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Qwil Raises $224.4 Million To Help Support Freelancers

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 16, 2019

Qwil, a company that supports freelancers and small businesses with financing, announced it raised $224.4 million in equity and debt funding.

Anu Duggal: Women-Led Startup Funding Moving In The Right Direction, But Long Way To Go

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2019

Venture capitalist Anu Duggal launched the Female Founders Fund several years ago and discussed the progress that has been made since then.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella And KPMG CEO And Chairman Bill Thomas Discuss Alliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2019

Satya Nadella and Bill Thomas recently sat down to discuss the $5 bilion cloud-based alliance between Microsoft and KPMG.

Robert F. Smith Discusses Creating Opportunities For The Community In Interview

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2019

In an interview with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Vista Equity founder and CEO Robert F. Smith discussed creating opportunities for the community.

Operator Collective Sets Up New $45 Million Debut Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2019

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Operator Collective announced that it raised $45 million in committed capital from over 100 operators.

Nasdaq Makes A Big Comeback In Total Funds Raised Through IPOs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2019

The Nasdaq is on track to raise more money through IPOs than the New York Stock Exchange this year, according to a WSJ report.

Report: Mike Bloomberg Is Spending About $4.2 Million Per Day On Ads

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2019

Mike Bloomberg is reportedly spending about $4.2 million per day on his campaign ads. These are some of the details of what Bloomberg is doing.

Why Ray Dalio Believes Paul Volcker Was A Great American Hero

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2019

Bridgewater Associates, L.P. co-chief investment officer and co-chairman Ray Dalio recently paid tribute to former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker.

Alice: This Intelligent Business Advisor Company Just Raised Funding From A Powerful Cohort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2019

Alice, a company that guides business owners through this growth, announced it raised a round of funding from Bumble, Serena Ventures, and several notable figures.

Why Qualitest Is Buying AlgoTrace

By Noah Long ● Dec 14, 2019

Qualitest, one of the largest software testing and quality assurance companies, announced it acquired AlgoTrace. These are the details.

Google Assistant Is Now Able To Interpret 44 Languages

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2019

Google announced that Google Assistant is now able to interpret 44 languages through Interpreter Mode.

Pinterest Hires Waleed Ojeil As Head Of Monetization Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2019

Pinterest is hiring Waleed Ojeil from Google as its head of monetization engineering. Ojeil is going to report to the head of engineering Jeremy King.

Machine Learning Model Performance Company Arthur Raises $3.3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 14, 2019

Arthur, a company that helps you monitor machine learning models in production, announced it raised $3.3 million.

PayPal COO Bill Ready Is Heading To Google As President Of Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2019

Google has hired PayPal COO Bill Ready as its commerce chief. These are the details about Ready's new position.

Why Acquia Is Buying AgilOne

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 14, 2019

Acquia recently announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire AgilOne, which is a leading customer data platform for enterprises.

Charles Schwab And TD Ameritrade: The Ambitious $28 Billion Integration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2019

Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade are merging in a $28 billion deal. And it has one of the most ambitious integration plans. Here are the details.

Microsoft Unveils ‘Xbox Series X’ Brand And Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Microsoft has unveiled the name and the design of its upcoming Xbox console. It is called the Xbox Series X and the design resembles a PC tower.

Google Hires Dr. Jacqueline Shreibati From AliveCor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Google announced that it has hired Dr. Jacqueline Shreibati for a role in the research group at Google Health.

Condé Nast Brings In Strong C-Level Talent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch has announced Mike Goss as CFO and Deirdre Findlay as CMO. These are the details about the new hires.

Boston-Based Arnold Names George Sargent As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Boston-based creative agency Arnold announced it has named George Sargent as CEO. This role has been empty since October.

GrowthPlug: $1 Million Raised And 300% Increase In Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Healthcare practice growth and optimization software-as-a-service company GrowthPlug announced it has raised $1 million in funding.

AI-Based Knowledge Management Company EdCast Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 13, 2019

EdCast, an AI-powered personalized learning and knowledge management platform, announced it raised $35 million in Series D funding.

Cashierless Checkout Company Zippin Raises $12 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 13, 2019

Zippin, an industry-leading startup that is enabling cashierless checkout, announced it raised $12 million in Series A funding.

Goldman Sachs Invests $40 Million In LeanTaaS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

LeanTaaS, a Silicon Valley-based software innovator that helps hospitals and health systems, announced it raised $40 million in Series C3.

Mobile Voice Platform Theatro Closes $20 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 13, 2019

Enterprise mobile voice platform company Theatro announced that it raised $20 million in Series C funding from from Sageview Capital.

Video Platform Company OneDay Raises $5.2 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 13, 2019

OneDay -- the makers of the "ready, set, record" video platform -- announced it raised $5.2 million in funding led by Silverton Partners.

Property Management Company Hemlane Raises $2.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 13, 2019

Modern property management solution Hemlane announced it has raised $2.5 million in a series seed round of funding led by Prudence Holdings.

Grey New York Hires Justine Armour As CCO

By Annie Baker ● Dec 13, 2019

Grey New York announced that it hired Justin Armour as its chief creative officer. Armour is succeeding Andreas Dahlqvist.

Bonobos Founder Andy Dunn Is Departing From Walmart

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Bonobos founder Andy Dunn is departing from Walmart in early 2020. Dunn had sold Bonobos to Walmart for $310 million in 2017.

Salesforce: Bret Taylor Appointed As President And Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2019

Salesforce announced it has appointed Bret Taylor as president and COO of the company. He will continue reporting to chairman and co-CEO Marc Benioff.