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Facebook Dating Feature: How It Works

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2019

Facebook has rolled out the Dating feature across the US. This is how it works.

J2 Global Names Nate Simmons As President Of Cloud Services

By Noah Long ● Sep 6, 2019

J2 Global announced it has named Nate Simmons as its President of Cloud Services and will be reporting to J2 Global CEO Vivek Shah.

Why Chegg Is Acquiring Thinkful For $80 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 6, 2019

Educational tech company Chegg announced it is acquiring Thinkful for $80 million. These are the details behind the deal.

Keith Hartsfield Named As Chief Product Officer At iRobot

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 5, 2019

Consumer robots leader iRobot has announced it named Keith Hartsfield as chief product officer at the company.

Ginger: This On-Demand Behavioral Health Company Just Raised $35 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 5, 2019

Ginger, a leader in on-demand behavioral health, announced it raised $35 million in Series C.

Why Palo Alto Networks Is Acquiring Zingbox For $75 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2019

Palo Alto Networks recently announced it is acquiring IoT security company Zingbox for $75 million in cash. These are the details behind the deal.

YouTube Is Investing $100 Million In Original Children’s Programming

By Noah Long ● Sep 5, 2019

YouTube has announced that it is investing $100 million on original children's programming over the next 3 years.

How Let’s Do This Runs A Rapidly Growing Endurance Event Marketplace

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 5, 2019

Y Combinator alumni company Let’s Do This announced it raised $5 million in seed funding led by NFX managing partner Pete Flint.

Women Who Tech Unveils 10 HealthTech Startup Finalists

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2019

Women Who Tech, one of the largest organizations funding women-led ventures, has announced 10 finalists for the European leg of its Startup Challenge.

Frances Frei Becomes First Female To Join WeWork Board

By Annie Baker ● Sep 5, 2019

As The We Company is pushing forward towards an IPO, the company has hired former Uber executive Frances Frei as its first female board member.

Conversational AI Platform Company Kasisto Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 5, 2019

Kasisto, a conversational AI platform company, announced that it has raised $15 million led by Rho Capital.

AT&T: John Stankey Named President And COO And Jeff McElfresh As Communications CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2019

AT&T has announced that John Stankey was named the president and COO of AT&T and Jeff McElfresh as CEO of AT&T Communications LLC effective October 1.

Cloudflare IPO: From A Business Plan To A $3.2 Billion Web Infrastructure Giant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2019

This is how Cloudflare went from a simple business plan to a $3.2 billion web infrastructure giant.

R. Martin Chavez Retiring From Goldman Sachs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2019

R. Martin Chavez - the global co-head securities and a partner at Goldman Sachs - is retiring from the company after working there for about 19 years.

TIME Makes Key Hires Across Sales And Marketing Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2019

TIME President Keith A. Grossman announced several key hires including Viktoria Degtar, Susanna Schrobsdorff, Radhika Prakash, and Maya Draisin Farrah.

Faraday Future Names Dr. Carsten Breitfeld As Global CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2019

Faraday Future, an intelligent mobility eco-system company, announced it named Dr. Carsten Breitfeld as the company’s global CEO.

Kabbage Buys Radius Intelligence: Details About The Deal You Should Know

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2019

Kabbage announced that it has acquired small-business data platform Radius Intelligence. These are the details.

Government Enterprise Cloud Solutions Company OpenGov Raises $51 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 4, 2019

Government enterprise cloud solutions company OpenGov announced it raised $51 million in funding led by Weatherford Capital and 8VC.

Freeman Spogli & Co. Secures $1.85 Billion For Eighth Private Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2019

Leading middle-market private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co. announced it closed $1.85 billion in capital commitments for its eight fund.

Contently Names Pearl Collings As CEO

By Noah Long ● Sep 3, 2019

Rapidly growing content marketing solution company Contently announced it named Pearl Collings as its new CEO.

HireVue Receives Funding From Majority Investor The Carlyle Group

By Annie Baker ● Sep 3, 2019

HireVue announced that investment firm The Carlyle Group has signed an agreement to fund the company as a majority investor.

Blockchain-Inspired Bank Payments Company Baton Systems Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 3, 2019

Bank-to-bank payments infrastructure company Baton Systems announced it raised $12 million to increase processing times within the payments market.

Backstage Detroit Reveals First Cohort Of Accelerator Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2019

Backstage Capital -- a venture capital firm that invests in underrepresented founders -- has revealed its first cohort of Detroit startups.

ePACT Raises $4.5 Million For Its Emergency Preparedness Platform

By Annie Baker ● Sep 3, 2019

Emergency preparedness platform company ePACT announced it raised $4.5 million in funding co-led by Disruption Ventures and Yaletown Partners.

India-Based B2B Trading Platform Udaan Raises $300 Million 

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 3, 2019

Udaan - an India-based B2B trading platform company - has raised $300 million from AltimeterCapital, GGV Capital, DST Global, and Lightspeed.

Esusu Closes $1.6 Million In Seed Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 3, 2019

Financial technology platform company Esusu announced that it raised $1.6 million in seed funding led by Acumen Fund.

AI Coaching And Training Company VoiceOps Raises $9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2019

San Francisco-based AI coaching and training company VoiceOps announced that it raised $9 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures.

Wing Resources Raises $100 Million From NGP 

By Noah Long ● Sep 3, 2019

Wing Resources IV announced it has raised $100 million in new equity commitments from NGP through NGP Natural Resources XII, L.P.

Temenos Acquiring Kony For $559 Million: Details About The Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2019

Banking software company Temenos announced it is acquiring Kony for $559 million.

Hotel Operations Company Mews Closes $33 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 3, 2019

Mews, a company that is reimagining hotel operations and guest experience management, announced it raised $33 million in funding.

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Facebook Dating Feature: How It Works

J2 Global Names Nate Simmons As President Of Cloud Services

Why Chegg Is Acquiring Thinkful For $80 Million

Keith Hartsfield Named As Chief Product Officer At iRobot

Ginger: This On-Demand Behavioral Health Company Just Raised $35 Million

Why Palo Alto Networks Is Acquiring Zingbox For $75 Million

YouTube Is Investing $100 Million In Original Children’s Programming

How Let’s Do This Runs A Rapidly Growing Endurance Event Marketplace

Women Who Tech Unveils 10 HealthTech Startup Finalists

Frances Frei Becomes First Female To Join WeWork Board

Conversational AI Platform Company Kasisto Raises $15 Million

AT&T: John Stankey Named President And COO And Jeff McElfresh As Communications CEO

Cloudflare IPO: From A Business Plan To A $3.2 Billion Web Infrastructure Giant

R. Martin Chavez Retiring From Goldman Sachs

TIME Makes Key Hires Across Sales And Marketing Teams

Faraday Future Names Dr. Carsten Breitfeld As Global CEO

Kabbage Buys Radius Intelligence: Details About The Deal You Should Know

Government Enterprise Cloud Solutions Company OpenGov Raises $51 Million

Freeman Spogli & Co. Secures $1.85 Billion For Eighth Private Equity Fund

Contently Names Pearl Collings As CEO

HireVue Receives Funding From Majority Investor The Carlyle Group

Blockchain-Inspired Bank Payments Company Baton Systems Raises $12 Million

Backstage Detroit Reveals First Cohort Of Accelerator Program

ePACT Raises $4.5 Million For Its Emergency Preparedness Platform

India-Based B2B Trading Platform Udaan Raises $300 Million

Esusu Closes $1.6 Million In Seed Funding

AI Coaching And Training Company VoiceOps Raises $9 Million

Wing Resources Raises $100 Million From NGP

Temenos Acquiring Kony For $559 Million: Details About The Deal

Hotel Operations Company Mews Closes $33 Million

India-Based B2B Trading Platform Udaan Raises $300 Million 

Wing Resources Raises $100 Million From NGP 