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Snap’s Acquisition Of AI Factory: Details About The Deal

By Annie Baker ● Jan 7, 2020

Snap has acquired AI Factory for a reported $166 million. These are the details about the deal.

Opus Buys AutoEnginuity For About $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 7, 2020

Drew Technologies announced it has acquired AutoEnginuity for a price of about $20 million (approximately SEK 187 million) on a cash-free and debt-free basis.

Kelly Ford Promoted To General Partner At Edison Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2020

Edison Partners has promoted Kelly Ford Buckley to General Partner. Now Edison Partners has 6 General Partners.

Hospitality Company The Guild Raises $25 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 7, 2020

Austin, Texas-based The Guild announced it has raised $25 million in a Series B round of funding.

Gary Shapiro: Consumer Tech U.S. Sales To Hit Record $422 Billion In 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2020

Consumer Technology Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro pointed out that the consumer technology U.S. sales are poised to hit a record $422 billion in 2020.

BigID Raises $50 Million To Help Businesses Comply With Data Privacy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2020

BigID, a leader in privacy-oriented data discovery, intelligence, and automation, announced it raised $50 million from Tiger Global.

LG And Element AI Announce Strategic Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2020

Element AI and LG announced a strategic partnership for the R&D of next-generation AI-powered products and services.

Graycliff Partners Sells HarperLove To HBM Holdings

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 6, 2020

Graycliff Partners announced it sold specialty chemicals provider HarperLove Holdings to HBM Holdings Company.

WOW! Names Henry Hryckiewicz As CTO And Teresa Jacobs As SVP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2020

WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone announced it named Henry Hryckiewicz as CTO and Teresa Jacobs as SVP of IT Design And Development.

Informatica Names Amit Walia As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2020

Enterprise cloud data management leader Informatica announced it has named Amit Walia as the company CEO.

Onset Financial Funding Hit $210 Million In 2019

By Annie Baker ● Jan 4, 2020

Leading independent equipment leasing company Onset Financial announced it made $210 million in total fundings in 2019.

Cadent Buys Identity And Media Solutions Company 4INFO

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 4, 2020

Advanced TV platform company Cadent announced it is buying 4INFO to expand cross-screen solutions for national advertisers.

Salesforce Issues $500,000 Grant To NYC Public Schools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2020

Salesforce has issued a $500,000 grant to the New York City public school district. These are the details about the grant.

1Life Healthcare (One Medical) Files For $100 Million IPO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2020

1Life Healthcare -- the company known for running the One Medical brand -- has filed an S-1 with the SEC for a $100 million IPO.

FCA Partners With Plug And Play Accelerator To Set Up Mobility Hub In Detroit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2020

FCA announced it is joining a partnership formed between the Plug and Play startup accelerator and the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council.

Vanguard Gains Commission Free Online Trading For Stocks And Options For All Brokerage Clients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2020

Vanguard announced it extended commission-free online trading for stocks and options to all Vanguard Brokerage clients effective immediately.

424 Capital, Eagle Private Capital, And Plexus Buy Majority Share In Practis

By Annie Baker ● Jan 3, 2020

424 Capital, Eagle Private Capital, and Plexus Capital announced it made an investment in Practis for a majority share.

Endeavor Acquires A Majority Stake In On Location Experiences In Reported $660 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2020

Talent agency Endeavor announced it has acquired a majority stake in On Location Experiences. The deal was reportedly valued at $660 million.

Ossia Joins The Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas Supply Chain Program

By Annie Baker ● Jan 3, 2020

Ossia, the company known for creating Cota Real Wireless Power, announced it joined the Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas Supply Chain Program.

Uptime: How This Website Monitoring Company Provides Valuable Performance Insights

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2020

This is how website monitoring company Uptime.com ensures that the websites and checkout platforms of e-commerce businesses stay online.

Customer Data Platform Company BlueConic Raises $13 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 3, 2020

Leading pure-play customer data platform (CDP) company BlueConic announced it raised $13 million in Series B funding.

Xiaomi Is Investing Over $7 Billion In 5G, AI, And IoT

By Noah Long ● Jan 2, 2020

Xiaomi has announced it is investing over $7 billion in AI and 5G Internet technologies in the next five years.

PwC Reveals Why Its $3 Billion Upskilling Program Is Important For Society

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2020

PwC released a short documentary feature business leaders explaining why upskilling has become a priority for society, organizations, and governments.

National Returns Day: UPS Expected To Ship 1.9 Million Gifts Back To Retailers

By Annie Baker ● Jan 1, 2020

UPS is expecting to ship 1.9 million gifts and items back to U.S. retailers on January 2 (“National Returns Day”).

VMware Finalizes The $2.7 Billion Acquisition Of Pivotal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2020

Enterprise software leader VMware recently announced it completed the $2.7 billion acquisition of Pivotal Software.

Microsoft Takes Control Of Web Domains Used By Hacking Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2020

Microsoft has taken control of 50 web domains from a North Korea-linked hacker group.

Intelligent AIOps Platform Provider InsightFinder Raises $2 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 1, 2020

Intelligent AIOps platform provider InsightFinder announced it has raised $2 million in pre-Series A funding.

Tencent Acquires 10% Of Universal Music For $3.4 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 1, 2020

Tencent Holdings Ltd. has led a deal to buy 10% of Universal Music Group from Vivendi SA for $3.4 billion.

Mark Zuckerberg And Bill Gates Saw A Collective $50 Billion In Net Worth Growth This Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have seen a collective $50 billion in net worth growth this year. These are the details.

Marc Benioff: Goal For TIME Is To Bring More ‘Trust’ To The World

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2019

In a recent interview with CNN, Salesforce chairman and co-CEO Marc Benioff discussed how the goal for Time magazine is to bring more trust to the world.