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Why Amazon.com (AMZN) Is Buying Zoox

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2020

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it is buying self-driving car company Zoox. These are the details about the deal.

ClickUp: $35 Million Funding And Remote Work OS Product Suite Launched

By Annie Baker ● Jun 28, 2020

ClickUp, an all-in-one customizable workplace productivity platform that serves all departments, announced that it raised $35 million.

Capital Markets Gateway Raises $25 Million To Modernize Equity Capital Markets

By Noah Long ● Jun 28, 2020

Financial technology company Capital Markets Gateway (CMG) announced it has raised $25 million.

Digital Health Platform BrightInsight Closes $40 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 26, 2020

BrightInsight, a provider of the leading global regulated digital health platform for biopharma and medtech, announced that it raised $40 million.

In-Home Health Care Provider DispatchHealth Raises $135.8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 26, 2020

DispatchHealth, a provider of tech-enabled in-home health care, announced the closing of $135.8 million growth capital financing.

Blackstone Group: Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat Joins The Board (BX, GOOG, GOOGL)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 25, 2020

Blackstone Group Inc (NYSE: BX) announced that Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) finance head Ruth Porat will join the board of directors.

Anterix (ATEX): Executive Team And Board Changes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 25, 2020

Anterix Inc (NASDAQ: ATEX) has announced several executive team and board changes. These are the details.

HR Platform Company Humi Raises C$15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 25, 2020

Canada-based all-in-one HR platform Humi announced it has raised C$15 million in funding, including both equity and debt.

Utility Account Aggregator Urjanet Raises $14.65 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 25, 2020

Urjanet, the world’s the world’s leading utility account aggregator, announced it raised $14.65 million in Series D funding.

Communications API Company Nylas Secures $25 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 25, 2020

Nylas, a leading provider of communications APIs for developers, announced it raised $25 million.

Automated Data Governance Company Immuta Closes $45 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 25, 2020

Automated data governance company Immuta announced that it has secured $40 million in funding.

Kidney Care Company Somatus Raises $64 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 25, 2020

Somatus, a market leader in value-based kidney care, announced that it has raised $64 million in Series C funding.

Verizon Announces New Prepaid Plans And Credit Card (VZ)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2020

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has announced that Verizon Prepaid customers are eligible for new savings that lower monthly rates the longer they stay with Verizon. And Verizon also announced a new credit card.

Salesforce.com (CRM) Partners With Siemens To Help Businesses Reopen Safely

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 24, 2020

Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) and Siemens announced they have signed a strategic partnership for developing a new workplace technology suite that supports businesses globally to safely reopen and deliver the future experience for physical workplaces.

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Hires Luis Felipe Visoso From Amazon To Serve As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2020

Global cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE: PANW) announced that it has hired Luis Felipe Visoso as the chief financial officer of the company.

Okta Ventures Invests In VNDLY

By Annie Baker ● Jun 24, 2020

Leading cloud-based workforce management systems company VNDLY announced a strategic investment in the company from Okta Ventures.

Why Mastercard Inc (MA) Is Buying Finicity For About $825 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2020

Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) announced it entered into an agreement to acquire Finicity. These are the details.

Amazon Launches Massive $2 Billion Climate Pledge Fund (AMZN)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

Today Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced The Climate Pledge Fund for supporting the development of sustainable technologies and services with a $2 billion commitment.

KPMG: Chain Fusion To Help Manage Crypto And Traditional Assets Over Blockchain Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

KPMG LLP recently announced it launched KPMG Chain Fusion — which is a patent-pending suite of advanced analytics capabilities, built on leading cryptoasset data and technology products to streamline the ability for financial companies.

Checkout.com: $150 Million Funding And $5.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

Online payments company Checkout.com announced that it raised $150 million in funding at a $5.5 billion valuation.

Trimble Launching Hardware-As-A-Service For Transportation Fleet Mobility

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 23, 2020

Trimble Inc (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced it introduced a Hardware-as-a-Service option for its Transportation fleet mobility solutions.

Why ServiceNow (NOW) Is Buying Configuration Data Management Company Sweagle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

ServiceNow Inc (NYSE: NOW) announced it has signed an agreement to buy configuration data management company Sweagle.

Facebook’s Oculus Buys Ready at Dawn Game Studio

By Annie Baker ● Jun 23, 2020

This week, Facebook’s Oculus virtual reality headset subsidiary announced it has acquired a gaming studio called Ready At Dawn.

Microsoft To Shut Down Mixer In Favor Of Facebook Gaming Partnership

By Noah Long ● Jun 23, 2020

Microsoft announced it is now shutting down the Mixer video game streaming platform. These are the details.

Canva: $60 Million Funding And $6 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

Australia-based design company Canva announced it has raised $60 million in funding at a $6 billion valuation.

Apple watchOS 7: These Are The New Features

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

At the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple unveiled the new features coming to watchOS 7. Here's a list of the new Apple watchOS 7 features.

Why Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Is Buying CyberX

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has confirmed that it is buying CyberX in order to accelerate and secure Internet of Things deployment.

CommScope (COMM): $700 Million Senior Notes Offering Priced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

Commscope Holding Company Inc (NASDAQ: COMM) announced that the company priced its offering of $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior unsecured notes due 2028.

Apple WWDC: Transition To Apple Silicon For Macs Revealed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

At the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple revealed its plan to transition from the Mac to its own custom silicon.

Patient Engagement Company Cedar Raises Over $102 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 22, 2020

Patient engagement and financial technology company Cedar announced it raised over $102 million in Series C.