Enterprise

Ford (F) Hires Suzy Deering As New Global CMO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2020

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) recently announced it is hiring Suzy Deering as a dedicated head of Global Marketing for helping it execute a plan to unlock customer and company value. These are the details.

AvePoint To Go Public Through SPAC Merger With Apex Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2020

AvePoint — an independent software vendor of SaaS solutions for migrating, managing, and protecting data in Microsoft 365 — announced it is going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Apex Technology Acquisition in a deal valued at $2 billion.

Lauren Hobart Succeeding Ed Stack As Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2020

Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack announced recently that he is stepping down from the company after 36 years and will be succeeded by Lauren Hobart. Stack will continue to work at the company as executive chairman and chief merchant.

Pinterest (PINS) Hires Celestine Maddy As Head Of Consumer And Brand Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 24, 2020

Pinterest Inc (NYSE: PINS) recently announced it has hired Celestine Maddy as the company’s head of consumer marketing. These are the details.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Closes $4.5 Billion Across Two Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 24, 2020

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has closed a couple of funds at a total of $4.5 billion. These are the details.

Quantum Applications Company Zapata Computing Raises $38 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 23, 2020

Zapata Computing — a leading enterprise software company for NISQ-based quantum applications — announced that it has raised $38 million in Series B funding.

Healthcare Data Science Platform ClosedLoop.ai Raises $11 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 23, 2020

ClosedLoop.ai announced it has raised $11 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

Why EY Acquired Zilker Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2020

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) recently announced that Zilker Technology (Zilker) has joined the EY organization. These are the details.

Cloud-Native Security Platform Deepfence Closes $9.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 22, 2020

Leading cloud-native workload protection platform Deepfence announced it has raised $9.5 million in Series A. These are the details.

Authorization Policy Management Company build.security Raises $6 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 22, 2020

build.security — a company that is focused on authorization policy management — announced it has raised $6 million in a seed round of funding led by YL Ventures.

Human Aware Technology Company Cogito Raises $25 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 22, 2020

Cogito — a leader in real-time emotional intelligence solutions — announced it raised $25 million in funding led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (GS Growth).

Virtual Leasing And Engagement Platform Realync Raises $22 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 21, 2020

Realync — one of the leading multifamily industry’s leading virtual leasing and engagement platforms — announced it raised $22 million in growth equity capital from Susquehanna Growth Equity.

Cloud Email Security Company Abnormal Security Secures $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2020

Abnormal Security — a next-generation email security company — announced that it raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Menlo Ventures.

Behavioral Health Benefits Provider Spring Health Raises $76 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 21, 2020

Spring Health — a leading provider of behavioral health benefits with a comprehensive solution for employee mental well-being — announced it has raised $76 million in Series B funding led by Tiger Global.

Autonomous Deep Learning Service Company Abacus.AI Raises $22 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2020

Abacus.AI announced it has raised $22 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Quid Capital Group Raises $320 Million To Offer Liquidity Benefits For Startup Employees

By Noah Long ● Nov 21, 2020

Quid Capital Group, a company that offers liquidity benefits to startup employees, announced it has raised $320 million for its second fund

Cloud Management Company CloudBolt Software Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 21, 2020

Cloud management and integration solutions company CloudBolt Software announced it has raised $35 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Wealth Management Platform Addepar Raises $117 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2020

Addepar — a technology platform for wealth management — announced it has raised $117 million in Series E funding led by WestCap Group.

Duolingo: $35 Million Funding And $2.4 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2020

Duolingo — a popular language-learning platform — announced it has raised $35 million in funding at a $2.4 billion valuation from Durable Capital Partners LP and General Atlantic.

Self-Healing End-User Computing Company ControlUp Raises $27 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 20, 2020

ControlUp — an industry-leading self-healing End-User Computing (EUC) solution — announced it has raised $27 million in Series C funding.

Computer Vision Company Chooch AI Raises $20 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 20, 2020

Computer vision AI platform Chooch.ai announced it has raised a $20 million Series A round of funding. These are the details.

TripleLift Surpasses $1 Billion Dollar In Lifetime Ad Spend

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 20, 2020

TripleLift — a rapidly growing ad tech company — announced that it exceeded $1 billion in lifetime advertising spend through its platform.

Customer Data And Marketing Platform Klaviyo Closes $200 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 20, 2020

Klaviyo — a customer data and marketing platform for online businesses — announced recently that it has raised $200 million in Series C funding led by Accel. These are the details.

5G Systems-On-A-Chip Company EdgeQ Raises $51 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 19, 2020

EdgeQ — a 5G systems-on-a-chip company — announced that it has raised $51 million in total funding and the company recently launched out of stealth.

Cato Networks: $130 Million Funding And Over $1 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 18, 2020

Cato Networks — a provider of the world’s first secure access service edge (SASE) market platform — announced its largest round of funding to date at $130 million. This funding round was at a valuation of over $1 billion.

Why Baidu (BIDU) Is Buying JOYY’s Domestic Live Streaming Business For About $3.6 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 18, 2020

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) — a leading search engine, knowledge and information centered Internet platform and AI company — announced it entered into a definitive agreement with JOYY to buy its domestic video-based entertainment live streaming business in China.

Enterprise

Ford (F) Hires Suzy Deering As New Global CMO

AvePoint To Go Public Through SPAC Merger With Apex Technology

Lauren Hobart Succeeding Ed Stack As Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO

Pinterest (PINS) Hires Celestine Maddy As Head Of Consumer And Brand Marketing

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Closes $4.5 Billion Across Two Funds

Quantum Applications Company Zapata Computing Raises $38 Million

Healthcare Data Science Platform ClosedLoop.ai Raises $11 Million

Why EY Acquired Zilker Technology

Cloud-Native Security Platform Deepfence Closes $9.5 Million

Authorization Policy Management Company build.security Raises $6 Million

Human Aware Technology Company Cogito Raises $25 Million

Virtual Leasing And Engagement Platform Realync Raises $22 Million

Cloud Email Security Company Abnormal Security Secures $50 Million

Behavioral Health Benefits Provider Spring Health Raises $76 Million

Autonomous Deep Learning Service Company Abacus.AI Raises $22 Million

Quid Capital Group Raises $320 Million To Offer Liquidity Benefits For Startup Employees

Cloud Management Company CloudBolt Software Raises $35 Million

Wealth Management Platform Addepar Raises $117 Million

Duolingo: $35 Million Funding And $2.4 Billion Valuation

Self-Healing End-User Computing Company ControlUp Raises $27 Million

Computer Vision Company Chooch AI Raises $20 Million

TripleLift Surpasses $1 Billion Dollar In Lifetime Ad Spend

Customer Data And Marketing Platform Klaviyo Closes $200 Million In Funding

5G Systems-On-A-Chip Company EdgeQ Raises $51 Million

Cato Networks: $130 Million Funding And Over $1 Billion Valuation

Why Baidu (BIDU) Is Buying JOYY’s Domestic Live Streaming Business For About $3.6 Billion

DataRobot: $270 Million Funding And Valuation At Over $2.7 Billion.

Amazon Pharmacy: How It Works

Why Autodesk (ADSK) Is Buying Spacemaker For $240 Million

Costco To Pay Shareholders Dividend Of $10 Per Share