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MessageBird: $200 Million Funding And $3 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2020

Leading omnichannel cloud communications platform MessageBird announced recently that it raised $200 million in Series C funding at a $3 billion valuation.

JPMorgan Chase Committing $30 Billion For Addressing Racial Wealth Gap

By Annie Baker ● Oct 12, 2020

JPMorgan Chase is pledging $30 billion to help address the racial wealth gap in the U.S. and reduce systemic racism against Black and Latinx people. These are the details.

Why Square Is Buying $50 Million Worth Of Bitcoin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2020

Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) recently announced it is buying about 4,709 bitcoins at an aggregate price of $50 million. These are the details.

Microsoft (MSFT) To Allow More Employees To Work From Home Permanently

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2020

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently announced plans to deploy a new flexible workplace setup. These are the details.

Amazon (AMZN) To Buy Large Stake In SpartanNash (SPTN)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2020

SpartanNash (NASDAQ:SPTN) recently announced that it has given Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) the right to buy up to 5.44 million of its total outstanding stock — which has a value of about 15% of the grocery company.

goPuff: $380 Million Funding And $3.9 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2020

goPuff — a go-to solution for immediate everyday needs — announced it has raised $380 million in a new round of funding. This funding round values goPuff at $3.9 billion.

Why Honeywell (HON) Is Buying Rocky Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2020

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) recently announced it is buying Boulder City, Nevada-based technology leader Rocky Research. These are the details.

Social Fintech Company Clair Raises $4.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 10, 2020

Clair announced it has raised a $4.5 million seed round led by Upfront Ventures. These are the details.

Apple (AAPL) Is Now Shipping Devices From Stores

By Noah Long ● Oct 10, 2020

Apple (AAPL) is now utilizing its retail store network as distribution centers for shipping products to its customers.

Why Infosys (INFY) Is Buying Blue Acorn iCi

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2020

Digital services and consulting company Infosys (NYSE: INFY) has announced a definitive agreement to buy Blue Acorn iCi. These are the details.

University Of Arkansas Professor Receives $1.25 Million DoD Grant For Computational Software Project

By Annie Baker ● Oct 10, 2020

University of Arkansas ARA Scholar Professor of Data Science Justin Zhan has received a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense. These are the details.

Instacart: $200 Million Funding And $17.7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2020

Instacart — a company that is known for its grocery delivery and pick-up service — announced it has raised $200 million at a valuation of $17.7 billion.

Rumor: AMD May Buy Xilinx For Over $30 Billion (AMD, XLNX)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) is reportedly planning to buy Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) for as much as $30 billion. These are the details.

Twilio (TWLO) Reportedly Planning To Buy Segment For $3.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

Cloud communications giant Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO) is reportedly planning to buy customer data infrastructure company Segment for $3.2 billion. These are the details.

LLR Partners Buys Financial Charting Service YCharts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

YCharts — a cloud-based investment analytics and communications platform for RIAs, broker-dealers, and asset managers — announced LLR Partners completed a growth recapitalization in partnership with the management team.

Greycroft Raises Over $678 Million Across Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

Leading venture capital firm Greycroft has announced it has raised over $678 million across two new funds.

Doppler: $2.3 Million Funding And Launching Of Universal Secrets Manager

By Annie Baker ● Oct 9, 2020

Universal Secrets Manager Doppler has raised $2.3 million in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Unqork: $207 Million Funding And $2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

No-code startup Unqork recently announced a $207 million Series C round of funding at about a $2 valuation.

Low-Code Platform For Customer Engagement Airkit Raises $28 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 9, 2020

Low-code customer engagement platform Airkit announced it has raised $28 million in funding.

Microbial Therapy Company Federation Bio Raises $50 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 9, 2020

Federation Bio — a microbial therapeutics company targeting diseases in which the human microbiome can play a curative role — announced that it has raised $50 million in a Series A round of funding.

AccessFintech Secures $20 Million in Series B Financing

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 9, 2020

Fintech-based data and workflow collaboration company AccessFintech announced it has raised $20 million.

Walmart (WMT) To Start Selling Health Insurance Plans Next Week

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2020

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) announced it is going to start offering Medicare plans starting next week.

Draper Goren Holm Launches $25 Million Blockchain VC Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2020

Los Angeles-based studio Draper Goren Holm has raised its first venture fund with $25 million (Fund 1) for investing in seed and Series A rounds.

Nextdoor Appoints John Hope Bryant and Andrea Wishom To Its Board of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2020

Nextdoor announced the appointment of John Hope Bryant and Andrea Wishom to its Board of Directors.

FlexScreen Raises Investment From Lori Greiner Of ‘Shark Tank’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2020

FlexScreen announced the finalized equity partnership with 'Shark Tank' entrepreneur and investor Lori Greiner.

Why Justworks Is Buying Boomr

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2020

Justworks has announced the acquisition of Boomr. These are the details about the deal.

Abridge Closes $15 Million To Help You Stay On Top Of Your Health

By Noah Long ● Oct 8, 2020

Abridge announced it has raised $15 million across a seed round and recent Series A led by Union Square Ventures and healthcare partner UPMC.

Unified Lineage Platform MANTA Raises $13 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2020

MANTA — a unified data lineage platform provider — announced it has closed a $13 million Series A1 funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

Why Morgan Stanley (MS) Is Buying Eaton Vance (EV) For $7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2020

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) have announced a $7 billion acquisition deal. These are the details.

Sales Demo Experience Company Walnut Secures $2.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 8, 2020

Walnut announced it has officially launched and closed $2.5 million in a seed round of funding.