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Zetta Venture Partners Announces $180 Million AI Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2020

Zetta Venture Partners announced a new $180 million fund to invest in AI-first companies.

Clearlake Closes Sixth Flagship Private Equity Fund At Over $7 Billion

By Noah Long ● Apr 15, 2020

Leading investment firm Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. announced it has completed fundraising for its sixth private equity fund at over $7 billion.

IRS Launches ‘Get My Payment’ App

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2020

The IRS has officially launched the “Get My Payment” website and application.

Corigin Ventures Launches $36.05 Million Second Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 15, 2020

Founder-focused early-stage venture capital firm Corigin Ventures announced it launched a $36.05 million second fund.

New Apple iPhone SE: Features You Should Know About

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2020

These are the new iPhone SE features you should know about.

Lightspeed Raises More Than $4 Billion For Early And Growth Stage Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Lightspeed Venture Partners announced it raised over $4 billion for early and growth-stage companies.

Quantum Company Q-CTRL Receives Strategic Investment From In-Q-Tel

By Annie Baker ● Apr 14, 2020

Q-CTRL, a startup that applies the principles of control engineering to accelerate the development of quantum technology, announced a strategic investment by In-Q-Tel.

Autodesk Invests In Aurigo Software

By Noah Long ● Apr 14, 2020

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Aurigo Software announced an alliance for developing the most comprehensive set of cloud-based solutions for public and private owners.

Johnson & Johnson Reduces Outlook As It Prepares Coronavirus Vaccine

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 14, 2020

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) cut its 2020 adjusted profit forecast since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak is causing uncertainty across global markets..

Jim Clark And Thomas Jermoluk Launch Beyond Identity With $30 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Early world wide web pioneers Jim Clark and Thomas Jermoluk have launched Beyond Identity with $30 million in funding.

The Screening Room: Rebrand, $27.5 Million Funding, New CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

The Screening Room, a company built that is pursuing the release of new movies to become available in the home, announced it raised $27.5 million and it hired a new CEO.

Yale University Spin-Out MindNest Health Raises $300K To Develop Tools For Children With Autism

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

NeuroNetworks Fund (NNF) announced a $300,000 seed financing for Yale University spinoutMindNest Health.

Morgan Stanley Picks 9 Startups For New Cohort, Focused On Multicultural And Women Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Morgan Stanley announced the fourth cohort of the Multicultural Innovation Lab, an accelerator program for technology-enabled startups in the post-seed to Series B funding rounds.

Carbon Fiber Composite Parts Company Arris Raises $48.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 14, 2020

Berkeley, California-based Arris Composites announced it has raised $48.5 million in a Series B round of funding.

Exxon Mobil Raises $9.5 Billion In New Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Exxon Mobil announced it has raised $9.5 billion in new debt. And Exxon paid a lower price to borrow than it did in a similar debt deal nearly four weeks ago.

Why One Drop Is Buying Sano

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Digital care solutions company One Drop announced it is buying all of the assets and intellectual property of Sano Intelligence. These are the details.

eBay Names Jamie Iannone As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2020

eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) announced it has named Jamie Iannone as CEO of the company. These are the details.

Amazon Planning To Hire 75,000 More Workers

By Annie Baker ● Apr 13, 2020

Amazon announced it will be hiring 75,000 workers in order to handle a massive surge in orders.

Buyer Enablement Platform Tropic Raises $2.1 Million Led By Founder Collective

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 13, 2020

Buyer enablement platform Tropic announced it raised $2.1 million in seed financing led by Founder Collective.

Farmland Investing Platform AcreTrader Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 13, 2020

Online farmland investing platform AcreTrader announced it raised over $5 million.

RISE Robotics Raises $3 Million Led By MIT’s The Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2020

RISE Robotics, a leader in high-performance and cost-effective electric linear actuation solutions, announced it raised $3 million in funding led by The Engine.

Application Error Monitoring Company Airbrake Raises $11 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2020

Airbrake — a leading application performance and code-level error monitoring software company — announced it raised $11 million in funding.

Digital Quantum Computing Company Seeqc Raises Over $11 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 12, 2020

Digital quantum computing company Seeqc has announced it raised over $11 million in funding. These are the details.

Patient Safety Platform Ferrum Health Raises $9 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 12, 2020

Ferrum Health, a developer of enterprise IT and AI patient safety platform for health systems, announced it raised $9 million in funding.

Sony Buying $400 Million Stake In Bilibili At $8 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Apr 12, 2020

Sony Corp is spending $400 million to buy a minority stake in the Chinese online entertainment platform Bilibili.

Snap Hires Peter Naylor As Head Of Ad Sales For Americas

By Annie Baker ● Apr 12, 2020

Snap has hired Peter Naylor as its first vice-president for the Americas. These are the details.

Why Cisco Is Buying Fluidmesh

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2020

Cisco is buying a company called Fluidmesh, which is. hardware and software company that builds point-to-point networks and wireless mesh networks.

Targeted Cancer Therapies Company Tango Closes $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 12, 2020

Tango Therapeutics, a biotech company focused on discovering and delivering the next generation of targeted cancer therapies, announced it raised $60 million.

Harvard-Launched Startup i2O Raises $4 Million To Develop Biological Oral Drugs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2020

i2O Therapeutics, a Harvard-launched biotech company developing a platform for oral delivery of injectable biological drugs, announced it raised $4 million.

Cohesity: $250 Million Funding And $2.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2020

Cohesity announced it has raised $250 million in Series E funding led by DFJ Growth, Foundation Capital, Greenspring, and Wing at a $2.5 billion valuation.