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ACV Auctions: $150 Million Funding And $1.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2019

Leading dealer-to-dealer online auction company ACV Auctions announced it raised $150 million in Series E round of funding at a $1.5 billion valuation.

Norwest Venture Partners Sets Up Massive $2 Billion Fund As Its Largest To Date

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2019

Norwest Venture Partners recently announced it closed its largest fund to date called Norwest Venture Partners XV, LP at $2 billion.

Conservation Labs Raises $1.7 Million To Launch A Smart Water Monitor

By Noah Long ● Nov 18, 2019

Conservation Labs, the maker of the smart water monitor H2know, announced it raised $1.7 million in a seed round of funding.

Steven Rudnitsky To Help Drive Expansion Plans At WTS As Board Vice Chairman

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 18, 2019

Leading spa, wellness, and lifestyle management firm WTS International announced recently that it named Steven Rudnitsky as vice chairman of its board.

Cybersecurity Training Platform Cybrary Raises $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 18, 2019

Online cybersecurity career development platform Cybrary announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding led by BuildGroup.

Kore.ai Receives Funding From Vistara Capital

By Noah Long ● Nov 18, 2019

Leading conversational AI platform provider Kore.ai announced it raised growth capital from Vistara Capital Partners.

Product Visualization Software Company Threekit Raises $20 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 18, 2019

Product visualization software platform Threekit announced it has raised $20 million in funding led by Shasta Ventures.

Yahoo Japan And Line Are Merging In $30 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2019

Yahoo Japan and Line agreed to merge in a deal valued at ¥3.3 trillion ($30 billion). These are the details about the deal.

Intelligent Revenue Management Platform Wappier Raises $4 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 18, 2019

Intelligent Revenue Management platform wappier announced it raised $4 million in seed funding led by Counterview with participation from other investors.

Guild Education: $157 Million Funding, $1 Billion Valuation, Ken Chenault Joins Board

By Annie Baker ● Nov 18, 2019

Guild Education has announced it raised $157 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation. And the company also announced Ken I. Chenault joined the board.

SheerID: $64 Million In Funding And 450% Revenue Growth In The Last 3 Years

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 18, 2019

Identity marketing SheerID announced it closed $64 million in funding led by CVC Growth. And the company revealed 450% revenue growth in the last 3 years.

Colorado-Based Madwire Receives $16 Million From CIBC Innovation Banking

By Noah Long ● Nov 18, 2019

Fort Collins, Colorado-based Madwire announced it raised $16 million from CIBC Innovation Banking across two separate transactions.

Immersive Content Platform Company Emerge Raises $12 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 18, 2019

Emerge announced it raised $12 million in Series A funding led by M13 with participation from Vulcan Capital, LionTree Partners, and other investors.

How The Salesforce And Microsoft Partnership Will Boost Customer Productivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2019

Salesforce recently announced it is going to use Microsoft Azure as its public cloud provider for Salesforce Marketing Cloud. These are the details.

Google To Restrict Ad Targeting In February 2020

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2019

Google announced it is going to start limiting the data sharing for its targeted advertising platform in order to safeguard user privacy.

JPMorgan Investment Strategy Head Michael Cembalest Says ‘Armageddonists’ Contribute To Recessions

By Noah Long ● Nov 17, 2019

J.P. Morgan Asset Management Chairman of Market and Investment Strategy Michael Cembalest has criticized the "Armageddonists" for causing recessions.

Dell Plans To Have Women Make Up Half Its Workforce By 2030

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 17, 2019

Dell released a report about its 2030 goals for societal change. And the goal is to hire, develop, and retain women so they account for 50% of the company’s global workforce.

Bill Gates Is Now The Richest Person In The World Again

By Noah Long ● Nov 17, 2019

Bill Gates has become the richest person in the world again as of the market closing on Friday.

8 Tips From Self-Made Billionaire Sara Blakely For Building Successful Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2019

Sara Blakely launched Spanx about 20 years ago with $5,000 in savings. These are some tips from Blakely, which helped her become a self-made billionaire.

Geospatial Analytics Software Company Orbital Insight Raises $50 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 17, 2019

Geospatial analytics software industry Orbital Insight announced it raised $50 million in Series D funding co-led by Sequoia and Clearvision.

Barbara Corcoran Says That This Trait Is What Makes People Successful

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2019

Self-made millionaire and entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran went through a number of setbacks before becoming successful. Here is some of her advice.

HP Rejects Xerox’s Acquisition Offer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2019

The HP board has unanimously rejected an offer from Xerox saying that this deal undervalues the company.

AI Content Moderation Platform Two Hat Security Closes $7.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 16, 2019

Canada-based technology company Two Hat Security announced it raised $7.5 million in funding led by Tam Holdings.

On-Demand Outdoor Services Platform LawnStarter Secures $10.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2019

On-demand outdoor services platform LawnStarter announced it raised $10.5 million in growth investment from Edison Partners.

Cloud-Enabled Work Orchestration And Observability Company Cutover Raises $17 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 16, 2019

Cloud-enabled work orchestration and observability platform Cutover announced it raised $17 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures.

Peanut: Mom Social Network Raises $5 Million And Launches Trying To Conceive Community

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2019

Mom social network Peanut announced it raised $5 million in a round of funding led by Index Ventures. And it launched a Trying To Conceive community.

Wire: $8.2 Million In Funding, 700 Enterprise Customers, New Hires

By Noah Long ● Nov 16, 2019

Enterprise-focused end-to-end encryption messaging app company Wire raised $8.2 million in funding and now reaches 700 enterprise customers.

DJI Demonstrates Direct Drone-To-Phone Remote Identification

By Annie Baker ● Nov 16, 2019

Civilian drone company DJI recently demonstrated a direct drone-to-phone and Wi-Fi-based solution to remotely identify airborne drones.

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman Says Recession Forecast Is ‘Overblown’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2019

Blackstone Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder Stephen A. Schwarzman pointed out that the chances of a US recession have been "overblown."

Natalie Sandman Joins Spark Capital As An Investor

By Annie Baker ● Nov 16, 2019

Natalie Sandman has joined Spark Capital as an investor. At Spark, Sandman is going focused on early-stage software startups.