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Citi: The Importance Of Jane Fraser’s Promotion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2019

Citigroup recently announced it promoted Jane Fraser to the number 2 position at the company. This puts her in a position to become the future CEO.

Amazon Ramps Up For The Holiday Season

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2019

Amazon is ramping up for the holiday season and it is expected to hit record new sales despite the aggressive competition.

Remote Medical Documentation Company Augmedix Closes $19 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 6, 2019

Remote medical documentation company Augmedix announced that it raised $19 million in Series B funding from Redmile, McKesson, DCM, and Wanxiang Healthcare.

Young Alfred: Advanced Home Insurance Shopping Platform Sees Over 20x Sales In 18 Months

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 6, 2019

Advanced home insurance shopping platform Young Alfred announced it hit 20x sales over the last 18 months and that it raised $10 million.

How Google Cloud’s Partnership With HCL Will Scale Enterprise Cloud Adoption

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2019

Google announced it has expanded upon its partnership with HCL to scale enterprise cloud adoption. And HCL is launching a new Google Cloud Business Unit.

Payment Management Company Papaya Global Closes $45 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 5, 2019

Papaya Global, a global payroll and payment management platform, recently announced it closed $45 million in funding led by Insight Partners.

Advanced Networking Company Aviatrix Raises $40 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 5, 2019

Aviatrix, an advanced networking and security services company, announced recently that it raised $40 million in Series C funding led by CRV.

Tonkean: Robotic Automation Company To Invest In Strategic Growth With New Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2019

Tonkean, a leading robotic automation and management platform for business operations, announced it raised $7.2 million in a seed round of funding led by Foundation Capital.

Viant’s Co-Founders Are Acquiring Company Back From Meredith

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2019

Leading advertising technology company Viant announced the co-founders of the company acquired their 60% stake back from Meredith.

Dropbox Transfer Now Rolling Out For All Users

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 5, 2019

Dropbox has announced that it is now rolling out Dropbox Transfer for all users. This is how Dropbox Transfer works.

Microsoft Previews New Version Of Yammer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2019

Microsoft recently previewed the new version of Yammer. Here is an overview of the new Yammer features you should know about.

Microsoft Launches Office App With Word, Excel, And PowerPoint Combined

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2019

Microsoft launched a new mobile Office app that combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. These are the details.

Adobe, NYT, And Twitter Launch Content Authenticity Initiative

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2019

Adobe has announced a Content Authenticity Initiative in partnership with The New York Times and Twitter. These are the details.

Smartsheet Announces Integration With Adobe Creative Cloud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2019

Smartsheet, a platform for enterprise achievement, announced the availability of its extension in private beta for Adobe Creative Cloud.

Business Performance Management Ally Raises $15 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 5, 2019

Ally, a provider of goal-setting and business performance management software, announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding.

Adobe Announces Photoshop On iPad, Fresco On Windows, And Aero For Immersive Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2019

Adobe made several major announcements at the Adobe MAX 2019 event, including Photoshop on iPad, extended Adobe Fresco to Microsoft Surface, and Camera app

Very Good Security Raises $35 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 4, 2019

Very Good Security announced it raised $35 million in a Series B round of funding led by Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division.

Composable Observability Platform Grafana Labs Raises $24 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 4, 2019

Grafana Labs, the company known for open source projects like Grafana and Loki, announced it raised $24 million in funding recently.

Album VC: $75 Million Fund And Rebrand From Peak Ventures

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 4, 2019

Utah-based venture capital firm Album VC announced it rebranded from Peak Ventures and raised $75 million.

K-Ratio: How This Chicago-Based Company Is Supporting The $726 Billion Trucking Futures Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2019

K-Ratio, a Chicago-based company that provides solutions for shipper customers, carriers, and third-party logistics. These are details about the company.

How Headline Solar Is Bringing Solar Power To Illinois Homes and Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 4, 2019

Headline Solar, a Chicago-based residential and commercial solar energy company has hit $3.6 million in revenue just 6 months after launching.

Censys Has Launched An Attack Surface Visibility Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 3, 2019

Censys, a leading provider of continuous digital asset tracking and detection, recently announced it launched the Censys SaaS Platform.

Fintech Company Koyo Raises $4.9 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 3, 2019

Fintech company Koyo announced it raised $4.9 million in funding to offer loans to people who have thin credit histories.

Mobile Gaming Company Scopely Raises $200 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 3, 2019

Mobile game developer Scopely announced recently that it raised $200 million in Series D funding led by NewView Capital.

Walmart And Green Dot Are Launching A Fintech Accelerator

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 3, 2019

Walmart and Green Dot announced it entered an agreement to extend their MoneyCard partnership and launch a new fintech accelerator.

Ellevest Founder Sallie Krawcheck Reveals How She Stays Energetic

By Annie Baker ● Nov 3, 2019

In a recent interview, Ellevest co-founder and CEO Sallie Krawcheck revealed how she stays energetic. Here is what she said.

Tesla, Twitter, And Shopify CEOs Join Tree Donation Campaign

By Annie Baker ● Nov 3, 2019

Several technology leaders announced that they are making donations to the #TeamTrees campaign. Here are the details.

Lockheed Martin Signs $34 Billion F-35 Deal With Pentagon: What You Should Know

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 3, 2019

The Pentagon announced that it signed a $34 billion F-35 contract with Lockheed Martin. These are the details about the deal.

Google Is Buying Fitbit In A Deal Valued At $2.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2019

Google has announced that it is buying Fitbit in a deal valued at $2.1 billion. These are the details about the deal that you should know about.

BURST Oral Care: Over $20 Million Funding And 100% Year-Over-Year Growth

By Noah Long ● Oct 31, 2019

BURST Oral Care announced it has raised over $20 million in funding and is seeing 100% year-over-year growth.