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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 8, 2017
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Inbox Summit East - Sept. 29 - DC
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o Palo Alto-Based Kyndi Raises $8.5 Million in Second Round of Funding
o Santa Clara-Based Intel Completes Tender Offer for Mobileye
o Google Fires Author of Controversial Internal Memo
o Sunnyvale-Based Intertrust Technologies Acquires Planet OS
o South San Francisco-Based CollabNet Merges with VersionOne
o San Jose-Based Xactly Acquires AlignStar
o S.F.-Based Golden Gate Capital Completes $2.9 Billion Deal for Neustar
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o Briefly Noted: Altierre, Zendesk
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o Palo Alto-Based Kyndi Raises $8.5 Million in Second Round of Funding
Palo Alto, Calif. -- Kyndi, a Palo Alto-based developer of artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to help users anticipate opportunities and threats, said on Tuesday it has raised $8.5 million in its second round of funding. PivotNorth Capital, Darling Ventures and Citrix Systems took part in the round, which increases the company's total backing to $12 million since its inception in 2014. Kyndi's technology helps organizations analyze massive amounts of unstructured data to anticipate what could occur in the future, even identifying very "weak" signals pointing to seemingly unknowable intentions. The information aims to help users act more decisively to capitalize on untapped opportunities and mitigate threats. "Organizations of all types and sizes are struggling to analyze and leverage the growing volumes of data they've already collected," said Andy Cohen, the vice president of strategic development and investments at Citrix.
http://www.kyndi.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170808005146/en/AI-Solutions-Innovator-Kyndi-Closes-8.5-Million
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o Santa Clara-Based Intel Completes Tender Offer for Mobileye
Santa Clara, Calif. -- Intel, the Santa Clara-based chipmaker, said on Tuesday it has completed its tender offer for shares of Israel-based Mobileye, a developer of computer vision and machine learning tools for driver assistance systems and autonomous driving. The company said the $15.3 billion acquisition, first announced in March, will bolster its position in the fast-growing market for autonomous vehicle systems, data and services, expected to grow to $70 billion by 2030. "With Mobileye, Intel emerges as a leader in creating the technology foundation that the automotive industry needs for an autonomous future," said Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. "It's an exciting engineering challenge and a huge growth opportunity for Intel." Intel's Automated Driving Group will combine its operations with Mobileye, which will remain headquartered in Israel and led by CEO Amnon Shashua. Co-founder Ziv Aviram is retiring from the company.
https://www.intel.com
https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/intel-mobileye-acquisition/
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o Google Fires Author of Controversial Internal Memo
Mountain View, Calif. -- The author of a controversial Google memo claiming that men were better suited than women for careers in technology has been fired, CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in a note to employees, published by Recode. The unidentified author had claimed that biological issues prevented women from outperforming their male counterparts. Pichai said the memo violated the company's code of conduct, crossing the line by "advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace." The memo was the subject of heated debate over the weekend on Google's internal discussion boards. "To suggest a group of our colleagues have traits that make them less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not OK," said Pichai.
https://www.recode.net/2017/8/7/16110696/firing-google-ceo-employee-penned-controversial-memo-on-women-has-violated-its-code-of-conduct
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o Sunnyvale-Based Intertrust Technologies Acquires Planet OS
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Intertrust Technologies, a Sunnyvale-based developer of software that enables Internet-of-Things (IoT) data marketplaces, said on Tuesday it has acquired the assets of Estonia-based Planet OS, a provider of geospatial big data services. All of Planet OS's employees will join Intertrust, which will expand its engineering operations in Estonia. "We are very enthusiastic about establishing technology operations in Estonia, which is a hotbed of technology innovation, and a serious source of engineering talent," said CEO Talal Shamoon. Planet OS is the developer of a multi-party data platform that has broad application to the Internet of Things (IoT). It is currently used by European energy giant innogy SE to manage data coming from wind assets. Intertrust said it plans to add its data governance technology to the platform to help customers better manage highly sensitive data from different sources and protect their intellectual property and proprietary information.
http://www.intertrust.com
https://www.intertrust.com/intertrustnews/intertrust-acquires-planet-os-to-expand-its-trusted-big-data-platform-into-industrial-iot/
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o South San Francisco-Based CollabNet Merges with VersionOne
South San Francisco -- CollabNet, a South San Francisco-based provider of enterprise software development and DevOps tools, said it has merged with Atlanta-based VersionOne, which specializes in enterprise Agile software and services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The combined company, which will maintain the CollabNet name and be headquartered in Atlanta, will be led by CollabNet CEO Flint Brenton (CEO) and VersionOne CEO Robert Holler (chief strategy officer). It will offer tools that power application development and delivery for businesses and government organizations. Rob Amen, managing director of CollabNet-owner Vector Capital, said the combination "will result in a stronger company that can grow and prosper through its leading technology, blue chip client base and executive leadership." CollabNet will utilize the VersionOne brand for its Agile products.
http://www.collab.net
http://www.versionone.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/collabnet-and-versionone-merge-to-accelerate-innovation-across-enterprise-software-development-and-delivery-300500163.html
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o San Jose-Based Xactly Acquires AlignStar
San Jose, Calif. -- Xactly, a San Jose-based developer of cloud-based incentive compensation tools, said on Tuesday it has acquired Massachusetts-based AlignStar, a provider of territory management and optimization software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Xactly said the combined technology will help customers increase productivity up to 20% in the first year and lower travel expenses up to 15%, while also saving them time with automated territory planning. The news comes a month after private equity firm Vista Equity Partners completed its $564 million acquisition of Xactly, taking the company private. "This is an exciting beginning to our new chapter and validation that we are poised to accelerate our growth," said founder and CEO Christopher Cabrera.
https://www.xactlycorp.com/
http://www.alignstar.com/
https://www.xactlycorp.com/press-releases/xactly-completes-acquisition-alignstar/
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o S.F.-Based Golden Gate Capital Completes $2.9 Billion Deal for Neustar
San Francisco -- Nine months after the deal was first announced, an investor group led by San Francisco-based private equity firm Golden Gate Capital said it has completed its $2.9 billion acquisition of Virginia-based Neustar, a provider of real-time information services to marketers. Neustar's shareholders received $33.50 a share in cash. An affiliate of GIC also invested in the company, and is now a minority shareholder. President and CEO Lisa Hook, who will continue to lead the company, said at the time of the December announcement that the deal would "strengthen" her company's market position, allowing it to "pursue long-term growth with operational flexibility." Neustar said in a statement that the acquisition "does not change the company's business or strategy."
http://www.neustar.biz
http://www.goldengatecap.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170808005966/en/Neustar-Announces-Completion-Acquisition-Group-Led-Golden
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o Briefly Noted:
(San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Altierre, a provider of ultra-low energy, long-range wireless technology and applications for the Internet of Things (IoT) market, has named Rob Crane as its senior vice president of global sales. Crane previously held retail sales leadership roles at SAP and Oracle. The company also has named John Marenas as its vice president of automotive sales.
http://www.altierre.com/wordpress/index.php/news-events/press-releases/august_03_2017/
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based Zendesk, a developer of software designed to help companies improve customer engagement and better understand their customers, said on Tuesday that Bryan Cox will step down as its chief revenue officer, effective Sept. 15. The company said that Cox is leaving to pursue an opportunity in the venture capital industry.
https://www.zendesk.com/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170808005575/en/Bryan-Cox-Resigns-Zendesk%E2%80%99s-Chief-Revenue-Officer
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The Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit: Baltimore will be held on Sept. 15 at Pier 5 Hotel in Baltimore. Now in its sixth year, the annual summit has become the "must-attend" marketing event for the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. The summit brings together 300+ CMOs, Senior Marketers, Agency Professionals and Technology Executives from throughout the Mid-Atlantic area. The event features dozens of case studies, keynotes, and presentations on the most important issues facing marketers in 2018.
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