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Telehealth Services Company Tava Health Closes $3 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● May 22, 2020

Mental telehealth platform company Tava Health announced it raised $3 million in a seed round of funding led by Peterson Ventures.

Crop Protection Company Sound Agriculture Raises $22 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 22, 2020

Sound Agriculture recently announced it raised $22 million in Series C funding led by S2G Ventures.

What Is Facebook Shops And How Does It Work?

By Dan Anderson ● May 21, 2020

Facebook recently announced a new feature called Shops. This is how it works.

David M. Solomon On How Goldman Sachs Adapted To The New Operating Environment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2020

David M. Solomon, Chairman & CEO at Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS), recently participated in an interview with Lance Uggla, chairman and CEO, IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO). Here's what they said.

Customer-To-Customer Platform Bevy Raises $15 Million

By Noah Long ● May 21, 2020

Bevy, an enterprise-grade Customer-to-Customer (C2C) platform, announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding.

Microsoft Unveils Supercomputer For OpenAI And Buys Softomotive

By Noah Long ● May 21, 2020

Microsoft recently announced it acquired robotic process automation (RPA) startup Softomotive. And the company also unveiled that it launched a supercomputer for OpenAI.

EHS Software Platform Encamp Raises $3.1 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 21, 2020

Encamp — an environmental, health, and safety (EHS) software platform — announced it raised $3.1 million in Series A funding.

Client-Side Web Security Company Source Defense Raises $10.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 21, 2020

Source Defense, a market leader in client-side web security, announced it raised $10.5 million in Series A+ funding.

Search And Navigation App Company Command E Secures $4.3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 20, 2020

Command E, an app that offers fast search and navigation across the tools that people use at work, announced it raised $4.3 million.

Experience Analytics Company Contentsquare Raises $190 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 20, 2020

Experience analytics leader Contentsquare announced it raised $190 million in Series D funding.

Financial Tech Company Brex Raises $150 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2020

Brex announced it raised $150 million in funding from Lone Pine Capital and a group of existing investors led by DST.

Walmart (WMT) Beats Wall Street Expectations, Jet.com Shutting Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2020

Today Walmart revealed its quarterly earnings and it beat Wall Street expectations. Plus the company said it was shutting down Jet.com.

Kevin Mayer Named As TikTok CEO And ByteDance COO

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2020

Kevin Mayer, Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer and International at The Walt Disney Company, resigned from the media giant to become CEO of TikTok and COO of TikTok's parent company ByteDance.

Square (SQ) Now Offering Option To Permanently Work From Home

By Dan Anderson ● May 19, 2020

Square CEO Jack Dorsey announced that company employees will be offered an option to permanently work from home.

Why Ford (F), Fiat Chrysler (FCAU), And General Motors (GM) Stock Jumped Today

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2020

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU) all surged today. This is why.

Hertz Global (HTZ) Names Paul Stone As CEO

By Noah Long ● May 18, 2020

Today Hertz Global Holdings Inc (NYSE: HTZ) announced it named Paul Stone as chief executive officer.

Curtiss-Wright (CW) Prices Its $300 Million Debt Offering

By Dan Anderson ● May 18, 2020

Curtiss-Wright Corp. (NYSE: CW) has announced it priced a private placement debt offering of $300 million for senior notes,

Why Accenture (ACN) Is Buying Byte Prophecy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2020

Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN) announced it has acquired Byte Prophecy, which is an automated insights and big data analytics company based in Ahmedabad, India.

Online Learning Platform Udacity Names Kenny Kim As CMO

By Annie Baker ● May 18, 2020

Online learning platform announced it has appointed Kenny Kim as its new Chief Marketing Officer.

SoftBank Group (SFTBY): Alibaba Co-Founder Jack Ma Stepping Down From Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2020

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma is stepping down from the SoftBank Group Corp (OTCMKTS: SFTBY) board of directors.

EIG Global Energy Partners Announces $1.1 Billion Global Project Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2020

EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG) announced the successful final close of EIG Global Project Fund V (GPF V) with total commitments of $1.1 billion.

Jio Platforms Now Valued At About $68 Billion Following General Atlantic Investment

By Dan Anderson ● May 17, 2020

General Atlantic is investing around 66 billion rupees ($873 million) in Reliance Industries Limited (NSE: RELIANCE) subsidiary Jio Platforms.

Apple (AAPL): Nearly 100 Stores Around The World Have Reopened

By Annie Baker ● May 17, 2020

Apple announced that nearly 100 of its stores around the world have been reopened.

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte Says Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) Eligible For State-Backed Loan

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2020

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU) is entitled to apply for Italian state-backed loans, according to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

Why Cyberark Software Is Buying Idaptive For $70 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2020

Privileged access management company Cyberark Software Ltd (NASDAQ: CYBR) announced it has acquired IDaptive Holdings.

Dynamic Adaptive Risk Company Deep Labs Raises $16 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 16, 2020

Deep Labs, a leader in AI and the creator of patented persona-based context-aware decisioning and risk systems, announced it raised $16 million.

Criteo (CRTO) Appoints Dave Anderson As Interim Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2020

Retargeting ad company Criteo SA (NASDAQ: CRTO) announced it has appointed Dave Anderson as interim Chief Financial Officer for a six-month engagement in replacement of Benoit Fouilland.

Facebook (FB) Buying GIPHY In A Deal Reportedly Valued At $400 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2020

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is buying GIF search engine GIPHY for a reported $400 million.

Apple (AAPL) Is Buying Virtual Reality Event Company NextVR

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2020

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) confirmed it is buying NextVR, which is a company that provides sports and event content for virtual reality headsets.

Why Goldman Sachs (GS) Is Buying Folio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2020

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) announced it is buying wealth management company Folio Financial. These are the details about the deal.

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Telehealth Services Company Tava Health Closes $3 Million In Funding

Crop Protection Company Sound Agriculture Raises $22 Million

What Is Facebook Shops And How Does It Work?

David M. Solomon On How Goldman Sachs Adapted To The New Operating Environment

Customer-To-Customer Platform Bevy Raises $15 Million

Microsoft Unveils Supercomputer For OpenAI And Buys Softomotive

EHS Software Platform Encamp Raises $3.1 Million

Client-Side Web Security Company Source Defense Raises $10.5 Million

Search And Navigation App Company Command E Secures $4.3 Million

Experience Analytics Company Contentsquare Raises $190 Million

Financial Tech Company Brex Raises $150 Million

Walmart (WMT) Beats Wall Street Expectations, Jet.com Shutting Down

Kevin Mayer Named As TikTok CEO And ByteDance COO

Square (SQ) Now Offering Option To Permanently Work From Home

Why Ford (F), Fiat Chrysler (FCAU), And General Motors (GM) Stock Jumped Today

Hertz Global (HTZ) Names Paul Stone As CEO

Curtiss-Wright (CW) Prices Its $300 Million Debt Offering

Why Accenture (ACN) Is Buying Byte Prophecy

Online Learning Platform Udacity Names Kenny Kim As CMO

SoftBank Group (SFTBY): Alibaba Co-Founder Jack Ma Stepping Down From Board

EIG Global Energy Partners Announces $1.1 Billion Global Project Fund V

Jio Platforms Now Valued At About $68 Billion Following General Atlantic Investment

Apple (AAPL): Nearly 100 Stores Around The World Have Reopened

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte Says Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) Eligible For State-Backed Loan

Why Cyberark Software Is Buying Idaptive For $70 Million

Dynamic Adaptive Risk Company Deep Labs Raises $16 Million

Criteo (CRTO) Appoints Dave Anderson As Interim Chief Financial Officer

Facebook (FB) Buying GIPHY In A Deal Reportedly Valued At $400 Million

Apple (AAPL) Is Buying Virtual Reality Event Company NextVR

Why Goldman Sachs (GS) Is Buying Folio