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Klarna: Massive $650 Million Funding And $10.65 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2020

Klarna — a leading global payment and shopping service — announced that it has raised $650 million in an equity funding round at a post-money valuation of $10.65 billion.

Microsoft (MSFT) And BP Sign Major Sustainability Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2020

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) And BP plc (NYSE: BP) announced that they have formed a strategic partnership to drive digital energy innovation and advance net-zero goals.

Walmart (WMT) And Zipline Partner To Launch Drone Delivery Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) is teaming up with Zipline to launch a first-of-its-kind drone delivery operation in the U.S.

Why Infosys (INFY) Is Buying GuideVision

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Infosys (NYSE: INFY) recently announced a definitive agreement to buy GuideVision, which is one of the largest ServiceNow Elite Partners in Europe

CenturyLink (CTL) Is Rebranding To Lumen

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

CenturyLink Inc (NYSE: CTL) announced today that it is rebranding to Lumen. These are the details.

Uber: $500 Million In Senior Notes Offering Priced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Today Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) announced it priced a $500 million principal amount of 6.25% Senior Notes due 2028.

Airtable: $185 Million Funding And Reported $2.585 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Cloud productivity company Airtable announced it has raised $185 million in a Series D funding round led by existing investor Thrive Capital.

MDLIVE Secures $50 Million Crossover Equity Investment From Sixth Street Growth

By Noah Long ● Sep 14, 2020

MDLIVE — one of the three largest and fastest-growing telehealth companies in the U.S. offering virtual healthcare services in all 50 states — announced it has closed a $50 million crossover equity investment from Sixth Street Growth.

Why GoDaddy Inc (GDDY) Is Buying SkyVerge

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

GoDaddy Inc (NYSE: GDDY) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy SkyVerge. These are the details.

Merck (MRK) Buying Up To $4.5 Billion Equity Stake In Seattle Genetics (SGEN)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) is planning to buy an equity stake in Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGEN) valued at up to $4.5 billion.

IBM Partners With Nielsen (NLSN) Global Consumer Business To Expand Data Targeting Offerings For Marketers

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 14, 2020

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced the launch of Watson Advertising Weather Targeting — which is a new suite of triggers designed for marketers to help them make the connection between weather and product sales actionable at scale without the use of third-party cookies or identifiers.

Sirius XM (SIRI) Signs Major Extension Deal With General Motors (GM)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Sirius XM Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced it signed an extension of its long-term agreement with General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) that will continue the relationship between the two companies into 2027.

Nikola (NKLA) Provides Comprehensive Response To Hindenburg Research Report

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA) has issued a comprehensive response to the Hindenburg Research report about its business practices.

RNA Therapeutics Company Korro Bio Raises $91.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 14, 2020

RNA therapeutics company Korro Bio announced recently that it has raised $91.5 million in a Series A funding round.

Verizon (VZ) Buying Tracfone In A Deal Valued At Over $6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) announced it entered into an agreement with America Movil to buy Tracfone in a deal valued at over $6 billion. These are the details.

Self-Funded Health Insurance Company Sana Benefits Secures $20.8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 14, 2020

Sana Benefits — a provider of self-funded health insurance for small businesses — announced that it has closed $20.8 million in Series A funding led by Gigafund.

ViacomCBS (VIAC) Selling CNET For $500 Million To Red Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Red Ventures confirmed today that it is buying CNET Media Group from ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAC) for $500 million. These are the details.

Casma Therapeutics Raises $50 Million In Series B

By Noah Long ● Sep 14, 2020

Casma Therapeutics — a biotechnology company harnessing autophagy and the lysosome to design powerful new medicines — announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding.

Oracle (ORCL) Wins Deal To Become TikTok’s U.S. Partner: UPDATE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2020

ByteDance has reportedly picked Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) to be its U.S. technology partner for TikTok.

CONFIRMED: NVIDIA (NVDA) Is Buying ARM From SoftBank For $40 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2020

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) has confirmed to Pulse 2.0 about a deal to buy British chipmaker Arm Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp (OTCMKTS: SFTBY) and the SoftBank Vision Fund in a deal valued at $40 billion.

Snyk: $200 Million Funding And Over $2.6 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Sep 13, 2020

Developer-first security company Snyk announced it has raised $200 million led by Addition. These are the details.

AaDya Security: $2.7 Million Funding And Cybersecurity Platform Marzo4 Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2020

AaDya Security, a Detroit-based cybersecurity platform company, announced recently it has closed $2.7 million in funding and launched an all-in-one cybersecurity platform called Marzo4.

Autonomous Demand Generation Company Metadata.io Raises $6.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2020

Autonomous demand generation platform Metadata.io announced it raised $6.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Resolute Ventures.

Sprinklr: $200 Million And $2.7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2020

Customer Experience Management (CXM) platform Sprinklr announced that it has raised $200 million at a $2.7 billion valuation from Hellman & Friedman (H&F) and secured an additional $150 million in convertible securities from Sixth Street Growth.

Delphi (DLPH) Secures Premium European OEM To Supply 800-Volt Inverters Of BEVs

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 13, 2020

Delphi Technologies PLC (NYSE: DLPH) — a global provider of automotive propulsion systems — announced recently that it achieved a major win with a premium European OEM to supply its 800-volt inverters for the OEM's next generation of battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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Klarna: Massive $650 Million Funding And $10.65 Billion Valuation

Microsoft (MSFT) And BP Sign Major Sustainability Partnership

Walmart (WMT) And Zipline Partner To Launch Drone Delivery Service

Why Infosys (INFY) Is Buying GuideVision

CenturyLink (CTL) Is Rebranding To Lumen

Uber: $500 Million In Senior Notes Offering Priced

Airtable: $185 Million Funding And Reported $2.585 Billion Valuation

MDLIVE Secures $50 Million Crossover Equity Investment From Sixth Street Growth

Why GoDaddy Inc (GDDY) Is Buying SkyVerge

Merck (MRK) Buying Up To $4.5 Billion Equity Stake In Seattle Genetics (SGEN)

IBM Partners With Nielsen (NLSN) Global Consumer Business To Expand Data Targeting Offerings For Marketers

Sirius XM (SIRI) Signs Major Extension Deal With General Motors (GM)

Nikola (NKLA) Provides Comprehensive Response To Hindenburg Research Report

RNA Therapeutics Company Korro Bio Raises $91.5 Million

Verizon (VZ) Buying Tracfone In A Deal Valued At Over $6 Billion

Self-Funded Health Insurance Company Sana Benefits Secures $20.8 Million

ViacomCBS (VIAC) Selling CNET For $500 Million To Red Ventures

Casma Therapeutics Raises $50 Million In Series B

Oracle (ORCL) Wins Deal To Become TikTok’s U.S. Partner: UPDATE

CONFIRMED: NVIDIA (NVDA) Is Buying ARM From SoftBank For $40 Billion

Snyk: $200 Million Funding And Over $2.6 Billion Valuation

AaDya Security: $2.7 Million Funding And Cybersecurity Platform Marzo4 Launch

Autonomous Demand Generation Company Metadata.io Raises $6.5 Million

Sprinklr: $200 Million And $2.7 Billion Valuation

Delphi (DLPH) Secures Premium European OEM To Supply 800-Volt Inverters Of BEVs

Gilead Sciences (GILD) Reportedly Planning To Buy Immunomedics (IMMU) For Over $20 Billion

AstraZeneca (AZN) Resuming UK Trials Of COVID-19 Vaccine

Payroll And Compliance Platform Deel Raises $30 Million

NVIDIA (NVDA) Near Deal To Buy Arm From SoftBank (SFTBY) For Over $40 Billion: WSJ

Truepill: $75 Million In Funding And Nearly $200 Million In Annual Revenue