Author: Bethany Hill

Elementum Named Supply Chain “Cool Vendor” by Top Analyst Firm Gartner

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Elementum receives recognition as one of five leading cloud-based supply chain solutions

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—April 28, 2014—Enterprise startup Elementum today announced it has been selected by Gartner, Inc. as one of the “Cool Vendors” in a report on supply chain services [1].  Among the report’s key findings is that “an integrated cloud-based platform and services that support front-office and back-office processes across the extended value chain are important for delivering the right service to the right customer at the right time.” Elementum offers one such platform, leveraging cloud computing, Big Data and analytics to extend supply chain collaboration beyond the four walls of the enterprise.

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Finally, Something New in Supply Chain

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Elementum, the world’s first mobile platform for end-to-end supply chain management, emerges from stealth mode with more than $60M in funding and major customers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Feb. 4, 2014 – The distance between innovation and execution is about to get a whole lot shorter.

SUPPLY CHAIN MADE SIMPLE.
Today, Silicon Valley-based startup Elementum put its stake in the ground with a bold promise: to bring the world’s supply chain data into the palm of your hand. With $44M in Series B funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Flextronics (NASDAQ:FLEX), along with brand name customers like Dyson, the company is poised to deliver. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. With shorter product lifecycles and instant consumer feedback becoming the new norm, companies need to respond to changes faster than ever. How? With real-time visibility into their supply chain using beautiful, bite-sized apps for managing risk, monitoring KPIs, and tracking shipments—all in the cloud at one simple price.

“Supply chain management will never be the same—and that’s a good thing.” – Nader Mikhail, CEO of Elementum

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Skytree Builds up Team to Bring Machine Learning Technology to New Markets

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Predictive Analytics Startup Adds Big Data Industry Experts to Its Executive Team

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Jan. 23, 2014 –  Today Skytree®, the Machine Learning Company®, announces the addition of industry veterans Burke Kaltenberger as vice president of worldwide sales and Jin H. Kim as vice president of marketing. Kaltenberger will support Skytree’s mission of making high-performance machine learning technology available to the masses, while Kim brings his experience in enterprise software product development to direct the company’s external outreach.

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Wholesale Shopping App Boxed Announces Funding Extension from Greycroft Partners

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Mobile-based Warehouse Club Provides Free,

Fast Delivery with No Membership Fees

NEW YORK – Jan. 15, 2014 – Boxed, a mobile commerce company providing free, overnight shipping for warehouse club goods, announced today that it has added additional funding to its seed round, led by Greycroft Partners.

Greycroft joins previous investors Bessemer Venture Partners, ENIAC Ventures and Social Starts; the new raise brings the total funding to $1.5M.

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Boxed Announces Nationwide Launch

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M-commerce Warehouse Club Launches Service Coast to Coast

NEW YORK – Nov. 14, 2013 –  Wholesale club app Boxed, launched this fall on the East Coast, is today expanding its services nationwide. Available on iOS and Android, Boxed enables users to buy and schedule delivery of warehouse club items through a streamlined mobile app, without the hassle of long lines or membership fees.

Users can download the free app on the Apple iTunes store here, and on Google Play here. Continue reading Boxed Announces Nationwide Launch

Skytree Extends Machine Learning to Any Hadoop Big Data Environment

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Predictive Analytics Leader Empowers Companies to Use Big Data; Showcasing Tech and Solutions at Strata Conference + Hadoop World

SAN JOSE, Calif. – October 23, 2013 –  Skytree®, the Machine Learning Company®, today announced that its flagship product Skytree Server® seamlessly integrates with Apache™ Hadoop®, providing business-boosting predictive analytics with unified management on any Hadoop environment. The company will showcase the power of Machine Learning and announce a series of integration partnerships at Strata Conference + Hadoop World, October 28-30, 2013 in New York in booth 65.

To schedule a press briefing with Skytree at Strata Conference + Hadoop World, please contact media@skytree.net.

Additional information about each of these partnerships can be found here:

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NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies Partners with MasterStreet to Serve High-Growth and Technology Companies

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NYU-SCPS offers classroom-based and virtual noncredit courses and certificates in technology, design and digital marketing.

Students can enroll through MasterStreet’s free search engine for professional and executive education.

NEW YORK – September 23, 2013 – The NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS) and MasterStreet are pleased to announce a new partnership that enables top professionals at high-growth and technology companies to explore and enroll in NYU-SCPS noncredit courses and certificates through MasterStreet’s free search engine for professional and executive education. NYU-SCPS programs are offered in New York City and beyond–both virtually and face-to-face.

For nearly 80 years, NYU-SCPS has offered high quality, noncredit courses and certificates that meet the needs of industry professionals in New York City and around the world. In addition to popular classes in finance, real estate, art, business and more, the School recently introduced additional offerings in technology, design and digital marketing, which specifically serve the New York and global technology communities. Popular skills and topics include programming languages, user experience (UX), mobile and graphic design, social media, data visualization, and web analytics. NYU-SCPS courses and certificates cater to the needs of busy, working professionals by providing short-duration evening and weekend classes held in convenient NYU classroom locations throughout midtown and downtown Manhattan, as well as offering virtual opportunities for learning that are convenient for professionals around the world. The School is also a leading provider of on-site and custom training, which can be initiated by executives and managers through MasterStreet.

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Mediabistro Partners with MasterStreet to Offer Digital Media and Marketing Classes to New York City

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Partnership Adds Popular Digital Media and Marketing Classes to MasterStreet 

NEW YORK – September 12, 2013 – MasterStreet and Mediabistro are proud to announce a new partnership that will make Mediabistro digital media and marketing classes available to professionals through MasterStreet’s free search engine for professional and executive education classes and programs.  Continue reading Mediabistro Partners with MasterStreet to Offer Digital Media and Marketing Classes to New York City