Pulse 2.0

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.

Automattic: $300 Million In Funding At $3 Billion Post-Money Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Automattic announced it has raised $300 million in a Series D round of funding from Salesforce Ventures at a $3 billion post-money valuation.

Airbnb Confirms Plans To Go Public In 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2019

Home-sharing company Airbnb confirmed its plans to go public in 2020. The specific timeframe for the IPO was not disclosed.

Amazon To Order 100,000 Rivian Electric Vans As Part Of ‘Climate Pledge’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2019

Amazon has announced several of its goals as part of The Climate Pledge along with an order for 100,000 electric vans from Rivian.

Stripe Raises $250 Million In Funding At $35 Billion Pre-Money Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2019

Online payment company Stripe announced that it raised $250 million in additional funding at a new pre-money valuation of $35 billion.

High School Esports Company PlayVS Raises $50 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2019

High school eSports platform company PlayVS announced that it raised $50 million in Series C funding led by New Enterprise Associates.

Liz Elting Donates $5 Million To NYU Stern For Supporting Advancement Of Women In Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2019

The New York University’s Stern School of Business announced that it received a $5 million gift from alumna Liz Elting.

Bain Capital Names Keri Gohman As An Operating Partner

By Annie Baker ● Sep 19, 2019

Growth stage investor company Bain Capital Ventures announced that it named Keri Gohman as an operating partner.

Google Fi Has A New Cheaper Unlimited Plan With 100GB Cloud Storage

By Noah Long ● Sep 19, 2019

Google Fi is now offering a cheaper unlimited plan with 100GB of cloud storage. These are the details.

Facebook Unveils New Portal Mini, Portal, and Portal TV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2019

Facebook announced it is expanding its Portal family of home-video calling devices with three new options: Portal, Portal Mini and Portal TV.

JPMorgan Chase And Wells Fargo Invest In Debit Card For Kids Company Greenlight

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2019

Greenlight Financial Technology recently announced that it raised $54 million in Series B funding led by Drive Capital.

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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

Automattic: $300 Million In Funding At $3 Billion Post-Money Valuation

Airbnb Confirms Plans To Go Public In 2020

Amazon To Order 100,000 Rivian Electric Vans As Part Of ‘Climate Pledge’

Stripe Raises $250 Million In Funding At $35 Billion Pre-Money Valuation

High School Esports Company PlayVS Raises $50 Million In Funding

Liz Elting Donates $5 Million To NYU Stern For Supporting Advancement Of Women In Business

Bain Capital Names Keri Gohman As An Operating Partner

Google Fi Has A New Cheaper Unlimited Plan With 100GB Cloud Storage

Facebook Unveils New Portal Mini, Portal, and Portal TV

JPMorgan Chase And Wells Fargo Invest In Debit Card For Kids Company Greenlight