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Monday, July 25, 2016 StackPath Raises $150M, Acquires Three Companies Dallas-based StackPath, a developer of a security-as-a-service offering led by former SoftLayer CEO Lance Crosby, has raised $150M and acquired three companies. The Series A funding came from ABRY Partners. The company said it acquired content delivery network provider MaxCDN, cloud-based WAF developer Fireblade, and VPN technology provider Cloak. Crosby was the founder of SoftLayer, which he sold to IBM in 2013. posted on Monday, July 25, 2016(Full story) Tyler Technologies Drives Into School Bus Software Plano-based government software developer Tyler Technologies is expanding into the area of software for school buses, saing today that it has launched a new product called Tyler Drive. The company said its new software and hardware product provides school buses with turn-by-turn directions of school routes; ensures drivers stop at all the stops they are supposed to; manages student ridership and employee timekeeping; and also handles pre- and (More info...) posted on Monday, July 25, 2016(Full story) RetailMeNot Gets The Good Housekeeping Seal Austin-based coupon and offer site RetailMeNot has just earned the venerable "Good Houskeeping Seal", the seal of approval from the Good Housekeeping Institute--the first time a shopping app has received such an approval. According to RetailMeNot, the approval came after its website and app were "extensively tested" by engineering at the Institute. The seal has been issued by Good Housekeeping Full story) Renovate Simply Scores Seed Funding Austin-based Renovate Simply, a developer of a service which helps you create a budget for renovation projects, and connects homeowners with contractors for those projects, has scored a round of seed funding. The funding came from Digitech Venture Capital fund, Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), and other angels, according to the company's angel backers. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. Renovate Simply's service walks users through (More info...) posted on Monday, July 25, 2016(Full story) |
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