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Cosmetics Company Coty Names Chairman Peter Harf As CEO

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 1, 2020

Cosmetics company Coty Inc (NYSE: COTY) announced it has named Chairman Peter Harf as the chief executive officer of the company.

Marqeta: $150 Million In Funding And $4.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 30, 2020

Card issuing platform Marqeta announced it raised $150 million at a valuation of $4.3 billion.

Network Intelligence Platform Kentik Closes $23.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● May 29, 2020

Kentik, a provider of the leading network intelligence platform, announced it has raised $23.5 million in growth funding led by Vistara Capital Partners.

Cloud-Based Voice Platform Company Aircall Secures $65 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 29, 2020

Aircall, a cloud-based voice platform that helps companies across the globe manage millions of customer support and sales calls every day, announced it raised $65 million.

Data Quality Monitoring Company Toro Raises $4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 29, 2020

Toro, a modern data quality monitoring solution built by former members of Uber's data platform team, announced it raised $4 million in seed funding co-led by Costanoa Ventures and Point72 Ventures.

Fusion Energy Company Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises $84 Million

By Noah Long ● May 29, 2020

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a company that is commercializing fusion energy, announced it has raised $84 million in A2 funding.

Thierry Delaporte Named As CEO Of Wipro Limited (WIT)

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2020

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) announced it has named Thierry Delaporte as chief executive officer.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) Announces Plan To Buy ThousandEyes

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2020

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced its plan to buy Internet and Cloud intelligence platform company ThousandEyes. These are the details.

Harry Shum Becomes Chairman Of The Board At News Break

By Dan Anderson ● May 29, 2020

Intelligent local news platform News Break announced it has appointed Harry Shum to the chairman of the board.

Qualys (QLYS) Names Joo Mi Kim As New Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2020

Cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions company Qualys Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) announced it has appointed Joo Mi Kim as Chief Financial Officer.

Multicloud-To-Edge NoSQL Database Couchbase Raises $105 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2020

Couchbase, the creator of an enterprise-class multicloud-to-edge NoSQL database, announced it raised $105 million.

Online Real Estate Transaction Service Spruce Raises $29 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 28, 2020

Spruce, a national platform for enabling online real estate transactions with innovative title and escrow solutions, announced it raised $29 million in Series B funding

Venture Firm Spectrum Equity Closes $1.5 Billion Fund IX

By Noah Long ● May 28, 2020

Venture firm Spectrum Equity recently announced the closing of Spectrum Equity IX L.P. at a hard cap of $1.5 billion

Chief, A Private Network That Drives Women Into Leadership Positions, Raises $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● May 28, 2020

Chief, a private network driving women into leadership positions, announced it has raised $15 million in a new round of funding from all existing investors.

Apple (AAPL) Reportedly Acquired Machine Learning Company Inductiv

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2020

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has reportedly acquired machine-learning company Inductiv, which utilizes artificial intelligence to correct errors in data.

Yext Partners With Adobe (ADBE) On The Exchange Program At The Premier Level

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2020

Search Experience Cloud company Yext Inc (NYSE: YEXT) announced it is partnering with Adobe Inc (NASDAQ: ADBE) on the Exchange program at the premier level.

Twitter (TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey Discusses Fact-Checking Labels

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2020

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey has been responding to concerns about the fact-checking labels that were added to the social media service.

Tesla (TSLA) Drops Prices Across Vehicle Lineup

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2020

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has reduced the prices of its vehicles. There were drops in prices by thousands of dollars on a number of its models.

SAP Executive Todd McElhatton Hired As CFO Of Zuora (ZUO), Effective June 22

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2020

Todd McElhatton, the head of SAP SE’s cloud division, will become the head of finances at San Mateo, California-based cloud applications Zuora on June 22.

VBI Vaccines (VBIV) Raises $50 Million In Debt Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2020

Commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company VBI Vaccines Inc (NASDAQ:VBIV) announced that it has entered into a debt financing facility for up to $50 million with K2 HealthVentures (K2HV).

On-Demand Storage Company MakeSpace Raises $55 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 28, 2020

On-demand storage company MakeSpace announced it raised $55 million in equity financing and some debt.

Pie Insurance Secures $127 Million In Funding And Capital Commitments

By Noah Long ● May 28, 2020

Insurance tech company Pie Insurance announced it has closed $27 million in a new round of funding and capital commitments.

Tencent To Invest About $70 Billion In New Infrastructure

By Annie Baker ● May 28, 2020

China-based Tencent Holding (OTCMKTS:TCEHY) announced it is investing 500 billion yuan (about $70 billion) in its technology infrastructure over the next 5 years.

Why Merck Is Buying Themis

By Dan Anderson ● May 27, 2020

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) and Themis -- which is a company focused on vaccines and immune-modulation therapies for infectious diseases and cancer -- announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck will buy Themis.

Enterprise

Cosmetics Company Coty Names Chairman Peter Harf As CEO

Marqeta: $150 Million In Funding And $4.3 Billion Valuation

Network Intelligence Platform Kentik Closes $23.5 Million In Funding

Cloud-Based Voice Platform Company Aircall Secures $65 Million

Data Quality Monitoring Company Toro Raises $4 Million

Fusion Energy Company Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises $84 Million

Thierry Delaporte Named As CEO Of Wipro Limited (WIT)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) Announces Plan To Buy ThousandEyes

Harry Shum Becomes Chairman Of The Board At News Break

Qualys (QLYS) Names Joo Mi Kim As New Chief Financial Officer

Multicloud-To-Edge NoSQL Database Couchbase Raises $105 Million

Online Real Estate Transaction Service Spruce Raises $29 Million

Venture Firm Spectrum Equity Closes $1.5 Billion Fund IX

Chief, A Private Network That Drives Women Into Leadership Positions, Raises $15 Million In Funding

Apple (AAPL) Reportedly Acquired Machine Learning Company Inductiv

Yext Partners With Adobe (ADBE) On The Exchange Program At The Premier Level

Twitter (TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey Discusses Fact-Checking Labels

Tesla (TSLA) Drops Prices Across Vehicle Lineup

SAP Executive Todd McElhatton Hired As CFO Of Zuora (ZUO), Effective June 22

VBI Vaccines (VBIV) Raises $50 Million In Debt Financing

On-Demand Storage Company MakeSpace Raises $55 Million

Pie Insurance Secures $127 Million In Funding And Capital Commitments

Tencent To Invest About $70 Billion In New Infrastructure

Why Merck Is Buying Themis

API Marketplace RapidAPI Raises $25 Million

Internet Infrastructure Company evervault Secures $16 Million

SaaS E-Commerce Platform Company Ecwid Raises $42 Million

Commercial Insurance AI Company CLARA analytics Secures $25 Million

Ride Sharing Company Bolt Raises $109 Million At $1.9 Billion Valuation

CX Automation Company Directly Secures $11 Million