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Evidation Health: $45 Million Funding And Sam Marwaha Joins As Chief Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2020

Evidation Health announced it has closed $45 million in Series D funding and Sam Marwaha has been named chief commercial officer. These are the details.

Digital Commerce Solution Company Scalefast Raises $22 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 3, 2020

Los Angeles-based digital commerce solution company Scalefast announced that it has raised $22 million in a Series B round of funding.

How Microsoft Plans To Help Upskill 25 Million People By The End Of The Year (MSFT)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2020

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently announced a global skills initiative aimed to bring digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year.

Discord: $100 Million Funding And $3.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2020

Instant messaging and VoIP application company Discord announced that it has raised $100 million at a reported valuation of $3.5 billion.

Netflix Hires Bozoma Saint John From Endeavor As Head Of Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2020

Netflix announced that it hired Bozoma Saint John (known as "Boz") as the next Chief Marketing Officer from entertainment agency Endeavor.

Base10: Black-Led VC Firm Raises $250 Million For Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2020

Black-led venture capital firm Base10 announced that it raised $250 million for its second fund.

Dexterous AI-Powered Robot Stanford Spinout Company RIOS Raises $5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 2, 2020

RIOS — a developer of dexterous AI-powered robots for automating assembly lines — announced it raised $5 million in venture funding.

AI-Enabled Conversation Platform Company Hi Marley Secures $8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 2, 2020

Hi Marley, the leading communication platform built for insurance, announced it raised $8 million in Series A1 funding. These are the details about the funding.

Autonomous Threat Hunting Solution Company Hunters Raises $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2020

Hunters has announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding. These are the details about the funding.

Fivetran: $100 Million Funding And $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Jul 1, 2020

Fivetran, a leading provider of automated data integration, announced that it raised $100 million in Series C funding. Now the company has a valuation of $1.2 billion.

EY Partners With Hult To Offer Free Virtual Corporate MBA For Company Employees

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2020

EY, in partnership with Hult International Business School, announced the first-ever fully accredited virtual corporate Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Kubernetes DevOps Tools Company Codefresh Raises $27 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 1, 2020

Codefresh, a Kubernetes DevOps tools leader, announced that it has raised $27 million.

MongoDB (MDB): Mark Porter To Bring Experience In Building Data Persistence Platforms As New CTO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2020

Leading general-purpose database platform company MongoDB Inc (NASDAQ: MDB) recently announced that it has appointed Mark Porter as Chief Technology Officer, effective July 20.

Global Venture Firm B Capital Raises $820 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2020

B Capital, a venture capital firm founded by Eduardo Saverin and Raj Ganguly, announced it raised $820 million for its second fund.

Cloud Data Lake Optimization Company Upsolver Raises $13 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2020

Upsolver, a company that develops software that eliminates the high engineering overhead of operating cloud data lakes, announced it has raised $13 million in Series A funding.

Facebook To Shut Down Hobbi App On July 10

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2020

Facebook announced that it is shutting down its Hobbi, which is an app for documenting and sharing your hobbies.

Microsoft And Commvault Sign Strategic Data Management Agreement (MSFT, CVLT)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2020

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and data management leader CommVault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVLT) announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement.

Synopsys (SNPS) And Arm Sign Extended Strategic Partnership

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 1, 2020

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP, announced that it signed a multi-year agreement with Arm.

OnePlus Confirms Cheaper Nord Line Of Phones To Be Released In Europe And India

By Noah Long ● Jul 1, 2020

OnePlus has confirmed that it is launching a cheaper line of smartphones called OnePlus Nord. These are the details.

Health Catalyst Unveils New Care Management Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2020

Health Catalyst Inc (NASDAQ: HCAT) — a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations — has announced the launch of its Care Management Suite.

Why Garmin (GRMN) Is Buying Firstbeat Analytics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2020

Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) recently announced that it is buying Firstbeat Analytics. These are the details about the deal.

OJO Labs: $62.5 Million Funding And Movoto Acquisition

By Noah Long ● Jun 30, 2020

OJO Labs recently announced that it has raised $62.5 million in a round of funding. These are the details.

Homeowners Insurance Platform Openly Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 30, 2020

Premium homeowners insurance platform Openly recently announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding.

Data Analytics Acceleration Platform SQream Raises $39.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 30, 2020

SQream — a provider of a data analytics acceleration platform that enables enterprises to gain insights from their massive data stores — announced that it has raised $39.4 million.

Allogeneic Natural Killer Cell Therapy Company Artiva Biotherapeutics Raises $78 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2020

Artiva Biotherapeutics, an oncology company focused on developing and commercializing allogeneic natural killer (NK) cell therapies, announced that it has launched and closed $78 million.

Why Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Is Buying MIRROR For $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2020

Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ: LULU) has announced that it is buying interactive home gym company MIRROR for $500 million. These are the details about the deal.

Landed Raises $10.5 Million To Help Professionals Build Financial Security

By Annie Baker ● Jun 29, 2020

Landed, a San Francisco-based company that helps essential professionals build financial security near the communities they serve, announced that it raised $10.5 million

D2C Health Insurance Company Oscar Raises $225 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 29, 2020

Oscar — the first direct-to-consumer health insurance company — announced that it has raised $225 million in funding. These are the details about the funding.

Intuit (INTU): Offering Of $2 Billion In Senior Notes Priced

By Noah Long ● Jun 29, 2020

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU), the company behind TurboTax, Turbo, QuickBooks, and Mint, announced that it has priced its offering of $2 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes.

Capital Markets Financial Technology Company Derivative Path Secures $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 29, 2020

Derivative Path, a leading capital markets financial technology and services company, announced that it raised $35 million in growth equity funding from FTV Capital.