Chirpify aims high with new marketing tool, ‘#actiontags’

Portland startup Chirpify, which first gained attention by facilitating purchases over Twitter and Facebook, has bigger ambitions. The company wants to plug into big marketing campaigns, using hashtags and other social media conventions to connect advertisers with consumers. So Chirpify … Continued

Axioma and Credit Suisse’s HOLT Business Launch Integrated Offering

NEW YORK — Axioma and Credit Suisse today announced that Axioma is now integrating and redistributing HOLT’s fundamental-factor data within Axioma Portfolio Analytics, the company’s expanding set of portfolio risk and return analytics. The partnership strengthens the capabilities of Axioma … Continued

Durham fund bets big on Pennsylvania education firm

This week, SJF Ventures announced it has led a $5.6 million round for Pittsburgh-based Think Through Learning, its second Pennsylvania deal announced in just a matter of weeks. The money will go toward expanding TTL’s math platform. TTL already makes … Continued

Good move into Salesforce.com

Mobile device management vendor Good Technologies will integrate its platform with Salesforce.com’s Software Development Kit. Good Technology has announced the integration of the Good Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform with the Salesforce.com’s mobile SDK (software development kit) to enable mobile application … Continued

Good Technology CEO explains recent management changes

Mobile management leader  Good Technology hired a new CEO, Christy Wyatt, in January. In April,  Good also hired a new chief marketing officer, chief revenue officer, and Senior VP of operations for the company. In an interview with IDG Enterprise Chief Content … Continued

Chirpify lands its biggest round yet

Chirpify’s social media purchasing technology continues to attract investors. The Portland company announced Wednesday that it has raised an additional $4 million and closed its $6 million Series A round. Chirpify said it raised the additional capital from new investors including Saturn Partners … Continued