Pulse 2.0

Argyle Raises $2.6 Million From Bain Capital And Checkr

By Dan Anderson ● September 15, 2019

Argyle -- a company that provides infrastructure for consumers to connect workforce platforms to businesses -- raised $2.6 million from Checkr and Bain Capital.

Starbucks Adds Ritch Allison, Andrew Campion, And Isabel Mahe To The Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● September 15, 2019

Coffee giant Starbucks announced it added Domino’s CEO Richard Allison, Nike CFO & EVP Andrew Campion, and Apple managing director Isabel Mahe to its board.

Goldman Sachs Names Marco Argenti As Co-CIO And Atte Lahtiranta As CTO

By Amit Chowdhry ● September 15, 2019

Goldman Sachs announced it named Marco Argenti as a partner and co-CIO and Atte Lahtiranta as a partner and the CTO.

LinkedIn Rolls Out ‘Find An Expert’ Feature To Help You Find Talent

By Annie Baker ● September 15, 2019

LinkedIn announced it is rolling out a feature called "Find An Expert" to help users find talent for certain tasks.

Morningstar Founder Joe Mansueto Buying Chicago Fire Soccer Club

By Amit Chowdhry ● September 15, 2019

The Chicago Fire Club announced that Andrew Hauptman is selling his controlling interest in the team to Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto.

Ford Selling Canvas Vehicle Subscription Service To Fair

By Noah Long ● September 15, 2019

Fair announced it is going to be acquiring monthly vehicle subscription service Canvas from Ford. These are the details about the deal.

Containerized App Lifecycle Management Company Rafay Systems Secures $8 Million

By Dan Anderson ● September 15, 2019

Rafay Systems announced a couple of major milestones including an $8 million funding round and the general availability of its SaaS offering.

Construction Document Management Workflow Company LINQ Raises Funding

By Noah Long ● September 14, 2019

Construction document management workflow company LINQ recently announced that it raised an undisclosed Series A round of funding.

AppNexus Co-Founder Brian O’Kelley Is Now Focused On The Commodities Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● September 14, 2019

Brian O'Kelley -- the co-founder and former CEO of AppNexus -- has turned his attention to the commodities market, which is ripe for disruption.

Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max: Pros And Cons

By Amit Chowdhry ● September 13, 2019

Are you thinking of buying an iPhone 11 Pro Max? Here are some of the iPhone 11 Pro Max pros and cons for you to consider before buying one.

Spotify’s Acquisition Of SoundBetter: Details About The Deal

By Annie Baker ● September 13, 2019

Spotify recently announced that it is acquiring SoundBetter. These are the details about the deal.

Healthcare Hiring Platform Incredible Health Raises $15 Million

By Noah Long ● September 13, 2019

Incredible Health, a company that is powering one of the country's fastest-growing health care hiring platforms announced it raised $15 million in Series A

Volta Charging Receives $64 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● September 13, 2019

Charging network company Volta Charging announced that it raised $64 million in funding, of which $20 million is a follow-on to Series C and $44 million is a credit facility.

Walmart Is Rolling Out Delivery Unlimited To Over 1,400 Stores

By Amit Chowdhry ● September 13, 2019

Walmart announced it is expanding the reach of Delivery Unlimited to more than 1,400 stores later this fall.

Work Life Ventures Exits Stealth With $5 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● September 13, 2019

Work Life Ventures announced that it exited stealth and announced a $5 million fund for investing in work-focused SaaS startups.

ClearAccessIP Raises $3.7 Million To Help Innovators Access Patent Rights

By Annie Baker ● September 13, 2019

ClearAccessIP announced it has raised $3.7 million in investment in the form of seed and note financing.

KKR Buys Majority Stake Of Burning Glass Technologies From Providence

By Amit Chowdhry ● September 13, 2019

KKR announced it has acquired a majority stake in Burning Glass Technologies, a leading real-time labor market data sources company.

Developer-First Security Company Snyk Raises $70 Million

By Dan Anderson ● September 13, 2019

Developer-first security company Snyk announced it raised $70 million in funding led by Accel and existing investors GV and Boldstart Ventures.

GlaxoSmithKline’s Acquisition Of Sitari Pharmaceuticals: Details About The Deal

By Noah Long ● September 13, 2019

Avalon Ventures announced it entered a deal with GlaxoSmithKline for the acquisition of Sitari Pharmaceuticals by GSK. These are the details.

MSI Data Receives Funding From Luminate Capital

By Noah Long ● September 13, 2019

Field service management software provider MSI Data announced that it received strategic growth investment from Luminate Capital Partners.

Apple iPhone 11 Pro: Pros And Cons

By Amit Chowdhry ● September 13, 2019

Are you thinking of buying an iPhone 11 Pro? Here are some of the iPhone 11 Pro pros and cons for you to consider before buying one.

RoosterBio Raises $21.5 Million And Appoints Daniella Kranjac To The Board

By Annie Baker ● September 12, 2019

RoosterBio, a company that is simplifying human mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (hMSC) biomanufacturing, announced it has raised $21.5 million.

Western Digital’s Acquisition Of Kazan Networks: Details About The Deal

By Dan Anderson ● September 12, 2019

Western Digital is acquiring Kazan Networks, a provider of industry-leading NVMe-over-Fabric ASIC and adapters for next-gen data center architectures.