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Membrain CEO George Brontén On Being An Effective Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2019

George Brontén -- the founder and CEO of Membrain -- provided these insights about being an effective leader.

Tesla’s Acquisition Of Canada-Based Hibar: Details About The Deal

By Annie Baker ● Oct 9, 2019

Tesla Motors recently acquired Canada-based Hibar Systems. These are the details about the deal.

Whistle’s Acquisition Of Vertical Networks: Details About The Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 9, 2019

Whistle announced it acquired a mobile-first content studio called Vertical Networks. These are the details about the deal.

Brex Cash: This Business Cash Management Platform Simplifies Financial Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2019

Financial technology company Brex announced a new business cash management account to help companies simplify financial operations.

Quartz: Management Shuffles Around As Kevin Delaney Steps Down

By Noah Long ● Oct 9, 2019

Quartz co-founder and editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney is stepping down and the company revealed additional management changes.

How Northwestern University Spin-Out Surgical Innovation Associates Is Driving Medical Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2019

Surgical Innovation Associates, a medical device spin-out from Northwestern University, announced recently that it raised $4 million in a Series A round.

Hydrogel Platform Company AmacaThera Raises $3.6 Million In Seed Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2019

AmacaThera, a hydrogel platform for sustained drug release, announced recently that it raised $3.6 million in seed funding.

These Salesforce And Microsoft Vets Launched A New Startup Studio To Fund Enterprise Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2019

Startup studio company Super{set} recently announced that it raised $65 million to launch, fund, and build enterprise tech companies.

Geneoscopy To Advance Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Platform With New Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Oct 8, 2019

Life sciences company Geneoscopy announced that it raised an oversubscribed $6.9 million Series A round of funding.

Enterprise-Class Distributed GRC Software Company X1 Raises $5.1 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 8, 2019

Enterprise-class distributed GRC and eDiscovery software leader X1 announced recently that it raised $5.1 million in Series B funding.

Rally Ventures Names Justin Kaufenberg As Partner

By Noah Long ● Oct 8, 2019

Early-stage investor firm Rally Ventures announced it named Justin Kaufenberg as a partner at the firm.

Intelligent Integration Platform SnapLogic Raises $72 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2019

Intelligent Integration Platform company SnapLogic recently announced that it raised $72 million in growth financing.

Delta App To Gain International Auto Check-In, Security Wait Times, And Meal Pre-Select

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2019

Delta announced that it is going to be adding international auto check-in, security wait times, and meal pre-select to its app this year.

Why Moody’s Is Acquiring The ABS Suite Business From Deloitte

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2019

Moody's announced recently that it is acquiring ABS Suite from Deloitte & Touche LLP. These are the details behind the deal.

How Atom Finance Is Building A Next-Gen Investment Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2019

Brooklyn-based FinTech company Atom Finance announced recently that it raised $10.6 million in funding. Here's how it works.

How Okta Is Driving Social Good

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2019

Identity management company Okta is a major advocate of the Pledge 1%. Here are some of the ways that Okta is driving social good.

True Passwordless Security Company HYPR Raises $18.3 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 7, 2019

True Passwordless Security provider HYPR announced recently that it closed $18.3 million in Series B funding.

Trivest Partners Strengthens Its Team With Several New Hires

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 7, 2019

Trivest Partners recently announced it hired nine people to the firm in various positions. Here is an overview.

IoT-as-a-Service Company IOTAS Secures $8.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 7, 2019

IoT-as-a-Service smart apartment platform IOTAS announced it completed an $8.5 million Series A round of funding.

Portable Electric Scooter Company Unagi Secures $3.15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 7, 2019

Portable electric scooter company Unagi announced recently that it raised $3.15 million in a seed round of funding led by Menlo Ventures.

Audio Learning Company Knowable Raises $4 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 7, 2019

Audio learning company Knowable recently announced that it raised $4 million in a seed round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Valor Ventures Achieves First Close On Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2019

Valor Ventures recently announced that it raised over one-third of the planned target capital amount of $25 million for Fund 2.

How Melanie Fellay And Zari Zahra Are Simplifying Salesforce Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Spekit -- a company founded by Melanie Fellay and Zari Zahra that makes Salesforce training easier -- recently raised funding. Here is how it works.

Commercial Real Estate Securities Marketplace Company LEX Raises $4 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 6, 2019

Commercial real estate securities marketplace company LEX announced it raised $4 million in seed funding.

Elastic Blockchain Network Company SKALE Raises $17.1 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Elastic blockchain network company SKALE recently announced that it raised $17.1 million in funding.

Naborly: $7.5 Million Seed Funding And NaborlyShield Launch

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 6, 2019

Naborly, a known for offering free credit and background checks to landlords and tenants and working with tenants to build credit, has raised $7.5 million.

How University of California Students Are Gaining More Entrepreneurship Opportunities

By Annie Baker ● Oct 6, 2019

The University of California and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation recently announced a $5 million expansion of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars.

PwC Is Spending A Massive $3 Billion To Upskill Its Employees

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

PwC announced recently that it is investing $3 billion to upskill its employees and develop share technologies for supporting clients. Here's the details.

GoodRx: Saving Americans $14 Billion And Entering The Telemedicine Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

GoodRx recently announced it acquired HeyDoctor in order to get into the telemedicine industry. And the company revealed it saved Americans $14 billion.

Techstars Founder David Brown: How To Deal With Different CEO Personalities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Techstars founder David Brown recently discussed how to deal with different CEO personalities. These are some of the suggestions he provided.