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eSSENTIAL Accessibility To Expand Software Platform With New Funding Round

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 3, 2020

Accessibility-as-a-Service company eSSENTIAL Accessibility recently announced it closed $16 million in funding led by Lead Edge Capital.

Alphabet: Revenue For YouTube Is $15 Billion And Google Cloud Is $10 Billion Per Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2020

Today Alphabet announced its quarterly earnings, which included the numbers for YouTube (for the first time) and Google Cloud.

Kirsten Benefiel Appointed As CEO Of HSS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2020

The HSS board of directors announced it appointed Kirsten Benefiel as chief executive officer of the company, effective immediately.

Beam Dental Partners With Employee Navigator For Simplifying Enrolling Groups

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 3, 2020

Emerging dental benefits leader Beam Dental announced that it partnered with Employee Navigator, which is an all-in-one benefits, HR, and compliance software provider for brokers and carriers.

Paychex: Survey Shows These Are The Most Important Issues For Business Owners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2020

Paychex, a leading provider of HR, payroll, benefits, and insurance solutions, surveyed 500 business owners with 500 employees or less to gain insights around issues that are more important.

Zinier: $90 Million Raised To Transform Field Service Workforces With AI-Driven Automation

By Annie Baker ● Feb 3, 2020

Zinier, a leader in intelligent field service automation, announced recently that it raised $90 million in Series C funding.

5WPR: Survey Shows Facebook Is The Most Used Social Media Platform Among Millennials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2020

In a survey, 5W Public Relations determined that Facebook is the most used social media platform in the nation across all age groups, including Millennials.

FlashParking To Scale Cloud-Based Parking System With $60 Million In Recent Funding

By Noah Long ● Feb 3, 2020

Parking technology leader FlashParking announced it has raised $60 million in strategic investment from the Growth Fund of L Catterton.

S3 Partners Hires Dean Fabrizio And John Clancy As Business Development Directors

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 3, 2020

S3 Partners, a marketing-leading financial technology and analytics firm, announced it hired Dean Fabrizio and John Clancy as Directors of Business Development.

With A $550 Million Investment Facility, Secfi Is Helping Clients Improve Financial Outcomes

By Annie Baker ● Feb 3, 2020

Pre-wealth management platform Secfi recently announced it secured a $550 million investment facility from Serengeti Asset Management. These are the details.

Direct-To-Patient Clinical Research Company Lightship Raises $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 3, 2020

Lightship, a premier provider of enterprise-level direct-to-patient clinical research solutions, announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding.

Obvious Ventures Sets Up $271.8 Million Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2020

Obvious Ventures announced recently that it is setting up its third fund at $271,828,182. These are the details about the new fund.

KMS Lighthouse Launches On Salesforce AppExchange

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2020

Next-generation knowledge management system KMS Lighthouse announced it has officially launched on Salesforce AppExchange.

PwC Global Chairman Bob Moritz: Importance Of Upskilling 1 Billion People

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2020

PwC Global Chairman Bob Mortiz recently explained how to upskill a billion people. Here is his take on the initiative.

Stephen Schwarzman On Succession And His View Of The Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2020

The Blackstone Group Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder Stephen A. Schwarzman recently expressed his viewpoints on success and on the markets.

Policygenius: $100 Million Funding And $60 Million In Annualized Revenues

By Noah Long ● Feb 2, 2020

Policygenius, a leading online marketplace for comparing and purchasing insurance, announced it raised $100 million in Series D.

HR Technology Company Justworks Closes $50 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Feb 2, 2020

Human resources technology company Justworks announced recently that it raised $50 million in Series E funding.

Narayan Menon Joins Vimeo As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2020

Vimeo recently announced it has appointed Narayan Menon as Chief Financial Officer.

Why Accenture Is Buying The Workday And Salesforce Practices From Sierra-Cedar

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2020

Accenture recently announced it signed an agreement to buy the Workday, Salesforce and U.S. MuleSoft practices from Sierra-Cedar.

Matt Segneri To Foster Entrepreneurship As New Executive Director Of Harvard I-Lab

By Noah Long ● Feb 2, 2020

Matt Segneri is going to become the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Executive Director of the Harvard Innovation Labs (i-lab).

Embodied Labs: This Immersive VR Platform Helps Train The Aging Care Workforce

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 2, 2020

Embodied Labs, a leading immersive platform using VR to revolutionize training for the aging care workforce, recently announced it raised $3.2 million.

Jody Padar Joins Botkeeper As Vice President Of Strategy

By Annie Baker ● Feb 2, 2020

Botkeeper announced that New Vision CPA Group chief executive officer Jody Padar (known as The Radical CPA) is joining the company as Vice President of Strategy.

WeWork Names Sandeep Mathrani As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2020

Office-sharing giant WeWork announced it has named Sandeep Mathrani as the newly appointed CEO of the company.

Melinda Gates: $50 Million To Create More Opportunities For Women In Tech

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2020

Pivotal Ventures head Melinda Gates recently announced an initiative for supporting women in tech by setting up hubs in several cities as part of the Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities plan.

Regalix Launches Enablement And Coaching Platform Nytro

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 1, 2020

Regalix announced the launch of its flagship platform called Nytro, which is a modern sales enablement solution that combines personalized content, assessments, coaching, etc.

Fidelity Starts Rolling Out Fractional Share Trading For Stocks And ETFs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2020

Fidelity Investments, the largest online brokerage firm with over 23 million retail brokerage accounts, announced the availability of real-time fractional shares trading of stocks and ETFs.

Forbes Names Jessica Sibley As Chief Revenue Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2020

Forbes recently announced that Jessica Sibley has been named as chief revenue officer of the media giant, effective immediately.

ClassPass: Process Behind Helping Partner Studios With B2B Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2020

ClassPass Head of B2B Marketing Amanda Raines recently revealed how the company is helping its partner studios with marketing.

Facebook Hires Brian Irving From Eventbrite As Head Of AR/VR Product Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2020

Facebook has hired Eventbrite’s chief marketing officer Brian Irving as the global head of its marketing for augmented and virtual reality products.

Why Deloitte Is Buying Global IO

By Noah Long ● Feb 1, 2020

Deloitte Canada recently announced it is buying Global IO. This is why Deloitte is acquiring the company.

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eSSENTIAL Accessibility To Expand Software Platform With New Funding Round

Alphabet: Revenue For YouTube Is $15 Billion And Google Cloud Is $10 Billion Per Year

Kirsten Benefiel Appointed As CEO Of HSS

Beam Dental Partners With Employee Navigator For Simplifying Enrolling Groups

Paychex: Survey Shows These Are The Most Important Issues For Business Owners

Zinier: $90 Million Raised To Transform Field Service Workforces With AI-Driven Automation

5WPR: Survey Shows Facebook Is The Most Used Social Media Platform Among Millennials

FlashParking To Scale Cloud-Based Parking System With $60 Million In Recent Funding

S3 Partners Hires Dean Fabrizio And John Clancy As Business Development Directors

With A $550 Million Investment Facility, Secfi Is Helping Clients Improve Financial Outcomes

Direct-To-Patient Clinical Research Company Lightship Raises $20 Million

Obvious Ventures Sets Up $271.8 Million Third Fund

KMS Lighthouse Launches On Salesforce AppExchange

PwC Global Chairman Bob Moritz: Importance Of Upskilling 1 Billion People

Stephen Schwarzman On Succession And His View Of The Markets

Policygenius: $100 Million Funding And $60 Million In Annualized Revenues

HR Technology Company Justworks Closes $50 Million In Funding

Narayan Menon Joins Vimeo As Chief Financial Officer

Why Accenture Is Buying The Workday And Salesforce Practices From Sierra-Cedar

Matt Segneri To Foster Entrepreneurship As New Executive Director Of Harvard I-Lab

Embodied Labs: This Immersive VR Platform Helps Train The Aging Care Workforce

Jody Padar Joins Botkeeper As Vice President Of Strategy

WeWork Names Sandeep Mathrani As CEO

Melinda Gates: $50 Million To Create More Opportunities For Women In Tech

Regalix Launches Enablement And Coaching Platform Nytro

Fidelity Starts Rolling Out Fractional Share Trading For Stocks And ETFs

Forbes Names Jessica Sibley As Chief Revenue Officer

ClassPass: Process Behind Helping Partner Studios With B2B Marketing

Facebook Hires Brian Irving From Eventbrite As Head Of AR/VR Product Marketing

Why Deloitte Is Buying Global IO