Innovation Archives

Insurance Company Lemonade Hires Jeff Brooks From Casper As CMO

By Annie Baker ● Dec 8, 2019

Lemonade has hired its first chief marketing officer Jeff Brooks. Brooks is coming to Lemonade from Casper.

Revelstoke Raises Massive $1.4 Billion Of Committed Capital For Two Funds

By Noah Long ● Dec 8, 2019

Leading private equity firm Revelstoke Capital Partners announced that it raised $1.4 billion of committed capital for two of its funds.

Diversity-Driven Alphabet Spinout Plexo Capital Closes On $42.5 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2019

Plexo Capital, a diversity-driven venture capital firm that is investing in emerging VC funds, announced that it closed on a $42.5 million fund.

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman On Some Of The Challenges Facing Global Economies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2019

In an interview with Bloomberg Television anchor Amanda Lang, Blackstone Group chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman explained what he believes are challenges in the economy.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann To Be Succeeded By Mark Suzman

By Annie Baker ● Dec 8, 2019

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann is going to be succeeded by Mark Suzman starting on February 1, 2020.

Eric S. Yuan: The Growth Potential Of Zoom Internationally And In The Enterprise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2019

During the Q3 2020 earnings call, Zoom founder and CEO Eric S. Yuan discussed the growth potential of the company internationally and in the enterprise.

How Logitech Is Setting Ambitious Sustainability Goals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2019

Logitech recently announced it is establishing ambitious sustainability goals by finding the biggest opportunities to reduce environmental impact.

Mike Bloomberg: The Sign Of An Intelligent And Competent Person Is To Own Up To Mistakes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2019

Bloomberg said that the mark of an intelligent and competent person is that they have the guts to apologize after making a mistake.

Reed Hastings: Netflix Is Investing 30 Billion Indian Rupees For Content In India

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2019

At a conference in New Delhi, Netflix Chairman / CEO Reed Hastings said that the company is investing 30 billion Indian rupees for original content in India.

How Salesforce Is Aggressively Hiring Java And AI Engineers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2019

Salesforce recruiting head Ana Recio said that the company "can never have enough Java developers." And the company is aggressively hiring talent.

GM CEO Mary Barra: ‘Our Approach To EV Adoption Is Holistic, And We Are Moving Fast’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2019

In a recent LinkedIn post, GM chairman and chief executive officer Mary Barra said "Our approach to EV adoption is holistic, and we are moving fast."

Phil Spencer: Project Scarlett Has Become His ‘Primary Console’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2019

Microsoft executive vice president of gaming Phil Spencer said that Project Scarlett is now his primary console.

Apple AirPods Vs AirPods Pro: Differences You Should Know About

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2019

Are you debating whether to to get the AirPods or AirPods Pro? Here is an overview of the Apple AirPods vs AirPods Pro to help you decide.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon: Marquee Platform Migrating To AWS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2019

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon announced that the company is going to integrate its Marquee app on Amazon Web Services next year.

Marc Benioff: Salesforce’s Revenue Expected To Double In Five Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2019

Earlier this week, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that the company's revenue was expected to double in five years.

Satya Nadella: How Microsoft Is Preparing For Quantum And Edge Computing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2019

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was recently asked how the company was preparing for quantum and edge computing. Here's what he said in response.

Developer-Centric Cybersecurity Company GitGuardian Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 6, 2019

Developer-centric cybersecurity startup GitGuardian announced it raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital.

Bain Capital Leads $4 Million Round In Augtera Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2019

Network AI platform company Augtera Networks announced raised $4 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures. Enrique Salem is joining the board.

Enterprise Customer Service Platform Company Kustomer Raises $60 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 6, 2019

Kustomer, a SaaS platform company that is reimagining enterprise customer service, announced it raised $60 million in Series E funding.

Canopy: $13 Million In Funding And Davis Bell Named As CEO

By Annie Baker ● Dec 6, 2019

Canopy, a leading cloud-based practice management platform for tax professionals, announced it raised $13 million.

Security Lifecycle Management Company Panorays Raises $15 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 6, 2019

Third-party security lifecycle management Panorays announced that it raised $15 million in Series A funding.

Proctor & Gamble Is Now Running About 30% Of Its $7 Billion Media Planning In-House

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2019

Proctor & Gamble (P&G) said that nearly 30% of its $7 billion global media spend is being planned in-house. These are the details.

Starship Raises $11 Million In Funding To Make HSAs More Accessible

By Annie Baker ● Dec 6, 2019

Starship, a company that makes health savings accounts more accessible, announced it has raised $11 million.

Duolingo: $30 Million Funding And $1.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2019

Pittsburgh-based Duolingo announced it has raised $30 million in Series F funding from existing investor CapitalG at a $1.5 billion valuation.

Slack Board: Mike McNamara And Sheila Jordan Join, Chamath Palihapitiya Steps Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2019

Slack announced Sheila Jordan and Mike McNamara joined the board and Chamath Palihapitiya stepped down. Here's the details.

JCPenney Hires Karl Walsh As Chief Digital Officer

By Annie Baker ● Dec 5, 2019

J. C. Penney Company announced that it hired Karl Walsh as senior vice president and chief digital officer.

Cross Border E-Commerce Solutions Company Flow Raises $37 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Dec 5, 2019

Flow, a cross-border e-commerce solutions company, announced that it has raised $37 million in Series B funding.

Dataiku: $1.4 Billion Valuation And CapitalG Joins Cap Table

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 5, 2019

Enterprise artificial intelligence company Dataiku announced that Alphabet subsidiary CapitalG has joined its cap table at a valuation of $1.4 billion.

Ann Arbor-Based May Mobility Raises $50 Million Led By Toyota

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based autonomous Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) provider May Mobility announced it raised $50 million in Series B.

Ford Is Now Making Car Parts With McDonald’s Coffee Bean Waste

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Ford Motor Company and McDonald’s USA announced a partnership where coffee bean skin will be used for making car parts.