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Alternative Lodging Service WhyHotel Closes $20 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 12, 2019

WhyHotel, an alternative lodging service that runs pop-up hotels in newly built luxury apartment buildings, announced it raised over $20 million.

Factory Inventory Optimization Platform LeanDNA Raises $15 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 12, 2019

Factory management prescriptive analytics platform LeanDNA announced that it raised $15 million in Series B funding led by S3 Ventures.

B2B Payments Company Brex Raises $200 Million In Debt Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Financial tech company Brex announced that it raised $200 million in debt capital to help continue the rapid expansion of its e-commerce product.

Piva Raises $250 Million To Invest In Energy And Materials Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Piva announced it has raised $250 million for its first fund to invest in next-generation energy, industry, and materials companies.

Enterprise Protection Company Ordr Raises $27.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 12, 2019

Ordr, the leader in proactive protection for the hyper-connected enterprise, announced it has raised $27.5 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures.

YouTube Gets Tougher On Harassment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

YouTube Vice President of Global Head of Trust & Safety Matt Halprin announced the video-sharing company is taking a tougher stance on harassment.

Omega Sets Up Massive $438 Million Sixth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

International investment firm Omega Funds announced it closed Omega Fund VI with $438 million in capital commitments.

AI-Based Travel Agent Company XOKind Raises $1.6 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 12, 2019

AI-based travel agent company XOKind announced it has raised $1.67 million in a seed funding round led by Section 32.

Enterprise Drone Company PrecisionHawk Raises $32 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Precisionhawk, a leading provider of drone technology for the enterprise, announced it has raised $32 million from several investors.

Digital Health And Fintech Platform Zero Card Raises $7 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 12, 2019

Zero Card, a Tulsa- and Denver-based digital health and fintech company, announced that it has raised $7 million in a new round of funding.

Vistara Capital Sets Up Oversubscribed Technology Growth Debt Fund At $115 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 12, 2019

Vistara Capital Partners announced the final close of an oversubscribed called Vistara Technology Growth Fund III LP.

Cisco Is Now Selling Switch Chips To Data Center Operators

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Cisco Systems announced it is now supplying switch chips to data center operators. These are the details.

Accenture: CFOs Should Invest In Building Employee Skills Along With Digital Transformations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Accenture recently put together a research report about the importance of CFOs investing in their teams’ complementary skills along with digital transformations.

LinkedIn Shares Emerging Jobs Report For 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

LinkedIn Principal Economist Guy Berger recently announced the company’s third-annual “LinkedIn Emerging Jobs Report.” These are the details.

TapClicks Hires Mike Rosner As SVP Of Global Sales

By Annie Baker ● Dec 11, 2019

TapClicks announced it has hired Mike Rosner as its SVP of Global Sales. These are the details of Rosner's new role at the company.

Comcast And NuEyes To Enable Customers With Visual Disabilities To See TV With Smartglasses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Comcast is partnering with wearable tech startup NuEyes in order to bring the Xfinity Stream entertainment viewing experience to visually impaired customers.

Grocery Retail Operating System Company Popspots Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 11, 2019

Popspots, a company that is building the operating system for grocery retail, announced that it raised $5 million in Series A funding.

Denver-Based Business Success Platform Gtmhub Raises $9 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 11, 2019

Gtmhub, a Denver-based business success platform company, announced that it raised $9 million in Series A funding led by CRV.

Chicago-Based May River Capital Sets Up Massive $300 Million Sophomore Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Chicago-based May River Capital announced that it raised $300 million for its sophomore fund called May River Capital Fund II, LP.

Mesh Networking Provider HypeLabs Raises $3 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 11, 2019

Mesh networking provider company HypeLabs announced it raised $3 million in a seed round of funding led by innogy Innovation Hub.

Perceptive Advisors Sets Up $210 Million Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Investment management firm Perceptive Advisors announced it closed its inaugural venture capital fund with $210 million in capital commitments.

Quellis Biosciences Raises $17 Million To Treat Rare Diseases

By Noah Long ● Dec 11, 2019

Biopharmaceutical company Quellis Biosciences announced it raised $17 million to treat serious rare diseases.

Inscripta Raises $125 Million To Commercialize Onyx Digital Genome Engineering Platform

By Annie Baker ● Dec 11, 2019

Inscripta announced that it has raised $125 million in Series D funding to commercialize the company’s Onyx Digital Genome Engineering platform.

CyberGRX: $40 Million In Funding And 5x Recurring Revenue Increase

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 11, 2019

Global cyber risk exchange provider CyberGRX announced that it has raised $40 million in Series D funding led by ICONIQ Capital.

Why Payoneer Is Buying Optile

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 11, 2019

Digital payment platform Payoneer recently announced it acquired Munich-based company optile. These are the details about the deal.

Seed Stage Investment Firm Pear Sets Up $160 Million For Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Palo Alto-based seed-stage investment firm Pear has closed $160 million in capital commitments for its third fund.

Voice Customer Service Observe.AI Closes $26 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

AI-powered voice customer service company Observe.AI announced that it raised $26 million in Series A funding led by Scale Venture Partners.

Abilitech Medical Raises $7.4 Million To Help Restore Upper Arm Mobility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Abilitech, a company founded by former Medtronic senior product manager Angie Conley, announced it raised $7.4 million to help restore upper arm mobility.

Home Energy Platform Company Arcadia Raises $30 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 11, 2019

Arcadia -- a startup with software that connects hundreds of thousands of U.S. households to cleaner and cheaper energy options -- raised $30 million.

Why VeriShip Is Buying Valence

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 11, 2019

Leading SaaS-based shipping expense optimization platform VeriShip announced it is buying Valence. These are the details.