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Harvard Quantum Computing Lab Spin-Off Aliro Technologies Raises $2.7 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 24, 2019

Harvard University's Quantum Information Science Lab spin-off Aliro Technologies announced that it has raised $2.7 million in seed funding.

Postmates: $225 Million Funding And $2.4 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2019

San Francisco-based food delivery giant Postmates announced it raised $225 million in private capital at a $2.4 billion valuation.

Clutter’s $152 Million Acquisition Of The Storage Fox: Details About The Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2019

Technology-enabled storage company Clutter recently revealed that it acquired The Storage Fox portfolio for $152 million. These are the details.

Matchstick Ventures Raises $30 Million For Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2019

Matchstick Ventures, a seed-stage investment company, announced it raised $30 million for its second fund.

AI-Powered Retail And Insurance Platform Daisy Intelligence Secures CAN$10 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 23, 2019

Daisy Intelligence recently announced it raised CAN$10 million in Series A financing from Framework Venture Partners and Sonae IM.

Smarter Sorting Secures $17 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 23, 2019

Smarter Sorting announced it raised $17 million in Series A funding led by US Ecology with participation from RTP Ventures.

Kitchen United Raises $40 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 23, 2019

Kitchen-as-a-service company Kitchen United announced it raised $40 million in Series B co-led by RXR Realty and GV (formerly Google Ventures).

Splunk: New Data-To-Everything Pricing, Venture Fund, And Expanded Partnerships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2019

Splunk has made several big announcements including new data-to-everything pricing, a new venture fund, and has signed expanded partnerships.

Google To Invest €3 Billion On Clean Data Centers In Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2019

Google CEO Sundar recently announced that Google will be investing 3 billion euros to expand its data centers across Europe over the next two years.

GlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley Gets Nominated For Microsoft’s Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2019

GlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley has been nominated for Microsoft's board of directors -- which will be voted on at the shareholder meeting on December 4.

Impact Tech Venture OpenSC Raises $4 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 23, 2019

OpenSC, an impact venture created by WWF-Australia and BCG Digital Ventures, announced it raised $4 million from several strategic impact investors.

How Infosys And Arizona State Plan To Accelerate Workforce Development

By Noah Long ● Sep 23, 2019

Digital consulting company Infosys recently announced that it has partnered with Arizona State University to accelerate workforce development

Biproxi Secures $10 Million In Seed Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 23, 2019

Leading end-to-end commercial real estate transaction platform Biproxi announced that it has secured $10 million in seed funding.

Firefly Health Receives $10.2 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 22, 2019

Technology-powered concierge medicine service Firefly Health has received $10.2 million in funding.

GIS Company Unearth Raises $7 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 22, 2019

Seattle-based GIS company Unearth announced that it raised $7 million in funding.

Spectrum Equity Makes Significant Growth Investment In Datassential

By Noah Long ● Sep 22, 2019

Leading foodservice industry data company Datassential announced that it received a significant growth investment from Spectrum Equity.

March Capital Partners Plans To Raise $410 Million For Fund III

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 22, 2019

March Capital Partners recently filed a Form D with the SEC disclosing that it is planning to raise $410 million for Fund III.

Salesforce: Consumer Goods Cloud, Manufacturing Cloud, And Sustainability Cloud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2019

This week, Salesforce announced several new products including the Consumer Goods Cloud, the Manufacturing Cloud, and the Sustainability Cloud.

Microsoft Partnering With Schlumberger And Chevron For Petrotechnical Initiatives

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2019

Microsoft, Schlumberger, and Chevron have announced a three-party collaboration to deliver innovative petrotechnical and digital technologies.

Gaming-Focused TV Network Company VENN Raises $17 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2019

Gaming-focused TV network company VENN announced it raised $17 million in funding co-led by Bitkraft and Eldridge Industries.

Transportation Safety Management Company Idelic Raises $8 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 20, 2019

Idelic, a Pittsburgh-based data and analytics company focused on improving safety in the commercial/industrial transportation industry, announced it raised $8 million.

Spotify Is Hiring Lee Brown From BuzzFeed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Spotify is going to be hiring Lee Brown as its head of global sales effective next month. Brown is currently the CRO of BuzzFeed.

NBC May Reboot ‘The Office’ For Peacock Streaming Service

By Annie Baker ● Sep 20, 2019

NBCUniversal recently announced an upcoming streaming service called Peacock, which will feature a couple of reboots (potentially even in The Office).

Wells Fargo Is Now Piloting An Internal Settlement Service Using Distributed Ledger Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Wells Fargo & Company recently announced the pilot of an internal settlement service called Wells Fargo Digital Cash.

SKOUT CYBERSECURITY Secures $25 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Cloud-native cybersecurity provider SKOUT CYBERSECURITY announced that it raised $25 million in Series B funding led by ClearSky.

Advent International Raises $2 Billion For Global Tech Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Advent International, one of the largest global private equity investors, announced a $2 billion close for the Advent Global Technology fund.

Data Collective Closes $725 Million For Fifth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Venture firm Data Collective announced that it closed $725 million for its fifth fund called DCVC V, which has a focus on Deep Tech.

Turnspire Capital Partners Promotes Abel Osorio To Partner

By Noah Long ● Sep 20, 2019

Turnspire Capital Partners announced it promoted Abel S. Osorio to partner. Osorio had joined Turnspire in 2016.

Rob Deichert Joins Eyeview As CEO

By Annie Baker ● Sep 20, 2019

Rob Deichert has been named as CEO of Eyeview and is succeeding founder Oren Harnevo.

TouchBistro Raises CAN$158 Million In Series E Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 20, 2019

TouchBistro announced it raised CAN$158 million in Series E funding, which was led by OMERS Growth.

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Harvard Quantum Computing Lab Spin-Off Aliro Technologies Raises $2.7 Million In Funding

Postmates: $225 Million Funding And $2.4 Billion Valuation

Clutter’s $152 Million Acquisition Of The Storage Fox: Details About The Deal

Matchstick Ventures Raises $30 Million For Second Fund

AI-Powered Retail And Insurance Platform Daisy Intelligence Secures CAN$10 Million In Funding

Smarter Sorting Secures $17 Million In Funding

Kitchen United Raises $40 Million In Funding

Splunk: New Data-To-Everything Pricing, Venture Fund, And Expanded Partnerships

Google To Invest €3 Billion On Clean Data Centers In Europe

GlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley Gets Nominated For Microsoft’s Board

Impact Tech Venture OpenSC Raises $4 Million In Funding

How Infosys And Arizona State Plan To Accelerate Workforce Development

Biproxi Secures $10 Million In Seed Funding

Firefly Health Receives $10.2 Million In Funding

GIS Company Unearth Raises $7 Million In Funding

Spectrum Equity Makes Significant Growth Investment In Datassential

March Capital Partners Plans To Raise $410 Million For Fund III

Salesforce: Consumer Goods Cloud, Manufacturing Cloud, And Sustainability Cloud

Microsoft Partnering With Schlumberger And Chevron For Petrotechnical Initiatives

Gaming-Focused TV Network Company VENN Raises $17 Million In Funding

Transportation Safety Management Company Idelic Raises $8 Million In Funding

Spotify Is Hiring Lee Brown From BuzzFeed

NBC May Reboot ‘The Office’ For Peacock Streaming Service

Wells Fargo Is Now Piloting An Internal Settlement Service Using Distributed Ledger Technology

SKOUT CYBERSECURITY Secures $25 Million In Funding

Advent International Raises $2 Billion For Global Tech Fund

Data Collective Closes $725 Million For Fifth Fund

Turnspire Capital Partners Promotes Abel Osorio To Partner

Rob Deichert Joins Eyeview As CEO

TouchBistro Raises CAN$158 Million In Series E Funding