Pulse 2.0

GM CEO Mary Barra Confirms Electric Truck Is Coming In 2021

By Annie Baker ● Nov 23, 2019

GM CEO Mary Barra confirmed that the automaker will be releasing an electric pickup in the fall of 2021.

Vodafone Selects Google Cloud For Infrastructure, Data Analytics, And Machine Learning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2019

Google Cloud announced that Vodafone has selected its platform for data analytics, business intelligence, and machine learning.

Startup Insurance Company Vouch Raises $45 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 22, 2019

Vouch Insurance, a platform offering seamless business insurance, announced it has raised $45 million in funding.

Training Data And Validation Provider Samasource Raises $14.8 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2019

Samasource, a leader in providing secure and high-quality training data for AI technologies, announced it raised $14.8 million in funding.

TD Ameritrade Drops Minimum Balance For Robo Advisor To $500

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2019

TD Ameritrade announced it is making its robo advisor service more accessible by dropping the minimum account balance to $500.

Founders First Capital Raises $100 Million To Invest In Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2019

Founders First Capital announced it has secured $100 million in debt funding to invest in underserved and underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Data Set Analyzation Company Starburst Raises $22 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 22, 2019

Starburst announced that it has raised $22 million in Series A funding to redefine the modern data warehouse architecture.

Supply Chain And Analytics Company GoExpedi Secures $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 22, 2019

E-commerce, supply chain, and analytics company GoExpedi announced it has raised $25 million in funding

The Tuesday Company Buys VoteWithMe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2019

The Tuesday Company, an organizational toolkit for political advocacy groups and candidates, announced it has acquired voting mobilization service VoteWithMe.

Why Sonos Is Acquiring Snips For $37.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 22, 2019

Sonos announced it has acquired Snips for approximately $37.5 million. These are the details about the deal.

Cloud-Native Application Distribution Company Gravitational Raises $25 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 22, 2019

Gravitational, a company that is enabling businesses to securely deliver their applications into any environment, announced it raised $25 million.

Why Vista Equity Partners Is Acquiring Accelya

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2019

Investment company Vista Equity Partners announced it is buying Accelya. These are the details about the deal.

Quantivate Receives Investment From Luminate

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 22, 2019

San Francisco-based private equity firm Luminate Capital Partners announced it made an investment in Quantivate. These are the details.

Kohl’s Is Seeing Incremental Traffic In Its Stores Due To Amazon Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2019

In a quarterly earnings announcement, Kohl's said that it is seeing incremental traffic in its stores due to the Amazon partnership.

MIT Spin-Off Superpedestrian Raises $20 Million To Mass Produce Transportation Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2019

Superpedestrian, transportation robotics company that spun out of MIT, announced it raised $20 million in funding.

Global Capital Markets Tech Provider Capitolis Closes $40 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 21, 2019

Capitolis announced it closed a $40 million in Series B round of funding led by Spark Capital and SVB Capital.

Autonomous Perception Systems Company Pensa Raises $10 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 21, 2019

Pensa Systems, a leading innovator in autonomous perception systems, announced it raised $10 million in additional seed funding.

Diversity Collaboration Platform Kanarys Closes $1.5 Million Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Nov 21, 2019

Kanarys, a technology platform that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace announced it raised $1.5 million.

Remote Meeting App Company Parabol Raises $4 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 21, 2019

Remote meeting app company Parabol announced it has raised $4 million in funding.

Google Cloud Unveils New Capabilities For Data Encryption, Network Security, And Security Analytics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2019

At the Next UK event in London, Google Cloud Security VP Sunil Potti announced new capabilities for data encryption, network security, security analytics, and user protection.

Fidelity Digital Assets Receives License From New York’s Financial Services Department

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2019

Fidelity Digital Assets, the cryptocurrency arm of Fidelity Investments, announced that it received a license from New York’s financial regulator.

Cyber Threat Intelligence Company IntSights Raises $30 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 21, 2019

Premier threat intelligence company IntSights announced it has raised $30 million in Series D funding.

AI-Based Real Estate Brokerage REX Closes $40 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 21, 2019

AI-based full-service residential broker REX announced it has raised $40 million in Series C1 funding.

Cryptocurrency Risk Management Company TRM Labs Raises $4.2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2019

Cryptocurrency compliance and risk management platform company TRM Labs announced it raised $4.2 million in funding.

Next Insurance Names Melanie Chase As CMO And Effi Fuks Leichtag As CPO

By Noah Long ● Nov 21, 2019

Next Insurance has named former Fitbit executive Melanie Chase as Chief Marketing Officer and former Yelp executive Effi Fuks Leichtag as Chief Product Officer.

Agentless Cross-Platform Digital Forensics Company ZecOps Secures $10.2 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 21, 2019

ZecOps, an agentless Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) platform, announced it has raised $10.2 million in funding.

Why PayPal Is Buying Honey For $4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2019

Online payment giant PayPal announced it is acquiring Honey Science Corp for about $4 billion. These are the details about the deal.

Earring Personalization Company Studs Raises $3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 21, 2019

Ear piercing and earring personalization company Studs announced it raised $3 million in funding.

Cyber Risk Analytics Company CyberCube Finalizes $35 Million Funding Round

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 21, 2019

CyberCube Analytics, a market-leading cyber risk analytics company for the insurance industry, announced it raised $35 million.

IOTech Raises Funding Round Led By Dell Technologies

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 21, 2019

IoT Edge platform company IOTech Systems Limited announced that it has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding led by Dell Technologies Capital.

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GM CEO Mary Barra Confirms Electric Truck Is Coming In 2021

Vodafone Selects Google Cloud For Infrastructure, Data Analytics, And Machine Learning Platform

Startup Insurance Company Vouch Raises $45 Million In Funding

Training Data And Validation Provider Samasource Raises $14.8 Million In Funding

TD Ameritrade Drops Minimum Balance For Robo Advisor To $500

Founders First Capital Raises $100 Million To Invest In Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

Data Set Analyzation Company Starburst Raises $22 Million In Funding

Supply Chain And Analytics Company GoExpedi Secures $25 Million

The Tuesday Company Buys VoteWithMe

Why Sonos Is Acquiring Snips For $37.5 Million

Cloud-Native Application Distribution Company Gravitational Raises $25 Million

Why Vista Equity Partners Is Acquiring Accelya

Quantivate Receives Investment From Luminate

Kohl’s Is Seeing Incremental Traffic In Its Stores Due To Amazon Partnership

MIT Spin-Off Superpedestrian Raises $20 Million To Mass Produce Transportation Robotics

Global Capital Markets Tech Provider Capitolis Closes $40 Million In Funding

Autonomous Perception Systems Company Pensa Raises $10 Million In Funding

Diversity Collaboration Platform Kanarys Closes $1.5 Million Funding Round

Remote Meeting App Company Parabol Raises $4 Million In Funding

Google Cloud Unveils New Capabilities For Data Encryption, Network Security, And Security Analytics

Fidelity Digital Assets Receives License From New York’s Financial Services Department

Cyber Threat Intelligence Company IntSights Raises $30 Million In Funding

AI-Based Real Estate Brokerage REX Closes $40 Million In Funding

Cryptocurrency Risk Management Company TRM Labs Raises $4.2 Million

Next Insurance Names Melanie Chase As CMO And Effi Fuks Leichtag As CPO

Agentless Cross-Platform Digital Forensics Company ZecOps Secures $10.2 Million In Funding

Why PayPal Is Buying Honey For $4 Billion

Earring Personalization Company Studs Raises $3 Million

Cyber Risk Analytics Company CyberCube Finalizes $35 Million Funding Round

IOTech Raises Funding Round Led By Dell Technologies