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Microsoft Wins DoD’s $10 Billion JEDI Contract Over Amazon’s AWS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2019

Microsoft was recently named the winner of an estimated $10 billion U.S. Department of Defense JEDI cloud contract over Amazon AWS. These are the details.

VaynerMedia Names Rob Lenois As Chief Creative Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2019

VaynerMedia has announced that it has named Rob Lenois as the chief creative officer of the agency.

Microsoft ID@Xbox Has Paid Out $1.7 Billion To Indie Developers Since 2013

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 28, 2019

In an interview with Kotaku, Microsoft unveiled that it paid out $1.7 billion to indie developers since 2013 through the ID@Xbox program.

Early Education Platform Company Winnie Raises $9 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 28, 2019

Winnie, a service that helps users find local childcare providers, announced it raised $9 million in funding.

Radio Spectrum Company Aurora Insight Raises $18 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 28, 2019

Radio spectrum company Aurora Insight announced it raised $18 million in Series A funding earlier this year led by Alsop Louie Partners and True Ventures.

Freight Forwarder Software Company Logixboard Closes $4.2 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 28, 2019

Freight forwarder company Logixboard announced it raised $4.2 million in a seed round of funding led by Social Leverage.

Financial Software Company PeerNova Raises $31 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 28, 2019

Leading enterprise software company PeerNova announced it has raised $31 million in growth funding led by Mosaik Partners.

Universal Quantum Computing Company IonQ Closes $55 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 28, 2019

Universal quantum computing company IonQ announced recently that it closed $55 million in funding.

Restaurant Software Company MarginEdge Raises $5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 28, 2019

Restaurant software platform company MarginEdge announced that it raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Osage Venture Partners.

Why Mastercard Is Buying SessionM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2019

Mastercard announced recently that it is buying customer engagement company SessionM. These are the details about the deal.

Retailer Logistics Platform Company Fabric Raises $110 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2019

Fabric (formerly known as CommonSense Robotics) has raised $110 million in Series B funding led by Corner Ventures.

Healthcare Supply Chain Company Curvo Labs Closes $2 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 28, 2019

Healthcare supply chain and sourcing technology company Curvo Labs has raised $2 million in funding led by Snake Run Capital and Elevate Ventures.

Steerable Surgical Device Technology Company Verix Health Secures $8 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 28, 2019

Verix Health (formerly known as Greppo Technologies) announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Ajax Health.

Medical Equipment Marketplace Company Medinas Closes $5 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 28, 2019

Medical technology asset management company Medinas announced it raised $5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by NFX.

AI-Based Drug Discovery Platform LabGenius Raises $10 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 27, 2019

Drug discovery company LabGenius announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Lux Capital and Obvious Ventures.

Why Roku Is Buying Video Ad Platform Dataxu For $150 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 27, 2019

Roku announced recently that it is buying video ad platform company Dataxu for $150 million in cash and stock. These are the details.

Early Learning Platform Company Lovevery Raises $20 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 27, 2019

Early learning company Lovevery announced it raised $20 million and launched a product called The Block Set.

Instabase: $105 Million In Funding At $1.05 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2019

Business application platform company Instabase announced recently that it raised $105 million in Series B funding at a $1.05 billion valuation.

M12, Mayfield, And Pivotal Ventures Set Up $6 Million Fund For Female Founders Competition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2019

M12, Mayfield, and Pivotal Ventures recently announced it set up a $6 million fund for the second global Female Founders Competition.

Connected Vehicle Cybersecurity Company Upstream Security Raises $30 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 27, 2019

Connected vehicle company Upstream Security announced it raised $30 million in Series B fund from a syndicate of prominent investors.

Why Microsoft Is Acquiring Mover

By Noah Long ● Oct 27, 2019

Microsoft recently announced that it is acquiring Mover. These are the details about the deal.

Financial Technology Platform Company Finitive Raises $2 Million In Venture Debt

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 27, 2019

Financial technology platform company Finitive announced recently that it raised $2 million in venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank.

Doug Scott To Extend The Twitch Brand As Newly Appointed CMO

By Noah Long ● Oct 27, 2019

Amazon's Twitch has hired Doug Scott as its chief marketing officer. Scott was previously the chief marketing officer at Zynga.

Gaming Digital Experience Company GreenPark Sports Raises $8.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2019

GreenPark Sports recently announced that it raised $8.5 million in funding from SignalFire, Sapphire Sport, Founders Fund, and several others.

Report: Rahul Vohra And Todd Goldberg Are Launching A Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2019

Serial entrepreneurs Rahul Vohra and Todd Goldberg are preparing to launch a venture capital fund.

Javier Soltero Is Named As Head Of Google G Suite

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 27, 2019

Google has recently hired Javier Soltero as its Vice President of G Suite. Soltero previously worked at Microsoft as the Corporate Vice President of Cortana.

Why Trend Micro Is Buying Cloud Conformity For $70 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 27, 2019

Cloud security leader Trend Micro announced recently that it is acquiring Cloud Conformity for $70 million. These are the details about the deal.

How Northwestern Mutual Plans To Help Women-Led Startups With $20 Million In Venture Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2019

Northwestern Mutual recently announced it is committing $20 million of its corporate venture capital for women-led startups.

Ireland-Based Data Privacy Company evervault Receives $3.2 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2019

Dublin, Ireland-based data privacy company evervault recently announced that it raised $3.2 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital.

ArsenalBio Raises $85 Million In Funding To Develop Immune Cell Therapies

By Annie Baker ● Oct 25, 2019

ArsenalBio has raised $85 million in Series A funding to build effective and accessible programmable cell therapies. These are the details.

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Microsoft Wins DoD’s $10 Billion JEDI Contract Over Amazon’s AWS

VaynerMedia Names Rob Lenois As Chief Creative Officer

Microsoft ID@Xbox Has Paid Out $1.7 Billion To Indie Developers Since 2013

Early Education Platform Company Winnie Raises $9 Million In Funding

Radio Spectrum Company Aurora Insight Raises $18 Million In Funding

Freight Forwarder Software Company Logixboard Closes $4.2 Million In Funding

Financial Software Company PeerNova Raises $31 Million In Funding

Universal Quantum Computing Company IonQ Closes $55 Million In Funding

Restaurant Software Company MarginEdge Raises $5 Million In Funding

Why Mastercard Is Buying SessionM

Retailer Logistics Platform Company Fabric Raises $110 Million In Funding

Healthcare Supply Chain Company Curvo Labs Closes $2 Million In Funding

Steerable Surgical Device Technology Company Verix Health Secures $8 Million In Funding

Medical Equipment Marketplace Company Medinas Closes $5 Million In Funding

AI-Based Drug Discovery Platform LabGenius Raises $10 Million In Funding

Why Roku Is Buying Video Ad Platform Dataxu For $150 Million

Early Learning Platform Company Lovevery Raises $20 Million In Funding

Instabase: $105 Million In Funding At $1.05 Billion Valuation

M12, Mayfield, And Pivotal Ventures Set Up $6 Million Fund For Female Founders Competition

Connected Vehicle Cybersecurity Company Upstream Security Raises $30 Million In Funding

Why Microsoft Is Acquiring Mover

Financial Technology Platform Company Finitive Raises $2 Million In Venture Debt

Doug Scott To Extend The Twitch Brand As Newly Appointed CMO

Gaming Digital Experience Company GreenPark Sports Raises $8.5 Million In Funding

Report: Rahul Vohra And Todd Goldberg Are Launching A Venture Fund

Javier Soltero Is Named As Head Of Google G Suite

Why Trend Micro Is Buying Cloud Conformity For $70 Million

How Northwestern Mutual Plans To Help Women-Led Startups With $20 Million In Venture Capital

Ireland-Based Data Privacy Company evervault Receives $3.2 Million In Funding

ArsenalBio Raises $85 Million In Funding To Develop Immune Cell Therapies