Innovation Archives

Walmart (WMT) Commits To 15% Plastic Reduction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2021

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) agreed at its sustainability milestone summit to reduce total virgin plastic use by 15%. These are the details.

Starfish Space Secures $7 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 4, 2021

Starfish Space, a satellite servicing company, announced recently it raised $7 million. These are the details.

Customer Success Company Totango Raises $100 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 4, 2021

Totango, a customer success leader in leveraging data for orchestrating and transforming revenue experiences, announced it raised $100 million. These are the details.

Gilead (GILD) Company Kite Gains FDA Approval For Tecartus

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 2, 2021

Kite — a Gilead Company (Nasdaq: GILD) — announced a major FDA approval recently. These are the details.

Inari Medical (NARI) Appoints Dana Mead, Jr. To Its Board

By Annie Baker ● Oct 2, 2021

Inari Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NARI) announced it has added Dana G. Mead, Jr. to its board of directors. These are the details.

veda Raises $45 Million In Series B Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 6, 2021

veda announced it closed $45 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Coinbase Partnering With ForUsAll To Bring Cryptocurrencies To 401(k) Plans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2021

Coinbase Global is partnering with 401(k) provider ForUsAll to enable workers in plans that it administers to invest up to 5% of their contributions in various cryptocurrencies. These are the details.

El Salvador Plans To Mine Bitcoin With Energy From Volcanoes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2021

The country of El Salvador started exploring bitcoin mining using energy from volcanoes. These are the details.

Sheetz To Accept Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ether, Litecoin, And Other Cryptocurrencies

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2021

Sheetz is going to become the first major restaurant and convenience chain to accept cryptocurrencies. These are the details.

Purdue University-Affiliated Startup Explore Interactive Expanding Through Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2021

Explore Interactive, a Purdue University-affiliated startup that markets augmented reality-powered and gamified learning sets, announced it partnered with PASCO Scientific to distribute its MindLabs product around the globe.

Why Accenture (ACN) Is Buying Homburg & Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2021

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) recently announced it has acquired Homburg & Partner. These are the details.

Unisys (UIS) Names Teresa Poggenpohl As Chief Marketing Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2021

Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) announced that Teresa Poggenpohl has joined the company as chief marketing officer and senior vice president, Marketing and Communications. These are the details.

Corporate FinTech Company FinLync Raises $16 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2021

FinLync, a fintech company transforming corporate finance and treasury offices through its renowned products, announced recently that it has closed on a $16 million equity funding round. These are the details.

AT&T’s WarnerMedia Combining With Discovery In $43 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2021

AT&T and WarnerMedia announced a definitive agreement to combine WarnerMedia’s content offerings with Discovery. These are the details.

Circle Names Jeremy Fox-Geen As CFO

By Dan Anderson ● May 16, 2021

Circle — a global financial technology firm that provides payments and treasury infrastructure for internet businesses — announced recently that finance veteran Jeremy Fox-Geen will join the company as its Chief Financial Officer. These are the details.

3D Infotech Hires Kirk Dennis As Director Of Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2021

3D Infotech announced recently that Kirk Dennis was appointed Director of Sales for the US and Canada.

Kahoot! Buying Clever In Deal Valued Up To $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2021

Education technology company Kahoot announced recently that it is buying Clever in a deal valued up to $500 million. These are the details.

Apple (AAPL) Hires Stella Low As Communications Head

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2021

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has hired Stella Low as the new vice president of worldwide corporate communications. These are the details.

NIO: April 2021 Delivery Update

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2021

Today China-based smart electric vehicle company Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) announced its April 2021 delivery update numbers. These are the details.

New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) Buying Flagstar (FBC) In $2.6 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2021

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYCB) and Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: FBC), jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which the two companies will combine in an all-stock merger as part of a $2.6 billion deal. These are the details.