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GE Exiting The New Build Coal Power Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 22, 2020

GE (NYSE: GE) recently announced that it is intending to exit the new-build coal power market.

Why PagerDuty (PD) Is Buying Rundeck For $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 22, 2020

PagerDuty, Inc. (NYSE:PD) announced this week that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Rundeck for about $100 million. These are the details.

Morgan Stanley (MS) Committing To Net-Zero Financed Emissions By 2050

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 22, 2020

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has announced a new commitment to reach net-zero financed emissions by 2050.

Tesla (TSLA) Close To Hitting Sales Record And Musk Says High Volume Battery Production To Start In 2022

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2020

Tesla is close to hitting a sales record according to an email sent out by CEO Elon Musk. Musk also issued a warning about battery production.

Illumina (ILMN) Buying Grail In A Deal Valued At $8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2020

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a company that provides sequencing and array-based solutions for genetic and genomic analysis, announced that it is buying Grail for $8 billion in cash and stock.

Beyond Meat (BYND) Announces Significant Plans To More Than Double Sausage Patty Retail Distribution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2020

Beyond Meat is planning to more than double its Retail Distribution of Beyond Breakfast Sausage Patties.

Hair Regeneration Therapy Company Stemson Therapeutics Raises $7.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 21, 2020

Stemson Therapeutics announced that it has raised a $7.5 million seed round of funding led by Allergan Aesthetics (an AbbVie Company) and impact investor Fortunis Capital to advance the development of Stemson’s therapeutic solution to cure hair loss.

Contactless Ordering And Payments Company GoTab Raises $6 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 21, 2020

Arlington, VA-based GoTab — a mobile POS and contactless ordering and payments platform company for hospitality — announced that it has raised $6 million.

Digital Quantum Computing Company Seeqc Raises $22.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 21, 2020

Digital Quantum Computing company Seeqc announced it has raised a total of $22.4 million in its Series A fundraising led by the EQT Ventures fund to advance commercially viable application-specific quantum computing systems.

Contact Center AI Leader Observe.AI Raises $54 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 21, 2020

Contact Center AI leader Observe.AI recently announced a $54 million Series B financing led by Menlo Ventures with participation from Next47 Ventures and NGP Capital.

Microsoft (MSFT) Buying ZeniMax And Game Publisher Bethesda Softworks For $7.5 Billion In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2020

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced it is planning to buy ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks for $7.5 billion in cash.

Ford Motor Company Building A $700 Million Electric Truck Facility In Dearborn

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2020

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced recently that it is planning to create 300 jobs as it builds a $700 million electric truck plant at its Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan.

Amazon (AMZN) Investing In Battery Recycling Company Redwood Materials

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 21, 2020

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is investing in a battery recycling startup called Redwood Materials - which is a company founded by former Tesla executive JB Straubel.

Microbiome Drug Development Company Finch Therapeutics Raises $90 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 21, 2020

Clinical-stage microbiome drug development company Finch Therapeutics announced that it has raised a $90 million Series D funding round.

Nikola (NKLA): Trevor Milton Resigning As Executive Chairman And From The Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2020

Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA) founder Trevor Milton announced he is stepping down as executive chairman and board member of the company.

EVERFI Reveals $100 Million Commitment For Addressing Systemic Social Injustice With Free Digital Education For K-12 Schools

By Noah Long ● Sep 21, 2020

EVERFI, a leading social impact education innovator, announced a $100 million three-year commitment to build new and expand current courses that address topic areas that lead to systemic social injustice and economic disparities across the country.

Cloud-Native Data Analytics Company Devo Technology Raises $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 21, 2020

Cloud-native data analytics and security company Devo Technology announced that it has raised a $60 million Series D round of funding.

Chime: Massive $485 Million Funding And $14.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2020

Chime — a company that offers mobile banking services through mobile devices — announced it has raised $485 million in funding at a massive $14.5 billion valuation.

Boosted Commerce: $87 Million Funding And Acquisition Of Six Amazon Fulfillment Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2020

Personal Training Platform Tonal Raises $110 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2020

Tonal — an advanced strength and personal training platform that combines proprietary digital weight, artificial intelligence, and coaching — announced $110 million in new capital.

Oracle (ORCL) And Walmart (WMT) Receive Tentative Government Approval For TikTok

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2020

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) will invest to acquire 20% of TikTok Global business as President Donald Trump offers tentative approval for an agreement.

Sony PlayStation 5: Pricing And Release

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 20, 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) recently announced the launch date and pricing information for the PlayStation 5. These are the details.

Cloud Collaboration Tool Company Air Raises $12 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 19, 2020

Cloud collaboration tool company Air announced it has raised $12 million in a Series A round of funding led by Tiger Global.

Cambridge Quantum Computing Launches Cloud-Based Quantum Random Number Generation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2020

Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) has launched the first cloud-based Quantum Random Number Generation (QRNG) Service with integrated verification for the user.

Live Online Education Experience Company Outschool Raises $45 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 19, 2020

Outschool recently announced it raised $45 million in additional funding to be used to accelerate hiring and product development for its K-12 education marketplace.

Credit Card Alternative Affirm Raises $500 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 18, 2020

Affirm — a flexible and transparent alternative to credit cards — announced it has raised a $500 million Series G round of funding.

Subscription Commerce Platform AppDirect Raises $185 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 18, 2020

Leading subscription commerce platform AppDirect announced it raised $185 million from global institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and existing investors.

Multiplayer Gaming Party App Bunch Raises $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 18, 2020

Bunch — a party app for multiplayer games — announced that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by General Catalyst.

Cloud Security Company JupiterOne Raises $19 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 18, 2020

Cloud security company JupiterOne announced it has raised $19 million in venture funding led by Bain Capital Ventures.

Middle-Mile Drone Delivery Volansi Closes $50 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 18, 2020

Volansi — a leader in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) middle-mile drone delivery services — announced recently that it closed $50 million in Series B funding.

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GE Exiting The New Build Coal Power Market

Why PagerDuty (PD) Is Buying Rundeck For $100 Million

Morgan Stanley (MS) Committing To Net-Zero Financed Emissions By 2050

Tesla (TSLA) Close To Hitting Sales Record And Musk Says High Volume Battery Production To Start In 2022

Illumina (ILMN) Buying Grail In A Deal Valued At $8 Billion

Beyond Meat (BYND) Announces Significant Plans To More Than Double Sausage Patty Retail Distribution

Hair Regeneration Therapy Company Stemson Therapeutics Raises $7.5 Million

Contactless Ordering And Payments Company GoTab Raises $6 Million

Digital Quantum Computing Company Seeqc Raises $22.4 Million

Contact Center AI Leader Observe.AI Raises $54 Million

Microsoft (MSFT) Buying ZeniMax And Game Publisher Bethesda Softworks For $7.5 Billion In Cash

Ford Motor Company Building A $700 Million Electric Truck Facility In Dearborn

Amazon (AMZN) Investing In Battery Recycling Company Redwood Materials

Microbiome Drug Development Company Finch Therapeutics Raises $90 Million

Nikola (NKLA): Trevor Milton Resigning As Executive Chairman And From The Board

EVERFI Reveals $100 Million Commitment For Addressing Systemic Social Injustice With Free Digital Education For K-12 Schools

Cloud-Native Data Analytics Company Devo Technology Raises $60 Million

Chime: Massive $485 Million Funding And $14.5 Billion Valuation

Boosted Commerce: $87 Million Funding And Acquisition Of Six Amazon Fulfillment Companies

Personal Training Platform Tonal Raises $110 Million

Oracle (ORCL) And Walmart (WMT) Receive Tentative Government Approval For TikTok

Sony PlayStation 5: Pricing And Release

Cloud Collaboration Tool Company Air Raises $12 Million

Cambridge Quantum Computing Launches Cloud-Based Quantum Random Number Generation

Live Online Education Experience Company Outschool Raises $45 Million

Credit Card Alternative Affirm Raises $500 Million

Subscription Commerce Platform AppDirect Raises $185 Million

Multiplayer Gaming Party App Bunch Raises $20 Million

Cloud Security Company JupiterOne Raises $19 Million

Middle-Mile Drone Delivery Volansi Closes $50 Million In Funding