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Alabama-Based Client Relationship Management Company Case Status Raises $1.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 12, 2020

Case Status, a client relationship management and marketing platform for law firms, announced it raised $1.5 million.

Why Accenture Is Buying ESR Labs

By Noah Long ● Mar 11, 2020

Accenture recently announced it agreed to buy ESR Labs, a Munich-based company that builds embedded software for leading German car brands and suppliers.

Stanford Online High School Offering Resources For Schools Closing Due To Coronavirus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2020

Stanford Online High School, a leader in online education among K-12 independent schools, announced it is offering free resources for schools facing closures due to coronavirus.

Microsoft Readjusts Research Group: Eric Horvitz As Chief Scientist And Peter Lee Becomes Head

By Annie Baker ● Mar 11, 2020

Microsoft recently readjusted its research group due to Harry Shum leaving the company last month. These are the details.

Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Asking Employees To Work From Home Due To Coronavirus Fears

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2020

Bridgewater Associates announced it is asking employees to work from home due to fears of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mental Health Company Lyra Raises $75 Million Led By IVP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2020

Lyra Health, a leading provider of mental health benefits for employers, announced it raised $75 million in Series C funding led by IVP.

Why PepsiCo Is Buying Rockstar Energy Beverages For $3.85 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2020

PepsiCo announced it entered into an agreement to buy popular energy drink maker Rockstar Energy Beverages for $3.85 billion. These are the details.

Security Operations Center Company Arctic Wolf Raises $60 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2020

Leading security operations center company Arctic Wolf announced it raised $60 million in Series D funding.

401(k) Provider Human Interest Secures $40 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2020

Human Interest, an affordable full-service 401(k) provider for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced it raised $40 million.

Payments Company SpotOn Transact Raises $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2020

Payments software company SpotOn Transact announced it raised $50 million in Series B funding.

Biopharmaceutical Company Amunix Closes $73 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 11, 2020

Amunix Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing prodrugs, announced it raised $73 million in an oversubscribed round of funding.

South Carolina-Based Cybersecurity Company Mailprotector Secures $5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 11, 2020

Greenville, South Carolina-based cybersecurity company Mailprotector announced it raised $5 million in growth equity funding from Ballast Point Ventures.

David Energy: This Software-Driven Electricity Provider Just Raised $1.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 10, 2020

David Energy announced it has closed $1.5 million in a pre-seed of funding co-led by Box Group and Greycroft.

Alignment Healthcare: $135 Million Funding And $1 Billion In Projected 2020 Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2020

Alignment Healthcare announced it raised $135 million in Series C funding. And the company also announced it is expected to hit $1 billion in 2020 revenue.

Openpath Receives Investment From Allegion Ventures

By Noah Long ● Mar 10, 2020

Openpath has received an investment from Allegion Ventures. These are the details about the funding.

Real-Time Error Monitoring Company Rollbar Raises $11 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 10, 2020

Rollbar, a provider of real-time error monitoring Software as a Service, announced it raised $11 million in Series B funding.

Apple Watch Series 6 and watchOS 7: Rumors You Should Know About

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2020

Here are some rumors about the Apple Watch Series 6 and watchOS 7 you should know about.

Enterprise-Grade Cloud DevOps Company AutoRABIT Secures $12.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 10, 2020

AutoRABIT — a premier provider of enterprise-grade cloud DevOps solutions for the Salesforce ecosystem — announced it raised $12.5 million.

Boston-Based Heavy Construction Performance Company HaulHub Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 10, 2020

HaulHub Technologies, a heavy construction industry platform, announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding.

Aon Acquiring Willis For $30 Billion: Details You Should Know

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2020

Aon Plc announced it is buying Willis Towers Watson Plc for nearly $30 billion in an all-stock deal.

Precursor Ventures Targeting $40 Million For Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2020

Precursor Ventures recently filed paperwork with the SEC revealing that it is planning to raise as much as $40 million for its third flagship fund.

Twitter: Silver Lake Investing $1 Billion And $2 Billion Share Repurchase Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2020

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently announced that the company has made an agreement with investment firms Elliott Management and Silver Lake.

Risk Screening Platform Company WorldWatch Plus Raises $2.9 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 9, 2020

WorldWatch Plus, a Know Your Customer Risk (KYC Risk) and KYC Identity (KYC ID) risk screening company, announced it raised $2.9 million in Series A funding.

Shannon Studstill To Oversee Google Stadia Studio In LA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2020

Recently, Google announced it hired Shannon Studstill to oversee a new Stadia Games and Entertainment studio in Playa Vista, California.

Raymond James Hires A $370 Million Team From Merrill Lynch And Wells Fargo

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 9, 2020

Financial services company Raymond James recently hired two wirehouse advisors that are overseeing $370 million in cumulative client assets.

Mark Cuban Invests In Hearing Assistance App Company ChatableApps

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2020

UK-based ChatableApps recently announced that it raised a seed round of funding from Mark Cuban.

RunSafe Security: Lockheed Martin Ventures And NextGen Venture Partners Invest $3.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 8, 2020

RunSafe Security announced the second close of $3.5 million in Series A funding from Lockheed Martin Ventures and NextGen Venture Partners.

Google Doodle Celebrates International Women’s Day 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2020

Google used this image for its International Women’s Day Doodle, which celebrates women coming together throughout the world.

Human Resilience Data Company Sparta Science Closes $16 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 8, 2020

Silicon Valley-based Sparta Science announced it raised $16 million in Series B funding led by GSR Ventures U.S.

Digital Clinical Assistant Company Suki Raises $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 8, 2020

Suki, a company that offers a voice-enabled digital clinical assistant, announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding.

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Alabama-Based Client Relationship Management Company Case Status Raises $1.5 Million

Why Accenture Is Buying ESR Labs

Stanford Online High School Offering Resources For Schools Closing Due To Coronavirus

Microsoft Readjusts Research Group: Eric Horvitz As Chief Scientist And Peter Lee Becomes Head

Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Asking Employees To Work From Home Due To Coronavirus Fears

Mental Health Company Lyra Raises $75 Million Led By IVP

Why PepsiCo Is Buying Rockstar Energy Beverages For $3.85 Billion

Security Operations Center Company Arctic Wolf Raises $60 Million

401(k) Provider Human Interest Secures $40 Million In Funding

Payments Company SpotOn Transact Raises $50 Million

Biopharmaceutical Company Amunix Closes $73 Million In Funding

South Carolina-Based Cybersecurity Company Mailprotector Secures $5 Million

David Energy: This Software-Driven Electricity Provider Just Raised $1.5 Million

Alignment Healthcare: $135 Million Funding And $1 Billion In Projected 2020 Revenue

Openpath Receives Investment From Allegion Ventures

Real-Time Error Monitoring Company Rollbar Raises $11 Million

Apple Watch Series 6 and watchOS 7: Rumors You Should Know About

Enterprise-Grade Cloud DevOps Company AutoRABIT Secures $12.5 Million

Boston-Based Heavy Construction Performance Company HaulHub Raises $30 Million

Aon Acquiring Willis For $30 Billion: Details You Should Know

Precursor Ventures Targeting $40 Million For Third Fund

Twitter: Silver Lake Investing $1 Billion And $2 Billion Share Repurchase Program

Risk Screening Platform Company WorldWatch Plus Raises $2.9 Million

Shannon Studstill To Oversee Google Stadia Studio In LA

Raymond James Hires A $370 Million Team From Merrill Lynch And Wells Fargo

Mark Cuban Invests In Hearing Assistance App Company ChatableApps

RunSafe Security: Lockheed Martin Ventures And NextGen Venture Partners Invest $3.5 Million

Google Doodle Celebrates International Women’s Day 2020

Human Resilience Data Company Sparta Science Closes $16 Million In Funding

Digital Clinical Assistant Company Suki Raises $20 Million