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PayU Buys Controlling Stake In PaySense: Details About The $185 Million Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 16, 2020

PayU recently acquired a controlling stake of financial technology company PaySense at a valuation of $185 million. These are the details about the deal.

Why Trackforce Valiant Is Buying Silvertrac Software

By Annie Baker ● Jan 16, 2020

Trackforce Valiant recently announced it is buying Silvertrac Software, which is one of the best security guard management software platforms available. These are the details.

Enviro Power Raises Funding From Burnham Holdings And Connecticut Innovations

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 16, 2020

Hartford, Connecticut-based energy-tech company Enviro Power announced it raised a Series A round of funding from Burnham Holdings and Connecticut Innovations.

Zomato: $150 Million Funding At A $3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

Zomato, an India-based food delivery platform company founded by Deepinder Goyal, announced recently it raised $150 million in funding from Ant Financial.

Legalpad Raises $10 Million To Make The Work-Visa Process Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

Legalpad, a company that is focused on making the work-visa process easier, announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Amplo.

Medical Device Company Virtual Incision Closes $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 16, 2020

Virtual Incision Corporation, a medical device company pioneering a first-of-its-kind miniaturized surgical robot, announced it raised $20 million in a Series B+ financing round.

Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical Company Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Receives $60 Million

By Noah Long ● Jan 16, 2020

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Tarsus Pharmaceuticals announced it raised $60 million in Series B funding led by Vivo Capital.

Single-Family Rental Home Platform Roofstock Raises $50 Million

By Noah Long ● Jan 16, 2020

Roofstock, a leading online marketplace for investing in the $3 trillion single-family rental home sector, announced it raised $50 million in Series D funding.

Women’s Healthcare Provider Advantia Health Raises $45 Million

By Noah Long ● Jan 16, 2020

Arlington-based Advantia Health announced it raised $45 million from BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC (a subsidiary of Assured Guaranty Ltd.).

Real Estate Marketing Platform Luxury Presence Raises $5.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 16, 2020

Luxury Presence, a leading luxury real estate marketing platform, recently announced it has raised $5.4 million in Series A funding.

Work-Life Social Network Fishbowl Raises $5.3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 16, 2020

Fishbowl, a social network that is used by hundreds of thousands of professionals chatting daily about their work-life, announced it raised $5.3 million in Series A funding.

Security Awareness Training Platform Curricula Raises $3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 16, 2020

Curricula announced that it raised $3 million in growth investment from RCP Equity to continue the rapid expansion of its fun story-based security awareness training platform.

True Establishes Strong Group Of Board Members To Help Drive Talent Lifecycle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

True, the rapidly growing global platform of innovative talent management products and services, recently announced the formation of its board of directors.

Platinum Equity: $10 Billion Final Close For Flagship Private Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

Private equity firm Platinum Equity recently announced the final close of its latest global buyout fund called Platinum Equity Capital Partners V with $10 billion in total capital commitments.

Photonic Quantum Computing Company Xanadu Raises $4.4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

Canadian quantum hardware and technology company Xanadu announced it raised $4.4 million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC).

Why Dun & Bradstreet Is Buying Orb Intelligence

By Noah Long ● Jan 16, 2020

Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, announced recently it is buying Orb Intelligence. These are the details about the deal.

Seattle-Based TwinStrand Biosciences Raises $16 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 16, 2020

Novel genetic sequencing technology company TwinStrand Biosciences announced it has raised $16 million in Series A funding.

Microsoft Reveals Plan To Be Carbon Negative By 2030

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2020

Microsoft has announced an ambitious goal and plans to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon footprint. These are the details.

LLamasoft: New Senior Executive Hired As Head Of Global Employee Success Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2020

LLamasoft, a leading provider of AI-enabled enterprise decision-making solutions, announced it appointed Michael Bourgon as Chief Employee Success Officer.

Visa Makes A Strategic Investment In Very Good Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2020

Visa announced that it has made a strategic investment in Very Good Security so the company can expand access to its infrastructure-as-a-service.

Buoy Health Raises $20 Million And Partners With Health Action Council Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2020

Buoy Health, an AI-based all-in-one platform for health, announced recently that it raised $20 million in Series B funding.

Industrial Rental Equipment Company Hitched Raises $5.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Jan 15, 2020

Hitched, marketplace for industrial rental equipment to the oil and gas, construction, and industrial industries, announced it has closed a $5.5 million Series A round of funding.

Veterinarian Telemedicine Company TeleVet Raises $2 Million

By Noah Long ● Jan 15, 2020

TeleVet, an online platform that connects veterinary clinics to their existing clients, announced it closed $2 million in seed funding.

Debut Biotechnology Secures $2.6 Million In Seed Funding

By Annie Baker ● Jan 15, 2020

UC-Irvine spinout Debut Biotechnology announced it has raised $2.6 million in a seed round of funding.

Space Technology Company SkyWatch Raises $7.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 15, 2020

Waterloo-based space technology company SkyWatch Space Applications recently announced it raised $7.5 million.

Why Accenture Is Acquiring maihiro

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

Accenture recently announced it entered an agreement to acquire maihiro, a provider of customer experience and CRM consulting. These are the details.

Delta: Digital Simulation Environment, Parallel Reality, Robotic Exoskeleton, Quantum Computing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

Delta Airlines recently announced a number of innovationsit is pursuing such as a digital simulation environment, Parallel Reality, a robotic exoskeleton, etc.

Dotdash: Revenue Doubles To $170 Million In 2019

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

Dotdash, the company formerly known as About.com, doubled its revenue to $170 million in 2019 according to a Fast Company profile article.

Why Cloudflare Is Buying S2 Systems

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 14, 2020

Security, performance, and reliability company Cloudflare recently announced it is buying S2 Systems Corporation. These are the details about the deal.

Cloudera Names Robert Bearden As President And Chief Executive Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2020

Enterprise data cloud company Cloudera recently announced the appointment of Robert Bearden as President and Chief Executive Officer.