Pulse 2.0

How Trevor Milton Went From A College Dropout To Running A $3 Billion Hydrogen Truck Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Nikola Motor recently announced it raised $250 million in strategic funding from CNH Industrial at a pre-money valuation of $3 billion. These are the details behind the deal.

Marketing Tech Company Fyllo Launches With $16 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Marketing tech platform company Fyllo announced it raised $16 million in startup financing from premier institutional and venture capital investors.

On-Demand Talent Platform Stoke Secures $4.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 9, 2019

On-demand talent platform company Stoke announced it raised $4.5 million in funding to help companies access its talent pool of self-employed freelancers.

MiddleGround Capital: Debut Fund Closes At $459.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

MiddleGround Capital announced the final close of Fund I called MiddleGround Capital I, LP at a hard cap of $459.5 million with Archean Capital Partners as the anchor investor.

Culture Amp: This People And Culture Platform Just Raised $82 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

People & Culture Platform company Culture Amp announced it raised $82 million in Series E funding led by new investor Sequoia Capital China.

theScore Raises $40 Million To Grow Media And Sports Betting Platform

By Annie Baker ● Sep 9, 2019

Score Media has recently announced that it entered into a $40 million investment agreement with a fund managed and controlled by Fengate Asset Management.

TPG Capital Acquiring CollabNet VersionOne: Details About The Deal You Should Know

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

TPG Capital has announced it signed a definitive agreement to buy CollabNet VersionOne from Vector Capital. These are the details behind the deal.

Why Microsoft Is Acquiring Movere

By Noah Long ● Sep 9, 2019

Microsoft recently announced it acquired Movere to beef up its ability to set up more companies on the Azure public cloud. There are the details behind the deal.

IVP Adds James Black, Becca Faust, And Karthik Ramakrishnan To Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm IVP has announced it added three people to its investment team including James Black, Becca Faust, and Karthik Ramakrishnan.

Even Financial Secures $25 Million To Scale Its API Platform

By Noah Long ● Sep 8, 2019

Even Financial -- a leading API company for financial services search, acquisition, and monetization -- has raised $25 million in strategic funding led by Citi Ventures.

Federated Wireless Raises $51 Million To Expand Advanced Shared Spectrum

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 8, 2019

Federated Wireless recently announced that it raised $51 million in Series C funding to expand the availability of advanced shared spectrum services .

Microsoft Partners With 7-Eleven For Cloud Solutions And Devices

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 7, 2019

7-Eleven announced it has partnered Microsoft to empower its field employees and provide better insights to Franchisees.

Facebook Dating Feature: How It Works

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2019

Facebook has rolled out the Dating feature across the US. This is how it works.

J2 Global Names Nate Simmons As President Of Cloud Services

By Noah Long ● Sep 6, 2019

J2 Global announced it has named Nate Simmons as its President of Cloud Services and will be reporting to J2 Global CEO Vivek Shah.

Why Chegg Is Acquiring Thinkful For $80 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 6, 2019

Educational tech company Chegg announced it is acquiring Thinkful for $80 million. These are the details behind the deal.

Keith Hartsfield Named As Chief Product Officer At iRobot

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 5, 2019

Consumer robots leader iRobot has announced it named Keith Hartsfield as chief product officer at the company.

Ginger: This On-Demand Behavioral Health Company Just Raised $35 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 5, 2019

Ginger, a leader in on-demand behavioral health, announced it raised $35 million in Series C.

Why Palo Alto Networks Is Acquiring Zingbox For $75 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2019

Palo Alto Networks recently announced it is acquiring IoT security company Zingbox for $75 million in cash. These are the details behind the deal.

YouTube Is Investing $100 Million In Original Children’s Programming

By Noah Long ● Sep 5, 2019

YouTube has announced that it is investing $100 million on original children's programming over the next 3 years.

How Let’s Do This Runs A Rapidly Growing Endurance Event Marketplace

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 5, 2019

Y Combinator alumni company Let’s Do This announced it raised $5 million in seed funding led by NFX managing partner Pete Flint.

Women Who Tech Unveils 10 HealthTech Startup Finalists

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2019

Women Who Tech, one of the largest organizations funding women-led ventures, has announced 10 finalists for the European leg of its Startup Challenge.

Frances Frei Becomes First Female To Join WeWork Board

By Annie Baker ● Sep 5, 2019

As The We Company is pushing forward towards an IPO, the company has hired former Uber executive Frances Frei as its first female board member.

Conversational AI Platform Company Kasisto Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 5, 2019

Kasisto, a conversational AI platform company, announced that it has raised $15 million led by Rho Capital.