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Why Commvault Is Acquiring Hedvig For $225 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Commvault announced it is acquiring software-defined storage (SDS) company Hedvig for total consideration of $225 million. These are the details behind the deal.

Kroger’s Launches Simple Truth Plant-Based Collection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Kroger has announced it is launching a new Simple Truth Plant Based collection featuring new meatless burger patties and grinds.

Atlassian Launches New Software Tiers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Australian enterprise software company Atlassian announced it is launching several new free tiers of its software.

GM To Integrate Google Apps Into Vehicles In 2021

By Noah Long ● Sep 9, 2019

General Motors has announced that it is integrating a number of Google apps into its infotainment system by 2021.

Stripe Capital To Help Internet Companies With Access To Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Stripe announced it launched Stripe Capital, which makes it easier for Internet businesses running on Stripe to gain access to capital.

Bustle Digital Group Names Elizabeth Webbe Lunny As EVP Of Revenue

By Annie Baker ● Sep 9, 2019

Bustle Digital Group (BDG) has hired Elizabeth Webbe Lunny as executive vice president of revenue.

GM Names Deborah Wahl As Chief Of Global Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

General Motors announced it named Deborah Wahl as the chief of global marketing. Before this role, Wahl was the marketing chief for the Cadillac brand.

Apple Pay VP Jennifer Bailey: Cryptocurrency ‘Has Interesting Long-Term Potential’

By Annie Baker ● Sep 9, 2019

Apple Pay VP Jennifer Bailey recently conducted an interview with CNN where she revealed that cryptocurrency "has interesting long-term potential."

Prudential Financial’s Acquisition Of Assurance IQ For $2.35 Billion: Details About The Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Prudential Financial has announced it is acquiring Assurance IQ for $2.35 billion. These are the details behind the deal.

Luxury Fashion Company Olivela Raises $35 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 9, 2019

Luxury fashion company Olivela announced it raised $35 million in Series A funding led by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc.

Emotional Intelligence Solutions Company Cogito Secures $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Real-time emotional intelligence solutions Cogito announced it raised $20 million in funding New York Life Ventures and existing investors.

Ag Tech Company Cooks Venture Receives $12 Million In Financing

By Annie Baker ● Sep 9, 2019

Cooks Venture -- announced it closed $12 million in senior secured financing provided by AMERRA Capital Management, LLC.

Health Recovery Solutions Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Health Recovery Solutions announced it closed $10 million in growth financing led by Edison Partners.

Robotic Products Company Ori Secures $20 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Robotic interior products Ori announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding from Sidewalk Labs, Ingka Group, Geolo Capital, and Khosla Ventures.

Data Privacy And Protection Company BigID Raises $50 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Data-centric personal data privacy and protection company BigID announced it raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

Google Adds Swipe Interface For Finding Movies And TV Shows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Google has announced it launched a new way to search for movies and TV shows on mobile devices using with a swipe interface.

New Wave Foods Receives Funding From Tyson Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

San Francisco-based New Wave Foods announced it received funding from Tyson Ventures and is planning to have a shrimp alternative ready in early 2020.

How Trevor Milton Went From A College Dropout To Running A $3 Billion Hydrogen Truck Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Nikola Motor recently announced it raised $250 million in strategic funding from CNH Industrial at a pre-money valuation of $3 billion. These are the details behind the deal.

Marketing Tech Company Fyllo Launches With $16 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Marketing tech platform company Fyllo announced it raised $16 million in startup financing from premier institutional and venture capital investors.

On-Demand Talent Platform Stoke Secures $4.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 9, 2019

On-demand talent platform company Stoke announced it raised $4.5 million in funding to help companies access its talent pool of self-employed freelancers.

MiddleGround Capital: Debut Fund Closes At $459.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

MiddleGround Capital announced the final close of Fund I called MiddleGround Capital I, LP at a hard cap of $459.5 million with Archean Capital Partners as the anchor investor.

Culture Amp: This People And Culture Platform Just Raised $82 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

People & Culture Platform company Culture Amp announced it raised $82 million in Series E funding led by new investor Sequoia Capital China.

theScore Raises $40 Million To Grow Media And Sports Betting Platform

By Annie Baker ● Sep 9, 2019

Score Media has recently announced that it entered into a $40 million investment agreement with a fund managed and controlled by Fengate Asset Management.

TPG Capital Acquiring CollabNet VersionOne: Details About The Deal You Should Know

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

TPG Capital has announced it signed a definitive agreement to buy CollabNet VersionOne from Vector Capital. These are the details behind the deal.

Why Microsoft Is Acquiring Movere

By Noah Long ● Sep 9, 2019

Microsoft recently announced it acquired Movere to beef up its ability to set up more companies on the Azure public cloud. There are the details behind the deal.

IVP Adds James Black, Becca Faust, And Karthik Ramakrishnan To Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm IVP has announced it added three people to its investment team including James Black, Becca Faust, and Karthik Ramakrishnan.

Even Financial Secures $25 Million To Scale Its API Platform

By Noah Long ● Sep 8, 2019

Even Financial -- a leading API company for financial services search, acquisition, and monetization -- has raised $25 million in strategic funding led by Citi Ventures.

Federated Wireless Raises $51 Million To Expand Advanced Shared Spectrum

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 8, 2019

Federated Wireless recently announced that it raised $51 million in Series C funding to expand the availability of advanced shared spectrum services .

Microsoft Partners With 7-Eleven For Cloud Solutions And Devices

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 7, 2019

7-Eleven announced it has partnered Microsoft to empower its field employees and provide better insights to Franchisees.

Facebook Dating Feature: How It Works

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2019

Facebook has rolled out the Dating feature across the US. This is how it works.