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RTP Global Launches $650 Million Fund

By Noah Long ● Mar 5, 2020

RTP Global, a venture capital firm headed up by Russian entrepreneur and investor Leonid Boguslavsky, announced it launched a $650 million fund for early-stage companies.

Welcome Technologies Raises $8 Million To Help Immigrants Improve Their Lives

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 5, 2020

Welcome Technologies, a certified B-corporation that connects immigrants and their families to services, announced it raised $8 million.

IBM Suspends Domestic Travel And Converts ‘Think 2020’ Conference To Digital-First

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 5, 2020

IBM is suspending domestic travel and is converting the "Think 2020" developer conference to digital-only.

PwC: Customer Fraud Continuing To Increase, Says Survey

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2020

According to a bi-annual survey of business crime put together by PwC, fraud and economic crime rates remain at record highs.

Universal Code Search Company Sourcegraph Raises $23 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 4, 2020

Universal Code Search leader Sourcegraph announced it raised $23 million in Series B funding led by Craft Ventures with participation from earlier investors.

Bregal Sagemount Launches Fund III At $1.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2020

Bregal Sagemount, a leading growth-focused private equity firm, announced it completed the the final closing for Bregal Sagemount Fund III.

Why Salesforce Is Buying The CMO Club

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2020

Salesforce chief marketing officer Stephanie Buscemi recently announced that the company is buying The CMO Club.

University Of Michigan Provides Tips For Extending Lifetime Of Lithium-Ion Batteries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

University of Michigan researchers have put together a list of tips to extend the lifetime of lithium-ion batteries.

Commission-Free Stock Investing Company Public Raises $15 Million From All-Star Investor Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Public.com, a commission-free stock investing company, announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding.

BV Investment Partners Launches $1.1 Billion Fund X

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Middle-market private equity firm BV Investment Partners announced it has launched the $1.1 billion Fund X.

Lockheed Martin Makes Strategic Investment In Ayar Labs

By Noah Long ● Mar 3, 2020

Ayar Labs announced it has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures. These are the details.

BMC To Buy Compuware: Details About The Deal

By Annie Baker ● Mar 3, 2020

KKR portfolio company BMC announced the signing of a definitive agreement to buy Compuware, a Thoma Bravo company.

Censys: Research Reveals Healthcare Industry Is At The Greatest Risk Of Data Breaches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Censys, a leading provider of attack surface management, announced a new report revealing the healthcare industry is at risk of data breach.

Lendio: $55 Million Funding And $2 Billion In Loans Facilitated

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Lendio — one of the nation’s largest marketplaces for small business loans — announced it raised $55 million in funding.

Xilio Therapeutics: $100.5 Million Funding And Rebrand From Akrevia Therapeutics

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 3, 2020

Xilio Therapeutics (formerly known as Akrevia Therapeutics) announced it has raised $100.5 million in Series B funding.

Alphabet’s Waymo Raises $2.25 Billion As Part Of First External Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Waymo, the self-driving vehicle company that is a spin-out of Google parent company Alphabet, announced it raised $2.25 billion.

Gilead Buying Forty Seven For $4.9 Billion: Details About The Deal

By Noah Long ● Mar 2, 2020

Gilead Sciences and Forty Seven announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant where Gilead will acquire Forty Seven for $4.9 billion.

MIT And Harvard Study Tests Thousands Of Drugs To Help Kill Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

A report published by researchers at MIT and Harvard has highlighted the details of a study involving the test of thousands of existing drugs on close to 600 types of cancer cells in humans.

Banking Provider Service Thought Machine Raises $83 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Banking provider service Thought Machine announced it raised $83 million in Series B funding.

Why DocuSign Is Buying Seal Software For $188 Million In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

DocuSign recently announced its intent to acquire leading contract analytics and AI technology provider Seal Software for $188 million. Here's the details.

Financing Platform Pipe Secures $6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Pipe, a new financing platform for SaaS companies, announced it raised $6 million in a seed round of funding led by Craft Ventures.

Jonathan Sposato Is Buying Seattle Magazine From Tiger Oak Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Jonathan Sposato has announced the acquisition of Seattle magazine from Tiger Oak Media.

Harvard Researchers Build Robotic Arm Inspired By Octopus Tentacles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Harvard University researchers have designed a robotic arm that is able to imitate the tentacles of an octopus.

Ripcord: This Robotics Digitization Company Just Raised $45 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Robotics digitization company Ripcord announced it has raised an additional $45 million in Series B2 funding.

ServiceMax: $80 Million Funding Round Led By Salesforce And Silver Lake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

ServiceMax, a leader in asset-centric field service management, announced it raised $80 million in growth funding led by Salesforce Ventures and existing investor Silver Lake.

Mainsail Partners Closes Fund V With $531 Million In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Mainsail Partners, a growth equity firm that invests exclusively in bootstrapped software companies, announced it reached its hard cap of $500 million for its fifth fund.

Next Insurance: 3x Growth And $100 Million Run Rate

By Annie Baker ● Mar 2, 2020

Next Insurance, a leading digital insurance technology company that is transforming the small business insurance industry, announced a $100 million run rate.

BounceX: $100 Million In Annual Revenue And Rebranding To Wunderkind

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 2, 2020

BounceX, a SaaS technology company built for performance marketers, announced a name change and $100 million in annual revenue.

Stanford’s Concussion Education Initiative Partners With USA Football On Curriculum

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

Experts at Stanford are developing a concussion education module, which will be used as part of the USA Football’s nationally accredited coach certification curriculum.

Revolut: $500 Million Funding And $5.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2020

British digital bank company Revolut announced it raised $500 million at a valuation of $5.5 billion.