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Bose Names Lila Snyder As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2020

Audio equipment maker Bose announced it has named Lila Snyder as its CEO, effective on September 1.

One Drop: Nearly $100 Million Financing And Commitments From Bayer

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 25, 2020

OneDrop closes a $34.7 million Series C funding round led by Bayer along with $64 million in development fees and potential commercial milestone payments. These are the details.

KPMG And Appian (APPN) Are Launching Workplace Reentry Digital Toolkits

By Annie Baker ● Aug 25, 2020

As part of a strategic alliance, KPMG LLP (KPMG) and Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) announced the launch of the Workplace Reentry Digital Toolkit to assist companies in getting their employees back to their work locations in a measured way.

Handheld Medical Imaging Company Exo Raises $40 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2020

Exo (pronounced “echo”) -- a pioneering health information and devices company -- announced that it closed a $40 million Series B+ funding round.

Enterprise AI And Machine Learning Platform Dataiku Closes $100 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 25, 2020

Dataiku -- a leading global Enterprise AI and machine learning platform -- announced a $100 million Series D investment round led by Stripes.

Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical Company Connect Biopharma Raises $115 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 24, 2020

Connect Biopharma -- a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying and developing potent and specific immune modulating molecules -- announced that it has raised $115 million in Series C funding.

Gores Metropoulos (GMHI): Luminar Going Public In $3.4 Billion Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 24, 2020

Luminar -- a global leader in automotive lidar technology powering the introduction of highway autonomy -- announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Gores Metropoulos, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

Why Smartsheet (SMAR) Is Buying Brandfolder For $155 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 24, 2020

Smartsheet Inc (NYSE: SMAR) -- a company that provides a cloud-based platform that enables teams and organizations to plan, manage, and capture work -- announced that it is buying Brandfolder for $155 million. This is why.

Skokie-Based Azul3D Raises $12.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 24, 2020

Skokie, Illinois-based 3D printing startup Azul3D announced that it raised $12.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round of funding.

Hancock Jaffe Laboratories: One Year Follow-Up Data On VenoValve Patients (HJLI, HJLIW)

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 23, 2020

Hancock Jaffe Laboratories (NASDAQ:HJLI) (NASDAQ: HJLIW), a developer of medical devices that restore cardiac and vascular health, revealed its one-year follow-up data on VenoValve patients.

Enterprise Intelligence Company Craft Raises $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

Enterprise intelligence company Craft announced that it has raised $10 million in Series A funding to build a supply chain intelligence platform.

Octane AI: $4.25 Million Funding And Shoppable Quiz Launches

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 23, 2020

Octane AI -- the all-in-one buyer profile, Facebook Messenger, and SMS marketing platform for Shopify -- announced it has launched the Shoppable Quiz private beta and has raised $4.25 million in venture capital funding.

Humanity Raises $2.5 Million To Help Slow The Aging Process

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

Humanity, a company that is focused on discovering how to slow your aging, increase your immune health, and help all humanity, announced it has raised $2.5 million in funding

Cybersecurity Platform Cobalt.io Secures $29 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 23, 2020

Cybersecurity platform Cobalt -- a company that connects human penetration testers (sometimes known as ‘ethical hackers’) with companies looking to test the robustness of their software -- announced that it has raised $29 million.

LensGen: $10 Million Funding And James V. Mazzo Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

LensGen -- an ophthalmic medical device company and developer of Juvene -- announced the initial closing of a $10 million of the $20 million Bridge Financing.

Advanced Construction Technologies Company ICON Raises $35 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 23, 2020

ICON -- developer of advanced construction technologies including robotics, software, and building materials -- announced it has raised a $35 million series A round of funding led by Moderne Ventures.

OpenGov Announces Appointment Of Amy Pressman To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

OpenGov -- the modern cloud ERP for our nation's cities, counties, and state agencies -- has announced the appointment of Amy Pressman to its Board of Directors.

Nuance (NUAN) Advances Virtual Assistant Technology For Epic Electronic Health Records

By Annie Baker ● Aug 23, 2020

Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) has announced the advancement of Nuance's virtual assistant technology for customers using the Epic electronic health record (EHR).

Synopsys (SNPS) Names Sassine Ghazi As Chief Operating Officer

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 23, 2020

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) recently announced that Sassine Ghazi has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer. These are the details.

Facebook (FB) CMO Antonio Lucio To Step Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Antonio Lucio announced he is stepping down from the company. These are the details.

Uber Technologies Partners With NimbleRx For Prescription Deliveries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) announced it has partnered with NimbleRx for delivering prescriptions to patients in the Dallas and Seattle area markets.

Microsoft (MSFT) Reportedly Pushing For Cloud Contracts With Foreign Governments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

Later this year, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is expected to push more for cloud contract efforts designed for foreign governments according to a CNBC report.

MGM Resorts: Barry Diller And Joey Levin Join Board Following $1 Billion Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2020

Following a $1 billion investment in MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), IAC/Interactivecorp (NASDAQ: IAC) is adding Barry Diller and Joey Levin to the board of the hospitality and entertainment company.

Amazon’s Head Of Consumer Business Jeff Wilke To Retire Next Year (AMZN)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2020

Jeff Wilke -- the head of Amazon’s consumer business -- announced today that he was planning to retire early next year following over two decades of work at the online retail giant.

Coherent, Inc. (COHR) Chief Financial Officer Kevin Palatnik To Retire By March 2021

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2020

Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) announced that the company and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Kevin Palatnik have entered into an Executive Transition Agreement.

Baidu (BIDU) Achieves Major Apollo Go Robotaxi Milestone

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2020

Today Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) opened the Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Cangzhou, Hebei province -- which extended robotaxi coverage to the downtown area of a city for the first time in China.

Targeted Cancer Therapy Biotech Company Tango Therapeutics Raises $50 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 21, 2020

Tango Therapeutics -- a biotechnology company focused on discovering and delivering the next generation of targeted cancer therapies -- announced it has raised $50 million.

Cyber Fusion Solutions Company Cyware Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2020

Cyware -- the leading provider of cyber fusion solutions -- has raised a $10 million Series A round of funding to enhance its threat intelligence automation.

Anti-Fraud Platform SpyCloud Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2020

SpyCloud, a company known for its anti-fraud platform powering account takeover prevention and fraud investigations solutions, announced that it has raised a $30 million Series C round.

SpaceX: $1.9 Billion Raised In Funding Round At A Reported $46 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2020

Aerospace manufacturing and space transportation services company SpaceX has raised $1.9 billion in funding.