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Global Payments Company Airwallex Raises $160 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2020

Airwallex, a company that enables the ability to send and receive foreign currency payments, announced it has raised a $160 million Series D.

Behavioral Biometrics Company BioCatch Raises $145 Million Led By Bain Capital

By Annie Baker ● Apr 16, 2020

Behavioral biometrics leader BioCatch announced it raised $145 million in Series C funding led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities.

Away Development Environment Company Coder Secures $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 16, 2020

Away development environment company Coder announced it raised $30 million in Series B funding led by GGV Capital.

Mobile Messaging Company Attentive Raises $40 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2020

Mobile messaging company Attentive has raised $40 million in funding. This brings the total Series C funding to $110 million.

Advanced Network Traffic Analysis Platform Awake Security Raises $36 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 15, 2020

Advanced network traffic analysis company Awake Security announced it raised $36 million in Series C funding led by Evolution Equity Partners.

BlackRock Announces $5.1 Billion Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2020

BlackRock has announced that its Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund (“GEPIF”) hit a $5.1 billion final close of Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III.

Baby Nutrition Company ByHeart Raises $70 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 15, 2020

ByHeart — a company that is focused on the evolution of infant and baby nutrition — announced it closed $70 million in Series A funding.

Honda Remodels Minivans For Transporting Virus Patients In Japan

By Noah Long ● Apr 15, 2020

Honda Motor Co Ltd (NYSE:HMC) has remodeled 50 minivans in order to transport COVID-19 patients to hospitals and quarantine locations.

Sports Mobile Gaming Company Nifty Raises Over $12 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2020

Nifty Games — a developer and publisher focused on quick session and head-to-head sports games for mobile devices — announced it secured over $12 million.

Logistics SaaS Company FarEye Raises $25 Million Led By Microsoft’s M12

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 15, 2020

FarEye, a logistics SaaS platform for predictive visibility, announced it raised $25 million in equity funding led by Microsoft’s venture fund M12.

Zetta Venture Partners Announces $180 Million AI Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2020

Zetta Venture Partners announced a new $180 million fund to invest in AI-first companies.

Clearlake Closes Sixth Flagship Private Equity Fund At Over $7 Billion

By Noah Long ● Apr 15, 2020

Leading investment firm Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. announced it has completed fundraising for its sixth private equity fund at over $7 billion.

IRS Launches ‘Get My Payment’ App

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2020

The IRS has officially launched the “Get My Payment” website and application.

Corigin Ventures Launches $36.05 Million Second Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 15, 2020

Founder-focused early-stage venture capital firm Corigin Ventures announced it launched a $36.05 million second fund.

New Apple iPhone SE: Features You Should Know About

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2020

These are the new iPhone SE features you should know about.

Lightspeed Raises More Than $4 Billion For Early And Growth Stage Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Lightspeed Venture Partners announced it raised over $4 billion for early and growth-stage companies.

Quantum Company Q-CTRL Receives Strategic Investment From In-Q-Tel

By Annie Baker ● Apr 14, 2020

Q-CTRL, a startup that applies the principles of control engineering to accelerate the development of quantum technology, announced a strategic investment by In-Q-Tel.

Autodesk Invests In Aurigo Software

By Noah Long ● Apr 14, 2020

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Aurigo Software announced an alliance for developing the most comprehensive set of cloud-based solutions for public and private owners.

Johnson & Johnson Reduces Outlook As It Prepares Coronavirus Vaccine

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 14, 2020

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) cut its 2020 adjusted profit forecast since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak is causing uncertainty across global markets..

Jim Clark And Thomas Jermoluk Launch Beyond Identity With $30 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Early world wide web pioneers Jim Clark and Thomas Jermoluk have launched Beyond Identity with $30 million in funding.

The Screening Room: Rebrand, $27.5 Million Funding, New CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

The Screening Room, a company built that is pursuing the release of new movies to become available in the home, announced it raised $27.5 million and it hired a new CEO.

Yale University Spin-Out MindNest Health Raises $300K To Develop Tools For Children With Autism

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

NeuroNetworks Fund (NNF) announced a $300,000 seed financing for Yale University spinoutMindNest Health.

Morgan Stanley Picks 9 Startups For New Cohort, Focused On Multicultural And Women Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Morgan Stanley announced the fourth cohort of the Multicultural Innovation Lab, an accelerator program for technology-enabled startups in the post-seed to Series B funding rounds.

Carbon Fiber Composite Parts Company Arris Raises $48.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 14, 2020

Berkeley, California-based Arris Composites announced it has raised $48.5 million in a Series B round of funding.

Exxon Mobil Raises $9.5 Billion In New Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Exxon Mobil announced it has raised $9.5 billion in new debt. And Exxon paid a lower price to borrow than it did in a similar debt deal nearly four weeks ago.

Why One Drop Is Buying Sano

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Digital care solutions company One Drop announced it is buying all of the assets and intellectual property of Sano Intelligence. These are the details.

eBay Names Jamie Iannone As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2020

eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) announced it has named Jamie Iannone as CEO of the company. These are the details.

Amazon Planning To Hire 75,000 More Workers

By Annie Baker ● Apr 13, 2020

Amazon announced it will be hiring 75,000 workers in order to handle a massive surge in orders.

Buyer Enablement Platform Tropic Raises $2.1 Million Led By Founder Collective

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 13, 2020

Buyer enablement platform Tropic announced it raised $2.1 million in seed financing led by Founder Collective.

Farmland Investing Platform AcreTrader Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 13, 2020

Online farmland investing platform AcreTrader announced it raised over $5 million.