Scoop: Quiet juggernaut Ashley Furniture makes $1B acquisition Ashley Home Furnishings last week announced an acquisition of Resident Home, an Indiana mattress maker that primarily sells via direct digital marketing. The big picture: Few media outlets picked up on it, likely because Ashley neglected to mention that it...

Funding to accelerate investment in the Company’s customer-centered retail AI platform MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — March 11, 2024 — Lily AI, ("Lily” or the "Company”), a retail technology platform specializing in AI solutions for retailers and brands, today...

Pet-grooming software company Moego raises $24M Moego, a payments and scheduling software company for pet groomers,raised $24 million in Series A funding led by Base10 Partners, the companytells Axios exclusively.Why it matters: Investors have been betting on the growing number of petsin the country — and...

DraftKings Reaches Agreement to Acquire Jackpocket for $750 Million Transaction Expected to Drive $60 Million to $100 Million of Adjusted EBITDA in Fiscal Year 2026 February 15, 2024 16:24 ET| Source: DK Crown Holdings Inc.   BOSTON & NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG)...

Conductive Ventures raised a $200 million Fund III to continue its focus on investing in founders where other venture capital firms did not see the potential. You might remember our profile of the firm back in 2018 when it officially launched with a $100 million enterprise fund. Carey Lai...

Customer service is making and breaking companies over the past two years as shopping moved online and consumers wanted more out of the traditional service companies were offering. Zingtree provides interactive contact center software that guides agents to the next best action so that they can cater...

Tripalink, a technology-driven residential brand specializing in co-living and standard apartment rentals, raised $30 million from a combination of equity and debt in its Series B+ funding round after an explosive year of growth. The round is co-led by new investors Conductive Ventures and Altos Ventures,...

The concept of a business pivot isn’t new, especially for startups. When founders consider a “pivot,” it usually means something needs to change. Maybe it’s the business model because growth is stagnant. Maybe it’s the product because customers aren’t clicking with it. Maybe it’s the...