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How Y Combinator Is Helping Combat COVID-19

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2020

Startup accelerator program Y Combinator is now fast-tracking funding for companies that are focused on combating the coronavirus pandemic.

Facebook Names Former Treasury Executive Robert Kimmitt To The Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2020

Facebook announced it named former deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt to its board as the lead independent board director.

Why Microsoft Is Buying Affirmed Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2020

Microsoft announced it is buying Affirmed Networks — which is a company that specializes in software for mobile carriers.

Novartis, Life Sciences Consortium, And Gates Foundation Collaborate On COVID-19

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Novartis and a consortium of life sciences companies are collaborating to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines.

Origami Capital Announces Final Closing Of Fund IV With $520 Million In Capital Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Origami Capital Partners announced the final closing of Fund IV with $520 million in capital commitments.

Financial Tech Platform iCapital Network Raises $146 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 26, 2020

Financial technology platform iCapital Network announced it closed a $146 million capital raise for fueling its future growth

Enterprise Service Management Company Espressive Closes $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 26, 2020

Espressive, a pioneer in AI for enterprise service management (ESM), announced it raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Insight Partners.

Plastiq: $75 Million In Funding And Karen Page Joins Board

By Annie Baker ● Mar 26, 2020

Intelligent payment solution Plastiq announced it closed $75 million in Series D funding led by B Capital Group.

Fort Ross Ventures: $235 Million Second Fund And Sharin Fisher Named Partner

By Annie Baker ● Mar 26, 2020

Venture capital firm Fort Ross Ventures announced it closed Fund II at $235 million and named Sharin Fisher as partner.

Mayfield Closes On $750 Million For 2 New VC Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Venture capital firm Mayfield announced that it has closed on $750 million in new capital across two funds. These are the details.

Ray Dalio Launches Weekly Newsletter On LinkedIn Called ‘The Changing World Order’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Bridgewater Associates, L.P. Co-Chief Investment Officer & Co-Chairman Ray Dalio recently launched a new weekly newsletter on LinkedIn called “The Changing World Order.”

OfferUp Raises $120 Million And Buys letgo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

OfferUp and letgo, two of the largest platforms for buying and selling locally, announced they are combining their U.S. businesses.

Qualcomm Introduces New Wireless Sound Bluetooth Chips: QCC514X And QCC304X

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Qualcomm announced 2 new Bluetooth audio systems-on-a-chip (SoC) for wireless sound: QCC514X and QCC304X.

Groupon Shifts Around Executive Team, Aaron Cooper Now Interim CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Groupon CEO Rich Williams is no longer head of the company. This change comes about a month after the company reported its fourth quarter.

COVID-19 Stimulus Check Calculator 2020

By Shan Sadiq ● Mar 26, 2020

The United States government is sending out one-time coronavirus relief checks to most Americans. Here's a tool to help you calculate your check amount.

Log Management Platform Humio Raises $20 Million Led By Dell

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Log management platform Humio announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Dell Technologies Capital.

General Motors To Tap Into $16 Billion From Credit Lines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

General Motors announced recently that it is going to draw about $16 billion from credit lines in order to increase its liquidity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flipkart Is Resuming Sales Of Essential Products

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 25, 2020

Walmart subsidiary Flipkart is now resuming e-commerce services for essential products following federal and state government assurances on the safety of delivery staff.

Twitter Pulls Guidance Due To Coronavirus

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 25, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Twitter withdrew its quarterly forecast. Twitter originally issued guidance in early February at revenues of $825 million to $885 million for the first quarter.

Facebook Usage Soars As Demand For Ads Decline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2020

The use of Facebook has surged due to the mass quarantine in order to combat the spread of COVID-19. And at the same time, Facebook has been seeing less of a demand for ads.

CBS Is Offering A Free Month Of All Access

By Annie Baker ● Mar 25, 2020

CBS is offering a free month of access to its content on All Access with the code: GIFT.

Churchill Asset Management Closes $2 Billion In Limited Partner Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2020

Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen, announced it completed fundraising for a Fund at $2 billion in commitments.

Food Tech Company Nature’s Fynd Secures $80 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2020

Food tech company Nature's Fynd (previously named Sustainable Bioproducts) announced it raised $80 million in funding.

Arkose Labs Secures $22 Million Led By Microsoft’s M12

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2020

Arkose Labs, a provider of online fraud and abuse prevention technology, announced it raised $22 million in Series B funding led by Microsoft’s venture capital arm M12.

Dollar General: Hiring 50,000 And $35 Million In Bonuses

By Noah Long ● Mar 25, 2020

Dollar General has announced it is planning to invest about $35 million in bonuses for all store, distribution center, and private fleet employees. And the company is hiring 50,000 people.

Remote Clinical Trial Company ClinOne Receives Investment Led By UCHealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2020

ClinOne, an industry leader in remote clinical trial patient management, announced that CU Healthcare Innovation Fund is the lead investor for its Series-A financing with the first closing of $3.6 million.

Brex Acquires Neji, Compose Labs, And Landria

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 24, 2020

Credit card company Brex -- which is valued at $2.6 billion -- announced it has acquired three companies, including Neji, Compose Labs, and Landria.

Elon Musk Sends Over 1,200 Ventilators To Hospitals

By Annie Baker ● Mar 24, 2020

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said that he bought hospital ventilators from China and had them shipped to the U.S.

David Solomon Sends Motivational Audio Message To Goldman Sachs Employees

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 24, 2020

Goldman Sachs Chairman & Chief Executive Officer David M. Solomon has sent out a motivational audio message to the employees of the financial firm.

Why Cognizant Is Buying Indianapolis-Based Salesforce Platinum Partner Lev

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 24, 2020

Cognizant recently announced it entered an agreement to buy Indianapolis-based Lev, a privately-held and digital marketing consultancy.