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Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners Launches $85 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Marcy Venture Partners, the venture capital firm co-founded by rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, Jay Brown, and Larry Marcus, launched a new $85 million first fund.

ChartHop: This Organizational Management Platform Has Raised $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

ChartHop — the world’s first organizational management platform built to help companies scale — announced that it raised $5 million.

Diane Greene To Bring ‘Unparalleled’ Experience To Wix Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Wix.com recently announced it appointed Diane Greene to its board of directors. These are the details about Greene joining the board.

Unified Telemedicine Company Cloudbreak Health Raises $10 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

Cloudbreak Health — a leading unified telemedicine and video medical interpretation solutions provider — announced it has raised $10 million.

HappyFox Launches Workflow Automation Software For Salesforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

HappyFox – a leader in help desk and customer support software – has announced the launch of its new workflow automation product called Workflows for Salesforce.

LevelJump: Gong Integration Unites Revenue Intelligence And Outcome-Based Enablement

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

LevelJump has announced a major integration with Gong to unite Revenue Intelligence and Outcome-Based Enablement.

Billtrust Names Mark Shifke As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Billtrust — a leader in B2B order-to-cash solutions — announced it has appointed Mark Shifke as Chief Financial Officer.

Q Bio: This Personal Human Health Company Just Raised $40 Million Funding

By Noah Long ● Feb 24, 2020

Q Bio — a quantitative and clinically-relevant assessment of personal human health — announced it has officially come out of stealth mode and raised $40 million.

OneTrust: This Security Technology Platform Is Now Valued At $2.7 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

OneTrust recently announced it has raised $210 million in Series B funding led by Coatue and Insight Partners. Now OneTrust is valued at $2.7 billion.

Rick Howard Joins CyberWire As CSO And Chief Analyst

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

The CyberWire has announced that Rick Howard will be joining the executive team as Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Chief Analyst.

Sean O’Donoghue Named As New Chief Operating Officer Of TheGuarantors

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

TheGuarantors has announces Sean O'Donoghue as Chief Operating Officer. These are the details about O'Donoghue being hired for the executive role.

Abbott And Insulet Partnering To Improve Diabetes Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Abbott and Insulet Corporation announced they are partnering to integrate glucose sensing technology with Insulet's tubeless system.

Deltek Names Caleb Merriman As Chief Information Security Officer

By Noah Long ● Feb 24, 2020

Deltek announced that it has appointed Caleb Merriman as its Vice President and CISO.

Why Ansira Is Buying The CDK Digital Marketing Business

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

Ansira Partners announced that it signed a definitive agreement to buy the CDK Global Digital Marketing Business.

AccuReg Names John Thompson As VP of Performance Management

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

Healthcare technology solutions company AccuReg announced it named John Thompson as vice president of performance management.

Tirescanner.com Launches ‘At-Home’ Tire Installation Service

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

Leading U.S. online tire retailer Tirescanner announced the launch of its national direct-to-consumer mobile tire installation service.

Confirmed: Intuit To Buy Credit Karma For $7.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Financial software company Intuit is reportedly planning to buy Credit Karma for $7.1 billion in cash and stock.

Microsoft To Invest $1.1 Billion To Drive Digital Transformation In Mexico

By Noah Long ● Feb 23, 2020

Microsoft has announced it is spending $1.1 billion to drive digital transformation in Mexico. These are the details.

WeWork Names Shyam Gidumal As COO

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 23, 2020

WeWork announced it has named Shyam Gidumal as the new chief operating officer under newly appointed CEO Sandeep Mathrani

Why Kronos And Ultimate Software Are Merging In A $22 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2020

Kronos and Ultimate Software recently entered a definitive merger agreement to create a $22 billion company. These are the details.

Vuzix Rolls Out Librestream Onsight Connect For M400 Smart Glasses

By Noah Long ● Feb 22, 2020

Vuzix Corporation has announced the commercial rollout of Librestream's Onsight Connect, developed exclusively for the Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses.

MyKlovr And GradFin: Partnership To Help Students Pay For College

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 22, 2020

myKlovr has partnered with student loan solutions provider GradFin to help students get into college and pay for it.

Dialpad Launches Dialpad For Startups Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2020

Dialpad, the only cloud-native business communications platform powered by Voice Intelligence (ViTM), announced the launch of Dialpad for Startups.

Udemy: $50 Million Funding And $2 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Feb 21, 2020

Udemy announced it has raised $50 million in funding from Benesse Holdings with a valuation of $2 billion.

BluBracket Launches First Security Solution For Code

By Noah Long ● Feb 21, 2020

BluBracket — the leader in securing code for the enterprise — has introduced its product suite, representing the industry’s first comprehensive security solution for code in the enterprise.

Swiggy: $113 Million In Funding And $3.6 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 21, 2020

Swiggy, an India-based food delivery company, announced it has raised $113 million in funding led by Prosus Ventures.

Rivian Automotive CTO Michael Bell Steps Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2020

Rivian Automotive chief technology officer Michael Bell is stepping down from the company. These are the details.

Maven: This Digital Health Company Just Raised $45 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2020

Maven, a leading women's and family digital health company, announced it has closed $45 million in Series C funding led by Icon Ventures.

Life Sciences Company EnClear Therapies Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 21, 2020

EnClear Therapies — a life sciences company developing device-based therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease — announced it has raised $10 million in Series A.

Motive Partners Buys Majority Interest In Fiserv Investment Services Business

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 21, 2020

Specialist private equity firm Motive Partners announced it has closed its previously announced transaction with Fiserv, a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions.

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Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners Launches $85 Million Fund

ChartHop: This Organizational Management Platform Has Raised $5 Million

Diane Greene To Bring ‘Unparalleled’ Experience To Wix Board Of Directors

Unified Telemedicine Company Cloudbreak Health Raises $10 Million

HappyFox Launches Workflow Automation Software For Salesforce

LevelJump: Gong Integration Unites Revenue Intelligence And Outcome-Based Enablement

Billtrust Names Mark Shifke As Chief Financial Officer

Q Bio: This Personal Human Health Company Just Raised $40 Million Funding

OneTrust: This Security Technology Platform Is Now Valued At $2.7 Billion

Rick Howard Joins CyberWire As CSO And Chief Analyst

Sean O’Donoghue Named As New Chief Operating Officer Of TheGuarantors

Abbott And Insulet Partnering To Improve Diabetes Care

Deltek Names Caleb Merriman As Chief Information Security Officer

Why Ansira Is Buying The CDK Digital Marketing Business

AccuReg Names John Thompson As VP of Performance Management

Tirescanner.com Launches ‘At-Home’ Tire Installation Service

Confirmed: Intuit To Buy Credit Karma For $7.1 Billion

Microsoft To Invest $1.1 Billion To Drive Digital Transformation In Mexico

WeWork Names Shyam Gidumal As COO

Why Kronos And Ultimate Software Are Merging In A $22 Billion Deal

Vuzix Rolls Out Librestream Onsight Connect For M400 Smart Glasses

MyKlovr And GradFin: Partnership To Help Students Pay For College

Dialpad Launches Dialpad For Startups Program

Udemy: $50 Million Funding And $2 Billion Valuation

BluBracket Launches First Security Solution For Code

Swiggy: $113 Million In Funding And $3.6 Billion Valuation

Rivian Automotive CTO Michael Bell Steps Down

Maven: This Digital Health Company Just Raised $45 Million

Life Sciences Company EnClear Therapies Raises $10 Million

Motive Partners Buys Majority Interest In Fiserv Investment Services Business