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Upcoming Video Streaming Service Quibi Raises $750 Million In Additional Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2020

Upcoming video content streaming company Quibi announced it raised $750 million in additional funding.

Summit Partners Invests $50 Million In Brooklinen

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 5, 2020

Summit Partners announced it invested $50 million in direct-to-consumer (DTC) accessible-luxury home essentials retailer brand Brooklinen.

Spatial Computing Company Talespin Closes $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 5, 2020

Spatial computing company Talespin announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding.

Precision Genetic Medicine Company Akouos Secures $105 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Mar 5, 2020

Akouos, a precision genetic medicine company that is developing potential gene therapies to restore, improve, or preserve hearing, announced it raised $105 million.

RTP Global Launches $650 Million Fund

By Noah Long ● Mar 5, 2020

RTP Global, a venture capital firm headed up by Russian entrepreneur and investor Leonid Boguslavsky, announced it launched a $650 million fund for early-stage companies.

Welcome Technologies Raises $8 Million To Help Immigrants Improve Their Lives

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 5, 2020

Welcome Technologies, a certified B-corporation that connects immigrants and their families to services, announced it raised $8 million.

IBM Suspends Domestic Travel And Converts ‘Think 2020’ Conference To Digital-First

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 5, 2020

IBM is suspending domestic travel and is converting the "Think 2020" developer conference to digital-only.

PwC: Customer Fraud Continuing To Increase, Says Survey

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2020

According to a bi-annual survey of business crime put together by PwC, fraud and economic crime rates remain at record highs.

Universal Code Search Company Sourcegraph Raises $23 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 4, 2020

Universal Code Search leader Sourcegraph announced it raised $23 million in Series B funding led by Craft Ventures with participation from earlier investors.

Bregal Sagemount Launches Fund III At $1.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2020

Bregal Sagemount, a leading growth-focused private equity firm, announced it completed the the final closing for Bregal Sagemount Fund III.

Why Salesforce Is Buying The CMO Club

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2020

Salesforce chief marketing officer Stephanie Buscemi recently announced that the company is buying The CMO Club.

University Of Michigan Provides Tips For Extending Lifetime Of Lithium-Ion Batteries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

University of Michigan researchers have put together a list of tips to extend the lifetime of lithium-ion batteries.

Commission-Free Stock Investing Company Public Raises $15 Million From All-Star Investor Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Public.com, a commission-free stock investing company, announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding.

BV Investment Partners Launches $1.1 Billion Fund X

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Middle-market private equity firm BV Investment Partners announced it has launched the $1.1 billion Fund X.

Lockheed Martin Makes Strategic Investment In Ayar Labs

By Noah Long ● Mar 3, 2020

Ayar Labs announced it has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures. These are the details.

BMC To Buy Compuware: Details About The Deal

By Annie Baker ● Mar 3, 2020

KKR portfolio company BMC announced the signing of a definitive agreement to buy Compuware, a Thoma Bravo company.

Censys: Research Reveals Healthcare Industry Is At The Greatest Risk Of Data Breaches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Censys, a leading provider of attack surface management, announced a new report revealing the healthcare industry is at risk of data breach.

Lendio: $55 Million Funding And $2 Billion In Loans Facilitated

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Lendio — one of the nation’s largest marketplaces for small business loans — announced it raised $55 million in funding.

Xilio Therapeutics: $100.5 Million Funding And Rebrand From Akrevia Therapeutics

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 3, 2020

Xilio Therapeutics (formerly known as Akrevia Therapeutics) announced it has raised $100.5 million in Series B funding.

Alphabet’s Waymo Raises $2.25 Billion As Part Of First External Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2020

Waymo, the self-driving vehicle company that is a spin-out of Google parent company Alphabet, announced it raised $2.25 billion.

Gilead Buying Forty Seven For $4.9 Billion: Details About The Deal

By Noah Long ● Mar 2, 2020

Gilead Sciences and Forty Seven announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant where Gilead will acquire Forty Seven for $4.9 billion.