Pulse 2.0

Hospitality Company The Guild Raises $25 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 7, 2020

Austin, Texas-based The Guild announced it has raised $25 million in a Series B round of funding.

Gary Shapiro: Consumer Tech U.S. Sales To Hit Record $422 Billion In 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2020

Consumer Technology Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro pointed out that the consumer technology U.S. sales are poised to hit a record $422 billion in 2020.

BigID Raises $50 Million To Help Businesses Comply With Data Privacy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2020

BigID, a leader in privacy-oriented data discovery, intelligence, and automation, announced it raised $50 million from Tiger Global.

LG And Element AI Announce Strategic Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2020

Element AI and LG announced a strategic partnership for the R&D of next-generation AI-powered products and services.

Graycliff Partners Sells HarperLove To HBM Holdings

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 6, 2020

Graycliff Partners announced it sold specialty chemicals provider HarperLove Holdings to HBM Holdings Company.

Grand Theft Auto V Gets Added To Xbox Game Pass

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2020

Microsoft announced that Grand Theft Auto V is now available on Xbox Game Pass. These are the details.

Bill Gates: Why The Rich Should Pay More Taxes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2020

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently explained why he believes why the rich should pay more in taxes.

WOW! Names Henry Hryckiewicz As CTO And Teresa Jacobs As SVP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2020

WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone announced it named Henry Hryckiewicz as CTO and Teresa Jacobs as SVP of IT Design And Development.

Informatica Names Amit Walia As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2020

Enterprise cloud data management leader Informatica announced it has named Amit Walia as the company CEO.

Onset Financial Funding Hit $210 Million In 2019

By Annie Baker ● Jan 4, 2020

Leading independent equipment leasing company Onset Financial announced it made $210 million in total fundings in 2019.

Cadent Buys Identity And Media Solutions Company 4INFO

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 4, 2020

Advanced TV platform company Cadent announced it is buying 4INFO to expand cross-screen solutions for national advertisers.

Salesforce Issues $500,000 Grant To NYC Public Schools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2020

Salesforce has issued a $500,000 grant to the New York City public school district. These are the details about the grant.

1Life Healthcare (One Medical) Files For $100 Million IPO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2020

1Life Healthcare -- the company known for running the One Medical brand -- has filed an S-1 with the SEC for a $100 million IPO.

FCA Partners With Plug And Play Accelerator To Set Up Mobility Hub In Detroit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2020

FCA announced it is joining a partnership formed between the Plug and Play startup accelerator and the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council.

Smart Home Device Company Trifo Raises $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2020

Trifo, a smart home device company known for making a home security robot vacuum, announced it raised $15 million in Series B.

Vanguard Gains Commission Free Online Trading For Stocks And Options For All Brokerage Clients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2020

Vanguard announced it extended commission-free online trading for stocks and options to all Vanguard Brokerage clients effective immediately.

424 Capital, Eagle Private Capital, And Plexus Buy Majority Share In Practis

By Annie Baker ● Jan 3, 2020

424 Capital, Eagle Private Capital, and Plexus Capital announced it made an investment in Practis for a majority share.

Endeavor Acquires A Majority Stake In On Location Experiences In Reported $660 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2020

Talent agency Endeavor announced it has acquired a majority stake in On Location Experiences. The deal was reportedly valued at $660 million.

Ossia Joins The Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas Supply Chain Program

By Annie Baker ● Jan 3, 2020

Ossia, the company known for creating Cota Real Wireless Power, announced it joined the Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas Supply Chain Program.

Pepsi Has A New Tagline: ‘That’s What I Like’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2020

Pepsi announced it is starting off 2020 with a new tagline: “That’s what I like.”

GE Lighting Adding More Smart Home Products To Its Portfolio

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 3, 2020

GE Lighting is adding several new C by GE technologies to its expanding portfolio of smart home products. These are the details.

Uptime: How This Website Monitoring Company Provides Valuable Performance Insights

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2020

This is how website monitoring company Uptime.com ensures that the websites and checkout platforms of e-commerce businesses stay online.

Dell Is Launching iPhone Mirroring Capabilities On PCs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2020

Dell has revealed new monitors, laptops, and iOS mirroring through Dell Mobile Connect.

Customer Data Platform Company BlueConic Raises $13 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 3, 2020

Leading pure-play customer data platform (CDP) company BlueConic announced it raised $13 million in Series B funding.

Xiaomi Is Investing Over $7 Billion In 5G, AI, And IoT

By Noah Long ● Jan 2, 2020

Xiaomi has announced it is investing over $7 billion in AI and 5G Internet technologies in the next five years.

PwC Reveals Why Its $3 Billion Upskilling Program Is Important For Society

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2020

PwC released a short documentary feature business leaders explaining why upskilling has become a priority for society, organizations, and governments.