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How Eargo Is Destigmatizing Hearing Loss Through Innovation

By Annie Baker ● Mar 15, 2019

Eargo, a direct-to-consumer health company that is destigmatizing hearing, announced it raised $52 million in Series D funding.

Backstage Capital Unveils First Cohort Of Accelerator Program For Underestimated Founders (Women, People Of Color, Or LGBT)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture firm Backstage Capital has unveiled the first cohort of its accelerator program for underestimated founders.

Plexo Capital Raises Over $35 Million For Fund Specializing In Women- And Minority-Led Emerging Seed Stage VCs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 15, 2019

Plexo Capital, a venture firm created inside of GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) by Laurence (Lo) Toney, has raised more than $35 million.

Fortnite Is Adding An ‘Undo’ Purchase Option Soon

By Noah Long ● Mar 15, 2019

Epic Games has announced that it is going to be adding an "undo" option soon -- which will allow users to undo a purchase within five minutes.

Google Hits A Guinness World Record On Pi Day

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2019

Today Google announced it set a new Guinness World Record as Emma Haruka Iwao ran a computation of Pi to 31.4 trillion decimal places.

Lear Invests In Maniv Mobility Venture Capital Fund

By Noah Long ● Mar 14, 2019

Lear Corporation, a Southfield, Michigan-based automotive technology company, announced it invested in Israel-based venture capital fund Maniv Mobility.

Dental Monitoring Raises €45 Million To Help Dentists Utilize AI

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 14, 2019

Dental Monitoring announced it has raised €45 million from leading growth investor Vitruvian Partners to help dentists utilize artificial intelligence.

GM’s Self-Driving Division Cruise Hires Arden Hoffman To Help Drive Rapid Growth

By Noah Long ● Mar 14, 2019

GM's self-driving Cruise division recently announced it hired Arden Hoffman to oversee the growth of the company.

F5 Acquires NGINX For About $670 Million: The Details You Need To Know

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 14, 2019

Seattle-based F5 Networks recently announced it was acquiring NGINX for a value of $670 million. Here are the details you need to know.

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.

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How Eargo Is Destigmatizing Hearing Loss Through Innovation

Backstage Capital Unveils First Cohort Of Accelerator Program For Underestimated Founders (Women, People Of Color, Or LGBT)

Plexo Capital Raises Over $35 Million For Fund Specializing In Women- And Minority-Led Emerging Seed Stage VCs

Fortnite Is Adding An ‘Undo’ Purchase Option Soon

Google Hits A Guinness World Record On Pi Day

Lear Invests In Maniv Mobility Venture Capital Fund

Dental Monitoring Raises €45 Million To Help Dentists Utilize AI

GM’s Self-Driving Division Cruise Hires Arden Hoffman To Help Drive Rapid Growth

F5 Acquires NGINX For About $670 Million: The Details You Need To Know

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