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Virtual Book Club Platform BookClub Closes $6 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 30, 2020

BookClub — a platform that was built for scaling author-led book clubs — announced that it has raised $6 million in a seed round of funding.

Creative Student Experience App Company HAGS Raises $1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2020

HAGS — a company that is building creative and fun digital experiences for Gen-Z students — announced that it has raised $1 million in a seed round of funding led by GV.

Why Boxlight (BOXL) Is Buying Sahara Presentation Systems For $94.9 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 30, 2020

Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL) — a leading provider of interactive technology solutions for the global education market — recently announced it was buying Sahara Presentation Systems PLC.

SINA To Go Private In $2.59 Billion Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 30, 2020

Leading Chinese social media company SINA Corp (NASDAQ: SINA) recently announced a deal to go private.

Shopify (SHOP): Management Shuffles Around As CPO Departs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2020

Today Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) announced several management changes. These are the details.

Facebook (FB) Promotes Alex Schultz To Chief Marketing Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2020

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) announced it is promoting Alex Schultz to the role of chief marketing officer.

Cleveland-Cliffs Buying ArcelorMittal USA In Estimated $3.3 Billion Deal

By Annie Baker ● Sep 29, 2020

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE: CLF) announced this week that it is buying the U.S. operations of ArcelorMittal (NYSE:AM) in a deal valued at about $3.3 billion.

Match Group (MTCH) Names Tracey Breeden As Head Of Safety And Social Advocacy

By Annie Baker ● Sep 29, 2020

Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) announced that Tracey Breeden, former Head of Women's Safety and Gender-Based Violence Operations at Uber, will join the company as its new Head of Safety and Social Advocacy.

Ford Motor Company (F) Investing C$1.8 Billion To Build Electric Vehicles In Ontario

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 29, 2020

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) recently announced it is committing to invest $1.8 billion to become the first manufacturer in Canada to build full battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

Allbirds: $100 Million Series E Funding And Reported $1.7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Allbirds announced a $100 million Series E funding round led by Franklin Templeton. These are the details.

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Hiring Anu Gupta As Chief Strategy And Transformation Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBY) announced it has named Anu Gupta as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, effective October 5, 2020.

Amazon Prime Day To Happen October 13-14 (AMZN)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that it is going to launch Prime Day at Tuesday, October 13 (12 AM PT) and continue through Wednesday, October 14.

Interactive Digital Signage Company UPshow Raises $14 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

UPshow — a market leader in next-generation interactive digital signage — has announced the official close of a $14 million Series A funding round led by 4490 Ventures.

Chicago-Based ShipBob Raises $68 Million In Round Led By SoftBank Vision Fund 2

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Ecommerce enablement technology ShipBob announced that it has raised $68 million in primary funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Devon Energy (DVN) And WPX Energy (WPX) Merging In $12 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) and WPX Energy (NYSE: WPX) have announced they have entered into an agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals transaction in a deal valued at approximately $12 billion.

Why Crowdstrike (CRWD) Is Buying Preempt Security For About $96 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CRWD) — a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint and cloud workload protection — announced it has agreed to acquire Preempt Security. These are the details.

Tesla (TSLA) Buying More Land In Austin, Texas, Says Report

By Noah Long ● Sep 28, 2020

According to a new report, Tesla is planning to buy additional land in Texas.

Ivanti: Strategic Acquisitions Of MobileIron (MOBL) And Pulse Secure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Ivanti — a company that automates IT and Security Operations to discover, manage, secure and service from cloud to edge — announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire MobileIron (NASDAQ: MOBL) and Pulse Secure.

Fintech Credit Startup Petal Raises $55 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Petal — a credit card company created to help people build credit and spend responsibly — announced recently that it has raised a $55 million Series C round of funding.

Greenlight: $215 Million Series C Funding And $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 28, 2020

Greenlight — a fintech company that is on a mission to help parents raise financially-smart kids — recently announced a valuation above $1.2 billion after raising $215 million in Series C funding.

Attentive: $230 Million Series D Funding And $2.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Personalized text messaging SaaS platform Attentive announced recently that it raised $230 million in Series D funding at a $2.2 billion valuation led by Coatue.

Reliance Retail: $754 Million From KKR And $1 Billion From Silver Lake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Reliance Retail announced recently that it raised $754 million from KKR and $1 billion from Silver Lake. These are the details.

Seed Stage Venture Fund Peterson Ventures Raises $65 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 28, 2020

Peterson Ventures — a founder-first seed-stage venture fund — announced that it has raised $65 million in funding.

Industrial Blockchain Network Data Gumbo Raises $4 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 28, 2020

Data Gumbo — a trusted industrial blockchain network — announced the first close in its Series B funding round of $4 million led by new investor L37.

Digital Insurtech Company Next Insurance Raises $250 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Leading digital insurtech company Next Insurance announced that it has raised $250 million in Series D financing led by CapitalG.

Experiential Rewards Company Blueboard Raises $9.3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 28, 2020

Blueboard — a rewards and recognition platform used to engage employees and top-performers with curated experiences — announced that it has raised a $9.3 million Series A round led by Origin Ventures.

Fisker To Launch New Technology Center In San Francisco

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Fisker — the designer and manufacturer of eco-friendly electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions – recently announced details about its first dedicated engineering and technology center.

Life Science Collaboration Company Within3 Raises Over $100 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 27, 2020

Within3 — the leading enterprise-wide solution for life science collaboration and communication — announced it has closed over $100 million in growth funding.

Why Accenture (ACN) Is Buying N3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2020

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced recently that it agreed to buy N3 — which is a tech-driven sales and demand-generation firm.

Stealth Cybersecurity Company Cerby Raises $3.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2020

Stealth cybersecurity company Cerby announced it raised a $3.5 million seed round led by Bowery Capital.

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Virtual Book Club Platform BookClub Closes $6 Million

Creative Student Experience App Company HAGS Raises $1 Million

Why Boxlight (BOXL) Is Buying Sahara Presentation Systems For $94.9 Million

SINA To Go Private In $2.59 Billion Deal

Shopify (SHOP): Management Shuffles Around As CPO Departs

Facebook (FB) Promotes Alex Schultz To Chief Marketing Officer

Cleveland-Cliffs Buying ArcelorMittal USA In Estimated $3.3 Billion Deal

Match Group (MTCH) Names Tracey Breeden As Head Of Safety And Social Advocacy

Ford Motor Company (F) Investing C$1.8 Billion To Build Electric Vehicles In Ontario

Allbirds: $100 Million Series E Funding And Reported $1.7 Billion Valuation

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Hiring Anu Gupta As Chief Strategy And Transformation Officer

Amazon Prime Day To Happen October 13-14 (AMZN)

Interactive Digital Signage Company UPshow Raises $14 Million

Chicago-Based ShipBob Raises $68 Million In Round Led By SoftBank Vision Fund 2

Devon Energy (DVN) And WPX Energy (WPX) Merging In $12 Billion Deal

Why Crowdstrike (CRWD) Is Buying Preempt Security For About $96 Million

Tesla (TSLA) Buying More Land In Austin, Texas, Says Report

Ivanti: Strategic Acquisitions Of MobileIron (MOBL) And Pulse Secure

Fintech Credit Startup Petal Raises $55 Million

Greenlight: $215 Million Series C Funding And $1.2 Billion Valuation

Attentive: $230 Million Series D Funding And $2.2 Billion Valuation

Reliance Retail: $754 Million From KKR And $1 Billion From Silver Lake

Seed Stage Venture Fund Peterson Ventures Raises $65 Million

Industrial Blockchain Network Data Gumbo Raises $4 Million

Digital Insurtech Company Next Insurance Raises $250 Million

Experiential Rewards Company Blueboard Raises $9.3 Million

Fisker To Launch New Technology Center In San Francisco

Life Science Collaboration Company Within3 Raises Over $100 Million

Why Accenture (ACN) Is Buying N3

Stealth Cybersecurity Company Cerby Raises $3.5 Million