Enterprise

Clocktower Sets Up Second Financial Services Innovation Venture Fund At About $70 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2019

Clocktower Technology Ventures announced the final close of its second financial services innovation fund called Clocktower Technologies II L.P.

MiddleGame Ventures Sets Up $165 Million FinTech Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 28, 2019

Fintech investment firm MiddleGame Ventures announced it has set up a new fund called Venture Fund I with a final close of $165 million.

CAVU Ventures Sets Up $250 Million Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2019

Consumer goods investment firm CAVU Venture Partners announced it has closed its third flagship fund with $250 million.

NovaQuest Capital Closes $275 Million For Private Equity Fund

By Annie Baker ● Nov 28, 2019

Healthcare and life sciences focused private investment firm NovaQuest Capital Management has closed $275 million in total capital commitments for Fund I.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella And President Brad Smith On Keeping Languages Alive

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2019

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and president Brad Smith recently went to New Zealand for a company event and to oversee a language preservation project.

ZMC Raises $775 Million For Private Equity Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2019

Zelnick Media Capital (ZMC) announced that it closed ZMC III, L.P. and ZMC III Parallel, L.P. (together known as “Fund III”) at $775 million.

Facebook Buys ‘Beat Saber’ Developer Beat Games

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2019

Facebook announced it has acquired Beat Games, the game development studio known for the "Beat Saber" VR game.

Vivun Closes $3 Million In A Seed Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Nov 27, 2019

Vivun, the creator of the world’s first product for Presales, announced it raised $3 million in a seed round of funding led by Unusual Ventures.

Teleradiology Company Nines Raises $16.5 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 27, 2019

Teleradiology company Nines announced that it has raised $16.5 million in funding.

Why Silver Lake Is Buying First Advantage From Symphony Technology

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 27, 2019

First Advantage, a global tech and information services leader, announced that Silver Lake is buying the company from Symphony Technology Group.

Origami Capital Promotes Julie Klaff To Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2019

Private equity firm Origami Capital Partners announced it promoted Julie Klaff to partner. These are the details that you should know.

Corie Barry: Best Buy Is Excited About Holiday Plans, 1 Million Seniors Now Using Health Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2019

Best Buy CEO Corie Barry and CFO Corie Barry unveiled the company's quarterly results and provided a forecast. And they are "excited" about the holidays.

HPE CEO Antonio Neri: Why Revenue Will Grow For Full Fiscal Year 2020

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 27, 2019

HPE CEO Antonio Neri has revealed why he is expecting the company's full-year revenue in constant currency to grow. These are the details.

Intel And MediaTek Partnering In Order To Bring 5G On The PC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2019

Intel announced that it is partnering with MediaTek on the development, certification, and support of 5G modem solutions.

Robotics And AI Sensor Company Advanced Navigation Raises $13 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2019

Advanced Navigation announced that it raised $13 million in Series A funding led by the CSIRO Innovation Fund.

Why Palo Alto Networks Is Buying Aporeto For $150 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2019

Palo Alto Networks announced that it entered a definitive agreement to buy machine identity-based microsegmentation company Aporeto for $150 million. These are the details.

Actor Ryan Reynolds Buys Ownership Stake In Mint Mobile

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2019

Mint Mobile has announced that actor, writer, and producer Ryan Reynolds bought an ownership stake in the company.

JLL Partners Raises Over $686 Million For Eighth Flagship Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2019

Private equity firm JLL Partners has raised more than $686 million for its eighth flagship fund, according to an SEC filing.

Allbirds Co-Founder Joseph Zwillinger Calls Out Amazon For Selling Similarly Designed Shoes

By Annie Baker ● Nov 26, 2019

Allbirds co-founder Joseph Zwillinger is calling out Amazon for selling shoes that have a similar design as its products. These are the details.

Weekend Fund Sets Up $10 Million Second Early-Stage Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2019

Weekend Fund, the venture firm launched by Product Hunt founder Ryan Hoover, announced it raised $10 million for a second early-stage fund.

Real Estate Tech Platform Company Entera Closes $7.5 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 26, 2019

Entera, a premier real estate technology platform that enables investors to efficiently access, announced it has raised $7.5 million in funding.