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How Sophia Hutchins Built A Rapidly Growing Health Tech Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2019

LUMASOL founder and CEO Sophia Hutchins recently announced the company has raised $3 million in seed funding. These are the details.

sweetgreen: This Salad Dining Giant Is Now Valued At $1.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2019

sweetgreen, a fast-casual dining company, announced it closed $150 million in financing co-led by Lone Pine Capital and D1 Capital Partners.

Monica Varman Joins G2VP To Invest In Sustainable Initiatives

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2019

Venture capital firm G2VP announced that it hired Monica Varman for its investment team with a focus on sustainable initiatives.

500 Startups Hits 16 Unicorns In Its Portfolio As It Hires Tony Wang As Managing Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2019

500 Startups has announced that it has hired Tony Wang as a managing partner. And 500 Startups also hit 16 unicorns in its portfolio.

YUR: How This Virtual Reality Fitness Company Plans To Improve The Health Of Its Users

By Annie Baker ● Sep 27, 2019

San Francisco-based virtual reality fitness company YUR recently announced it raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding. Here is how YUR works.

Scott Schenkel Named As Interim CEO Of eBay

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2019

eBay announced that the board of directors as appointed Scott Schenkel as the interim Chief Executive Officer after Devin Wenig stepped down.

Dan Wernikoff Named As CEO Of LegalZoom

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2019

LegalZoom, a leading provider of legal and business solutions for SMBs and families, announced it named Dan Wernikoff as CEO.

Ohio-Based Commercial Insurance Tech Company Bold Penguin Raises $32 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 27, 2019

Columbus, Ohio-based commercial insurance technology provider Bold Penguin announced it raised $32 million in Series B funding.

DustPhotonics Receives $25 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 27, 2019

DustPhotonics, a provider of optical modules for enabling data center and high-performance computing connectivity, announced it raised $25 million.

Financial Analytics Company Fenris Digital Receives $1.7 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Fenris Digital, an analytics company that is enabling friction-free applications for financial and insurance products, announced it raised $1.7 million in a seed round of funding.

Aptiv And Hyundai Reveal A $4 Billion Autonomous Driving Joint Venture

By Annie Baker ● Sep 26, 2019

Aptive and Hyundai recently announced a $4 billion autonomous driving joint venture. These are the details around the deal.

Descript Acquires Lyrebird And Closes $15 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Descript -- a service that enables users to record, edit, mix, collaborate, and master audio and video -- announced it closed $15 million in funding.

Hospitality Company WanderJaunt Raises $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 26, 2019

Hospitality company WanderJaunt announced it has raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Founders Fund.

How Zoe Is Building The Future Of Personal Finance Advice

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Zoe Financial, a company that is transforming how Americans approach their personal finances, announced it raised $3 million in additional angel investment.

Drone Security Company WhiteFox Receives $12 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2019

WhiteFox, a leader in drone security, announced it raised $12 million in funding. Including this round, WhiteFox has raised a total of $26 million.

Dedicated Networking Platform Celona Secures $10 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Dedicated networking platform provider Celona announced it closed $10 million in Series A funding.

Colorcon Launches A $50 Million Fund To Invest In Promising Pharmaceutical Companies

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2019

Colorcon, a leader in the development of specialty products for the pharmaceutical industry, announced it set up Colorcon Ventures with $50 million.

Credit Card Company Petal Raises $300 Million In Debt Capital

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Petal -- a credit card company that helps people financially succeed -- announced it closed an uncommitted facility to borrow up to $300 million.

Revolution Ventures To Invest In Early-Stage Companies With New $215 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2019

Revolution Ventures announced it raised a new oversubscribed $215 million “Revolution Ventures III” (RV3) fund.

Dental Intelligence Receives $34 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 26, 2019

Dental Intelligence -- a leading analytics and workflow automation platform for dental offices -- has raised $34 million.

Vouch Insurance Secures $24.5 Million In Funding To Serve Tech Startups

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Vouch Insurance, an insurance company serving early-stage startups, announced it raised $24.5 million in Series A funding.

Ironclad: This Digital Contracting Platform Just Closed $50 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Digital contracting platform company Ironclad announced it closed $50 million in Series C funding led by Y Combinator Continuity.

Thermal Technology Company Embr Labs Raises $6 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2019

Breakthrough thermal technology company and Wave bracelet creator Embr Labs recently announced it raised $6 million in Series B funding.

GitLab: $268 Million Funding At $2.75 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

DevOps platform GitLab announced it has raised $268 million in Series E funding at a $2.75 billion valuation.

Autonomous Driving Company TuSimple Raises $120 Million In Additional Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2019

Autonomous driving company TuSimple announced it has raised $120 million in additional Series D funding as part of an extended round.

Vimeo Rolls Out ‘For Hire’ For Posting And Finding Video Jobs

By Annie Baker ● Sep 26, 2019

Vimeo recently announced it launched a platform making it easier for editors and creatives to find jobs called "For Hire."

Visa And Mastercard Invest In Plaid

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Financial technology company Plaid recently announced that it has received an investment from Visa and Mastercard.

Navigating Cancer Receives $26 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 25, 2019

Navigating Cancer, a Seattle-based leader in enabling personalized cancer care, announced it raised $26 million in Series D growth equity funding.

120WaterAudit Secures $7 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 25, 2019

Industry-leading cloud-based water software platform 120WaterAudit announced it raised $7 million in Series A funding.

Commercial Insurance Platform Broker Buddha Raises $4.5 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 25, 2019

Broker Buddha, a company that makes the commercial insurance application and renewal process much simpler, announced it raised $4.5 million.