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Open Banking Company Yapily Raises $13 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 6, 2020

Financial technology company Yapily announced it raised $13 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

Social Research Platform Pulse Raises $6.5 Million Led By AV8 Ventures

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 6, 2020

Social research company Pulse announced that it raised $6.5 million in a Series A round of funding led by AV8 Ventures.

Notion: $50 Million Funding And $2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2020

Online workspace company Notion recently announced it raised $50 million in funding at a $2 billion valuation. These are the details.

Skype Launches ‘Meet Now’ To Make Video Calls Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2020

Skype (owned by Microsoft) has built a feature called “Meet Now,” which makes it easier to set up group video calls.

Google Doodle Says Thank You To Public Health Workers And Researchers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2020

Today the Google Doodle was designed to show appreciation for public health workers and researchers in the scientific community.

Goldman Sachs Committing $300 Million To Combat COVID-19 Effects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2020

The Goldman Sachs Group recently announced it is delivering $300 million across two separate initiatives.

Insight Partners Closes $9.5 Billion For Fund XI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2020

Insight Partners has announced the final closing of Insight Partners XI, L.P. (Fund XI) at $9.5 billion.

Report: Apple Has Acquired AI Startup Voysis

By Annie Baker ● Apr 6, 2020

Apple has reportedly acquired Dublin, Ireland-based Voysis, an artificial intelligence startup that has built a platform for digital voice assistants to be able to interact better with natural language.

Susan Desmond-Hellmann Gets Elected To Pfizer Board

By Annie Baker ● Apr 5, 2020

Pfizer recently announced that it has elected Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

TrueBridge Capital Closes $190 Million In Commitments For Second Direct Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 5, 2020

Venture capital firm TrueBridge Capital Partners recently announced the close of its second direct investment fund called TrueBridge Direct Fund II.

Chive Media Spinoff Atmosphere Closes $14 Million Series A Funding

By Noah Long ● Apr 5, 2020

Atmosphere, a leader in streaming TV for businesses known for offering a network of channels, announced it closed a $14 million Series A funding round.

Carvana Raises $600 Million Through Registered Direct Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 5, 2020

Carvana, a leading e-commerce service for buying and selling used cars, announced it raised $600 million through a registered direct offering.

Why Accenture Is Buying Yesler

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 5, 2020

Accenture recently announced it has acquired Yesler, a business-to-business (B2B) marketing services agency. These are the details about the deal.

Zoom: Daily Users Increased From 10 Million To 200 Million In 3 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 5, 2020

Zoom founder & CEO Eric S. Yuan revealed that the company has seen its daily users increase from 10 million to 200 million in 3 months. And the company had to reassess its security features right away.

Telehealth Company SteadyMD Closes $6 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 5, 2020

SteadyMD, a company that is advancing the way people can pair up with a personal online doctor in the U.S., announced it raised $6 million.

ARCH Venture Partners Closes $1.46 Billion For Two Funds

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 4, 2020

ARCH Venture Partners has announced it closed two new funds called ARCH Venture Fund X and ARCH Venture Fund X Overage at $1.46 billion.

Arizona State University Cancer Vaccine Spinoff Calviri Raises $2.25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2020

Arizona State University spinoff biotechnology company Calviri announced it has raised $2.25 million. These are the details.

Collibra: $112.5 Million And $2.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2020

Data Intelligence company Collibra announced it raised $112.5 million at a post-money valuation of $2.3 billion. These are the details.

Property Management Company Livly Raises Over $8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 4, 2020

Livly, a leading provider of modern digital applications for apartment buildings nationwide, announced it raised over $8 million in funding.

America’s Food Fund: Apple Partners With Leonardo DiCaprio And Laurene Powell Jobs On Fundraiser

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2020

Apple has partnered with Leonardo DiCaprio, Laurene Powell Jobs, and the Ford Foundation to create a new fundraiser called the America’s Food Fund.

Amazon Donating Sales Of N95 Masks To Hospitals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2020

Amazon announced it is diverting the sales of N95 masks and medical supplies to hospitals and government agencies. And the company revealed how it is keeping its facilities safer for workers.

Facebook Launches Messenger Desktop App For Windows And Mac

By Noah Long ● Apr 4, 2020

Facebook VP of Messenger Stan Chudnovsky announced that a new Messenger Desktop app for group video calls and chats has launched for Windows and Mac.

Starbucks: Catastrophe Pay Extended And Over $3 Million COVID-19 Donation

By Annie Baker ● Apr 4, 2020

Coffee giant Starbucks has made a couple of major announcements this week, including an extension of catastrophe pay and more than $3 million in COVID-19 donations.

BigRentz Raises $15 Million And Acquires Equipment Management Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2020

BigRentz, one of the nation’s largest construction equipment rental network, announced it raised $15 million in private funding and acquired Equipment Management Group.

Hulu Founder Jason Kilar Named As Head Of WarnerMedia

By Noah Long ● Apr 3, 2020

WarnerMedia, the media and entertainment giant owned by AT&T, announced it has hired Hulu founder and former CEO Jason Kilar as the head of the company.

Ohio-Based Healthcare Company Olive Raises $51 Million Led By General Catalyst

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2020

Columbus, Ohio-based Olive announced it closed $51 million in funding led by General Catalyst. These are the details about the funding.

Salesforce Hires Brian Solis As Global Innovation Evangelist

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2020

Renowned keynote speaker and digital evangelist Brian Solis announced he has been hired as Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce.

Why Tesla Motors Stock Jumped Today

By Annie Baker ● Apr 3, 2020

Why did Tesla's stock jump today? Tesla's deliveries were much higher than expected for the quarter. These are the details.

Aspen Neuroscience Raises $70 Million Led By OrbiMed

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 3, 2020

Aspen Neuroscience, a biotechnology company developing the first autologous neuron replacement therapy for treating Parkinson's announced it raised $70 million.

Okta Signs Partnership With VMware, CrowdStrike, And Tanium

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2020

Okta, a leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, announced that it signed partnerships with VMware, CrowdStrike, and Tanium.