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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.

New Motorola Razr: Specifications You Should Know About

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2019

Are you wondering what the new Motorola Razr specs include? Here is an overview of the new Motorola Razr specs you should know about.

GitHub Launches An iOS App And Improved Notifications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2019

Microsoft-owned code repository company GitHub announced it has launched an iOS app and released improved notifications.

Enterprise-Grade Drone Software Company DroneDeploy Raises $35 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 15, 2019

Leading enterprise-grade drone software solution DroneDeploy announced it raised $35 million in Series D funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

Hyatt Is Substantially Reducing Single-Use Plastics Through Global Sustainability Programs

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 15, 2019

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is launching initiatives to reduce waste at its hotels, including large-format bathroom items and reducing single-use water bottles.

Freshworks: $150 Million Funding And $3.5 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 15, 2019

Customer engagement software company Freshworks announced it has raised $150 million in Series H funding at a post-financing valuation of $3.5 billion.

Google Plans To Offer Checking Accounts Next Year With Citi And Stanford Federal Credit Union

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2019

Google is planning to start offering checking accounts to consumers starting next year through a partnership with Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union.

Cybersecurity Risk Validation Company Pcysys Raises $10 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 14, 2019

Cybersecurity risk validation company Pcysys announced it raised $10 million in funding from Canadian VC, Awz Ventures, and Blackstone.

Real Estate Closing Technology Company Qualia Closes $55 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 14, 2019

Leading digital real estate closing technology company Qualia announced it raised $55 million in funding led by Tiger Global.

Nike Ends Partnership With Amazon

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 14, 2019

Sports apparel company Nike confirmed that it is no longer selling products on Amazon. Why did Nike cancel the deal? Here are the details.

Convoy: $400 Million Funding At $2.75 Billion Valuation To Reduce Trucking Industry Waste

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2019

Convoy, the first nationwide digital freight network, announced it raised $400 million in Series D funding at a valuation of $2.75 billion. These are the details.

Why Apollo Global Is Buying Tech Data For About $5.4 Billion

By Noah Long ● Nov 14, 2019

Tech Data announced it entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of funds of Apollo Global Management for $5.4 billion.