Pulse 2.0

Report: Gilead Sciences (GILD) Could See Over $2 Billion In Sales From Remdesivir

By Dan Anderson ● May 4, 2020

The remdesivir treatment being developed by Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) could potentially have a price tag of about $4,500 each round and generate over $2 billion.

Intel Corporation (INTC) Buys Moovit For About $900 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2020

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) announced it has acquired Moovit, which is a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions company for approximately $900 million.

Apple (AAPL) Unveils New 13-Inch MacBook Pro With Magic Keyboard And 32GB Memory Option

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2020

Apple has announced a new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard and a 32GB memory option.

Why Namogoo Is Buying Personali

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2020

Customer Journey Hijacking Prevention company Namogoo announced it is acquiring Personali. These are the details about the acquisition.

Ladder Capital (LADR) Announces Strategic Financing Arrangement With Koch Real Estate

By Dan Anderson ● May 4, 2020

Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE: LADR) has announced that it has entered into a strategic financing arrangement with Koch Real Estate Investments.

Decentralized Clinical Trial Company Medable Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 4, 2020

Medable, a leading global platform for decentralized clinical trials, announced it raised $25 million in funding.

Chemical Marketplace Knowde Secures $14 Million

By Noah Long ● May 4, 2020

Knowde, an online marketplace connecting over 700 major chemical producers with customers around the globe, announced it raised $14 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Tutoring Platform Classplus Raises $9 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 4, 2020

India-based Classplus announced it raised $9 million in funding led by RTP Global. These are the details about the funding.

Drug Discovery Platform Company AbCellera Receives $175.6 Million Commitment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2020

Privately held Canadian drug discovery platform company AbCellera announced that it received a commitment of up to $175.6 million.

Safe-Driving Network Nexar Raises $52 Million

By Noah Long ● May 4, 2020

Nexar announced it has raised $52 million in Series C funding and launched a new data product called Nexar Virtual Camera.

Silver Lake Investing $747 Million In Jio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2020

Reliance Industries Limited (NSE:RELIANCE) will be receiving another major cash injection. Silver Lake is investing $747 million into Jio.

Rivian Automotive: Alexandra Ford English Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Ford announced that Alexandra Ford English, daughter of Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., will immediately join the board of Rivian Automotive.

Walmart (WMT) Expands 2-Hour Delivery With $10 Additional Charge

By Noah Long ● May 3, 2020

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) announced it has rolled out a new Express Delivery service featuring two-hour delivery of online orders.

Partners For Growth Closes $325 Million Fund VI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Leading specialty lending firm Partners for Growth announced the final closing of Partners for Growth VI, L.P. (Fund VI) with $325 million in capital.

Andreessen Horowitz Announces New $515 Million Blockchain Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Andreessen Horowitz general partners Chris Dixon and Katie Haun announced that the venture capital firm has launched a new $515 million blockchain fund called Crypto Fund II.

Tencent Buys 5% Stake In Afterpay

By Annie Baker ● May 3, 2020

Tencent Holdings has acquired a 5% stake in Afterpay Ltd, which is an Australian shop-now-pay-later company.

AI-Based Research-Driven Company ASAPP Raises $185 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

ASAPP, an artificial intelligence research-driven company advancing the future of productivity and efficiency in customer experience, announced it has raised $185 million.

Microbial Nitrogen Fertilizer Company Pivot Bio Raises $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2020

Microbial nitrogen fertilizer company Pivot Bio announced that it raised $100 million in Series C funding.

Machine Learning Diagnostic Algorithm Company Dascena Closes $50 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 2, 2020

Machine learning diagnostic algorithm company Dascena announced it raised $50 million in Series B funding.

Passwordless Authentication Company Secret Double Octopus Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 2, 2020

Passwordless Enterprise Authentication company Secret Double Octopus announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding.

Gaming Community Chat Service Guilded Raises $7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2020

Guilded announced it has raised $7 million in Series A financing led by Matrix Partners.

Cardiac Pacing Company AtaCor Raises $25 Million

By Noah Long ● May 2, 2020

AtaCor Medical announced it has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by a corporate partner.

AI-Assisted MRI Solutions Company HeartVista Raises $8.65 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 2, 2020

AI-assisted MRI solutions company HeartVista announced it raised $8.65 million in Series A funding.

Taysha Gene Therapies: $30 Million Funding And UT Southwestern Partnership

By Noah Long ● May 1, 2020

Taysha Gene Therapies announced it raised $30 million in funding and signed a strategic partnership with UT Southwestern.