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How Gmail Is Now Making It Easier To Unsubscribe From Emails

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2024

Google has added a new feature to Gmail that makes it easier to unsubscribe from emails on mobile devices and the web versions of Gmail. This is done by moving the "Report spam & unsubscribe" button by creating separate "Report spam" and “Unsubscribe.”

Meta Plans To Buy 350,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs By The End Of The Year

By Annie Baker ● Jan 21, 2024

According to an Instagram post from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the company plans to buy a substantial amount of Nvidia hardware by the end of 2024 to support its AI initiatives. Zuckerberg discussed a goal to ramp up an open-source artificial general intelligence platform that would be able to support productivity, wearables, and digital assistants.

StackHawk: This Company Makes It Easier For Developers To Fix Application Security Bugs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2024

StackHawk is a company that makes it simple for developers to find and fix application security bugs. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Stackhawk co-founder and chief security officer (CSO) Scott Gerlach to learn more about the company.

Lemurian Labs: How This Company Is Solving AI’s Compute Capacity Limitations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2024

Lemurian Labs is a company focused on unleashing AI's capabilities for humanity's benefit. To fulfill this purpose, Lemurian Labs is developing a general-purpose AI accelerator capable of orders of magnitude better performance and efficiency than legacy processors while being designed for scalability. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Lemurian Labs CEO and co-founder Jay Dawani to learn more about the company.

SmartBear: How This Company Ensures End-To-End Quality Through Test Automation And Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2024

SmartBear is a company that provides a portfolio of trusted tools that give software development teams worldwide visibility into end-to-end quality through test management and automation, API development lifecycle, and application stability - ensuring each software release is better than the last. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SmartBear chief revenue officer Melissa Campbell to learn more about the company.

AGF Management Buying Majority Interest In Kensington Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2024

AGF Management Limited’s (AGF) private markets business signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority interest in Kensington Capital Partners Limited - one of Canada’s leading alternative investment firms, as part of AGF’s strategic imperative to grow its private markets business.

Diamond-Amazon Deal: What Could Happen To The MLB, NBA, And NHL Games

By Annie Baker ● Jan 19, 2024

Earlier this week, regional sports operator Diamond Sports Group and Amazon announced a major partnership. Diamond represents 37 teams in the MLB, NHL, and NBA. If the deal is approved in court, local games would be added to Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service and it would enable Diamond Sports Group to emerge from bankruptcy.

VRDirect: Empowering Enterprises To Create And Adopt VR Experiences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2024

VRdirect is a software company specializing in virtual reality solutions for businesses. Through an easy-to-use platform, VRdirect enables enterprises to create, distribute, and manage VR experiences without coding or technical expertise. Pulse 2.0 interviewed VRDirect CEO Dr. Rolf Illenberger to learn more about the company.

Uptake Alliance: Inaugural Cohort Of 15 Climate Tech Startups Announced

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 18, 2024

Uptake Alliance - an emerging venture development program focused on fostering breakthrough climate technologies - announced the selection of its inaugural startup cohort. The innovation program - which was designed to facilitate and propel startups to secure commercial agreements, boost revenue, assemble exceptional teams, and secure funding - launches later this month.

How Zillow Is Empowering Renters Through A New Credit-Building Payment Reporting Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2024

Zillow has announced a new feature that enables renters who pay their rent on Zillow to have their on-time payments reported to a major national credit bureau at no cost. This is a first for any online rental marketplace, providing a unique opportunity for renters to build credit through regular rent payments at no additional cost.

Build A Rocket Boy: Gaming Company Raises $110 Million In Series D

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 18, 2024

Build A Rocket Boy - a leading independent gaming and entertainment company - recently announced closing on a Series D fundraising round worth over $110 million.

Cyversity: New Leadership And Board Revealed To Bring Better Diversity In Cybersecurity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2024

Cyversity - a 501(c)3 non-profit association dedicated to achieve the consistent representation of women, underrepresented communities, and all veterans in the cybersecurity industry through programs designed for diversifying, educating, and empowering - announced new executive leadership and its newly elected board of directors for the 2024-2026 term effective January 1, 2024.

Sayari: Supply Chain Risk Intelligence Provider Company Raises $228 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2024

Sayari - a counterparty and supply chain risk intelligence provider trusted by government agencies, multinational corporations, and financial institutions - and TPG (a global alternative asset management firm) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for TPG Growth - which is the firm’s middle market and growth equity platform - to make an up to $228 million strategic majority investment in Sayari. Sayari’s founders, employees, and existing investors will retain a significant stake in the company.

Zip Closes $225 Million Debt Facility With Victory Park Capital

By Annie Baker ● Jan 18, 2024

Victory Park Capital (VPC) - a global alternative investment firm specializing in private credit - recently announced that it has closed a refinancing agreement for a US$225 million debt facility with Zip Co Limited, a global leader in the digital retail finance and payments industries. The deal will support the growth of Zip’s US receivables.

How John Deere And SpaceX Are Collaborating To Help Farmers With Connectivity Challenges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2024

Deere & Company recently announced it has agreed with SpaceX to provide cutting-edge satellite communications (SATCOM) service to farmers. Leveraging the industry-leading Starlink network, this solution will allow farmers facing rural connectivity challenges to leverage precision agriculture technologies fully.

Kusari: $8 Million Secured To Bring Security To The Software Supply Chain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2024

Kusari - a software supply chain security startup - recently announced it raised $8 million through combined investments in pre-seed and seed round funding. The seed funding round was led by J2 Ventures and co-led by Glasswing Ventures with participation from Unusual Ventures, which previously invested $2 million in pre-seed funding.

TrusTrace: $24 Million Raised To Advance Product Traceability And Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2024

TrusTrace - a global SaaS company with a market-leading platform for product traceability and compliance - announced today the completion of a (U.S.) $24 million growth investment led by Circularity Capital, a specialist investor in businesses that enable the circular economy, with participation from existing investors Industrifonden and Fairpoint Capital.

Gates Foundation: $8.6 Billion Budget For 2024 Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2024

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced its largest annual budget to date as it works toward a healthier and more prosperous world. These are the details.

Northvolt: $5 Billion Raised For Circular Gigafactory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2024

Northvolt recently announced the signing of a $5 billion non-recourse project financing to enable the expansion of Northvolt Ett in northern Sweden. This deal represents the largest green loan raised in Europe to date.

Why Snyk Is Buying Helio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2024

Snyk - a leader in developer security - announced the acquisition of Helios, an industry pioneer capturing application runtime data, to further enhance Snyk’s cloud-to-code risk visibility. This acquisition marks a milestone in Snyk’s Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) journey, accelerating the evolution of Snyk AppRisk and allowing enterprise security teams to more effectively manage their global application security programs at scale.

Quantinuum: $300 Million Raised At $5 Billion Pre-Money Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2024

Honeywell has announced the closing of a $300 million equity fundraise for Quantinuum (the world's leading integrated quantum computing company) at a pre-money valuation of $5 billion. The funding round was anchored by Quantinuum's strategic partner JPMorgan Chase, with additional participation from Mitsui & Co., Amgen and Honeywell - which remains as the company's majority shareholder.

Xyte: Servitization Platform Company Raises $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2024

Xyte - a developer of the first all-in-one servitization platform for device and hardware manufacturers - recently announced a $30 million investment round, which includes $20 million in Series A funding led by Intel Capital, with participation from Samsung Next and existing investors S Capital and Mindset Ventures, and $10 million in venture lending from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock.

Mars: $237 Million Nature’s Bakery Facility To Be Built In Salt Lake City

By Annie Baker ● Jan 17, 2024

Mars announced the establishment of a 339,000 sq. ft. baking facility by Nature's Bakery in Salt Lake City. And Nature's Bakery projects to add over 190 jobs to its Utah location and invest $237 million in its Utah facility.

SMX: $5 Million Contract Signed With R&I Trading

By Noah Long ● Jan 17, 2024

SMX (Security Matters) PLC recently announced a $5 million contract with R&I Trading of New York. This project (spearheaded by the SMX team) will deploy SMX's cutting-edge technology to enhance supply chain transparency with respect to a NATO member state and with the expectation of expanding to further NATO member states.

Aspen Power: Distributed Energy Generation Platform Company Closes $241 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2024

Aspen Power - a leading distributed generation platform with a mission to accelerate and democratize decarbonization - recently announced it has completed three financings totaling $241 million with J.P. Morgan, Lombard Odier, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).

Xsolla: Empowering The Gaming Community With Marketing, Distribution, And Monetization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2024

Xsolla is a global video game commerce company with a powerful set of tools and services designed specifically for the video game industry. Since the company launched in 2005, Xsolla helped thousands of game developers and publishers of all sizes fund, market, launch, and monetize their games globally and across multiple platforms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Xsolla President and Interim CEO Chris Hewish to learn more about the company.

Secret Double Octopus: Passwordless Solutions Company Secures $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 17, 2024

Secret Double Octopus - a market leader in Passwordless solutions for the enterprise workforce - recently announced the successful closure of a Series C funding round. And since 2022, the company has raised another $15 million in capital, including this most recent equity round led by BGV. The funding round - which has the backing of both new and existing strategic investors, including JVP, SCV & KDDI - will help the company satisfy the increasing demand for its workforce-centered Passwordless authentication solution.

Archives

How Gmail Is Now Making It Easier To Unsubscribe From Emails

Meta Plans To Buy 350,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs By The End Of The Year

StackHawk: This Company Makes It Easier For Developers To Fix Application Security Bugs

Lemurian Labs: How This Company Is Solving AI’s Compute Capacity Limitations

SmartBear: How This Company Ensures End-To-End Quality Through Test Automation And Management

AGF Management Buying Majority Interest In Kensington Capital Partners

Diamond-Amazon Deal: What Could Happen To The MLB, NBA, And NHL Games

VRDirect: Empowering Enterprises To Create And Adopt VR Experiences

Uptake Alliance: Inaugural Cohort Of 15 Climate Tech Startups Announced

How Zillow Is Empowering Renters Through A New Credit-Building Payment Reporting Service

Build A Rocket Boy: Gaming Company Raises $110 Million In Series D

Cyversity: New Leadership And Board Revealed To Bring Better Diversity In Cybersecurity

Sayari: Supply Chain Risk Intelligence Provider Company Raises $228 Million

Zip Closes $225 Million Debt Facility With Victory Park Capital

How John Deere And SpaceX Are Collaborating To Help Farmers With Connectivity Challenges

Kusari: $8 Million Secured To Bring Security To The Software Supply Chain

TrusTrace: $24 Million Raised To Advance Product Traceability And Compliance Platform

Gates Foundation: $8.6 Billion Budget For 2024 Announced

Northvolt: $5 Billion Raised For Circular Gigafactory

Why Snyk Is Buying Helio

Quantinuum: $300 Million Raised At $5 Billion Pre-Money Valuation

Xyte: Servitization Platform Company Raises $30 Million

Mars: $237 Million Nature’s Bakery Facility To Be Built In Salt Lake City

SMX: $5 Million Contract Signed With R&I Trading

Aspen Power: Distributed Energy Generation Platform Company Closes $241 Million In Funding

Xsolla: Empowering The Gaming Community With Marketing, Distribution, And Monetization

Secret Double Octopus: Passwordless Solutions Company Secures $15 Million

LAND: Electric Mobility And Portable Battery Company Raises $3 Million

DelSiTech: Clinical-Stage Drug Delivery Company Raises €10 Million

Azteco: Offering Bitcoin Vouchers That Work Like Gift Cards And Mobile Phone Top-Ups