Unsung software company Aricent raises new round from KKR and Bahrain investor
Mobile software outsourcing company Aricent has raised a new $60 million round of funding from New York private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and The Family Office, an investor in Bahrain. It’s also becoming one of the biggest private tech companies in Silicon Valley that nobody knows about.
Aricent was created a couple of years ago as a spin-off from contract manufacturer Flextronics, in a funding led by KKR and Sequoia Capital. The round is an… Continue Reading
Astro Gaming bets industrial design will entice gamers to buy headsets
When it comes to designing video game gear, the team at one San Francisco industrial design firm has some serious street cred.
Astro Studios helped design the Xbox 360 and gave it its signature, iconic look of a box “inhaling” and about to explode with energy. Because Astro had rich experience designing hot products such as Alienware’s gaming PCs, Microsoft chose Astro to co-design the Xbox 360 with a Japanese design firm, Hers Experimental Design, after… Continue Reading