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Nutanix Teams With RiceHadleyGates on Global Expansion Push
Growing international business is tricky.Big Data App Engine Continuuity Names WebLogic Founder as Director
Big Data is hard. Building big-data apps in Java? That’s easy.News Byte
Social Startup Sprinklr Raises $17.5 Million
Sprinklr, a social media management platform that works with both Twitter and Facebook, announced on Tuesday it has raised $17.5 million in a series C round of funding. The new funds come from previous investors Battery Ventures and Intel Capital, bringing the total amount of money raised to date to $37.5 million.Dollar Shave Club Lands $12 Million Investment to Dramatically Expand Product Portfolio
The Venice, Calif.-based startup will also invest in its own original content initiative.Videoconferencing Startup Blue Jeans Network Raises $50 Million
Building out to stream a billion minutes worth of videoconferences every year.News Byte
HotelTonight Books $45 Million Investment, Led by Hedge Fund Coatue Management
Last-minute hotel-booking service HotelTonight has landed a huge Series E funding round of $45 million to help spur geographic and staff expansion, with the hedge fund Coatue Management leading the round. GGV Capital is investing in HotelTonight for the first time, while past investors Battery Ventures, First Round Capital and Accel Partners participated, as well. This is the first lead investment for Coatue’s new fund focused on privately held technology firms, after building its name on investments in publicly traded companies. HotelTonight has now raised more than $80 million.With KeyMe, an iPhone Pic Now Means You Can Always Print More House Keys Later
“There’s actually very little information required [to copy a key], but there’s never been a way for people to pull that information off their key and store it and retrieve it.”News Byte