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Doctor-Led Program Company Forward Health Raises $225 Million In Series D

By Annie Baker ● Mar 11, 2021

Forward Health (goforward.com) — a whole new healthcare system empowering doctors with technology and data to monitor and guide long-term health — announced it has raised $225 million in Series D funding. These are the details.

Goldman Sachs (GS) Is Committing $10 Billion In Investment Capital To Impact 1 Million Black Women

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2021

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) announced a new investment initiative of more than $10 billion to advance racial equity and economic opportunity by investing in Black women.

Cryptocurrency Financial Services Company FalconX Raises $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2021

FalconX — a cryptocurrency financial services company that provides institutions trading, credit, and clearing — announced that it raised a $50 million investment from Tiger Global and B Capital Group. These are the details.

Highspot: $200 Million Series E Funding And $2.3 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 11, 2021

Highspot — a unified natively-built sales enablement platform company — announced it has raised $200 million in Series E funding led by Tiger Global Management. These are the details.

Cloud-Native Storage Management Company StorageOS Raises $10 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 11, 2021

StorageOS — a leader in cloud-native storage management — announced recently that it raised $10 million in Series B funding.

Smart Baby Monitor Company Nanit Raises $25 Million In Series C Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2021

Nanit — a technology company behind the most advanced smart monitoring system that connects parents to their baby's health and well-being — announced recently that it has closed a $25 million Series C funding round. These are the details.

Avid Ventures Launches $68 Million Debut Venture Capital Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2021

Avid Ventures recently launched a $68 million debut venture capital fund. These are the details.

Online Learning Platform Codecademy Raises $40 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 11, 2021

Codecademy — an online learning platform that teaches people how to code — recently announced a Series D round of funding of $40 million. These are the details.

Performance Marketing Company Affise Secures $8 Million In Series A Funding

By Noah Long ● Mar 11, 2021

Affise — a global technology leader in partnerships management and automation — recently announced it has raised $8 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

Online Car Buying Company Gettacar Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 11, 2021

Gettacar — an online car buying company that makes the car buying and ownership process easier — recently announced it raised $25 million in funding. These are the details.

Emotive: $50 Million Funding And $400 Million Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Mar 11, 2021

Emotive — which is known as the first and only conversational text message platform for e-commerce brands — announced recently that it closed $50 million in Series B.

Castor Maritime (CTRM) Announces 7th Vessel Acquisition Of This Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2021

Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM) announced it entered into an agreement to buy a 2010 Korean-built Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier.

Why Dropbox (DBX) Is Buying DocSend For $165 Million In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2021

Dropbox, Inc. (NASDAQ: DBX) announced it entered into a definitive agreement to buy DocSend for $165 million in cash. These are the details.

DuPont (DD) To Buy Laird Performance Materials For $2.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2021

DuPont (NYSE: DD) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Advent International to buy Laird Performance Materials for $2.3 billion. These are the details.

Malta Closes $50 Million To Commercialize Its Long-Duration Energy Storage System

By Noah Long ● Mar 6, 2021

Malta — a pioneer in long-duration energy storage — recently announced it has raised $50 million in a Series B round of funding.

BetterUp: $125 Million Series D And $1.73 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 6, 2021

BetterUp — a company that focuses on democratizing coaching across the enterprise — announced it has raised $125 million in Series D funding.

Quantum Loophole Raises Over $13 Million In Seed Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 6, 2021

Quantum Loophole — an innovative developer of first-of-its-kind Gigawatt-scale master plan data center cities — announced it has raised over $13 million in its initial round of seed funding. These are the details.

Instructional Content Platform Newsela Closes $100 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 6, 2021

Newsela — a leading K-12 instructional content platform — announced recently that it has raised a $100 million Series D round of funding led by new investor Franklin Templeton.

Metabolic Health Company January AI Secures $21 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 6, 2021

January AI — the first metabolic health company that accurately predicts users’ glycemic response to over 16 million foods in its proprietary atlas — announced that it has raised $8.8 million in a new round of funding

Smart Dog Technology Company Fi Raises $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 6, 2021

Smart dog technology company Fi recently announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Square (SQ) Buying Majority Stake Of TIDAL In $297 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2021

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority ownership stake in TIDAL as part of a $297 million deal. These are the details.

Why Okta Is Buying Auth0 For $6.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2021

Leading independent identity provider Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA) recently announced it entered into a definitive agreement to buy Auth0 for $6.5 billion. These are the details about the deal.

Account-Based Marketing Platform Terminus Raises $90 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 3, 2021

Terminus — a leading account-based marketing platform - announced it raised a $90 million Series C from Great Hill Partners. These are the details.

Instacart: $265 Million And $39 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2021

Grocery delivery company Instacart announced it has raised $265 million in funding at a valuation of $39 billion. These are the details.

Lightbank Closes $180 Million In Capital Commitments For Early-Stage Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2021

Lightbank has closed a second early-stage venture capital fund called Lightbank II with $180 million in capital commitments. These are the details.

Klarna: $1 Billion Funding And $31 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2021

Leading global retail bank, payments, and shopping service Klarna announced today that it has raised $1 billion in an equity funding round at a post-money valuation of $31 billion.

Why Autodesk (ADSK) Is Buying Innovyze For $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2021

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement to buy Innovyze for $1 billion. These are the details.

U.S. Authorizes Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2021

Today the U.S. government officially authorized the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. These are the details.

AMC Entertainment Approves Bonuses For Top Executives

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2021

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) approved bonuses for its top executives and eligible employees. These are the details.

IT Platform Company Electric Raises $40 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2021

Electric - a fully integrated IT platform that makes access to support and insight into IT infrastructure effortless - announced it has raised $40 million in Series C funding. These are the details.

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Doctor-Led Program Company Forward Health Raises $225 Million In Series D

Goldman Sachs (GS) Is Committing $10 Billion In Investment Capital To Impact 1 Million Black Women

Cryptocurrency Financial Services Company FalconX Raises $50 Million

Highspot: $200 Million Series E Funding And $2.3 Billion Valuation

Cloud-Native Storage Management Company StorageOS Raises $10 Million

Smart Baby Monitor Company Nanit Raises $25 Million In Series C Funding

Avid Ventures Launches $68 Million Debut Venture Capital Fund

Online Learning Platform Codecademy Raises $40 Million

Performance Marketing Company Affise Secures $8 Million In Series A Funding

Online Car Buying Company Gettacar Raises $25 Million

Emotive: $50 Million Funding And $400 Million Valuation

Castor Maritime (CTRM) Announces 7th Vessel Acquisition Of This Year

Why Dropbox (DBX) Is Buying DocSend For $165 Million In Cash

DuPont (DD) To Buy Laird Performance Materials For $2.3 Billion

Malta Closes $50 Million To Commercialize Its Long-Duration Energy Storage System

BetterUp: $125 Million Series D And $1.73 Billion Valuation

Quantum Loophole Raises Over $13 Million In Seed Funding

Instructional Content Platform Newsela Closes $100 Million

Metabolic Health Company January AI Secures $21 Million

Smart Dog Technology Company Fi Raises $30 Million

Square (SQ) Buying Majority Stake Of TIDAL In $297 Million Deal

Why Okta Is Buying Auth0 For $6.5 Billion

Account-Based Marketing Platform Terminus Raises $90 Million

Instacart: $265 Million And $39 Billion Valuation

Lightbank Closes $180 Million In Capital Commitments For Early-Stage Fund

Klarna: $1 Billion Funding And $31 Billion Valuation

Why Autodesk (ADSK) Is Buying Innovyze For $1 Billion

U.S. Authorizes Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine

AMC Entertainment Approves Bonuses For Top Executives

IT Platform Company Electric Raises $40 Million