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Cognitive Data Capture Company Rossum Closes $4.5 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 2, 2019

Rossum, a Cognitive Data Capture company, announced it raised $4.5 million in seed funding.

SAR Raises $1 Million In Funding And Hires More Executives

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 2, 2019

Securities class action (SCA) data analytics software company SAR LLC announced it raised $1 million in seed capital.

Graham Partners Raises $645 Million For Fifth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 2, 2019

Newton Square, Pennsylvania-based venture firm Graham Partners announced it has raised $645 million for its fifth fund.

Hilary Schneider Becomes Shutterfly Head As Garrett Smallwood Gets Promoted To Wag! CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 1, 2019

Hilary Schneider is departing from Wag! to become the CEO of Shutterfly as Garrett Smallwood is succeeding her.

E-Commerce Helpdesk Service Gorgias Raises $14 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 1, 2019

Gorgias, a helpdesk company founded by CEO Romain Lapeyre and CTO Alex Plugaro, announced it raised $14 million in Series A funding.

Amazon Alexa Gains A Medication Management Feature For Giant Eagle Customers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 1, 2019

Amazon announced it has launched a medication management feature for Alexa in partnership with Giant Eagle Pharmacy.

Breach And Attack Simulation Platform Company Cymulate Closes $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 29, 2019

Cymulate, a leading SaaS-based Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) platform company, announced it raised $15 million in funding led by Vertex Growth Fund.

Log Analytics Solution Company Coralogix Raises $10 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2019

Coralogix, the provider of a leading ML-powered log analytics solution, announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding.

NYSE Aiming To Enable Companies To Raise Capital With Direct Listings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2019

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said it filed with the SEC to enable companies going public to raise capital through a direct listing.

Tray.io: $50 Million Funding At Over $600 Million Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2019

Tray.io, a company that built a General Automation Platform, announced it raised $50 million in Series C funding.

Cloud Commerce Provider VTEX Raises $140 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 28, 2019

Leading e-commerce platform VTEX announced it raised $140 million in funding led by SoftBank's Latin America fund.

Arteza: $24 Million In Funding And 10x Revenue Growth In 2 Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2019

Leading direct-to-consumer arts and crafts supplies company Arteza announced it raised $24 million in Series A funding.

Video Communication Company Loom Raises $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2019

Video communication app company Loom announced it raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Clocktower Sets Up Second Financial Services Innovation Venture Fund At About $70 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2019

Clocktower Technology Ventures announced the final close of its second financial services innovation fund called Clocktower Technologies II L.P.

MiddleGame Ventures Sets Up $165 Million FinTech Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 28, 2019

Fintech investment firm MiddleGame Ventures announced it has set up a new fund called Venture Fund I with a final close of $165 million.

Spanx Founder Sara Blakely: ‘Be The CEO Your Parents Always Wanted You To Marry’

By Annie Baker ● Nov 28, 2019

On a LinkedIn, Spanx founder Sara Blakely wrote a compelling post with advice about how to handle being single as you head home for the holidays.

CAVU Ventures Sets Up $250 Million Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2019

Consumer goods investment firm CAVU Venture Partners announced it has closed its third flagship fund with $250 million.

NovaQuest Capital Closes $275 Million For Private Equity Fund

By Annie Baker ● Nov 28, 2019

Healthcare and life sciences focused private investment firm NovaQuest Capital Management has closed $275 million in total capital commitments for Fund I.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella And President Brad Smith On Keeping Languages Alive

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2019

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and president Brad Smith recently went to New Zealand for a company event and to oversee a language preservation project.

ZMC Raises $775 Million For Private Equity Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2019

Zelnick Media Capital (ZMC) announced that it closed ZMC III, L.P. and ZMC III Parallel, L.P. (together known as “Fund III”) at $775 million.

Facebook Buys ‘Beat Saber’ Developer Beat Games

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2019

Facebook announced it has acquired Beat Games, the game development studio known for the "Beat Saber" VR game.

Best Apple AirPods Black Friday 2019 Deals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2019

Are you interested in buying Apple AirPods during Black Friday? Here are some of the best deals that are being offered.

Relationship App Company S’MORE Raises $1.1 Million In Seed Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2019

Relationship dating app S’More (a.k.a. Something More) announced it raised $1.1 million in a seed round of funding.

Vivun Closes $3 Million In A Seed Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Nov 27, 2019

Vivun, the creator of the world’s first product for Presales, announced it raised $3 million in a seed round of funding led by Unusual Ventures.

Teleradiology Company Nines Raises $16.5 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 27, 2019

Teleradiology company Nines announced that it has raised $16.5 million in funding.

Why Silver Lake Is Buying First Advantage From Symphony Technology

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 27, 2019

First Advantage, a global tech and information services leader, announced that Silver Lake is buying the company from Symphony Technology Group.

Origami Capital Promotes Julie Klaff To Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2019

Private equity firm Origami Capital Partners announced it promoted Julie Klaff to partner. These are the details that you should know.

Corie Barry: Best Buy Is Excited About Holiday Plans, 1 Million Seniors Now Using Health Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2019

Best Buy CEO Corie Barry and CFO Corie Barry unveiled the company's quarterly results and provided a forecast. And they are "excited" about the holidays.

Elon Musk Plans To Redo The Cybertruck And Ford F-150 Tug-Of-War Test

By Annie Baker ● Nov 27, 2019

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said that he is going to redo the Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 test. A webcast may be done as early as next week.

HPE CEO Antonio Neri: Why Revenue Will Grow For Full Fiscal Year 2020

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 27, 2019

HPE CEO Antonio Neri has revealed why he is expecting the company's full-year revenue in constant currency to grow. These are the details.

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Cognitive Data Capture Company Rossum Closes $4.5 Million In Funding

SAR Raises $1 Million In Funding And Hires More Executives

Graham Partners Raises $645 Million For Fifth Fund

Hilary Schneider Becomes Shutterfly Head As Garrett Smallwood Gets Promoted To Wag! CEO

E-Commerce Helpdesk Service Gorgias Raises $14 Million

Amazon Alexa Gains A Medication Management Feature For Giant Eagle Customers

Breach And Attack Simulation Platform Company Cymulate Closes $15 Million In Funding

Log Analytics Solution Company Coralogix Raises $10 Million

NYSE Aiming To Enable Companies To Raise Capital With Direct Listings

Tray.io: $50 Million Funding At Over $600 Million Valuation

Cloud Commerce Provider VTEX Raises $140 Million In Funding

Arteza: $24 Million In Funding And 10x Revenue Growth In 2 Years

Video Communication Company Loom Raises $30 Million

Clocktower Sets Up Second Financial Services Innovation Venture Fund At About $70 Million

MiddleGame Ventures Sets Up $165 Million FinTech Fund

Spanx Founder Sara Blakely: ‘Be The CEO Your Parents Always Wanted You To Marry’

CAVU Ventures Sets Up $250 Million Third Fund

NovaQuest Capital Closes $275 Million For Private Equity Fund

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella And President Brad Smith On Keeping Languages Alive

ZMC Raises $775 Million For Private Equity Fund III

Facebook Buys ‘Beat Saber’ Developer Beat Games

Best Apple AirPods Black Friday 2019 Deals

Relationship App Company S’MORE Raises $1.1 Million In Seed Funding

Vivun Closes $3 Million In A Seed Funding Round

Teleradiology Company Nines Raises $16.5 Million In Funding

Why Silver Lake Is Buying First Advantage From Symphony Technology

Origami Capital Promotes Julie Klaff To Partner

Corie Barry: Best Buy Is Excited About Holiday Plans, 1 Million Seniors Now Using Health Services

Elon Musk Plans To Redo The Cybertruck And Ford F-150 Tug-Of-War Test

HPE CEO Antonio Neri: Why Revenue Will Grow For Full Fiscal Year 2020