Pulse 2.0 Archive

Santa Barbara-Based Partnership Automation Company Impact Secures $75 Million

By Noah Long ● March 18, 2019

Santa Barbara, California-based leader in partnership automation company Impact has raised $75 million in funding led by Providence Strategic Growth.

Montreal-Based Micro Optical Switch AEPONYX Raises CAD 7.9 Million

By Dan Anderson ● March 18, 2019

Montreal, Quebec-based micro optical switch company AEPONYX announced it raised CAD 7.9 million in Series A funding.

Indianapolis-Based Communications Workflow Company Kerauno Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● March 17, 2019

Indianapolis, Indiana-based global communications workflow provider Kerauno announced it raised more than $25 million in Series A funding.

NASA’s First All-Female Spacewalk In History Is Happening On March 29

By Amit Chowdhry ● March 17, 2019

NASA astronauts Anne McClain (Lt Col, U.S. Army) and Christina Hammock Koch will be participating in the first all-female spacewalk in history outside the International Space Station (ISS) on March 29.

Rishon LeZion-Based Cybersecurity Company Cymulate Raises $7.5 Million

By Noah Long ● March 17, 2019

Rishon LeZion, Israel-based breach and attack simulation (BAS) platform company Cymulate has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding.

Signify Health Acquires Health Tech Company TAVHealth

By Dan Anderson ● March 17, 2019

Dallas-based complex care management company Signify Health has acquired TAVHealth -- which is a leading platfom for addressing social determinants of health (SDOH).

Tesla Model Y Features: All The Details You Need To Know

By Amit Chowdhry ● March 17, 2019

Here is a comprehensive overview of what you need to know about the Model Y including features, specifications, price, and release date.

Google Hires Jade Raymond As Vice President

By Amit Chowdhry ● March 16, 2019

Video game veteran Jade Raymond has joined Google as a vice president at the company.

Cloud Computing Company PagerDuty Files To Go Public

By Annie Baker ● March 16, 2019

PagerDuty has filed an S-1 to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PD" soon.

Venmo Now Allows Users To Transfer Funds Instantly To Bank Accounts

By Noah Long ● March 16, 2019

Venmo now allows you to instantly transfer funds to your bank account as part of the new Instant Transfer feature.

Kim Taylor Partners With Mark Cuban And ECMC Group Again To Help Engineers Find Industrial Tech Careers

By Amit Chowdhry ● March 16, 2019

Cluster, the first U.S. marketplace that matches Industry 4.0 skills and jobs, has raised a $1.9 million seed round of funding led by billionaire Mark Cuban and ECMC Group.

Real Estate Tech Company Blueground Raises $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● March 16, 2019

Real estate technology company announced it raised $20 million in funding from a number of investors including entrepreneur Kevin Ryan.

How Laurel Taylor Built A Company That Is Helping Crush Student Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● March 15, 2019

Boston-based entrepreneur Laurel Taylor has built a company that is helping crush student debt. Here are the details.

STASH Launches Stock-Back Rewards Program And Raises $65 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● March 15, 2019

Financial management app company STASH announced a new Stock-Back program and the company raised $65 million in Series E funding.

How Eargo Is Destigmatizing Hearing Loss Through Innovation

By Annie Baker ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 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 ● March 12, 2019

Australia-based Appen announced it was acquiring Figure Eight for up to $300 million.