Silicon Valley Journals 
Mad Rabbit Tattoo, a market leader in tattoo aftercare, has announced the successful completion of a $10 million Series A funding round led by Lucas Brand Equity, with participation from Mark Cuban, H Venture Partners, and other notable investors. With BIC’s recent acquisition of Inkbox and L’Oreal’s minority investment in Prinker Korea Inc., the funding … Read more
Flare Therapeutics Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech company that targets transcription factors to discover precision medicines for cancer and other diseases, today announced a $123 million Series B financing led by GordonMD® Global Investments LP and Pfizer Ventures, with participation from existing investors Boxer Capital, Casdin Capital, Eventide Asset Management, Invus Financial Advisors, Nextech Invest, … Read more
UST HealthProof, a UST company and market leader in core administrative solutions and Business-Process-as-a-Service (BPaaS) for health plans, announced today the acquisition of Advantasure, a Medicare technology solutions company. The acquisition represents the next stage of UST HealthProof’s growth as it works to revolutionize healthcare in the United States through comprehensive administrative cost-cutting solutions. UST … Read more
WPP has announced the acquisition of Goat, a leading influencer marketing agency in the world. Goat, founded in 2015 by Arron Shepherd, Nick Cooke, and Harry Hugo, specializes in data-driven end-to-end influencer marketing campaigns based on performance and measurement. To reach the right audience and achieve industry-leading results, Goat drives authentic brand engagement while integrating … Read more
Frontier Aerospace Corporation, a pioneer in next-generation liquid rocket engines for in-space propulsion, today announced the completion of a $10 million Series A funding round led by AEI HorizonX. Frontier was established in 2014 with the goal of developing innovative space propulsion solutions. Frontier employs a tried-and-true rapid development approach that yields mission-optimized and extensively … Read more
Oleria, a security company that liberates businesses with adaptive and autonomous access solutions, has emerged from stealth mode and raised $8 million in seed funding. Salesforce Ventures led the round, with participation from Tapestry VC and angel investors including CEOs and CISOs of prominent tech and security firms. Oleria, founded by industry luminary and former … Read more
Amazon will continue to send customers to unemployment offices across the country as it plans to lay off another 9,000 workers, bringing the total number of layoffs to 27,000 since the beginning of the year. Back in January, the delivery company set a personal record by laying off 18,000 people at once. The dark milestone … Read more
Accenture announced on Tuesday that it was acquiring Flutura, a provider of internet of things (IoT) and data science services, for an undisclosed sum to expand its industrial AI services sold under the banner of Applied Intelligence. The acquisition is significant because the Asia Pacific region accounts for 70% of Accenture’s Applied Intelligence offering, according … Read more
Placemakr, a flexible-use multifamily and hospitality operator, announced $65 million in new funding today, bringing its total capital raised to $350 million. This announcement coincides with the appointment of Timothy G. Franzen, former president of Graduate Hotels, to the company’s board of directors. Highland Capital Partners, Harbert Growth Partners, Bernstein Management Corporation, Camber Creek, Gaw … Read more
Gravie, one of the fastest growing employer health benefits companies in the United States, announced today that General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity investor, will lead a $179 million equity investment in the company, joining existing Gravie investors FirstMark Capital and AXA Venture Partners. Gravie intends to use the funds to fuel its ongoing … Read more