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Safe-Driving Network Nexar Raises $52 Million

By Noah Long ● May 4, 2020

Nexar announced it has raised $52 million in Series C funding and launched a new data product called Nexar Virtual Camera.

Silver Lake Investing $747 Million In Jio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2020

Reliance Industries Limited (NSE:RELIANCE) will be receiving another major cash injection. Silver Lake is investing $747 million into Jio.

Rivian Automotive: Alexandra Ford English Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Ford announced that Alexandra Ford English, daughter of Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., will immediately join the board of Rivian Automotive.

Walmart (WMT) Expands 2-Hour Delivery With $10 Additional Charge

By Noah Long ● May 3, 2020

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) announced it has rolled out a new Express Delivery service featuring two-hour delivery of online orders.

Partners For Growth Closes $325 Million Fund VI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Leading specialty lending firm Partners for Growth announced the final closing of Partners for Growth VI, L.P. (Fund VI) with $325 million in capital.

Andreessen Horowitz Announces New $515 Million Blockchain Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Andreessen Horowitz general partners Chris Dixon and Katie Haun announced that the venture capital firm has launched a new $515 million blockchain fund called Crypto Fund II.

Tencent Buys 5% Stake In Afterpay

By Annie Baker ● May 3, 2020

Tencent Holdings has acquired a 5% stake in Afterpay Ltd, which is an Australian shop-now-pay-later company.

AI-Based Research-Driven Company ASAPP Raises $185 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

ASAPP, an artificial intelligence research-driven company advancing the future of productivity and efficiency in customer experience, announced it has raised $185 million.

Microbial Nitrogen Fertilizer Company Pivot Bio Raises $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2020

Microbial nitrogen fertilizer company Pivot Bio announced that it raised $100 million in Series C funding.

Machine Learning Diagnostic Algorithm Company Dascena Closes $50 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 2, 2020

Machine learning diagnostic algorithm company Dascena announced it raised $50 million in Series B funding.

Passwordless Authentication Company Secret Double Octopus Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 2, 2020

Passwordless Enterprise Authentication company Secret Double Octopus announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding.

Gaming Community Chat Service Guilded Raises $7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2020

Guilded announced it has raised $7 million in Series A financing led by Matrix Partners.

Cardiac Pacing Company AtaCor Raises $25 Million

By Noah Long ● May 2, 2020

AtaCor Medical announced it has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by a corporate partner.

AI-Assisted MRI Solutions Company HeartVista Raises $8.65 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 2, 2020

AI-assisted MRI solutions company HeartVista announced it raised $8.65 million in Series A funding.

Taysha Gene Therapies: $30 Million Funding And UT Southwestern Partnership

By Noah Long ● May 1, 2020

Taysha Gene Therapies announced it raised $30 million in funding and signed a strategic partnership with UT Southwestern.

14 Highlights From The Microsoft (MSFT) Q3 2020 Earnings Report

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced its Q3 2020 earnings report earlier this week. Here are 14 highlights from the earnings report.

Apollo Global Management (APO) Investing $300 Million In Vistaprint Parent Cimpress (CMPR)

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Private equity firm Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO) is investing $300 million (about €276 million) in Cimpress PLC, which is the parent company of Vistaprint.

Virtual Care Platform Vida Health Raises $25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Virtual care platform Vida Health announced it raised $25 million. These are the details about the funding.

Apple (AAPL) To Spend $50 Billion In Buybacks And Dividend Increases

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently announced its earnings report and revealed that it will be spending an additional $50 billion in buybacks and a dividend increase.

Amazon.com (AMZN) To Spend $4 Billion On Coronavirus Response

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) revealed that it is planning to spend all of its profit from the second quarter (about $4 billion) to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

Smart Business Card Company Blue Raises $1.368 Million Led By Tim Draper

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Smart business card and mobile app company Blue announced it has raised a $1.368 million Series Seed Round led by billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper.

Manna Tree Partners Raises $141.5 Million For First Fund Dedicated To Health And Wellbeing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Manna Tree Partners announced it has raised $141.5 million for its first fund called Manna Tree Partners Fund I, L.P.

Sales Enablement Company Qorus Secures $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 1, 2020

Sales enablement and proposal management platform announced it raised $5 million in funding led by WestRiver Group.

Biopharmaceutical Company Cadent Therapeutics Raises $15 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 1, 2020

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Cadent Therapeutics announced it raised $15 million.

Pittsburgh-Based School Search Platform Niche Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 1, 2020

Leading school search platform Niche announced it has raised $35 million in Series C funding. These are the details about the funding.

Stash: $112 Million In Funding And Over $1 Billion In Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Banking and investment services company Stash announced it raised $112 million in Series F funding and over $1 billion in AUM.

Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) Bought $8.5 Billion Of Its Own Shares In Q1

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 30, 2020

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) recently reported record stock buybacks despite the economic uncertainty. Alphabet bought $8.5 billion of its own shares in Q1 alone.

Silverton Partners Closes $144 Million To Invest In Texas-Based Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 30, 2020

Leading early-stage investment firm Silverton Partners has closed $144 million in capital. These are the details about the new funds.

Smart Contact Lens Company Mojo Vision Raises $51 Million+ In Series B-1 Round

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 30, 2020

Mojo Vision announced it raised over $51 million in a Series B-1 investment round to propel the development of the first true smart contact lens Mojo Lens.

Shopify (SHOP) Is Expected To Top Earnings Estimates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 30, 2020

Wall Street analysts are expecting Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) to report a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues.