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Zenoti Raises $20 Million From Steadview Capital

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

Zenoti Software -- a cloud-based platform for the spa, salon, and med spa industry -- announced it raised $20 million.

Suneel Gupta Joins Techstars Detroit As Founder-In-Residence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Techstars Detroit announced it has appointed Suneel Gupta as its founder-in-residence.

Personalized Mobile Rewards Platform Drop Raises $44 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

Drop — a personalized mobile rewards platform — announced it raised $44 million in Series B.

EVgo And Electrify America Collaborate To Increase EV Public Charging Accessibility In The U.S.

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

Electrify America and EVgo recently announced an interoperability agreement that increases access to EV charging stations.

Why Sphero Is Acquiring littleBits

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Sphero, a leading robotics and educational STEAM company, announced it is acquiring electronic building block company littleBits.

Enrique Lores To Succeed Dion Weisler As HP CEO Effective November 1

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

HP recently announced that Enrique Lores is going to succeed Dion Weisler as the president and CEO.

Uncork Capital Raises $200 Million For Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Uncork Capital recently announced it closed two new pools of committed capital totaling $200 million.

SecurityScorecard Names Michael Sweeney As VP Of Worldwide Alliances And Channels

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

SecurityScorecard recently announced that it appointed Michael Sweeney as the head of the Global Security Ratings Channel Program.

Highview Capital Reveals Promotions And A New Hire

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Highview Capital recently announced it made several promotions and brought in a new hire.

Microsoft Hires Stormy Peters As The Open Source Programs Office Head

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2019

Stormy Peters recently announced that she was hired by Microsoft as the head of Open Source Programs Office.

How Sand Cloud’s Founders Took A Huge Gamble And It Paid Off

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

The three founders of Sand Cloud had taken a big risk for their towel business. And that risk paid off.

BakBone: This Is One Of The Best Tablet Grips You Should Buy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

The BakBone is a removable ring-like device that attaches to the back of devices to provide a secure grip. These are the details.

How Krystle Mobayeni Went From A Struggling Entrepreneur To Building A Top Restaurant Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Krystle Mobayeni -- the co-founder of BentoBox -- went from a struggling entrepreneur to running a major restaurant platform company. These are the details.

How AI-Powered Agile Innovation Management Company Planbox Is Driving Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Planbox, a leading provider of cloud-based AI-powered agile innovation management solutions announced several recent major milestones. Here are some examples.

Reputation.com: This Customer Experience Management Company Has Raised $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2019

Reputation.com, a provider of the first and only complete cloud-based enterprise reputation management, announced it raised $30 million.

Homeownership Platform Better.com Secures $160 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

Better.com, one of the fastest-growing homeownership platforms in the country, announced it raised $160 million.

Outlier Receives Strategic Financial Investment From Capital One Growth Ventures

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

Outlier announced that it accepted a strategic financial investment from Capital One Growth Ventures. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Goldman Sachs Is Planning To Hire Over 100 Developers For Its Trading Division

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Goldman Sachs announced it is going to recruit over 100 developers for its trading business in the coming months.

No-Code SaaS Tool Company INTERNAL Raises $5 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

INTERNAL -- a new no-code SaaS tool for rapidly deploying a company’s internal console -- announced it raised $5 million.

JPMorgan To Shut Down Chase Pay App

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2019

JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced it is shutting down the Chase Pay app. It will no longer work starting early next year.

Nomad Health Secures $34 Million To Revolutionize The Healthcare Staffing Industry

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2019

Nomad Health, a company that built technology for placing nurses and doctors into freelance jobs, announced it raised $34 million.

Why Impartner Acquired Ann Arbor-Based Amplifinity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Impartner, one of the fastest-growing Partner Relationship Management (PRM) companies, announced it acquired Amplifinity. These are the details.

Nurx Receives $52 Million For Expanding Access To Sensitive Health Needs

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

Nurx, a health tech company that is providing convenient and affordable care for sensitive needs, announced it raised $52 million.

Predictive Analytics Company TapClicks Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

TapClicks, a leader in marketing intelligence, analytics, and reporting, announced it raised $10 million in equity funding.

VeriSIM Life Secures $5.2 Million To Prevent Unnecessary Drug Testing In Animals

By Annie Baker ● Aug 25, 2019

VeriSIM Life recently announced that it raised $5.2 million in a seed series co-led by several investors to prevent unnecessary drug testing in animals.

Microsoft Is Setting Up A New Center For Societal Impact Through Cloud and Artificial Intelligence

By Annie Baker ● Aug 25, 2019

Microsoft Research India recently announced it is launching a center for Societal impact through Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI).

Hasbro Buys Peppa Pig And Death Row Records Owner Through $4 Billion Entertainment One Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2019

Hasbro announced it is buying Entertainment One in an all-cash deal valued at $4 billion. eOne owns brands like Peppa Pig, PJ Masks, and Death Row Records.

Why Splunk Is Acquiring SignalFx For $1.05 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2019

Data insights giant recently announced that it was acquiring SignalFx for $1.05 billion. These are the details behind the deal.

Netflix To Release ‘Breaking Bad’ Movie ‘El Camino’ On October 11: Here’s The Trailer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2019

Netflix has released a trailer for “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie." "El Camino" will be released on Netflix on October 11. Here's the trailer.

Customer Data Platform Simon Data Secures $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 24, 2019

Market-leading enterprise Customer Data Platform (CDP) Simon Data announced it raised $30 million in Series C.