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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.

Viagogo Is Buying StubHub From eBay For $4.05 Billion In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2019

eBay announced it is selling StubHub to Viagogo for $4.05 billion in cash. These are the details about the deal.

Paytm: $1 Billion In Funding And $16 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2019

Paytm announced it raised $1 billion in a Series G round of funding led by T. Rowe Price at a $16 billion valuation.

Salesforce Co-CEO Marc Benioff On ‘Mindfulness Zones’ And Not Using A Computer Anymore

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2019

Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff revealed at the Dreamforce event that he no longer uses a computer due to the functionalities offered from his smartphone. But he also advocates being "mindful" to avoid burnout.

Charles Schwab Is Buying TD Ameritrade For $26 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2019

Today Charles Schwab announced it is buying TD Ameritrade for $26 billion in an all-stock deal. These are the details.

Mike Bloomberg Is Now Officially Running For President As A Democrat

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2019

Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg announced on Sunday that he running for president by entering the Democratic Primary.

UBS And PwC Study: Women Billionaires Grew By 46% Compared To 39% For Men Over Last 5 Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2019

UBS and PwC published its Billionaires Insights 2019 Report where it was revealed that women billionaires grew by 46% compared to 39% for men over the past 5 years.

EY Global Chairman And CEO Carmine Di Sibio Does Not See Signs Of A Recession

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2019

Bearish investors have been flashing warning signs about a potential recession, but EY CEO Carmine Di Sibio pointed out that he is not seeing any signs yet.

Bam Ventures Made $45 Million On A $150,000 Investment In Honey

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 24, 2019

Earlier this week, PayPal announced it was acquiring Honey for $4 billion. And Bam Ventures made 300 times its investment in Honey as a result.

Alphabet’s X Group Built Robots That Can Sort Trash And Reduce Waste Contamination Levels

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 24, 2019

Alphabet’s X moonshot factory has provided an update about its Everyday Robot Project. These are the details you should know about.

Investment Management Platform Juniper Square Raises $75 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 24, 2019

Investment management platform company Juniper Square announced it raised $75 million in Series C funding.

Gaming Company N3TWORK Raises $40 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 24, 2019

Gaming and media technology company N3TWORK announced it closed $40 million in Series C funding.

Autonomous Operations Company BigPanda Raises $50 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 24, 2019

Autonomous Operations platform company BigPanda announced that it raised $50 million in Series C funding.

Founders Fund Sets Up $1.5 Billion Founders Fund VII LP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 24, 2019

According to a regulatory filing, Founders Fund has raised $1.5 billion for a new fund called Founders Fund VII, LP.

Bug Tracking Platform Linear Raises $4.2 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 24, 2019

Bug tracking platform company Linear announced that it raised $4.2 million in seed funding. These are the details.

Susan Wojcicki: Update On YouTube’s 3 Key Priorities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 24, 2019

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki recently gave an update about the company's 3 key priorities. Here are the details.

Banyan Security Closes $17 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 24, 2019

Banyan Security, a provider of cloud-centric secure remote access solutions based on Zero Trust security principles, has closed $17 million in funding.

Executive Assistant Platform Base Raises $2.6 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 24, 2019

Base, a SaaS platform built for executive assistants, announced it raised $2.6 million in funding.

.406 Ventures Closes Fourth Fund At $294 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 24, 2019

Boston-based venture capital firm .406 Ventures announced that it closed a fourth fund called Point 406 Ventures IV at $294 million in capital commitments.

Integral Ad Science Is Acquiring ADmantX: Details About The Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 23, 2019

Integral Ad Science announced it is acquiring Europe-based ad tech company ADmantX SpA. These are the details about the deal.

Mark Cuban: Why Being Nice Matters

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2019

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban acknowledged that he used to be the type of business leader that would curse and get mad. But then he learned to be nicer.

Celonis: $290 Million Funding And $2.5 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 23, 2019

Process Mining and Process Excellence software Celonis announced it raised $290 million in Series C funding at a $2.5 billion valuation.

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner: Using Compassion To Build A Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2019

Recently, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner was interviewed by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman where they talked about having compassion while building a company.

Kristina Hooper: Why It May Be A Good Time To Buy China Tech Stocks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2019

Invesco US chief global market strategist Kristina Hooper explained why now might be a good time to buy China tech stocks.

Deutsche Bank: Machine Learning Has Saved 680,000 Hours Of Manual Work

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2019

Deutsche Bank Head of Operations of the Corporate Investment Bank Mark Matthews said machine learning saved 680,000 hours of manual labor.

How XPO Logistics Is Poised For Massive Growth In The Next Few Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2019

XPO Logistics is poised for massive growth in the next few years. Here's why.