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Zipari Secures $22.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 25, 2020

Zipari, a consumer experience platform built specifically for health insurance, announced it raised $22.5 million in Series B funding.

Vapor IO: $90 Million Funding And Cloudflare Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2020

Vapor IO announced a partnership with Cloudflare and a $90 million Series C funding round.

Silvercar Hires Key Executives To Advance Its Mobility Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2020

Automotive mobility solutions company Silvercar recently announced it appointed 3 new executives, including Jefferson Macks, Kerry McGowne, and Nathan Yang.

ANSYS: Student Software Program Hits Several Major Milestones

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2020

ANSYS -- a company that is paving the way for the next generation of innovation by lowering the barrier of adoption for simulation software -- announced several academic milestones.

Why Clubessential Holdings Is Buying Vermont Systems

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 22, 2020

Clubessential Holdings -- a leading provider of membership and club management solutions to the private club, college athletics, and health and fitness markets -- announced it is buying Vermont Systems.

Kayak Launches ‘Trip Builder’ Feature For Multi-City Travel

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 21, 2020

Leading travel search engine Kayak announced it is testing a feature for making multi-city trips easier to plan.

Google Cloud Signs Deal With Lufthansa Group For Optimizing Operations Performance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2020

Google Cloud announced it has signed a deal with Lufthansa Group for optimizing the operations of the major aviation group.

Citi Sets Up A $150 Million Impact Investing Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2020

Citi recently announced that it launched a $150 million Citi Impact Fund. These are the details.

SpinLaunch Raises $35 Million For The First Kinetic Launch System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2020

SpinLaunch, a company known for developing the world’s first kinetic launch system, announced it has raised $35 million in funding.

Feature Management Platform Company LaunchDarkly Secures $54 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 20, 2020

LaunchDarkly, a feature management platform company used for building software faster, announced it raised $54 million.

India-Based Digital Bank Company epiFi Raises $13.2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2020

India-based digital bank epiFi announced recently that it raised $13.2 million in a seed round of funding. These are the details.

Rent The Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman Explains How Transparency Helped Increase Brand Loyalty

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2020

At the National Retail Federation’s annual conference, Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman explained how being transparent helped build brand loyalty.

Comcast: NBCUniversal’s Peacock Streaming Service To Have Free Option With Ads

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2020

NBCUniversal Peacock is going to have a free option -- which will be supported by ads. These are the details.

Customer Data Platform ActionIQ Raises $32 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 18, 2020

ActionIQ, a leading customer data platform that helps enterprises utilize data for personalized experiences, announced it raised $32 million.

LinkedIn Pages Gain New Features For Engaging Communities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2020

LinkedIn has announced the release of several new features for Pages to engage communities. These are the details.

How Goldman Sachs Plans To Ramp Up Its Wealth Management Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2020

Goldman Sachs recently reported its fourth-quarter results. And the financial firm revealed how it is planning to ramp up its wealth management business.

Alphabet Joins The $1 Trillion Club

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2020

Google parent company Alphabet has become the fourth American company to hit the $1 trillion market valuation milestone.

EQRx Raises $200 Million To Make Medicines More Affordable

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2020

EQRx recently announced it is launching to create novel patent-protected medicines for affordable prices. And the company also raised $200 million.

SimpliField Secures $11 Million And Opens New Headquarters In NYC

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 17, 2020

Retail-performance platform provider SimpliField recently announced that it raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Five Elms Capital.

Omnichannel-As-A-Service Provider NewStore Raises $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 17, 2020

NewStore, an Omnichannel-as-a-Service provider, announced it has raised $20 million in strategic investments.

EY Appoints Steve Varley As Global Sustainability Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2020

EY -- a global leader in assurance, tax, and advisory services -- announced it appointed Steve Varley as its Global Vice Chair – Sustainability.

Toronto-Based Deep Genomics Closes $40 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

Toronto-based AI therapeutics company Deep Genomics announced it has raised $40 million in a new round of funding.

Biotechnology Company Aspect Biosystems Raises $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 16, 2020

Aspect Biosystems, a biotechnology company pioneering microfluidic 3D bioprinting of human tissues, announced it raised $20 million in Series A.

Online Education Platform Outlier.org Receives $16 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

Outlier.org, an online education platform that offers online courses that earn students transferable college credit, announced it raised $16 million.

Clinical Analytics Company Covera Health Raises $23.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Jan 16, 2020

Clinical analytics solutions company Covera Health recently announced it raised $23.5 million in Series B funding led by Insight Partners.

Los Angeles-Based News And Events Company dot.LA Raises $4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

dot.LA, an upcoming news and events company dedicated to covering L.A.’s startup and tech ecosystem, announced it raised $4 million in a seed round of funding.

Genomic Amplification Company BioSkryb Secures $11.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 16, 2020

BioSkryb, a developer of genomic amplification technologies that deliver higher coverage and fidelity for gene sequencing, announced it raised $11.5 million in funding.

New Age Meats Raises $2.7 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 16, 2020

Berkeley-based cultivated meat company New Age Meats announced it has raised $2.7 million in a seed round of funding.

Why Advantage Solutions Is Buying Quantum Networks

By Noah Long ● Jan 16, 2020

Advantage Solutions announced it is buying Quantum Networks, a New York City-based e-commerce retailer and agency representing over 100 brands on 7 global online marketplaces.

Byju’s: $200 Million Funding At Reported $8 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

Education app company Byju’s has raised $200 million from Tiger Global Management at a reported valuation of $8 billion.