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Starship Raises $11 Million In Funding To Make HSAs More Accessible

By Annie Baker ● Dec 6, 2019

Starship, a company that makes health savings accounts more accessible, announced it has raised $11 million.

Duolingo: $30 Million Funding And $1.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2019

Pittsburgh-based Duolingo announced it has raised $30 million in Series F funding from existing investor CapitalG at a $1.5 billion valuation.

Slack Board: Mike McNamara And Sheila Jordan Join, Chamath Palihapitiya Steps Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2019

Slack announced Sheila Jordan and Mike McNamara joined the board and Chamath Palihapitiya stepped down. Here's the details.

JCPenney Hires Karl Walsh As Chief Digital Officer

By Annie Baker ● Dec 5, 2019

J. C. Penney Company announced that it hired Karl Walsh as senior vice president and chief digital officer.

Cross Border E-Commerce Solutions Company Flow Raises $37 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Dec 5, 2019

Flow, a cross-border e-commerce solutions company, announced that it has raised $37 million in Series B funding.

Dataiku: $1.4 Billion Valuation And CapitalG Joins Cap Table

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 5, 2019

Enterprise artificial intelligence company Dataiku announced that Alphabet subsidiary CapitalG has joined its cap table at a valuation of $1.4 billion.

Ann Arbor-Based May Mobility Raises $50 Million Led By Toyota

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based autonomous Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) provider May Mobility announced it raised $50 million in Series B.

Ford Is Now Making Car Parts With McDonald’s Coffee Bean Waste

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Ford Motor Company and McDonald’s USA announced a partnership where coffee bean skin will be used for making car parts.

Facebook’s New Hire Josh Ginsberg Is Now Overseeing Public Affairs Marketing

By Annie Baker ● Dec 5, 2019

Recently, Facebook hired Zignal Labs CEO and co-founder Josh Ginsberg to as the VP of public affairs marketing. These are the details.

Robinhood Now Has Over 10 Million Users

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Robinhood -- the popular commission-free stock trading app founded by Vlad Tenev and Baiju Prafulkumar Bhatt -- has announced that it now has over 10 million users.

David Kline Named As Chief Technology Officer At New Corp

By Noah Long ● Dec 5, 2019

News Corp announced that it has named David Kline as the chief technology officer -- who will be starting in January 2020.

Sequoia Capital Brings In $3.35 Billion To Invest In U.S. And Chinese Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has raised nearly $3.35 billion to invest in U.S. and Chinese startups.

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz Stepping Down In May 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz announced that he is stepping down and transitioning to chairman in May 2020 and will be succeeded by president Scott Kirby.

Why Accenture Is Buying Apis Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Accenture announced that it is buying Apis Group to enhance Accenture’s services to government and health clients in Australia. These are the details.

Festival Wear Company Dolls Kill Receives $40 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 5, 2019

Festival wear fashion online retailer Dolls Kill announced it raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Revenue Intelligence Company Gong Raises $65 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Revenue intelligence platform Gong announced it has raised $65 million in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Sheryl Sandberg: $120 Million Raised Through Facebook Over GivingTuesday

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg announced over 1.1 million users raised $120 million on GivingTuesday.

Qualcomm Has Revealed Its 5G Roadmap For 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

This week at Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Tech Summit, the company revealed its 5G roadmap for 2020. These are the details.

AWS And Verizon Have Signed A Major 5G Edge Cloud Computing Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

AWS and Verizon have announced a major partnership that brings the power of the cloud company to mobile and connected devices.

SMS Marketing Company Postscript Raises $4.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

SMS marketing company Postscript announced it raised $4.5 million in a seed round of funding.

Expedia Group CEO Mark Okerstrom And CFO Alan Pickerill Resigning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Expedia Group announced the resignation of Mark Okerstrom as CEO and CFO Alan Pickerill, effective immediately.

Viacom And CBS Officially Merge To Create ViacomCBS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Viacom and CBS have officially merged as part of their all-stock deal -- which has been three years in the making.

Why Sprinklr Is Buying Nanigans’ Social Advertising Business

By Noah Long ● Dec 4, 2019

Sprinklr, a Unified Front Office for Modern Channels, announced it is buying Nanigans’ social advertising business. These are the details.

Sprout Social And Bill.com Set IPO Price Ranges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Technology companies Sprout Social and Bill.com have set the price ranges of their IPOs. Both companies set the price ranges between $16 and $18 per share.

Cloud Data Protection Druva Surpasses $100 Million In Annual Recurring Revenue

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 4, 2019

Leading Cloud Data Protection and Management company Druva announced it surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue.

How Nicole Gibbons Built A Rapidly Growing Modern Paint Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

A couple of years ago, Nicole Gibbons went from a well-known interior decorator to an entrepreneur running a rapidly growing modern paint brand.

Bloomberg Is Launching A Brand Called QuickTake By Merging Social And Digital Video Teams

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 4, 2019

Bloomberg Media is merging its social video news and digital video news platforms to launch a brand called 'QuickTake by Bloomberg.'

Canada Based Venture Firm Portag3 Raises C$427 Million For Second Fund

By Annie Baker ● Dec 4, 2019

Canadian venture capital firm Portag3 Ventures announced it closed a second fund at $427 million CAD. These are the details about the new fund.

Laurie Segall And Derek Dodge Launch A Content Studio Called Dot Dot Dot

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Laurie Segall and Derek Dodge have launched a new production company called Dot Dot Dot, which already launched its first podcast called "First Contact."

Diversity-Driven Venture Firm Harlem Capital Raises $40 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Diversity-focused venture firm Harlem Capital announced it has set up a $40 million debut fund to invest in companies at the seed and Series A rounds.

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Starship Raises $11 Million In Funding To Make HSAs More Accessible

Duolingo: $30 Million Funding And $1.5 Billion Valuation

Slack Board: Mike McNamara And Sheila Jordan Join, Chamath Palihapitiya Steps Down

JCPenney Hires Karl Walsh As Chief Digital Officer

Cross Border E-Commerce Solutions Company Flow Raises $37 Million In Funding

Dataiku: $1.4 Billion Valuation And CapitalG Joins Cap Table

Ann Arbor-Based May Mobility Raises $50 Million Led By Toyota

Ford Is Now Making Car Parts With McDonald’s Coffee Bean Waste

Facebook’s New Hire Josh Ginsberg Is Now Overseeing Public Affairs Marketing

Robinhood Now Has Over 10 Million Users

David Kline Named As Chief Technology Officer At New Corp

Sequoia Capital Brings In $3.35 Billion To Invest In U.S. And Chinese Startups

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz Stepping Down In May 2020

Why Accenture Is Buying Apis Group

Festival Wear Company Dolls Kill Receives $40 Million In Funding

Revenue Intelligence Company Gong Raises $65 Million In Funding

Sheryl Sandberg: $120 Million Raised Through Facebook Over GivingTuesday

Qualcomm Has Revealed Its 5G Roadmap For 2020

AWS And Verizon Have Signed A Major 5G Edge Cloud Computing Deal

SMS Marketing Company Postscript Raises $4.5 Million In Funding

Expedia Group CEO Mark Okerstrom And CFO Alan Pickerill Resigning

Viacom And CBS Officially Merge To Create ViacomCBS

Why Sprinklr Is Buying Nanigans’ Social Advertising Business

Sprout Social And Bill.com Set IPO Price Ranges

Cloud Data Protection Druva Surpasses $100 Million In Annual Recurring Revenue

How Nicole Gibbons Built A Rapidly Growing Modern Paint Brand

Bloomberg Is Launching A Brand Called QuickTake By Merging Social And Digital Video Teams

Canada Based Venture Firm Portag3 Raises C$427 Million For Second Fund

Laurie Segall And Derek Dodge Launch A Content Studio Called Dot Dot Dot

Diversity-Driven Venture Firm Harlem Capital Raises $40 Million