Funding daily: Money, money, money, as no fewer than 13 companies get funded or acquired

Femtocells, human organs, and space: funding daily for April 3 is full as 13 companies raised money, financing, or were sold.

Israeli ‘big data’ startup SiSense gets $10M & reports 520% revenue spike

SiSense closed a $10 million funding round today for its "big data" technology that competes with giants like SAP and Oracle.

SugarSync names former Intuit exec Mike Grossman as its new CEO

Cloud storage startup SugarSync has appointed former Intuit VP Mike Grossman to lead the company and help it take on rivals like Dropbox and Google Drive.

Microsoft finally updates SkyDrive for iOS with iPhone 5 & iPad Mini support

After a long wait, Microsoft has added new support for the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini to SkyDrive's iOS app and the capability to download full resolution photos.

Prepping for IPO, MuleSoft nets $37M from NEA & others to make app integrations easier than ever

MuleSoft, an integration-focused startup that helps huge and tiny companies alike, has raised $37 million in its fifth round of funding.

Marketing software company Marketo files for a $75M IPO

It will trade under “MKTO” on the Nasdaq exchange. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse are listed as leading the offering.

Data-visualization startup Tableau Software files for $150M IPO

“Our mission, to help people everywhere see and understand data, isn’t all that different from Google’s,” Christian Chabot, the company’s cofounder and chief executive, told VentureBeat.

Size doesn’t matter: Yahoo Mail & Dropbox team up to kill email attachment limits

Yahoo Mail has integrated with cloud storage hotshot Dropbox so email users can send attachments of any size and save attachments to Dropbox.

Twilio & Google partner to bring cloud communications to App Engine

Cloud communications startup Twilio has partnered with Google to bring voice and messaging abilities to apps being developed with Google App Engine, the companies announced today.

South Asian lingerie conglomerate invests $20M in enterprise management solutions

Attune announced a $20 million round of investment to expand its offerings that help fashion and lifestyle brands implement business management software.

Russia enters murky realm of Internet censorship … for the children

The Russian government asks Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to remove posts, following a recently passed law that blocks content relating to child porn, drug use, and suicide.

Q&A: Why Scott Cook sees Intuit as Silicon Valley’s ’30-year-old startup’

We caught up with Scott Cook, the billionaire founder of Intuit, to chat about how a "lean startup" mentality is still relevant at a major company.

Tibco is ‘the fastest growing enterprise software company,’ CEO says — despite sales missteps

Imagine this: You’re a founder of a Silicon Valley enterprise software company. It’s only 15 years old, but it’s already worth $3.5 billion. You’ve never lost money, and you’ve left your initial competition in the dust.

The companies you’re now …

Startups clear out cash registers to usher in retail revolution

Traditional payments systems are becoming obsolete as companies developer cheaper, more efficient, flexible alternatives.

Gmail for iOS: One simple update makes it awesome

Google updated Gmail for iOS today with one simple update that might just have won me over.

Speed bump: load times at top 2,000 e-commerce sites down 22% in one year (infographic)

Apparently, if you run a top e-commerce website, it pays to be slow. Unless you're Amazon.

Cisco to acquire cloud services management provider SolveDirect

Cisco has announced its intent to buy cloud services management business SolveDirect, and it will join the Cisco Services group.