Ex-Apollo Partner's Fund Returns 30% In First Year
Sachin Khajuria, who left Apollo Global Management LLC partner last year to create his own fund, picked a good time to go it alone. Khajuria’s Achilles Management LP posted a return of 30 percent in its first year.
Polyverse Recognized As The Best Application Security Solution By The 2019 Tech Ascension Awards
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Polyverse Corporation ("Polyverse") today announced that its technology has been recognized as the Best Application Security Solution by the 2019 Tech Ascension Awards. Polyverse's innovative technology creates unprecedented resilience against cyberattacks by making the software on every computer unique and diverse - this diversity thwarts cyberattacks, much like biological diversity defends against disease. Polyverse provides immunity to memory-based attacks b.
Mdclone, Developer Of First Healthcare Synthetic Data Engine, Raises $26M
BEER-SHEVA, Israel, Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MDClone announced today the closing of a $26 million Series B funding round led by health-tech venture capital fund aMoon, with additional funding from existing investors OrbiMed Israel Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. MDClone has...
Watch Yc Ceo Michael Seibel Chat Startups, Prices, And Tech's Center Of Gravity - Techcrunch
YC's Michael Seibel joins us on a special episode of Equity, TechCrunch's venture-capital-focused podcast. : This week, nearly 200 startups convened at Y Combinator Demo Day to pitch venture capitalists, angels and other folks looking to spend some money. YC chief executive officer Michael Seibel took some time out of his busy schedule to join us on a special episode of Equity, TechCrunch's venture-capital-focused podcast. Given that we had Seibel to chat with, Kate and Alex decided to drop the regular format and riff interview-style about what the accelerator program is up to.
Your First Trade For Thursday, August 22
The "Fast Money" traders share their first moves for the market open. : Overstock CEO Partick Byrne has resigned from the e-commerce company after making comments about his role in the "deep state." Automakers are trying to deal with President Trump's efforts to roll back Obama-era fuel efficiency rules. Mark Zuckerberg has been on a selling spree in August and has unloaded $526 million worth of stock this year. Palantir CEO Alex Karp said billionaire investor Peter Thiel is right to question Google's decision to work in China, while abandoning military contracts in the US.
Digital Parking Reservation Service Spothero Inks $50M Series D
SpotHero, a digital parking reservation service, has raised $50 million in Series D funding. Macquarie Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Union Grove Venture Partners, [...]
On-demand Parking Startup Spothero Raises $50M - Techcrunch
SpotHero, the Chicago-based company that has developed an on-demand parking app, has raised $50 million in a Series D round led by Macquarie Capital. Union Grove Venture Partners participated in the round, along with existing investors, including Insight Venture Partners, Global Founders Capital, OCA Ventures, AutoTech Ventures and others, according to the company. SpotHero has [...]
Canopy Growth To Lead Mocanna's $5M Series A Round
Toronto-based cannabis lifestyle brand MoCanna said Canopy Growth Corp (TSX: WEED, NYSE: CGC) will lead its Series A financing with a $2 million investment. The $5 million round is expected to close next month. [...]
The Fight For Seed - Techcrunch
Seed funds beware, today's fight for equity in Bay Area startups requires muscle and a whole lot of cash. : When Mike Fitzsimmons went out to raise his seed round, he negotiated with all the usual suspects. The second-time founder needed a few million to get his cloud SaaS hiring tool, Crosschq, off the ground. And as a repeat CEO, he had options. It was Slack and Airbnb investor Glenn Solomon of GGV Capital, a multi-stage firm with billions under management, that ultimately led the $4.1 million seed round announced earlier this month.
Casillas Petroleum Resource Partners And Energy Water Services Announce Formation Of Woody Creek Midstream
TULSA, Okla. and OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Casillas Petroleum Resource Partners, LLC ("Casillas"), a portfolio company of Kayne Anderson Energy Funds ("Kayne Anderson"), and Energy Water Services, LLC ("EWS"), a water infrastructure company owned by Halmos Capital...
New Architects' Report Shows How The Trade War Is Hitting Commercial Real Estate | Nightly Business Report
A key indicator for the commercial real estate market is showing signs of weakness, and uncertainty in the economy over the trade war, markets and interest rates may be to blame.