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Why Fox Is Buying Tubi For $440 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

Fox Corporation recently announced it is buying streaming video startup Tubi for $440 million in cash. These are the details about the deal.

Smart Ring Company Oura Raises $28 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

Oura announced it raised $28 million in Series B funding from Gradient Ventures, Square, and Forerunner Ventures.

Autonomous Cloud Governance Company CoreStack Secures $8.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 19, 2020

Seattle-based venture-backed startup CoreStack announced it raised $8.5 million in Series A funding led by Naya Ventures.

Macrocycle Drug Discovery Company Circle Pharma Raises $45 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 19, 2020

Circle Pharma, a macrocycle drug discovery and development company, announced it raised $45 million in Series B funding.

Facebook Sets Up $100 Million Program To Help Small Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2020

Facebook has just announced it launched a $100 million program to help small businesses that are dealing with economic slowdowns.

North Carolina-Based Fluree Receives Investment From Engage As Part Of Seed Extension

By Noah Long ● Mar 18, 2020

North Carolina-based company Fluree announced it raised a seed extension round of funding with participation from Engage.

Ride-Sharing Company Gojek Closes $1.2 Billion In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 18, 2020

Gojek, a Southeast Asia based ride-hailing company, announced it raised $1.2 billion. Including this funding round, Gojek has raised a total of nearly $3 billion.

Asset Management Platform Company Rheaply Raises $2.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 18, 2020

Rheaply, a company that combines a resource-sharing network with a user-friendly asset management platform, announced it raised $2.5 million in a seed round of funding.

One Raises $17 Million To Simplify Finances

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2020

Digital banking service One announced it raised $17 million in Series A funding.

Microsoft: Windows 10 Hits 1 Billion Active Devices

By Noah Long ● Mar 18, 2020

This week, Microsoft revealed that there are now 1 billion active Windows 10 machines. These are the details about the milestone.

SAP And Goldman Sachs Sign Momentous Partnership For Global Payments On Ariba Network

By Annie Baker ● Mar 18, 2020

SAP SE and Goldman Sachs announced that they have signed a partnership to make it easier for companies to do business with the millions of suppliers worldwide on Ariba Network.

Microsoft Unveils Xbox Series X Specifications And Details

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2020

Microsoft recently unveiled the specifications of the upcoming Xbox Series X gaming console. These are the details.

Bakkt: $300 Million In Funding And Starbucks Integration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Bakkt, a company unlocking over $1.2 trillion of digital assets, announced it raised $300 million in funding. And it is also integrating with Starbucks.

Why Microsoft’s GitHub Is Buying Npm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Microsoft subsidiary GitHub announced it is buying Npm. These are the details about the deal you should know about.

Tempus: $100 Million Funding And $5 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Mar 17, 2020

Chicago-based health tech company Tempus announced it raised $100 million in Series G funding at a post-money valuation of $5 billion.

Risk-Based Vulnerability Orchestration Company ZeroNorth Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 17, 2020

ZeroNorth, the first provider of risk-based vulnerability orchestration across applications and infrastructure, announced it raised $10 million in Series A+ funding.

Amazon Looking To Hire 100,000 New Workers Due To ‘Unprecedented’ Labor Needs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Amazon is planning to hire 100,000 new warehouse and delivery workers in order to meet the increased demands for shipments due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

Google Suggests You ‘Do The Five’ To Combat COVID-19

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Google updated its homepage with a five-step process to help combat the COVID-19 outbreak.

Impossible Foods Raises $500 Million From Renowned VCs And Celebrities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Impossible Foods confirmed that it raised $500 million in funding led by new investor Mirae Asset Global Investments with participation from existing investors.

Ray Dalio Acknowledges That He Was Blindsided By Coronavirus As Flagship Fund Value Tumbles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

In a candid interview with the Financial Times, billionaire investor and head of Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio acknowledged that he was caught blindsided by COVID-19 (coronavirus).

HashiCorp: $175 Million Funding And Over $5 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 17, 2020

Multi-cloud infrastructure automation software HashiCorp announced it raised $175 million in Series E funding at a valuation of $5.1 billion.

Lockheed Martin: James Taiclet Succeeding Marillyn Hewson As CEO On June 15

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Lockheed Martin announced recently that Marillyn Hewson will be stepping down as CEO. And she will be succeeded by American Tower Corp head James Taiclet.

BillionToOne To Expand UNITY Prenatal Screen With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Mar 16, 2020

Precision diagnostics company BillionToOne announced it raised $15 million in Series A+ funding. These are the details about the funding.

b.well Connected Health Raises $16 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

b.well Connected Health, a platform designed for providing consumers with a new front-end to healthcare, announced it raised $16 million in Series A funding.

Regenerative Food Platform Planet FWD Raises $2.7 Million Led By BBG Ventures

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

Planet FWD recently announced it raised $2.7 million in a seed round of funding led by BBG Ventures.

Remesh: $25 Million In Funding To Simplify Research Using AI

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

Remesh, a software company utilizing AI to reinvent the way organizations conduct research, announced that it raised $25 million in Series A2 funding.

Education Tech Company Nepris Closes $5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

Educational technology company Nepris announced it has closed $5 million in funding led by K12 Inc.

MIT Spinoff Bloomer Tech Raises $3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2020

MIT-spinoff company Bloomer Tech announced it raised $3 million in a seed round of funding led by Material Impact.

Interos: $17.5 Million Funding, Triple YoY Sales, 700% Increase In ARR

By Noah Long ● Mar 16, 2020

Multi-tier and multi-factor third-party risk management platform company Interos announced it raised $17.5 million in Series B funding.

Salesforce Donating $1.5 Million To Give2SF Fund In Response To Coronavirus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2020

CRM leader Salesforce announced it is donating $1.5 million to the City of San Francisco’s Give2SF fund in order to support its emergency response to COVID-19 (coronavirus).

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Why Fox Is Buying Tubi For $440 Million

Smart Ring Company Oura Raises $28 Million In Funding

Autonomous Cloud Governance Company CoreStack Secures $8.5 Million

Macrocycle Drug Discovery Company Circle Pharma Raises $45 Million

Facebook Sets Up $100 Million Program To Help Small Businesses

North Carolina-Based Fluree Receives Investment From Engage As Part Of Seed Extension

Ride-Sharing Company Gojek Closes $1.2 Billion In Funding

Asset Management Platform Company Rheaply Raises $2.5 Million

One Raises $17 Million To Simplify Finances

Microsoft: Windows 10 Hits 1 Billion Active Devices

SAP And Goldman Sachs Sign Momentous Partnership For Global Payments On Ariba Network

Microsoft Unveils Xbox Series X Specifications And Details

Bakkt: $300 Million In Funding And Starbucks Integration

Why Microsoft’s GitHub Is Buying Npm

Tempus: $100 Million Funding And $5 Billion Valuation

Risk-Based Vulnerability Orchestration Company ZeroNorth Raises $10 Million

Amazon Looking To Hire 100,000 New Workers Due To ‘Unprecedented’ Labor Needs

Google Suggests You ‘Do The Five’ To Combat COVID-19

Impossible Foods Raises $500 Million From Renowned VCs And Celebrities

Ray Dalio Acknowledges That He Was Blindsided By Coronavirus As Flagship Fund Value Tumbles

HashiCorp: $175 Million Funding And Over $5 Billion Valuation

Lockheed Martin: James Taiclet Succeeding Marillyn Hewson As CEO On June 15

BillionToOne To Expand UNITY Prenatal Screen With New Funding Round

b.well Connected Health Raises $16 Million

Regenerative Food Platform Planet FWD Raises $2.7 Million Led By BBG Ventures

Remesh: $25 Million In Funding To Simplify Research Using AI

Education Tech Company Nepris Closes $5 Million In Funding

MIT Spinoff Bloomer Tech Raises $3 Million

Interos: $17.5 Million Funding, Triple YoY Sales, 700% Increase In ARR

Salesforce Donating $1.5 Million To Give2SF Fund In Response To Coronavirus