Macrometa Locks Down $20M To Be The Amazon Prime Of Edge Computing

To view the original article, please click here. Palo Alto, California-based edge compute company Macrometa closed a $20 million Series A less than eight months after announcing its $7 million seed funding. The round was led by Pelion Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors DNX Ventures, Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), Partech Partners, Fusion Fund, Sway Ventures and Shasta Ventures. Founded in 2017, the company […]

Do AI-powered food robots put human jobs at risk?

CEO of Blendid, Vipin Jain, interviewed by ZDNet to discuss the future of AI-powered food robots. “We think the surge in interest is here to stay. The excitement around robotics in the food service industry goes well beyond the current contactless craze. Robotic food kiosks offer a wide range of benefits to both the operators and […]

Platform.sh and Blackfire.io join forces

BGV Portfolio company Platform.sh is joining forces with Blackfire.io. Read the full post here. “Platform.sh is proud to announce our intent to acquire Blackfire.io, a leading developer of application performance monitoring (APM) technology. We are joining forces not only because we’re admirers of the company and its products, but because Blackfire.io will help us accelerate our vision and […]

Forcepoint Acquires Remote Browser Isolation Innovator Cyberinc

Company to integrate Cyberinc’s Smart Isolation capabilities within Forcepoint’s Data-first SASE architecture New Forcepoint Innovation Center in Mumbai will help accelerate delivery of new SASE capabilities with intelligent remote browser isolation View this article on PR Newswire Forcepoint, a global leader in data-first cybersecurity solutions that protect critical information and networks for thousands of customers […]

Dun & Bradstreet Launches D&B Rev.Up ABX, the Industry’s First Open RevTech Platform

To view the original article, please click here. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (“Dun & Bradstreet” or the “Company”) (NYSE:DNB), a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, today unveiled D&B Rev.Up, an open and agnostic platform that aligns teams, data and technology to deliver relevant and engaging buyer experiences for target accounts. D&B Rev.Up […]

Alex Thurber, Virtana, featured in CRN’s 30 Notable IT Executive Moves: March 2021

To view the full list, please click here. Alex Thurber Virtana, a provider of observability platform for cloud workloads, made two appointments: Alex Thurber as senior vice president of customer success and channel strategy, and Jonathan Cyr as vice president of product management. Thurber was most recently chief revenue officer at secure access software provider […]