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Online Training Company Coassemble Raises $4.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 25, 2020

Coassemble — a company democratizing online training for global brands — announced it has raised a $4.4 million Series A round of funding led by Equity Venture Partners.

Mastercard Chief Product Officer Michael Miebach To Become CEO At Year-End

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Mastercard announced that CEO Ajay Banga will be stepping down as the head of the company, effective January 1, 2021. He will be succeeded by Mastercard Chief Product Officer Michael Miebach.

Why Intuit Is Buying Credit Karma For $7.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Intuit has officially confirmed it is buying Credit Karma for $7.1 billion. This is why Intuit is buying the company.

Johnson & Johnson And Apple Collaborating To Reduce The Risk Of Stroke

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Johnson & Johnson has announced it has partnered with Apple to reduce the risk of stroke.

Why Ally Financial Is Buying CardWorks For $2.65 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Ally Financial recently announced that it entered a definitive agreement to buy CardWorks in a transaction valued at approximately $2.65 billion

SmartBug Media Raises Funding From American Discovery Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

SmartBug Media — a leading Intelligent Inbound marketing agency — announced it raised a growth equity investment from American Discovery Capital.

Soil Connect Releases Version 2.0 Of Its Digital Platform For Construction Professionals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Soil Connect — an innovative digital platform connecting those who have soil with those who need it — announced the launch of version 2.0 of its mobile and web-based apps

ZeroFOX: This Attack Surface Protection Company Just Raised $74 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

ZeroFOX — a global category leader in public attack surface protection — recently announced a $74 million round of funding led by Intel Capital.

Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners Launches $85 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Marcy Venture Partners, the venture capital firm co-founded by rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, Jay Brown, and Larry Marcus, launched a new $85 million first fund.

ChartHop: This Organizational Management Platform Has Raised $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

ChartHop — the world’s first organizational management platform built to help companies scale — announced that it raised $5 million.

Diane Greene To Bring ‘Unparalleled’ Experience To Wix Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Wix.com recently announced it appointed Diane Greene to its board of directors. These are the details about Greene joining the board.

Unified Telemedicine Company Cloudbreak Health Raises $10 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

Cloudbreak Health — a leading unified telemedicine and video medical interpretation solutions provider — announced it has raised $10 million.

HappyFox Launches Workflow Automation Software For Salesforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

HappyFox – a leader in help desk and customer support software – has announced the launch of its new workflow automation product called Workflows for Salesforce.

LevelJump: Gong Integration Unites Revenue Intelligence And Outcome-Based Enablement

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

LevelJump has announced a major integration with Gong to unite Revenue Intelligence and Outcome-Based Enablement.

Billtrust Names Mark Shifke As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Billtrust — a leader in B2B order-to-cash solutions — announced it has appointed Mark Shifke as Chief Financial Officer.

Q Bio: This Personal Human Health Company Just Raised $40 Million Funding

By Noah Long ● Feb 24, 2020

Q Bio — a quantitative and clinically-relevant assessment of personal human health — announced it has officially come out of stealth mode and raised $40 million.

OneTrust: This Security Technology Platform Is Now Valued At $2.7 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

OneTrust recently announced it has raised $210 million in Series B funding led by Coatue and Insight Partners. Now OneTrust is valued at $2.7 billion.

Rick Howard Joins CyberWire As CSO And Chief Analyst

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

The CyberWire has announced that Rick Howard will be joining the executive team as Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Chief Analyst.

Sean O’Donoghue Named As New Chief Operating Officer Of TheGuarantors

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

TheGuarantors has announces Sean O'Donoghue as Chief Operating Officer. These are the details about O'Donoghue being hired for the executive role.

Abbott And Insulet Partnering To Improve Diabetes Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Abbott and Insulet Corporation announced they are partnering to integrate glucose sensing technology with Insulet's tubeless system.

Deltek Names Caleb Merriman As Chief Information Security Officer

By Noah Long ● Feb 24, 2020

Deltek announced that it has appointed Caleb Merriman as its Vice President and CISO.

Why Ansira Is Buying The CDK Digital Marketing Business

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

Ansira Partners announced that it signed a definitive agreement to buy the CDK Global Digital Marketing Business.

AccuReg Names John Thompson As VP of Performance Management

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

Healthcare technology solutions company AccuReg announced it named John Thompson as vice president of performance management.

Tirescanner.com Launches ‘At-Home’ Tire Installation Service

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

Leading U.S. online tire retailer Tirescanner announced the launch of its national direct-to-consumer mobile tire installation service.

Confirmed: Intuit To Buy Credit Karma For $7.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Financial software company Intuit is reportedly planning to buy Credit Karma for $7.1 billion in cash and stock.

Microsoft To Invest $1.1 Billion To Drive Digital Transformation In Mexico

By Noah Long ● Feb 23, 2020

Microsoft has announced it is spending $1.1 billion to drive digital transformation in Mexico. These are the details.

WeWork Names Shyam Gidumal As COO

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 23, 2020

WeWork announced it has named Shyam Gidumal as the new chief operating officer under newly appointed CEO Sandeep Mathrani

Why Kronos And Ultimate Software Are Merging In A $22 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2020

Kronos and Ultimate Software recently entered a definitive merger agreement to create a $22 billion company. These are the details.

Vuzix Rolls Out Librestream Onsight Connect For M400 Smart Glasses

By Noah Long ● Feb 22, 2020

Vuzix Corporation has announced the commercial rollout of Librestream's Onsight Connect, developed exclusively for the Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses.

MyKlovr And GradFin: Partnership To Help Students Pay For College

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 22, 2020

myKlovr has partnered with student loan solutions provider GradFin to help students get into college and pay for it.