Profiles

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.

How Atomo Is Reverse Engineering Coffee Beans To Reduce Negative Environmental Impacts

By Annie Baker ● Aug 22, 2019

Atomo Coffee has raised $2.6 million in a seed round of funding the world's first molecular coffee made without beans.

How Google Flights Is Guaranteeing That You Will Get A Good Price

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2019

Google Flights is offering a temporary price guarantee feature that will credit you if the price goes down on a flight that you booked.

Ultranauts: How This Software Company Is Promoting Neurodiversity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 9, 2019

Ultranauts -- a quality engineering startup employing talent on the autism spectrum -- recently announced it closed $3.5 million in Series A.

How Chase Is Using AI For Copywriting Ads

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2019

JPMorgan Chase recently announced it signed a five-year deal with Persado to apply AI to marketing creative.

Confluera: This Real-Time Cybersecurity Company Is Revolutionizing How Brands Protect Themselves

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2019

Real-time cybersecurity company Confluera announced it raised $9 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed founder and Managing Partner Ravi Mhatre.

AI Bootcamp: Mark Cuban, Microsoft, And Walmart Are Teaching High Schoolers How To Program

By Annie Baker ● Aug 4, 2019

The Mark Cuban Foundation has partnered with Microsoft and Walmart to set up an AI Bootcamp program for high schoolers in Dallas.

How TD Ameritrade Is Making It Easier To Manage Your Account In Your Vehicle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2019

TD Ameritrade recently announced a suite of in-vehicle experiences through your smartphone. These are the details.

DUST Identity: How This Company Uses Diamond Unclonable Security Tags For Supply Chains

By Noah Long ● Jul 23, 2019

DUST Identity -- the pioneers of first diamond unclonable security tag for supply chain security -- announced it raised $10 million.

Augmentir: How This Augmented Worker Software Company Is Helping Frontline Workers

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 21, 2019

Augmentir -- a leading provider of augmented worker software for industrial companies -- announced it has closed an oversubscribed funding round.

How Flybits Helps Financial Institutions Deliver Hyper-Personalized Experiences For Customers

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 19, 2019

Contextual data intelligence company Flybits announced recently that it raised $35 million in Series C funding led by Point72 Ventures.

Finix: How This Company Is Making It Easier For Businesses To Manage The Payments Experience

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 19, 2019

Finix -- a company that makes it easier for businesses to manage the payments experience -- announced it raised $17.5 million.

Bulletin: How This Company Helps Brands Expand Offline Distribution

By Annie Baker ● Jul 18, 2019

Bulletin -- a retail technology company that makes it easier for brands to expand brick-and-mortar sales -- announced it closed $7 million.

Lendbuzz: How This Company Helps Consumers With Limited Credit History Buy Cars

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 18, 2019

Lendbuzz -- a fintech company that is disrupting the car financing market -- announced recently that it secured $150 million in debt and equity financing.