Profiles

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.

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.

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.

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.

How Northwestern Mutual Plans To Help Women-Led Startups With $20 Million In Venture Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2019

Northwestern Mutual recently announced it is committing $20 million of its corporate venture capital for women-led startups.

How Bank Of America Is Saving $2 Billion Every Year By Building Its Own Cloud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2019

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan recently revealed that the financial giant is saving $2 billion per year by building its own cloud.

How Digital Bank Rho Technologies Is Accelerating Startup Growth

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 24, 2019

Rho Technologies, a leading digital bank service company, announced it has launched Rho Business Banking and raised $4.9 million in funding.

How Microsoft Is Planning To Bring Internet Access To 40 Million People

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2019

Microsoft is planning to connect 40 million people across the world to the Internet by 2022. Here's how Microsoft plans to get it done.

How Northwestern University Spin-Out Surgical Innovation Associates Is Driving Medical Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2019

Surgical Innovation Associates, a medical device spin-out from Northwestern University, announced recently that it raised $4 million in a Series A round.

How Atom Finance Is Building A Next-Gen Investment Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2019

Brooklyn-based FinTech company Atom Finance announced recently that it raised $10.6 million in funding. Here's how it works.

How Okta Is Driving Social Good

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2019

Identity management company Okta is a major advocate of the Pledge 1%. Here are some of the ways that Okta is driving social good.

How University of California Students Are Gaining More Entrepreneurship Opportunities

By Annie Baker ● Oct 6, 2019

The University of California and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation recently announced a $5 million expansion of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars.

How Cloosiv Is Helping Local Coffee Shops Set Up Mobile Ordering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Cloosive, a company that is helping local coffee shops with mobile app ordering, announced it raised $1 million in funding.

Customer Engagement Company Edify Labs Raises $10 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 5, 2019

Edify, a company that is transforming how businesses manage customer engagement, announced it raised $10 million in seed funding.

Aero: How This Company Is Offering A Seamless Way To Travel To Premium Destinations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2019

Next-generation air travel company Aero announced that it raised $16 million in funding. Here is how the company works.

How Relativity Space Is Using 3-D Printing For Launching Vehicle Manufacturing

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 3, 2019

Relativity Space, a company that uses 3-D printing for launching vehicle manufacturing, announced it raised $140 million in Series C funding.

How Sophia Hutchins Built A Rapidly Growing Health Tech Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2019

LUMASOL founder and CEO Sophia Hutchins recently announced the company has raised $3 million in seed funding. These are the details.

YUR: How This Virtual Reality Fitness Company Plans To Improve The Health Of Its Users

By Annie Baker ● Sep 27, 2019

San Francisco-based virtual reality fitness company YUR recently announced it raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding. Here is how YUR works.

How Zoe Is Building The Future Of Personal Finance Advice

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Zoe Financial, a company that is transforming how Americans approach their personal finances, announced it raised $3 million in additional angel investment.

How Infosys And Arizona State Plan To Accelerate Workforce Development

By Noah Long ● Sep 23, 2019

Digital consulting company Infosys recently announced that it has partnered with Arizona State University to accelerate workforce development

How Podcorn Is Going To Help Podcasters Monetize Their Content

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2019

Podcorn (founded by Agnes Kozera and David Kierzkowski) announced it raised $2.2 million in seed funding led by Global Founders Capital.

How Bellwether Coffee Is Transforming The Way Coffee Is Roasted

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Bellwether Coffee -- the company transforming the way coffee is roasted -- recently announced that it closed $40 million in Series B funding led by DBL Partners and Lyndon Rive and Peter Rive.

How Trevor Milton Went From A College Dropout To Running A $3 Billion Hydrogen Truck Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Nikola Motor recently announced it raised $250 million in strategic funding from CNH Industrial at a pre-money valuation of $3 billion. These are the details behind the deal.

How Let’s Do This Runs A Rapidly Growing Endurance Event Marketplace

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 5, 2019

Y Combinator alumni company Let’s Do This announced it raised $5 million in seed funding led by NFX managing partner Pete Flint.

FIGUR8: How This Digital Health Platform Company Is Measuring Body Movement

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 3, 2019

FIGUR8, a digital health platform for measuring and longitudinally tracking body movement as a biomarker, announced it raised $7.5 million to date.

Twitter Philanthropy: How Bill Pulte Is Using Social Media For Good Causes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2019

Bill Pulte, a director at Pulte Homes and the head of Pulte Capital Partners, is known for using Twitter for philanthropic purposes. Here's how.

Huda Kattan Net Worth: How This Entrepreneur Built A Beauty Brand Worth Over $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2019

Huda Kattan is a successful entrepreneur who built a beauty brand that is worth more than $1 billion. This is how she did it.

How Sand Cloud’s Founders Took A Huge Gamble And It Paid Off

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

The three founders of Sand Cloud had taken a big risk for their towel business. And that risk paid off.

How Krystle Mobayeni Went From A Struggling Entrepreneur To Building A Top Restaurant Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Krystle Mobayeni -- the co-founder of BentoBox -- went from a struggling entrepreneur to running a major restaurant platform company. These are the details.