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NextRoll Welcomes Steve Sloan as an Independent Board Member to Support its Continued SaaS Transformation

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
SAN, B2C, Contentful, Marketing, Advertising, Software as a service, Marketo, Microsoft, SendGrid

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextRoll , the San Francisco-based marketing technology company delivering products for ambitious marketers to grow their businesses, today announced the appointment of Steve Sloan as an independent board member.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextRoll , the San Francisco-based marketing technology company delivering products for ambitious marketers to grow their businesses, today announced the appointment of Steve Sloan as an independent board member.
  • This strategic move aligns with NextRoll’s continued SaaS transformation efforts in building software platforms that enable both B2B and B2C marketers to run excellent integrated strategies.
  • “We are delighted to welcome Steve Sloan to NextRoll’s board of directors,” said Roli Saxena, chief executive officer of NextRoll.
  • “I am excited to join the NextRoll board at a time when the industry is undergoing significant changes,” said Steve Sloan, NextRoll board member.

LaunchDarkly Surpasses 5,000 Customers and Announces New Executive Hires

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
Cloud, IPO, VMware, Galaxy, Acquisition, Verily, Cloudera, Brantz, Growth, SIIA, Forter, DigitalOcean, Marketing, Redpoint, Cloud computing, Twilio, Love, CMO, SendGrid, NDR, Video game, Kubernetes

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LaunchDarkly , the platform that helps engineers build products that customers love, today announced it has bolstered its executive team with two new hires.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LaunchDarkly , the platform that helps engineers build products that customers love, today announced it has bolstered its executive team with two new hires.
  • Marcus Holm will be the company’s new Chief Revenue Officer, heading up LaunchDarkly’s global go-to-market and revenue operations.
  • Prior to joining LaunchDarkly, Carly was most recently the CMO of DigitalOcean, a technology company offering cloud computing solutions.
  • LaunchDarkly has also reached a major achievement on the customer side and now proudly works with more than 5,000 global customers, including newly added logos such as EasyPark and Verily Life Sciences.

Zenarate Reports Continued Rapid Growth with AI Simulation Training Despite Tech Headwinds and Appoints Dan Mitzner as New Chief Marketing Officer

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Insurance, Learning, IPO, SendGrid, Face, Health, Telecommunications, PALO, Adam Mitzner, Zenar, Missouri, CMO, Language, Marketing, Growth, Software, Sales

PALO ALTO, Calif. and DENVER, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenarate, the leading AI Simulation Training solution for customer-facing agents, today announced strong customer growth despite the headwinds experienced by many tech companies. On the heels of a $15M funding round led by Boston-based Volition Capital, Zenarate's AI Simulation Training solution has delivered over 20 million training simulations in 15 languages, transforming how contact center agents learn and perform. The company also welcomes Dan Mitzner as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), adding his expertise and strategic vision to drive Zenarate's growth further.

Key Points: 
  • PALO ALTO, Calif. and DENVER, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenarate, the leading AI Simulation Training solution for customer-facing agents, today announced strong customer growth despite the headwinds experienced by many tech companies.
  • The company also welcomes Dan Mitzner as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), adding his expertise and strategic vision to drive Zenarate's growth further.
  • Zenarate serves a growing global customer base within the financial services, insurance, healthcare, telecommunications, technology, retail, and travel industries.
  • Mitzner also served as VP of Marketing for SendGrid, where he helped grow sales from a $20M to $110M annual run rate.

Descope Announces No-Code User Journey Orchestration Using Third-Party Connectors

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Cloud, SendGrid, MFA, Amazon Rekognition, SMTP, Segment, Datadog, API, Intelligence, HubSpot, Blog, Amazon, Internet, Traceability, Machine learning, Algorithm, CRM, Logic, CDP, Entrepreneurship, Verizon Communications, Titanium SDK, LOS, S3, Mobile phone, Online shopping, Cryptocurrency, Network equipment provider, Imperva, Twilio

Customers can add data and actions from connectors to their user journey flows for use cases, such as risk-based authentication, bot mitigation, localization, identity verification, and identity orchestration.

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  • Customers can add data and actions from connectors to their user journey flows for use cases, such as risk-based authentication, bot mitigation, localization, identity verification, and identity orchestration.
  • Connectors will extend Descope’s capabilities by allowing customers to weave third-party actions and custom app logic into their user journey flows in a few clicks.
  • Use cases for connectors include:
    Disseminating user identity traits to downstream CDP and CRM solutions such as Segment and HubSpot.
  • “Our integration with Descope enables customers to apply this deep fraud intelligence at the most important part of the user journey – signup and login.

Bleach Cyber Selected from thousands of startups to join Techstars Austin 2023

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
Amos, Growth, SendGrid, Partnership, Luigi, SOC, DigitalOcean, Cryptocurrency, Management, Medical device, Techstars

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bleach Cyber, the company that makes cybersecurity easy for startups and small businesses, today announced that it has been selected for the summer 2023 cohort of Techstars Austin. Techstars is one of the largest pre-seed investors in the world with a diversified portfolio of 8,600+ founders.

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  • New cybersecurity startup has been selected from thousands of startups to join the Techstars Austin Summer Cohort 2023.
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bleach Cyber , the company that makes cybersecurity easy for startups and small businesses, today announced that it has been selected for the summer 2023 cohort of Techstars Austin.
  • Bleach Cyber embodies what I look for when inviting and investing in new companies at Techstars Austin," said Amos Schwartzfarb, Managing Director of Techstars Austin.
  • Demo Day for the August 2023 Techstars Austin class will be held on Nov. 1, 2023, more info on the class can be found at https://www.techstars.com/newsroom/techstars-austin-announces-august-202... .

Cloudinary Brings Power of Generative AI to MediaFlows, its Next-Gen Low-Code Platform for Visual Media

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Technology, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Audio, Video, Software, Digital Marketing, Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, Pressure, Metadata, SendGrid, Workflow, Business, GM, Logic, API, Akeneo, Video game, Cloudinary

Cloudinary, the image and video platform that powers many of the world's top brands, today announced enhancements to its MediaFlows product, including FlowAI which harnesses the power of generative AI to turn natural language into executable workflow logic.

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  • Cloudinary, the image and video platform that powers many of the world's top brands, today announced enhancements to its MediaFlows product, including FlowAI which harnesses the power of generative AI to turn natural language into executable workflow logic.
  • With FlowAI developers can simply describe what they want to build in plain words, and FlowAI will automatically generate the required workflow.
  • “MediaFlows exemplifies the spirit of innovation that drives Emerging Business at Cloudinary,” said Amit Golan, Group GM of Emerging Business and acting GM of MediaFlows.
  • This means less coding – and more creating.”
    To learn more about how MediaFlows can accelerate your development of image and video-rich applications, visit https://www.home.mediaflows.cloudinary.com/ .

Leandra Fishman Joins Apollo.io as Chief Revenue Officer, Fueling Revenue Growth and Product Innovation

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Cloud, Venrock, Intelligence, IPO, SendGrid, Software as a service, G2, Engineering, Twilio, Apollo, Intercom, Acquisition, DocuSign, SAN, Leandra, Growth, Dropbox, Stripe, SVP, Success, Fine chemical, Autodesk, Qualtrics

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Apollo.io, the leading go-to-market sales platform, today announced the appointment of Leandra Fishman to its executive team as the company's first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). She brings extensive experience in scaling revenue organizations and will focus on enhancing the company's sales, customer success, and support teams. She joins a seasoned leadership team at Apollo.io, which recently hired Dzmitry Markovich as SVP of Engineering from Dapper Labs and Dropbox, and Shek Viswanathan as a Chief Product Officer from Qualtrics.

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  • She brings extensive experience in scaling revenue organizations and will focus on enhancing the company's sales, customer success, and support teams.
  • "We are excited to welcome Leandra during a time when we are experiencing unprecedented growth.
  • Her expertise will be instrumental in shaping Apollo.io's go-to-market strategy, driving revenue, and positioning the company for further expansion."
  • Leandra brings over 30 years of experience to Apollo.io leading large teams and driving growth across all customer segments and deal sizes.

Symbl.ai Introduces Programmable Coaching Experiences for Sales Teams

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Thursday, June 29, 2023
Technology, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Software, Data Analytics, Outsourcing Business, Data Management, Other Professional Services, Artificial Intelligence, Intelligence, Communication, SendGrid, Specialization, Forecasting, Organization, Rigidity, CRM, Stack, API, Micro ISV, Salesforce, Environment, Sales, Retail

Today, Symbl.ai announced Sales Intelligence, which provides a fully programmable, context-aware sales coaching experience for sales and revenue operations leaders to immediately improve sales results.

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  • Today, Symbl.ai announced Sales Intelligence, which provides a fully programmable, context-aware sales coaching experience for sales and revenue operations leaders to immediately improve sales results.
  • Symbl.ai Sales Intelligence supports sales reps with auto-generated call scores and summaries to increase data fidelity in CRM, and real-time sales guidance during every call.
  • Symbl.ai Sales Intelligence features easy-to-implement low-code APIs and flexible UIs that remove the limitations and rigidity of today's revenue intelligence tools by empowering organizations to deliver company-specific coaching experiences for every sales rep – embedded into your existing tools and apps.
  • With Symbl.ai Sales Intelligence, sales organizations can improve overall results by elevating the performance of sales reps in every conversation at each stage of the buying cycle – continuously adapting and fine-tuning performance based on the company's specific sales methodologies, playbooks and processes.

Obsidian Solidifies Market Leadership Position, Expanding Posture Hardening Support to 11 New Applications

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Data Management, Security, Apps, Applications, Technology, Software, Networks, Internet, Cloud, Software as a service, GitLab, GRC, Zendesk, Next Generation, RSA Conference, Best, Tableau, CDM, SDK, Android SDK, Conference, Risk management, SendGrid, Obsidian

Support for these eleven additional applications was accomplished within a single week of focused engineering – a testament to Obsidian's commitment to agile innovation and rapid product evolution.

Key Points: 
  • Support for these eleven additional applications was accomplished within a single week of focused engineering – a testament to Obsidian's commitment to agile innovation and rapid product evolution.
  • Following the successful launch of its Next-Gen SSPM solutions suite - Obsidian Compliance Posture Management™, Obsidian Integration Risk Management™, and Obsidian Extend™ - Obsidian continues to revolutionize the security landscape.
  • The support for these additional applications is powered by Obsidian's extensible platform, which allows for fast, seamless integration of new apps.
  • Obsidian Security was recently recognized as the Best SaaS/Cloud Security solution by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM) during the 2023 RSA Conference.

8base Appoints Carly Brantz of Digital Ocean and Connie Kwan of Product Maestro to Its Board of Directors

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Monday, June 5, 2023
Digital Ocean, Cloud computing, Growth, Connie, SendGrid, Life, Marketing, Management, Atlassian, Foundry

Carly Brantz brings a wealth of experience in leading marketing and product led growth organizations in the cloud computing and developer tools industries to the 8base board.

Key Points: 
  • Carly Brantz brings a wealth of experience in leading marketing and product led growth organizations in the cloud computing and developer tools industries to the 8base board.
  • Connie Kwan is the former head of product for marketplace at Atlassian and current CEO of Product Maestro.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Carly and Connie to our Board of Directors," said Albert Santalo, founder and CEO of 8base.
  • Board member and Foundry partner Chris Moody expressed his enthusiasm about the new appointments, "Carly and Connie are exceptional additions to the 8base Board of Directors.