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Verana Health: $100 Million Funding And PYA Analytics Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2020

Verana Health, a tech company that is curating and analyzing real-world clinical data, announced it raised $100 million and acquired the assets and team behind PYA Analytics.

How Hyperscience Is Developing Next-Generation Intelligent Document Processing

By Noah Long ● Feb 6, 2020

Hyperscience is a developer of next-generation intelligent document processing solutions for the enterprise. Here are some of the milestones that the company saw in 2019.

Ron Baron: Penn National’s Investment In Barstool Will Be ‘Worth A Ton’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2020

Billionaire investor Ron Baron said that Penn National's investment in Barstool Sports will be "worth a ton."

Why Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga Decided To Drop Support For Facebook Libra

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2020

Mastercard President and Chief Executive Officer Ajay Banga decided to withdraw from the Facebook Libra cryptocurrency project due to compliance issues.

Blackstone Names John Stecher As CTO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2020

Blackstone Group announced it has hired John Stecher to serve as its chief technology officer. These are the details about the hiring of John Stecher.

Fleet Management Software Company Maven Machines Raises $7 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2020

Maven Machines -- the only provider of fleet management software for commercial transportation that combines telematics with workflow, dispatch, and route optimization capabilities -- announced it raised $7 million.

Customer Data Science Company Retina Closes $5 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Feb 6, 2020

Customer data science company Retina -- which is known for predicting future lifetime value and customer behavior -- announced it has raised $5 million in funding.

Why Intercontinental Exchange Is Buying Bridge2 Solutions

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2020

Intercontinental Exchange, a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced it is buying Bridge2 Solutions. These are the details about the deal.

Branded Podcast Marketing Company Casted Raises $2.35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2020

Casted, the first SaaS (software-as-a-service) marketing platform for branded podcasts, announced it raised $2.35 million in seed funding as it launches from the High Alpha venture studio.

Car Rental Company Turo Raises $30 Million In Second Round Of $250 Million Series E

By Annie Baker ● Feb 6, 2020

Online car rental company Turo has raised $30 million as part of the second round of its $250 million Series E funding.

Gerhard Eschelbeck Invests In Altitude Networks

By Noah Long ● Feb 6, 2020

Altitude Networks, the industry's first cloud-native DLP for SaaS collaboration solution, announced that Gerhard Eschelbeck has invested in the company.

Boost Insurance Expands Its Infrastructure-As-A-Service Platform

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2020

Boost Insurance has announced it raised a $14 million Series A round of funding to expand its cutting edge infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform.

Real Estate Data And Analytics Company Cherre Raises $16 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 6, 2020

New York-based Cherre real estate data and analytics platform announced it has raised $16 million in growth funding.

Andrew Checketts Joins Herff Jones As VP of Strategy And Transformation

By Annie Baker ● Feb 6, 2020

Herff Jones, a division of Varsity Brands, announced Andrew Checketts has joined the company as Vice President of Strategy and Transformation.

Stella Connect Hires Dave Taylor As CMO And Julie Li As VP Of People

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2020

Stella Connect, a rapidly growing disruptive provider of Customer Experience and Contact Center quality management solutions, announced it hired Dave R. Taylor as CMO and Julie Li as VP of People.

Generate Capital Raises Over $1 Billion For Renewable Energy Projects

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 5, 2020

Renewable energy investment firm Generate Capital has raised over $1 billion for new projects.

Disney+ Hits 28.6 Million Subscribers

By Annie Baker ● Feb 5, 2020

Disney's video streaming subscription service Disney+ now has 28.6 million subscribers, which was revealed by CEO Bob Iger in an earnings call.

Digital Asset: Salesforce And Samsung Join As Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2020

Digital Asset announced that Salesforce Ventures and Samsung Venture Investment are participating in the company's latest round of funding.

Report: Apple News Head Liz Schimel Stepping Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2020

Apple News head Liz Schimel is stepping down from the company, according to Bloomberg. These are the details about Apple's management shift.

Andreessen Horowitz Sets Up $750 Million Biotech Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2020

Andreessen Horowitz has set up a $750 million biotech fund called Bio Fund III. These are the details about the new fund you should know.

Monday.com: $120 Million In ARR And Monday 2.0 Launches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2020

Workplace productivity platform company Monday.com recently announced it is rolling out monday 2.0. And the company also revealed it is now seeing $120 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR).

Why Instamojo Is Buying GetMeAShop From Times Internet For $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 5, 2020

Bangalore-based Instamojo announced it is buying GetMeAShop from Times Internet for $5 million. And Times Internet is investing in Instamojo.

Customer Hijacking Prevention Company Namogoo Now Integrated With Salesforce Commerce Cloud

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 5, 2020

Namogoo, a company pioneering Customer Hijacking Prevention and protecting user privacy for online enterprises, announced certified integration with Salesforce Commerce Cloud.

Intercontinental Exchange Has Approached eBay For ‘Potential Opportunities’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2020

New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has approached eBay "to explore a range of potential opportunities."

The Zebra: $38.5 Million Funding And Over $60 Million ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2020

Austin, Texas-based insurance comparison company The Zebra announced it raised $38.5 million in Series C funding. And it is also hitting a $60 million annual run rate now.

JenaValve Technology Raises $50 Million And Andrew Hack Joins Board

By Annie Baker ● Feb 5, 2020

JenaValve Technology, a developer and manufacturer of the JenaValve Pericardial Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) System, has raised $50 million.

Medtech Company Outset Medical Secures $125 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 5, 2020

Outset Medical, a company delivering the first-of-its-kind technology for the global dialysis market, announced it raised $125 million.

Why Cognizant Is Buying EI-Technologies

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 5, 2020

Cognizant recently entered into exclusive negotiations to buy the French operations of EI-Technologies. These are the details.

Spotify Hits 124 Million Paying Users And Buys Bill Simmons’ The Ringer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2020

Spotify has announced that it now has 124 million paying users and the company also acquired Bill Simmons' The Ringer.

Stanford Spin-Off Cresta Raises $21 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 4, 2020

Cresta, a company on a mission to enable office workers to be Experts on “Day One,” announced it raised $21 million in funding.