Category: Investments
Red Sift today announced that it raised $54 million in Series B funding. Highland Europe led the round with participation from new and existing investors, including Sands Capital, MMC Ventures, and Oxford Capital Partners. Sam Brooks, partner at Highland Europe, and Michael Graninger, partner at SANDS Capital, will join the company’s Board of Directors. The […]
Constant Contact recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vision6. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Vision6 is a trusted SMS and email marketing platform in Australia serving thousands of customers […]
The Campaign Monitor Group of companies has just announced its merger with Cheetah Digital on Linkedin. “Proud to announce our merger with Cheetah Digital! Cheetah is a leading pioneer in digital marketing technology, offering end-to-end data, marketing, and loyalty solutions. Together, we will be expanding our capabilities to serve our clients even better… and to shape […]
Campaign Monitor announced the launch of Email Academy, online email training to help anyone using an email marketing platform take their strategy to the next level. Email Academy was created to help email marketers, small business owners and newsletter publishers “think outside the inbox” with easy-to-follow, on-demand courses and tutorials to follow at any pace, with […]
dotdigital Group plc is pleased to provide the following trading update for the year ended 30 June 2021 (FY21), ahead of the publication of its full year results in November. The trading performance in this statement is based on unaudited management accounts. Highlights · Revenue from operations grew by c.23% to £58.1m (2020: £47.4m) o Recurring revenue as a percentage […]
Bluecore recently announced claim to a $1B valuation as a result of additional investment amounting to $125M, bringing it to a Series E investment round. Not typical of a startup journey. In May 2020 they raised $50mn at a valuation of under $500mn (according to an article in TechCrunch) that was their series D. The […]
The European vendor Mailkit, an emailexpert Festival of Email sponsor, has announced the launch of a new business NOTAMIQ. Presented as a BIMI asset management platform. Mailkit has been heavily invested in BIMI development for a considerable amount of time and operates a popular and effective free BIMI validator, has been helping brands deploy BIMI […]
Hightouch, a fast-growing software company has announced it has raised $12.1 million in Series A financing led by Amplify Partners, increasing its total funding to $14.2 million. Hightouch syncs customer data from the data warehouse to various SaaS such as CRM, email automation, and customer support tools thereby offering tools that modern business use to communicate with customers. Integrations exist […]
A sponsor of Inbox Expo 2020, SendLane has secured $20mn in investment in its official Series A investment round. The business led by Jimmy Kim (an Inbox Expo 2021 speaker) has already seen $3mn in seed investment since the company was officially founded, as shared in an article TechCrunch. Announced on their blog. Jimmy said […]
Cofense recently announced the acquisition of Cyberfish, provider of next-generation phishing protection powered by Computer Vision and advanced Machine Learning (ML) technology. By integrating innovative machine learning capabilities from Cyberfish with Cofense’s detection and response technology, Cofense will bring to market a holistic, advanced automation solution for email protection, detection, and response. With the acceleration of […]
Barracuda Networks, Inc. recently announced it has completed its acquisition of SKOUT Cybersecurity, a Melville, NY-based leader in cyber-as-a-service software for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and provider of an extended detection and response (XDR) platform and service. Acquisition highlights: Expands Barracuda’s solutions for MSPs, offering XDR platform for proactive real-time continuous security monitoring with response services for managed endpoints, networks, and cloud. SKOUT’s XDR platform connects with critical security infrastructures such as email, firewall, identity and access, and a 24×7 SOC that aids the detection of and response to cyberattacks. Enables customers […]
Funding Following Surge in Demand for Data and Marketing Automation Platform Klaviyo recently announced that it has raised a $320 million Series D round of funding. The round was led by new investor Sands Capital. Other new investors include Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), Whale Rock Capital Management, ClearBridge Investments, Lone Pine Capital, Owl Rock Capital, Glynn Capital, […]