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SendLane secures $20mn Investment

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

Business & Finance
Cofense Acquires AI-Based Email Security Provider Cyberfish

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

Barracuda acquired SKOUT Cybersecurity
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Barracuda acquired SKOUT Cybersecurity

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

Business & Finance
Klaviyo Raises $320MN in Series D Funding

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

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ActiveCampaign Raises US $240MN

ActiveCampaign surpasses US $165 million annual recurring revenue (ARR) and announces US $240 million in a Series C financing round to further enhance its position

Business & Finance
MessageBird Acquires SparkPost for $600MN

MessageBird today announces it has entered into definitive documentation to acquire US based SparkPost, the world’s largest, first and only predictive email intelligence platform. The

Business & Finance
ConvertKit acquired FanBridge

ConvertKit announced the acquisition of FanBridge, an email marketing platform serving musicians since 2006. The combined platform will help musicians and other creators grow an

Business & Finance
Klaviyo Raises $200MN in Series C Funding

Klaviyo, a customer data and marketing platform for online businesses, today announced it has raised $200 million in Series C funding, led by Accel with

Business & Finance
CM Group Acquires Selligent

CM Group, a family of martech companies focused on multichannel campaign management and email marketing, today announced the acquisition of Selligent Marketing Cloud (Selligent) the organization’s fifth

Business & Finance
$8BN for IronScales Anti-Phishing Technology

IRONSCALES, a pioneer of self-learning email security, recently announced it has closed an $8 million Series B extension led by Chicago-based venture and growth capital

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Enterprise ESP MessageGears raises US$12mn

MessageGears, has just announced via Twitter that it has closed a $12 million growth financing led by Argentum and Bridge Bank. MessageGears’ is an email service provider and

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Business & Finance
Jamie Gun Appointed CFO to Mapp

Mapp recently announced that Jamie Gunn has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. Jamie will work with the Mapp leadership team / management board to

Centerbridge completed the acquisition of IBM Watson

Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (“Centerbridge”) recently announced that funds advised by Centerbridge completed at the end of June the acquisition of IBM’s marketing platform and commerce

Trendline Acquired Inbox Marketer

 Email consulting and professional services firm Trendline Interactive recently announced the acquisition of Canadian email agency Inbox Marketer, further strengthening Trendline’s strategy, data management and analytics service

Zix Acquired AppRiver

Zix Corporation, a leader in email security, has closed its previously announced acquisition of AppRiver, a leading provider of cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, for $275 million

Campaign Monitor Acquired Sailthru & Liveclicker

CM Group — a family of marketing technology companies including Campaign Monitor, Delivra and Emma — announced the acquisitions of Sailthru and Liveclicker, adding nearly $60 million in revenue

BlueHornet Acquired by Marlin Equity Partners

BlueHornet recently announced that it was acquired by Marlin Equity Partners. The acquisition will enable BlueHornet to accelerate investment in its products and services to enhance value

$1.5MN for Sigstr a WiseStamp for the Enterprise

Sigstr, an email signature marketing platform, announced recently it has raised an additional $1.5 million in capital from leading software executives. The round, led by

Litmus Accept $49 MN in Series A Investment

No longer bootstrapped and proud, the startup has taken $49 million dollars in investment. Like many of their peers who followed the bootstrapped philosophy including

SMTP.com Secured $5 MN Financing

SMTP, Inc. announced recently that it has secured a $5 million financing round. The round was led by the Company’s two largest institutional investors, Special

LiveIntent Grabs $32.5MN in Fourth Funding Round

LiveIntent today announced a $32.5 million growth equity investment led by FTV Capital in addition Battery Ventures, First Round Capital and Shasta Ventures made significant investment. After VC

GoDaddy Announced 17.5% Revenue Growth

GoDaddy recently reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. “Our investments in products, technology platform, and customer care are making a real

Message Systems Raises $27M in Funding

Message Systems recently announced it has raised $27 million in funding, for a total amount of $65 million to date. New investor Hercules Technology Growth Capital