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Etix Is Acquiring Star Tickets And TicketForce

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 12, 2019

International ticketing solutions provider Etix announced it is buying Star Tickets and TicketForce.

Commercial Real Estate Company CrowdStreet Raises $12 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 12, 2019

CrowdStreet, a technology provider with an online marketplace for direct equity investment in commercial real estate, announced it raised $12 million in Series C.

Acceleration Community Of Companies Is Acquiring MKG And Pink Sparrow

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 12, 2019

Acceleration Community of Companies announced it is acquiring creative agency MKG and fabrication shop Pink Sparrow.

Digital Banking Service HMBradley Raises $3.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 11, 2019

HMBradley recently announced that it raised $3.5 million in a seed round of funding led by Accomplice Ventures and Walkabout Ventures.

Manufacturing Data Analytics Platform Bigfinite Closes $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 11, 2019

Manufacturing data analytics platform company Bigfinite recently announced it raised $15 million in funding.

Beauty Service Brand Platform Boulevard Raises $11 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 11, 2019

Boulevard, a tech company that is transforming the way premium spas and salons do business, announced it raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures.

Construction Material Delivery Company RenoRun Raises C$22.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 11, 2019

Construction material delivery service RenoRun announced it raised C$22.5 million in Series A funding co-led by Inovia Capital and Obvious Ventures.

Pathology Research Tech Company PathAI Closes $75 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 11, 2019

PathAI announced it closed $75 million in funding with the addition of the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Why Workday Is Buying Scout RFP For $540 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

Workday recently announced that it is buying Scout RFP for $540 million. These are the details about the deal.

Technology Stack Monitoring Company Chronosphere Raises $11 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 11, 2019

Technology stack monitoring company Chronosphere announced it raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Greylock.

SpaceX Launches 60 More Starlink Satellites In Orbit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

SpaceX has launched 60 more Starlink satellites in orbit, which will beam Internet services around the world.

Goldman Sachs Says Apple Card Approval Does Not Have Gender Bias

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

Goldman Sachs spokesperson Andrew Williams has confirmed that the Apple Card approval does not have a gender bias.

Alibaba: Singles Day Hits Record With Over $30 Billion In Sales, $1 Billion In First 68 Seconds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

Alibaba has shattered a record on Singles Day this year with over $30 billion in sales, of which $1 billion was in the first 68 seconds.

Robotic Process Automation Company Robocorp Raises $5.6 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 11, 2019

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) company Robocorp announced it has raised $5.6 million in its first round of institutional funding led by Benchmark.

Digital Magazine Ozy Media Secures $35 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 11, 2019

Daily digital magazine Ozy Media announced it has raised $35 million in Series C funding led by Marc Lasry.

Riskified: $165 Million Funding And Valuation Of Over $1 Billion

By Annie Baker ● Nov 11, 2019

Payments and fraud prevention solutions provider Riskified announced recently that it raised $165 million in funding at a valuation of over $1 billion

NeighborSchools Closes $3.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 11, 2019

NeighborSchools has raised $3.5 million in a seed round of funding led by Accomplice. Tuhaye Venture Partners and World Within also joined the round.

HomeLight: $109 Million Raised And Over $17 Billion In Real Estate Business Driven

By Annie Baker ● Nov 11, 2019

Real estate technology company HomeLight announced it has raised $109 million. With this funding round, it is getting into mortgage lending.

Metawave Raises Funding Round Led By DENSO

By Noah Long ● Nov 11, 2019

Metawave announced it has raised a Series A round of funding led by mobility supplier DENSO.

Data Privacy Management Company DataGrail Raises Funding From American Express Ventures

By Noah Long ● Nov 11, 2019

Data privacy management leader DataGrail announced that it received funding from American Express, Okta, Basis Set Ventures, and Cloud Apps Capital.

Consumer Luxury Brand SENREVE Raises $16.75 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 11, 2019

Female-founded San Francisco-based consumer luxury brand SENREVE announced it raised $16.75 million in Series A funding.

Google For Startups Is Launching An Accelerator Focused On Sustainable Development Goals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

Google Chief Sustainability Officer Kate Brandt announced accelerator focused on sustainable development goals within Google for Startups.

Amazon Is Setting Up A $40 Million Robotics Hub In Massachusetts

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 11, 2019

Amazon recently announced that it is going to set up a $40 million 350,000 square-foot robotics innovation hub in Westborough, Massachusetts.

How Modus Was Able To Get An Investment From Trulia Founder Pete Flint

By Noah Long ● Nov 11, 2019

Real estate technology company Modus unveiled recently that it raised $12.5 million. Here is how an investment from Trulia founder Pete Flint came together.

WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton On Importance Of Privacy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

WhatsApp co-founder and Signal Foundation chair Brian Acton recently discussed the importance of privacy at the WIRED 25 conference.

Reed Hastings: Netflix To Spend $15 Billion On Original Content This Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2019

At the DealBook conference, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that the company is expecting to spend $15 billion on original programming this year.

Kaiser Permanente Chairman And CEO Bernard J. Tyson Has Passed Away

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

Kaiser Permanente chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 60.

Ray Dalio: National Debt And Liabilities Will Cause Higher Taxes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

Bridgewater Associates co-Chairman Ray Dalio published an article on LinkedIn about why he believes the current state of making capitalism work for everyone is broken.

Melinda Gates’ Advice For Young Women: Be Yourself

By Annie Baker ● Nov 10, 2019

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-founder Melinda Gates was recently interviewed by National Geographic where she gives advice to young women.

JPMorgan Establishes New Venture Capital Coverage Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

JPMorgan Chase & Co announced that it hired four bankers from Silicon Valley Bank to head up its new venture capital coverage team.

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Etix Is Acquiring Star Tickets And TicketForce

Commercial Real Estate Company CrowdStreet Raises $12 Million In Funding

Acceleration Community Of Companies Is Acquiring MKG And Pink Sparrow

Digital Banking Service HMBradley Raises $3.5 Million In Funding

Manufacturing Data Analytics Platform Bigfinite Closes $15 Million In Funding

Beauty Service Brand Platform Boulevard Raises $11 Million In Funding

Construction Material Delivery Company RenoRun Raises C$22.5 Million In Funding

Pathology Research Tech Company PathAI Closes $75 Million In Funding

Why Workday Is Buying Scout RFP For $540 Million

Technology Stack Monitoring Company Chronosphere Raises $11 Million In Funding

SpaceX Launches 60 More Starlink Satellites In Orbit

Goldman Sachs Says Apple Card Approval Does Not Have Gender Bias

Alibaba: Singles Day Hits Record With Over $30 Billion In Sales, $1 Billion In First 68 Seconds

Robotic Process Automation Company Robocorp Raises $5.6 Million In Funding

Digital Magazine Ozy Media Secures $35 Million In Funding

Riskified: $165 Million Funding And Valuation Of Over $1 Billion

NeighborSchools Closes $3.5 Million In Funding

HomeLight: $109 Million Raised And Over $17 Billion In Real Estate Business Driven

Metawave Raises Funding Round Led By DENSO

Data Privacy Management Company DataGrail Raises Funding From American Express Ventures

Consumer Luxury Brand SENREVE Raises $16.75 Million In Funding

Google For Startups Is Launching An Accelerator Focused On Sustainable Development Goals

Amazon Is Setting Up A $40 Million Robotics Hub In Massachusetts

How Modus Was Able To Get An Investment From Trulia Founder Pete Flint

WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton On Importance Of Privacy

Reed Hastings: Netflix To Spend $15 Billion On Original Content This Year

Kaiser Permanente Chairman And CEO Bernard J. Tyson Has Passed Away

Ray Dalio: National Debt And Liabilities Will Cause Higher Taxes

Melinda Gates’ Advice For Young Women: Be Yourself

JPMorgan Establishes New Venture Capital Coverage Team