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Jungle Scout: 86% of Amazon’s Third-Party Sellers Profitable Going Into 2020

By Noah Long ● Feb 18, 2020

Jungle Scout -- a leading all-in-one software tool for Amazon sellers -- recently released the results of a survey among 1,046 third-party sellers on the e-commerce platform.

Environmental Compliance Company Wildnote Raises $1.35 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 18, 2020

Environmental compliance management solution Wildnote announced it raised $1.35 million led by HG Ventures. These are the details.

Jeff Bezos: $10 Billion To Combat Climate Change

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2020

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced he is donating $10 billion to combat climate change as part of a new initiative called the Bezos Earth Fund.

Why HotelPlanner Is Buying EventConnect.com

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 18, 2020

HotelPlanner, a leading online seller of group hotel bookings and individual hotel stays worldwide, announced it is buying Australia-based online venue marketplace EventConnect.com.

Customer Research Company Dovetail Raises $4 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 18, 2020

Customer research platform company Dovetail announced that it has raised $4 million in seed funding. These are the details.

Apple Is Warning That Its Sales Target Will Fall Short Due To Coronavirus

By Noah Long ● Feb 18, 2020

Apple has warned that it will unlikely hit its March quarter sales guidance announced 3 weeks ago due to the coronavirus epidemic in China.

Microsoft Sets Up An Innovation Hub In Noida, India

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2020

Microsoft announced it has launched its third India Development Centre (IDC) in Noida. These are the details about the new innovation hub.

Celigo Partners With SangIT Israel For Data Integration Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2020

Celigo, a leading integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) provider for business and technical users, announced it has partnered with SangIT Israel.

Puget Sound Organizations Collaborate To Provide Free Technology Education For Refugees

By Noah Long ● Feb 18, 2020

Coding Dojo has announced a partnership with Jewish Family Service and Community Credit Lab to provide free computer programming education for local refugees.

Why Upland Software Is Acquiring Localytics For $67.7 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 18, 2020

Upland Software, a leader in cloud-based enterprise work management software, announced recently that it is acquiring Localytics for $67.7 million in cash at closing.

Automotive Refinancing Platform MotoRefi Raises $8.6 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 18, 2020

Automotive refinancing platform company MotoRefi announced it raised $8.6 million in Series A funding.

Leading Residential Appraisal Software Company Reggora Secures $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 18, 2020

Reggora, a leading residential appraisal software platform, announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Spark Capital.

Digital Asset Custodian Copper.co Raises $8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 18, 2020

Copper.co, a London-based custodian for digital assets, announced it has raised $8 million in Series A funding from investors like Target Global, MMC Ventures, and LocalGlobe.

Da Vinci Capital Launches €277 Million Fund For European Tech Companies

By Noah Long ● Feb 18, 2020

Da Vinci Capital is a new venture capital fund announced it will invest over €277 million in high growth technology companies.

Tavant Releases FinLeads On Salesforce AppExchange

By Annie Baker ● Feb 18, 2020

Tavant has announced recently it has released FinLeads on Salesforce AppExchange. These are the details.

Why PullRequest Is Buying Moonlight

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 18, 2020

PullRequest, the world's first code review as a service company, announced that it has acquired the Brooklyn-based remote developer hiring platform Moonlight.

Why Franklin Templeton Is Buying Legg Mason For $4.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2020

Franklin Resources announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Legg Mason for $50 per share of common stock in an all-cash transaction valued at $4.5 billion.

Ray Dalio And Bridgewater Donating $10 Million To Combat Coronavirus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2020

The family charity of billionaire Ray Dalio and his hedge fund company Bridgewater Associates LP are donating $10 million to combat the spread of the coronavirus. These are the details.

Shutterstock Names Stan Pavlovsky As New CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2020

Stock photography giant Shutterstock recently announced that its board of directors has promoted Stan Pavlovsky to CEO. These are the details.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Invests In Seqster

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 17, 2020

Seqster -- an SaaS-based technology platform enabling person-centric health data management -- announced recently that it received funding from Takeda Pharmaceuticals.

Why Arista Networks Is Buying Big Switch Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2020

Cloud networking leader Arista Networks recently announced it has acquired Big Switch Networks. These are the details about the deal.

Matchbook Services: Brenda McCabe Named CEO As The Company Approaches $1 Million ARR

By Annie Baker ● Feb 17, 2020

Enterprise SaaS and software platform company Matchbook Services announced recently that it named Brenda McCabe as CEO of the company.

Why Reynolds And Reynolds Is Buying GoMoto

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2020

Reynolds and Reynolds announced recently that it is buying GoMoto. These are the details about the deal.

Susan Wojcicki: YouTube Paid $3 Billion To The Music Industry Last Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2020

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki recently published a blog post about the company turning 15 and revealed it paid out $3 billion to music artists last year.

Blockchain Analytics Company AnChain.AI Secures $4.3 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 17, 2020

AnChain.AI, a leader in blockchain security and analytics, announced it successfully raised a pre-A round totaling $4.3 million since its founding.

Digital Insurance Platform Talage Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2020

SaaS-based digital insurance platform Talage announced that it has raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Merus Capital.

Health Data Company Innovaccer Closes $70 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Feb 17, 2020

Innovaccer recently announced that it raised $70 million in a new round of funding. These are the details.

Toast: $400 Million Funding And $4.9 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2020

Restaurant management platform Toast announced recently that it raised $400 million in Series F funding.at a $4.9 billion valuation.

SoftBank Is Going To Invest $1 Billion From Its Latin America Fund This Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2020

SoftBank will be making some large investments in Latin American companies this year especially in the areas of e-commerce, healthcare, and financial technology.

Jim Holm To Drive Growth At Examity As New CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2020

Examity, one of the fastest-growing edtech companies, announced recently that it appointed former Certiport executive Jim Holm as Chief Executive Officer.