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Energy Labor Marketplace Company RigUp Raises $300 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 14, 2019

RigUp, a marketplace for on-demand services and skilled labor built for the energy industry, announced it raised $300 million in Series D funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Report: Apple Is Aiming To Launch Its Own 5G Modem For iPhones In 2022

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2019

According to a Fast Company report, Apple is reportedly aiming to launch its own 5G modem for iPhones within the next few years.

HelpSystems Receives Investment From TA Associates and Charlesbank

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 14, 2019

HelpSystems -- a global provider of IT operations management and security -- announced it received an investment from TA Associates and Charlesbank.

Blue Canoe Secures $2.5 Million In Funding To Help People Learn The English Language

By Noah Long ● Oct 14, 2019

Blue Canoe, a company that helps non-native English speakers improve their spoken English, announced it raised $2.5 million in funding.

Lattice: $25 Million Funding And Approximately $200 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2019

People management platform Lattice announced recently that it raised $25 million in a Series C round of funding led by Tiger Global.

Telemedicine Company Parsley Health Raises $26 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 14, 2019

Parsley Health, a leading national provider of holistic personalized medicine designed to reverse chronic illness, announced it raised $26 million.

Why Standard Cognition Is Acquiring DeepMagic

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 14, 2019

Cashierless technology company Standard Cognition recently announced that it acquired DeepMagic. These are the details.

Google Cloud Hires Brigette McInnis-Day As HR Head

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2019

Google recently confirmed that it hired former SAP executive Brigette McInnis-Day as the head of its human resources department.

Microsoft: Dona Sarkar Moving From Windows Insider Program To Developer Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2019

Dona Sarkar recently announced that she is switching roles from Microsoft's Insider Program to the Developer Relations team.

Why HP Is Restructuring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2019

HP recently announced it is restructuring with the reduction of up to 9,000 jobs and the repurchasing of stock. These are the details.

Melinda Gates Is Donating $1 Billion To Expand Women’s Power And Influence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2019

Melinda Gates recently announced she is investing $1 billion to invest in gender equity over the next 10 years. These are the details.

Strigo: This Customer Training Cloud Company Has Raised $2.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2019

Customer training management (CTM) company Strigo has raised $2.5 million in a seed round of funding.

Steph Curry Invests In Guild Education To Provide Debt-Free College Degrees As A Company Benefit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

Guild Education, a company that partners with employers to offer debt-free education as a benefit, announced it raised funding from NBA star Steph Curry.

Tenaya Therapeutics Raises $92 Million In Funding To Deliver Curative Heart Disease Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

Tenaya Therapeutics, a company aiming to discover and develop curative therapies that target the underlying causes of heart disease, has raised $92 million.

Fidelity Now Offering Zero Commission Trading And Defaults To Higher Yielding Cash For New Accounts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

Fidelity Investments has announced it now offers zero commission trading and that it defaults cash to higher-yielding cash for new accounts.

Industrial Automation Software Company OSARO Raises $16 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

Industrial automation software leader OSARO announced it has raised $16 million in Series B funding.

SAP Appointing Jennifer Morgan And Christian Klein As Co-CEOs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

SAP SE announced it named Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein as co-CEOs at the company as Bill McDermott is stepping down.

CVC Funds Acquires Minority Stake In ironSource For Over $400 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

CVC Funds announced it bought a minority stake in ironSource for over $400 million. These are the details around the deal.

Why Thomson Reuters Is Buying FC Business Intelligence

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 11, 2019

Thomson Reuters announced recently that it acquired FC Business Intelligence (FCBI). These are the details about the deal.

How Microsoft Is Planning To Bring Internet Access To 40 Million People

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

Microsoft is planning to connect 40 million people across the world to the Internet by 2022. Here's how Microsoft plans to get it done.

International Venture Capital Firm 83North Raises $300 Million For Fifth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

International venture capital firm 83North (formerly Greylock IL) announced it raised $300 million in oversubscribed funding for 83North V.

Celigo: This Next-Generation Integration Platform Company Just Raised $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 10, 2019

Next-generation integration platform as a service (iPaaS) provider company Celigo has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

No-Code Application Platform Unqork Raises $80 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

No-code application enterprise platform Unqork announced it raised $80 million in Series B funding led by CapitalG.

Escalate Capital Partners Achieves First Close Of Fourth Fund With $282 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Austin, Texas-based Escalate Capital Partners announced the first close of Escalate Capital IV, LP with $282 million of capital from returning and new limited partners.

Insurance Tech Company Gradient AI Raises $6 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2019

Gradient AI, a leading enterprise software provider of AI solutions, announced it raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Forte Ventures and Sandbox.

Why Oracle Is Acquiring Customer Loyalty Solution CrowdTwist

By Annie Baker ● Oct 10, 2019

Oracle recently announced it signed an agreement to buy cloud-native customer loyalty solution CrowdTwist. These are the details.

Fertility Product Company Natalist Secures $5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Natalist, a company founded by Halle Tecco, announced it raised $5 million in funding from a group of prominent investors.

Why Accenture Is Acquiring Nytec

By Noah Long ● Oct 10, 2019

Accenture recently announced it entered an agreement to buy Nytec. These are the details about the deal.

U.S. Polo Assn. Is Rolling Out A New Global Digital Site

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

U.S. Polo Assn. has launched a new global digital site (uspoloassnglobal.com), which is rolling out in multiple languages to some 100 countries worldwide.

Why Upland Software Is Acquiring Altify For $84 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2019

Cloud-based enterprise work management software company Upland Software announced it is acquiring Altify for $84 million. These are the details.