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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.

Digital Health Platform Company Sensely Raises $15 Million in Venture Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 31, 2019

Digital health and InsureTech platform Sensely announced it raised $15 million in funding led by Aflac Corporate Ventures.

Revolution Rise Of The Rest Raises $150 Million For Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 31, 2019

Revolution has announced it raised $150 million for a second fund as backed by a group of well-known entrepreneurs, investors, and executives.

Greensill Receives $655 Million Follow-On Investment From SoftBank Vision Fund

By Annie Baker ● Oct 31, 2019

Greensill, a non-bank provider of working capital finance for businesses, announced SoftBank Vision Fund has invested an additional $655 million.

JPMorgan Closes Lynstone Special Situations Fund At $1.06 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 31, 2019

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has closed the Lynstone Special Situations Fund with $1.06 billion in capital raised from a set of broad global investors.

Stride Funding Raises Seed Round To Help Students Manage Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 31, 2019

Stride Funding has raised a funding round led by GSV Ventures along with Slow Ventures, Sinai Ventures, and Strada Education.

PeerStreet: $60 Million In Funding And $4.25 Billion In New Capital Commitments

By Noah Long ● Oct 31, 2019

PeerStreet, a platform for investing in real estate backed loans, announced it raised $60 million in funding led by Colchis Capital with a consortium of investors.

Qualcomm Sets Up A Massive $200 Million 5G Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 30, 2019

Qualcomm recently announced that it launched a Qualcomm Ventures 5G Ecosystem Fund, which will invest up to $200 million in 5G companies.

Splunk Invests In Zonehaven: Details About The Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 30, 2019

The Splunk Ventures Social Impact Fund announced it has invested in Zonehaven. These are the details.

U-Nest Raises $2 Million To Help Families Save For College

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 30, 2019

U-Nest -- a company that created a mobile app making it easier for families to save for college -- announced it raised $2 million in funding.

Google Is Opening A Stadia Gaming Studio In Montréal

By Annie Baker ● Oct 30, 2019

Google Stadia head Jade Raymond announced recently that the company is setting up a gaming studio in Montréal, Quebec.

Digital Health Insights Company AVIA Raises $22 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 30, 2019

Digital health insights AVIA announced it has raised $22 million in funding led by First Trust Capital Partners.

Personal Finance Company Truebill Closes $15 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 30, 2019

Personal finance company Truebill announced recently that it raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Eldridge Industries.

Quibi Sold Out Of $150 Million Ad Inventory Before Even Launching

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 30, 2019

Technology and entertainment startup Quibi has already sold out of its $150 million ad inventory for the first year before even launching.

Microsoft Surface Pro 7: Pros And Cons

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 30, 2019

Here is an overview of the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 specs. And this article lists the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 pros and cons.

Qualtrics Co-Founder Ryan Smith Reveals How The $8 Billion SAP Deal Came Together

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 30, 2019

This is the story of how Qualtrics co-founder Ryan Smith sold his company to SAP for $8 billion just four days before the scheduled IPO.

Why PTC Is Acquiring Onshape For $470 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 30, 2019

PTC announced recently that it is acquiring Onshape for $470 million. These are the details about the deal.

Denny’s Signs Deal With Beyond Meat To Offer Plant-Based Burger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 30, 2019

Affordable meal restaurant franchise Denny’s announced it partnered with Beyond Meat to launch the Denny's Beyond Burger.

Dynamic Display Platform Raydiant Raises $7 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 30, 2019

Cloud-based and dynamic display platform Raydiant (formerly known as Mira Technologies) announced it raised $7 million in funding led by 8VC.

Deep Learning Startup OctoML Raises $3.9 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 30, 2019

OctoML announced it raised $3.9 million in a seed round of funding led by Madrona Venture Group with participation from Amplify Partners.

Connected Home Phototherapy System Company Clarify Medical Raises $18 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 30, 2019

Clarify Medical announced it raised $18 million in Series A funding with participation from H.I.G. BioHealth, 7wire, SV Health, and Bluestem.

Raymond James Now Has Over 8,000 Advisors And 50 Investment Bankers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2019

Raymond James Financial recently announced that the advisor headcount has surpassed 8,000. And now the company also has over 50 investment bankers.

Subscription Children’s Book Club Literati Raises $12 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 29, 2019

Austin, Texas-based children's subscription book service Literati announced it raised $12 million in a new round of funding led by Shasta Ventures.