Transform 2020 Watch every session from our flagship AI event On Demand Watch Now Gong.io, a startup providing an “intelligence platform” for enterprise sales teams, today nabbed $ 200 million in funding at a $ 2.2 billion valuation, up from a $ 750 million valuation in December 2019 when the …
Read More »AI cybersecurity startup Elisity raises $7.5 million to protect networks from attack with AI
Cybersecurity startup Elisity today emerged from stealth with $ 7.5 million in seed funding from Atlantic Bridge Associates. The company, whose founding team includes veterans of Cisco, Qualys, and Viptela, says its immediate focus is scaling up engineering, sales, and marketing teams ahead of its platform’s public launch. According to …
Read More »Fall Guys sells 2 million copies on Steam in under a week
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Publisher Devolver Digital revealed on Twitter today that Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has already sold 2 million copies on Steam. Fall Guys released on August 4, so it accomplished this goal just short of one week after …
Read More »StreetLight Data raises $15 million to bring big data analytics to city transport
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now StreetLight Data, a big data platform that helps cities unlock mobility insights from location data from smartphone apps, has raised $ 15 million in a series D round of funding. The raise comes as cities …
Read More »Zynga is acquiring hypercasual mobile game firm Rollic for at least $168 million
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Zynga has agreed to buy Istanbul-based Rollic, a fast-growing hypercasual mobile game company, as part of its latest effort to expand through acquisition. The San Francisco-based Zynga will pay $ 168 million for 80% of Rollic, whose …
Read More »Expert System raises $29.4 million for AI text extraction and analysis
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Enterprise natural language processing (NLP) technologies vendor Expert System today secured $ 29.4 million in funding, $ 20 million of which came from institutional investors. (The remaining $ 9.4 million arose through the exercise of …
Read More »Call of Duty: Warzone hits 75 million downloads in less than 5 months
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Call of Duty: Warzone grew to more than 75 million players in 146 days as the free-to-play battle royale became a popular pastime during the pandemic. The news comes as Activision announced it will launch Season Five …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V hits 135 million sold as spending surges during pandemic
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Take-Two announced today during its latest earnings report that Grand Theft Auto V has now sold over 135 million copies. That number was at 130 million when Take-Two reported it in May during the previous earnings report. …
Read More »Sky: Children of the Light hits 15 million more downloads in a month with China, Android launches
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Thatgamecompany said its Sky: Children of the Light mobile game has topped 35 million downloads, including 15 million in the past month, thanks to its launch on Android and in China. The soulful game from the makers …
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