Pulse 2.0

Former Eat24 CEO Mike Ghaffary Joins Canvas Ventures As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2019

Mike Ghaffary, the former CEO of Yelp's Eat24 and cofounder of Stitcher, announced he is joining Canvas Ventures as the fourth partner.

Massachusetts-Based Orthopedic Fixation Company OSSIO Closes $22 Million Round

By Noah Long ● Mar 13, 2019

Woburn, Massachusetts-based orthopedic fixation company OSSIO announced it raised $22 million in equity financing led by OCV Partners.

Chicago-Based HealthJoy Raises $12.5 Million To Make Healthcare Simpler Using AI

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 13, 2019

Chicago-based HealthJoy announced it raised $12.5 million in Series B to make healthcare simpler using artificial intelligence.

IBM Partners With Denver-Based CULedger To Deliver Blockchain Services For Credit Unions

By Noah Long ● Mar 13, 2019

IBM announced it has partnered with Denver-based credit union service organization (CUSO) CULedger to set up new blockchain-based services.

Fairygodboss Raises $10 Million To Help Ambitious Women Find Better Gender Equality In Employment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2019

Fairygodboss, a social network designed for career-minded women that recently announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Tesla Reverses Decision To Close All Of Its Stores, Increases Vehicle Prices

By Annie Baker ● Mar 12, 2019

Tesla Motors is reversing its decision to close all of its stores. However, the price on certain of its vehicles will be increasing except the $35K Model 3.

Appen Is Buying Figure Eight For Up To $300 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 12, 2019

Australia-based Appen announced it was acquiring Figure Eight for up to $300 million.

Louisville-Based Poplar Ventures Raises $17 Million For Early Growth Stage Company Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2019

Louisville, Kentucky-based venture capital firm Poplar Ventures announced it raised $17 million.

Vendor Negotiation Automation Service Bid Ops Secures Seed Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 12, 2019

Bid Ops, a leading procurement automation company, announced it raised $1.75 million in seed funding led by Illuminate Ventures and Cervin Ventures.

Milwaukee-Based Wine Subscription Service Bright Cellars Raises $8.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 12, 2019

Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based wine subscription service Bright Cellars announced it has raised $8.5 million in funding led by Revolution Ventures.

Transposit Secures $12.2 Million To Make API Deployment Easier

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 12, 2019

Transposit announced it has raised $12.2 million in Series A led by Sutter Hill Ventures to make API deployment easier.

How Rachel Blumenthal Built A Rapidly Growing Children’s Clothing Subscription Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2019

Rachel Blumenthal is known as the founder and CEO of Rockets of Awesome. Here is how she built the rapidly growing company.

Nashville-Based Alto Raises $2.8 Million To Help People Diversify IRAs

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 11, 2019

Nashville, Tennessee-based Alto makes it easier for investors to add alternative assets to IRAs and the company announced $2.8 million in seed funding.

SurveyMonkey’s €70 Million Acquisition Of Usabilla: The Details You Need To Know

By Annie Baker ● Mar 11, 2019

SurveyMonkey recently announced it was acquiring Usabilla for €70 million. Here are the details of the deal.

Tel Aviv-Based Brodmann17 Secures $11 Million To Grow Its Vision-First Technology For Automated Driving

By Noah Long ● Mar 11, 2019

Tel Aviv, Israel-based Brodmann17, a provider of vision-first technology for automated driving, announced it raise $11 million in Series A funding.

NVIDIA Is Buying Mellanox Technologies For $6.9 Billion In All-Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2019

NVIDIA announced it is acquiring Israel-based computer networking company Mellanox Technologies in an all-cash deal valued at $6.9 billion.

New York-Based Serial Box Partners With Marvel And Raises $4.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 11, 2019

New York-based startup Serial Box recently announced it raised $4.5 million and signed a partnership with Marvel.

London-Based Conversational Artificial Intelligence Company PolyAI Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 11, 2019

London-based PolyAI announced it raised $12 million in Series A funding to build on its conversational artificial intelligence platform.

Bumble Reveals Investments In Four Startups Founded By Women Entrepreneurs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2019

Austin, Texas-based dating app company Bumble announced it has invested in four startups founded by women.

Y Combinator President Sam Altman Transitions To Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2019

Y Combinator president Sam Altman is stepping down as president and is transitioning to Chairman. Going forward, Altman is going to focus more on OpenAI.

Tesla Secures Over $500 Million From Chinese Banks For Shanghai Gigafactory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2019

Tesla Motors announced it secured as much as $521 million in loans from Chinese banks to build a Gigafactory in Shanghai.

Okta To Acquire Cloud-Based Integration And Automation Company Azuqua For $52.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 9, 2019

Enterprise identity company Okta announced it is acquiring Azuqua -- which is a no-code cloud-based business application company -- for $52.5 million in cash.

Grab Raises $1.46 Billion At A $14 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2019

Singapore-based ride-hailing giant Grab announced it raised $1.46 billion from the SoftBank Vision Fund as part of its Series H round.

Juniper Is Buying Mist Systems For $405 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 9, 2019

Juniper Networks announced it has raised Cupertino, California-based Mist Systems for $405 million.

Advance Is Acquiring Education Tech Company Turnitin For A Reported $1.75 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 9, 2019

Media company Advance announced that it is acquiring education technology company Turnitin.

Nissan LEAF Hits Electric Vehicle Milestone With 400,000 Sales

By Annie Baker ● Mar 8, 2019

Nissan has announced that the LEAF is the best selling electric vehicle of all time as it passed 400,000 sales.

Airbnb To Acquire HotelTonight

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2019

Airbnb announced it is acquiring the hotel booking platform company HotelTonight. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

How Austin-Based SpyCloud Is Becoming The Leader In Account Takeover Prevention

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 8, 2019

Austin, Texas-based SpyCloud recently announced it has raised $21 million in Series B funding led by Microsoft’s venture arm M12.

Ola’s Electric Mobility Unit Raises Significant Funding And A Major Deal With Hyundai May Be Coming

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2019

Ola, an Indian ride-hailing company, recently spun out its electric mobility unit and the company may be making a major deal with Hyundai soon.

Sweden-Based Electric Scooter Company Voi Technology Raises $30 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 8, 2019

Voi Technology, a Sweden-based electric scooter company, has raised $30 million “top up round” from a number of investors.

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Former Eat24 CEO Mike Ghaffary Joins Canvas Ventures As Partner

Massachusetts-Based Orthopedic Fixation Company OSSIO Closes $22 Million Round

Chicago-Based HealthJoy Raises $12.5 Million To Make Healthcare Simpler Using AI

IBM Partners With Denver-Based CULedger To Deliver Blockchain Services For Credit Unions

Fairygodboss Raises $10 Million To Help Ambitious Women Find Better Gender Equality In Employment

Tesla Reverses Decision To Close All Of Its Stores, Increases Vehicle Prices

Appen Is Buying Figure Eight For Up To $300 Million

Louisville-Based Poplar Ventures Raises $17 Million For Early Growth Stage Company Investments

Vendor Negotiation Automation Service Bid Ops Secures Seed Funding

Milwaukee-Based Wine Subscription Service Bright Cellars Raises $8.5 Million

Transposit Secures $12.2 Million To Make API Deployment Easier

How Rachel Blumenthal Built A Rapidly Growing Children’s Clothing Subscription Service

Nashville-Based Alto Raises $2.8 Million To Help People Diversify IRAs

SurveyMonkey’s €70 Million Acquisition Of Usabilla: The Details You Need To Know

Tel Aviv-Based Brodmann17 Secures $11 Million To Grow Its Vision-First Technology For Automated Driving

NVIDIA Is Buying Mellanox Technologies For $6.9 Billion In All-Cash Deal

New York-Based Serial Box Partners With Marvel And Raises $4.5 Million

London-Based Conversational Artificial Intelligence Company PolyAI Raises $12 Million

Bumble Reveals Investments In Four Startups Founded By Women Entrepreneurs

Y Combinator President Sam Altman Transitions To Chairman

Tesla Secures Over $500 Million From Chinese Banks For Shanghai Gigafactory

Okta To Acquire Cloud-Based Integration And Automation Company Azuqua For $52.5 Million

Grab Raises $1.46 Billion At A $14 Billion Valuation

Juniper Is Buying Mist Systems For $405 Million

Advance Is Acquiring Education Tech Company Turnitin For A Reported $1.75 Billion

Nissan LEAF Hits Electric Vehicle Milestone With 400,000 Sales

Airbnb To Acquire HotelTonight

How Austin-Based SpyCloud Is Becoming The Leader In Account Takeover Prevention

Ola’s Electric Mobility Unit Raises Significant Funding And A Major Deal With Hyundai May Be Coming

Sweden-Based Electric Scooter Company Voi Technology Raises $30 Million