California, US-based social network giant Facebook announced that it will pull Messenger from its mobile app to boost the usage of the standalone Messenger, starting with European users before rolling out the change worldwide.
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Zendesk files for IPO, announces acquisition of Singapore-based Zopim
Zandesk revealed its plan to go public and its acquisition of Singapore's Zopim, reported Ventures Beat.
AppDirect receives investment valued USD35 million
New round funds were given to AppDirect valued at USD35 million, reported TechCrunch. AppDirect has announced taking in USD35 million in fresh rounds of funds, reported TechCrunch.
Accountability Is Now Charles River CFO; New Firm Expands Services and Leadership Team
NEWTON, MA--(Marketwired - Apr 9, 2014) - Accountability Outsourcing, Inc. today announced that it is now Charles River CFO, Inc. (CRCFO), a women-owned strategic financial consulting firm focused on strategic transactions such as IPOs, mergers, acquisitions and other exits. The new firm is addressing the gap between operational CFOs and the firms that audit them.
Food startup SpoonRocket raises $10M to deliver food to San Francisco and East Bay customers in 15 minutes
Berkeley, US-based on-demand food startup SpoonRocket raised $10 million in funding from Foundation Capital and General Catalyst to deliver food to customers in San Francisco and East Bay within 15 minutes.
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Dalia, Israel-based water measurement solutions and services provider Arad Group picked up a controlling stake in Mexico-based water meter manufacturer Cicasa for $2.04 million to gain access to the Latin American market.
American startup Fundbox nabs $17.5M in funding to help small businesses clear invoices within a day
San Francisco, California-based startup Fundbox emerged from stealth mode and nabbed $17.5 million in a funding round led by Khosla Ventures to help small and medium-sized enterprises get access to cash to clear their invoices within a day.
San Francisco, US-based cloud service marketplace AppDirect nabbed $35 million in its third funding round led by Mithril Capital Management to fuel its growth campaign.
AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - Apr 8, 2014) - Mercom Capital Group, llc, a clean energy communications and research firm, released its funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) report for the solar sector in Q1 2014.
NEW YORK, NY and SHANGHAI, CHINA--(Marketwired - Apr 8, 2014) - BRIC Language Systems, shortly after entering the translation services industry, has been successful in securing a major account in PrivCo - Private Company Financial Intelligence founded by Sam Hamadeh. PrivCo has been cited thousands of times in international media for research done on IPO's such as Twitter, Weibo, and Candy Crush. First up on the radar for PrivCo, is the IPO of Chinese technology giant Alibaba.
Hospitality startup Airbnb has increased its service arm to Los Angeles through a partnership with Homejoy and Handybook, reported TechCrunch.
Massachusetts, US-based software professional training tool provider PluralSight purchased Oklahoma City-based creative software training services Digital-Tutors in a deal valued at $45 million to increase its educational content.
Quora has announced taking a bigger step into expanding its business similar offering services similar to that of Wikipedia's, reported Venture Beat.
According to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, the selloff of technology shares caused the wealthiest men in Silicon Valley to lose USD11.5 billion.
