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Greylock Hires AppDynamics CEO David Wadhwani As Venture Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Greylock announced recently that it hired David Wadhwani as a venture partner. Wadhwani is coming to Greylock from AppDynamics where he was the CEO.

Group Nine’s Acquisition Of PopSugar: Details About The Deal You Should Know

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Digital media company Group Nine recently announced that it acquired PopSugar. These are the details.

Next Insurance: $250 Million Series C Funding And Over $1 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Leading digital Insurtech company Next Insurance announced it raised $250 million in Series C at a valuation of more than $1 billion.

Membrain CEO George Brontén On Being An Effective Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2019

George Brontén -- the founder and CEO of Membrain -- provided these insights about being an effective leader.

Whistle’s Acquisition Of Vertical Networks: Details About The Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 9, 2019

Whistle announced it acquired a mobile-first content studio called Vertical Networks. These are the details about the deal.

Brex Cash: This Business Cash Management Platform Simplifies Financial Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2019

Financial technology company Brex announced a new business cash management account to help companies simplify financial operations.

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.

Hydrogel Platform Company AmacaThera Raises $3.6 Million In Seed Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2019

AmacaThera, a hydrogel platform for sustained drug release, announced recently that it raised $3.6 million in seed funding.

These Salesforce And Microsoft Vets Launched A New Startup Studio To Fund Enterprise Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2019

Startup studio company Super{set} recently announced that it raised $65 million to launch, fund, and build enterprise tech companies.

Geneoscopy To Advance Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Platform With New Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Oct 8, 2019

Life sciences company Geneoscopy announced that it raised an oversubscribed $6.9 million Series A round of funding.

Enterprise-Class Distributed GRC Software Company X1 Raises $5.1 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 8, 2019

Enterprise-class distributed GRC and eDiscovery software leader X1 announced recently that it raised $5.1 million in Series B funding.

Rally Ventures Names Justin Kaufenberg As Partner

By Noah Long ● Oct 8, 2019

Early-stage investor firm Rally Ventures announced it named Justin Kaufenberg as a partner at the firm.

Intelligent Integration Platform SnapLogic Raises $72 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2019

Intelligent Integration Platform company SnapLogic recently announced that it raised $72 million in growth financing.

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.

True Passwordless Security Company HYPR Raises $18.3 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 7, 2019

True Passwordless Security provider HYPR announced recently that it closed $18.3 million in Series B funding.

IoT-as-a-Service Company IOTAS Secures $8.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 7, 2019

IoT-as-a-Service smart apartment platform IOTAS announced it completed an $8.5 million Series A round of funding.

Portable Electric Scooter Company Unagi Secures $3.15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 7, 2019

Portable electric scooter company Unagi announced recently that it raised $3.15 million in a seed round of funding led by Menlo Ventures.

Audio Learning Company Knowable Raises $4 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 7, 2019

Audio learning company Knowable recently announced that it raised $4 million in a seed round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.

How Melanie Fellay And Zari Zahra Are Simplifying Salesforce Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Spekit -- a company founded by Melanie Fellay and Zari Zahra that makes Salesforce training easier -- recently raised funding. Here is how it works.

Commercial Real Estate Securities Marketplace Company LEX Raises $4 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 6, 2019

Commercial real estate securities marketplace company LEX announced it raised $4 million in seed funding.

Elastic Blockchain Network Company SKALE Raises $17.1 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Elastic blockchain network company SKALE recently announced that it raised $17.1 million in funding.

Naborly: $7.5 Million Seed Funding And NaborlyShield Launch

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 6, 2019

Naborly, a known for offering free credit and background checks to landlords and tenants and working with tenants to build credit, has raised $7.5 million.

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.

Booksy: This Online Booking Marketplace Plans To Accelerate Growth With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Oct 4, 2019

Booksy, the largest mobile marketplace for appointment-driven beauty services, announced recently that it raised $28.5 million in Series B2 financing.

Maven Ventures To Continue Funding Billion-Dollar Tech Companies With New Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2019

Maven Ventures recently announced it closed Maven Ventures Fund III, an oversubscribed $65 million seed-stage venture fund.

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.

Small-Business Lender Company ForwardLine Financial Raises $20 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2019

Small-business loan company ForwardLine Financial announced that it raised $20 million in growth capital from Five Oceans Capital and Marsico Enterprises.

Fintech-As-A-Service Company Rapyd Raises $100 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 4, 2019

Rapyd, a global fintech-as-a-service provider, announced it raised $100 million in funding led by Oak HC/FT.