rural students—making it the largest such Continue Reading »
Atlantic Fintech Kabbage Raising $150M at $875M valuation
Written on July 24, 2015 at 6:25 pm, by admin
Financial technology provider is raising a massive $150 million investment at a valuation that has the Atlanta company flirting with “unicorn” status. The Series E raise values 6-year-old Kabbage at $875 million post-money and about $750 million pre-money, sources said. That nose-bleed valuation puts Kabbage just shy of “unicorn” status, a Silicon Valley term bestowed on Continue Reading »
Systems of Engagement and User Experience Design
Written on July 22, 2015 at 12:36 am, by admin
We are now well into the decade of Systems of Engagement. Enterprises in all walks of life are waking up to a world where their constituents are digitally armed and dangerous, and they are revamping their market-facing systems to leverage these newly empowered endpoints. The landscape of opportunity is immense as there are pockets of Continue Reading »
Coupa Software Acquires TripScanner
Written on July 21, 2015 at 6:30 pm, by admin
Spending-management platform Coupa Software acquired travel-technology startup TripScanner on Monday for an undisclosed sum. TripScanner, based in Brooklyn, New York, bridges the gap between employees’ travel booking habits and corporate business policies. Led by CEO Ethan Laub, TripScanner automatically reviews travel itineraries, helping ensure compliance with company travel policies, and auto-creates line items in employee Continue Reading »
Ticketfly raises $50M in funding round
Written on July 16, 2015 at 6:35 pm, by admin
Software company Ticketfly has closed a Series D financing round, raising $50 million. The round was led by Riverwood Capital, a globally-focused private equity firm that invests in fast-growing, late-stage technology companies. Ticketfly plans to use the funds to accelerate development of its cloud-based live events platform, including new products and services for its existing client Continue Reading »
San Mateo’s Coupa Software Buys Australian Company to Boost Savings-as-a-Service Value
Written on July 7, 2015 at 6:37 pm, by admin
Coupa Software, a cloud-based invoice management platform, acquired InvoiceSmash on Monday for an undisclosed sum. CEO Mark Burch founded the Sydney, Australia-based InvoiceSmash in 2012 as a cloud-based accounts payable and e-invoicing platform. Burch will join Coupa’s product management organization effective immediately. As part of the acquisition, the five members of the InvoiceSmash team will also join Continue Reading »