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Month: February 2020
7-month-old Simsim secures $16M for its social commerce in India
Simsim, a social commerce startup in India, said on Friday it has raised $16 million in…
Soylent shakes up its executive team, naming Demir Vangelov as its new CEO
Soylent, the once high-flying Los Angeles-based meal replacement startup that has raised $72.4 million in financing…
Here’s what happened to the stock market on Thursday
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Dow…
Doubts emerge about Trump Fed nominee Judy Shelton after tough questioning
Federal Reserve nominee Judy Shelton faced a blistering confirmation hearing Thursday, as senators grilled her over…
Stock market live Thursday: Comeback fails, Tesla surges, Microsoft under pressure
Elon Musk Mike Blake | Reuters This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 4:01…
Charlie Munger warns there are ‘lots of troubles coming’ because of ‘too much wretched excess’
Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner, issued a dire…
As 5 more startups join the $100M club, are we just making a pre-IPO list?
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the…
They worked at a Catholic hospital for decades. Then it took away their pension
St. Clare’s Hospital was everything to Jerry and Kathy Adach. They married after meeting at the…
Google closes $2.6B Looker acquisition
When Google announced that it was acquiring data analytics startup Looker for $2.6 billion, it was…
Stock market live updates: Stocks slip from records, all eyes on Tesla, coronavirus names fall
Elon Musk Mike Blake | Reuters This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 11:22…
AdQuick raises $6M to conquer an advertising market Google and Facebook won’t
With Google and Facebook yielding massive control over the online ad market, leaving only scraps for…
Datometry snares $17M Series B to help move data and applications to the cloud
Moving data to the cloud from an on-prem data warehouse like Teradata is a hard problem…
Rocket startup Gilmour Space gets a $3M grant to develop lighter fuel tanks
Mass is money when it comes to the rocket launch business, and any small savings you…
Charlie Munger warns there are ‘lots of troubles coming’ because of ‘too much wretched excess’
Charles Munger David A. Grogan | CNBC Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren…
Astranis raises $90 million for its next-gen satellite broadband internet service
YC-backed Astranis has raised $90 million of new combined debt and equity funding in a Series…
Zynga to Present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq:ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, announced today that its Chief…
Tozny introduces encrypted identity tool as part of security service platform
Tozny, a Portland, Oregon startup that wants to help companies more easily incorporate encryption into programs…
Nintendo Download: Serve Up Knuckle Sandwiches in an RPG Feast
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch…