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The TIFIN Group Reveals New Capital Partners and Investment

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 26, 2020

The TIFIN Group has announced several new capital partners and a new investment. These are the details.

How Cisco Is Enabling Partners To Optimize Cellular IoT And 5G Use Cases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

Cisco recently announced it made advancements to its IoT portfolio. These are the details about Cisco's IoT portfolio advancements.

This Company Raised $6.5 Million To Make Planning Events Easier

By Annie Baker ● Feb 26, 2020

London-based online events platform Hopin has raised $6.5 million in a seed round of funding.

Leanplum: This Customer Engagement Platform Just Raised $27 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

Leanplum — a leading multi-channel customer engagement platform — announced recently that it raised $27 million.

Furniture Rental Company Feather Raises $30 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 26, 2020

Furniture rental company Feather announced it has raised $30 million Series B funding round led by Cobalt Capital.

Founders Fund: $3 Billion In New Capital For Two Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

Founders Fund — a venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel — recently closed $3 billion in new capital for two investment funds.

Why Google Cloud Is Buying Cornerstone Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

Google Cloud recently announced that it has acquired Cornerstone Technology. These are the details about the deal.

Why Accenture Is Buying VanBerlo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

Accenture recently announced it is buying product design and innovation agency VanBerlo. These are the details about the deal.

ForgePoint Capital: This Cybersecurity Investment Firm Just Launched A Massive $450 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

ForgePoint Capital recently announced that it raised $450 million for its second fund to invest in early-stage and growth companies in the cybersecurity industry.

Fortimize And Jitterbit Sign Financial Services Partnership

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 26, 2020

API transformation company Jitterbit and Salesforce Platinum Consulting Partner Fortimize have announced a new strategic partnership.

Ribbon Communications Brings In Key Talent For Executive And Board Positions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Ribbon Communications recently announced the appointment of Stewart Ewing and Krish Prabhu to its Board of Directors and Bruce McClelland as its President, CEO, and a director, effective on or around March 1, 2020.

Teikametrics: This Company Just Raised $15 Million To Help Brands With E-Commerce Optimization

By Noah Long ● Feb 25, 2020

Teikametrics — a leading SaaS provider of AI-powered optimization for brands and sellers on Amazon and Walmart — announced it has raised $15 million in strategic funding round from new and existing investors.

Canned Water Company Liquid Death Raises $9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Liquid Death, a canned water company known for having a punk style of branding, announced it raised $9 million in funding.

Cyber Insurance Company At-Bay Raises $34 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 25, 2020

At-Bay — a cyber insurance company for the digital age — announced it raised $34 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Digital Mortgage-Servicing Company Brace Secures $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 25, 2020

Brace, a digital mortgage-servicing platform, announced that it has raised an additional $10 million in Series A funding led by Point72 Ventures.

Online Asian Food Delivery Company HungryPanda Raises $20 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 25, 2020

HungryPanda — a specialist online food delivery platform serving Asian restaurants and overseas Chinese populations — announced it raised $20 million in funding.

Sawtooth Solutions Signs Strategic Partnership With United Planners

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 25, 2020

Sawtooth Solutions and United Planners Financial Services recently announced that they have entered into an agreement to make the Sawtooth Platform available to its national network of financial advisors.

BestEx Research Launches An Independent Algorithmic Trading Platform

By Annie Baker ● Feb 25, 2020

BestEx Research Group — a high-performance algorithmic trading company created by trading veteran Hitesh Mittal — announced the launch of an end-to-end and multi-asset class trading solution

10X Consulting Names Aaron Skogsberg As Chief Technology Officer

By Noah Long ● Feb 25, 2020

10X Consulting Group announced that it has named Aaron Skogsberg -- who is the former Vice President and CTO of Pure Storage Americas to serve as its Chief Technology Officer.

The Walt Disney Company Names Bob Chapek As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors announced that Bob Chapek has been named Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective immediately.

Salesforce Co-CEO Keith Block Steps Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Salesforce announced that Keith Block has stepped down as co-CEO of the company.

Online Training Company Coassemble Raises $4.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 25, 2020

Coassemble — a company democratizing online training for global brands — announced it has raised a $4.4 million Series A round of funding led by Equity Venture Partners.

Mastercard Chief Product Officer Michael Miebach To Become CEO At Year-End

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Mastercard announced that CEO Ajay Banga will be stepping down as the head of the company, effective January 1, 2021. He will be succeeded by Mastercard Chief Product Officer Michael Miebach.

Why Intuit Is Buying Credit Karma For $7.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Intuit has officially confirmed it is buying Credit Karma for $7.1 billion. This is why Intuit is buying the company.

Johnson & Johnson And Apple Collaborating To Reduce The Risk Of Stroke

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Johnson & Johnson has announced it has partnered with Apple to reduce the risk of stroke.

Why Ally Financial Is Buying CardWorks For $2.65 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Ally Financial recently announced that it entered a definitive agreement to buy CardWorks in a transaction valued at approximately $2.65 billion

SmartBug Media Raises Funding From American Discovery Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

SmartBug Media — a leading Intelligent Inbound marketing agency — announced it raised a growth equity investment from American Discovery Capital.

Soil Connect Releases Version 2.0 Of Its Digital Platform For Construction Professionals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Soil Connect — an innovative digital platform connecting those who have soil with those who need it — announced the launch of version 2.0 of its mobile and web-based apps

ZeroFOX: This Attack Surface Protection Company Just Raised $74 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

ZeroFOX — a global category leader in public attack surface protection — recently announced a $74 million round of funding led by Intel Capital.

Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners Launches $85 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Marcy Venture Partners, the venture capital firm co-founded by rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, Jay Brown, and Larry Marcus, launched a new $85 million first fund.