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Ray Dalio: Top Principles Selected By Social Media Community

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Bridgewater Associates, L.P. Co-Chief Investment Officer & Co-Chairman Ray Dalio recently shared the top principles selected by the social media community.

How BlackRock Is Pushing To Combat Climate Change

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink has become a major advocate for pushing company boards to execute on climate change initiatives.

How Quibi Is Separating Itself From Other Video Streaming Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Quibi is launching in a couple of months and it will be a premium streaming video service unlike any other. These are the details.

Why Koch Industries Is Buying The Remaining Stake In Infor

By Noah Long ● Feb 9, 2020

An affiliate of Koch Equity Development entered a deal to buy the remaining stake in Infor held by Golden Gate Capital. These are the details.

Allos Ventures: New $52 Million Fund Closed To Invest In Early-Stage Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Allos Ventures is a Midwest-based firm that recently closed a $52 million fund called Allos III. These are the details about the new fund.

IntSights: Triple-Digit Revenue Growth And Double The Customer Base

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

IntSights, a threat intelligence company that is focused on enabling enterprises to Defend Forward, announced it achieved triple-digit revenue growth and doubled its global customer base.

Payroll Service Provider OnPay Secures $6 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 9, 2020

OnPay, a payroll service provider for small businesses and accountants, announced it raised $6 million in Series A funding.

Collaborative Software Company Clubhouse Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

Clubhouse -- a collaborative home for modern software teams -- announced recently that it raised $25 million in Series B funding.

Two Sigma Ventures Closes $288 Million Fund For Early-Stage Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Two Sigma Ventures announced it has closed Two Sigma Ventures III, LP, a $288 million venture capital fund focused on investing in early-stage and data-driven startups.

Container-Based Workflow Security Company Anchore Secures $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 9, 2020

Container workflow security company Anchore has announced it closed $20 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

Catalant Technologies Raises $35 Million To Help Leaders Organize Mission-Critical Work

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

Catalant Technologies recently announced it raised $35 million of additional funding from its Series E equity round and expansion of its existing debt facility.

Thundra: $4 Million Funding, Neeraj Agrawal Joins Board, Ken Cheney Named CEO

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

Thundra, a company that is helping application teams run faster, announced it raised $4 million in funding and named Ken Cheney as CEO. Plus Neeraj Agrawal has joined the board.

Snowflake: $479 Million Funding And $12.4 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Cloud-based data warehousing company Snowflake is raising a $479 million round of funding at a $12.4 billion valuation.

Personalized Therapeutics Company Vineti Raises $35 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 9, 2020

Vineti, the leading digital platform of record for personalized therapeutics, announced it raised $35 million in Series C funding.

Mark Hjerpe Joins Lingotek As Chief Revenue Officer

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

Cloud-based translation technology Lingotek announced it appointed Mark Hjerpe as Chief Revenue Officer.

How AppsFlyer Empowers Marketers To Grow Their Business

By Annie Baker ● Feb 8, 2020

AppsFlyer is a global attribution leader that is known for empowering marketers to grow their business and innovate through the use of comprehensive measurement and analytics solutions. This is how the company works.

HashiCorp Hires Brandon Sweeney As Chief Revenue Officer

By Annie Baker ● Feb 8, 2020

HashiCorp, a leader in multi-cloud infrastructure automation software, announced it appointed Brandon Sweeney as its first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

Netskope: $340 Million Funding And Nearly $3 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 8, 2020

Leading security cloud company Netskope announced that it has raised $340 million in funding at a valuation of nearly $3 billion.

SaaSWorks: Subscription Scaling Service Closes $5 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Feb 8, 2020

SaaSWorks, a Boston-based company that delivers operational solutions for scaling SaaS businesses, announced it raised $5 million in funding.

Vanguard And HarbourVest Partnering On Private Equity Initiatives

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 8, 2020

Vanguard and HarbourVest recently announced that they signed a strategic partnership, enabling qualified investors to have access to private equity.

Amazon SVP Of Worldwide Operations Dave Clark Gets A Substantially Expanded Role

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2020

Amazon’s SVP of Worldwide Operations Dave Clark has received a substantially expanded role, according to an internal organization chart obtained by Business Insider.

How Kindred Builds Communities To Accelerate Sustainable Business Transformation

By Annie Baker ● Feb 8, 2020

Kindred, an events startup focused on accelerating sustainable and purpose-led business transformation, announced recently it raised $5.2 million.

Snyk: $150 Million Funding, Over $1 Billion Valuation, Ken Fox Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2020

Developer-first security company Snyk recently announced it raised $150 million at a valuation of more than $1 billion. And Ken Fox joined the company's board.

Nina Achadjian Named Partner At Index Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2020

Index Ventures partner Mike Volpi announced that Nina Achadjian has been named the newest partner at the venture capital firm.

Carolyn Feinstein Joins The Malwarebytes Board

By Annie Baker ● Feb 8, 2020

Malwarebytes, a leading advanced endpoint protection and remediation solution provider, announced it added Carolyn Feinstein to its board of directors.

Software Motor Company To Expand Product Line With New Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Feb 8, 2020

Software Motor Company is planning to expand its product line with a new $25 million round of funding.

Incline Equity Partners To Invest In Middle-Market Durable Businesses With New $1.165 Billion Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2020

Incline Equity Partners recently successfully closed the Incline Equity Partners V, L.P. and Incline Equity Partners V-A, L.P. on $1.165 billion of capital commitments.

Braze: $100 Million ARR, Tara Walpert Levy Joins Board, Isabelle Winkles Appointed CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2020

Comprehensive customer engagement platform company Braze has announced it appointed Isabelle Winkles as CFO and Tara Walpert Levy to its board of directors.

Dara Khosrowshahi: Uber Expects To Be Profitable By End Of 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 7, 2020

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that the company is on track to achieve profitability by the fourth quarter of 2020. These are the details.

After Buying Accompany For $270 Million, Cisco Is Now Shutting It Down (UPDATED)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 7, 2020

Cisco announced it is shutting down Accompany on February 29, 2020. Cisco had acquired Accompany for $270 million in May 2018.

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Ray Dalio: Top Principles Selected By Social Media Community

How BlackRock Is Pushing To Combat Climate Change

How Quibi Is Separating Itself From Other Video Streaming Services

Why Koch Industries Is Buying The Remaining Stake In Infor

Allos Ventures: New $52 Million Fund Closed To Invest In Early-Stage Startups

IntSights: Triple-Digit Revenue Growth And Double The Customer Base

Payroll Service Provider OnPay Secures $6 Million

Collaborative Software Company Clubhouse Raises $25 Million

Two Sigma Ventures Closes $288 Million Fund For Early-Stage Investments

Container-Based Workflow Security Company Anchore Secures $20 Million

Catalant Technologies Raises $35 Million To Help Leaders Organize Mission-Critical Work

Thundra: $4 Million Funding, Neeraj Agrawal Joins Board, Ken Cheney Named CEO

Snowflake: $479 Million Funding And $12.4 Billion Valuation

Personalized Therapeutics Company Vineti Raises $35 Million

Mark Hjerpe Joins Lingotek As Chief Revenue Officer

How AppsFlyer Empowers Marketers To Grow Their Business

HashiCorp Hires Brandon Sweeney As Chief Revenue Officer

Netskope: $340 Million Funding And Nearly $3 Billion Valuation

SaaSWorks: Subscription Scaling Service Closes $5 Million In Funding

Vanguard And HarbourVest Partnering On Private Equity Initiatives

Amazon SVP Of Worldwide Operations Dave Clark Gets A Substantially Expanded Role

How Kindred Builds Communities To Accelerate Sustainable Business Transformation

Snyk: $150 Million Funding, Over $1 Billion Valuation, Ken Fox Joins Board

Nina Achadjian Named Partner At Index Ventures

Carolyn Feinstein Joins The Malwarebytes Board

Software Motor Company To Expand Product Line With New Funding Round

Incline Equity Partners To Invest In Middle-Market Durable Businesses With New $1.165 Billion Fund

Braze: $100 Million ARR, Tara Walpert Levy Joins Board, Isabelle Winkles Appointed CFO

Dara Khosrowshahi: Uber Expects To Be Profitable By End Of 2020

After Buying Accompany For $270 Million, Cisco Is Now Shutting It Down (UPDATED)