Venture Capital News
Follow the money to learn what’s new in the world of venture capital. This section features companies, organizations and people involved in funding, such as seed, Series A and Series B rounds, including VC firms, angel investors, crowdfunding sites, micro-investors and startups.
Bench International Places Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner, as a Director with Illumina
Firm Launches Recruiting Hub in San Diego to Meet Talent Demands of Region’s Expanding Life Science Cluster - February 20, 2020 - Bench International
Arrowroot Advisors Advises nuTravel on Its Sale to the Airlines Reporting Corporation
Arrowroot Advisors is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to nuTravel Technology Solutions (“nuTravel”) in its recently completed sale to the Airlines Reporting Corporation (“ARC”). Located in Westchester, New York, nuTravel is an industry... - February 20, 2020 - Arrowroot Advisors
TAG Bill Pay Wins Private Asset Management (PAM) Award for Best General Ledger System for Family Offices
Firm recognized for rapid client growth by capitalizing on a gap in the marketplace for back-office accounting services for the ultra-high-net-worth and family office space - February 15, 2020 - TAG
Gary Williams of Williams Asset Management Named in Forbes’ Best-in-State Wealth Advisors List for 2020
President and Founder of Williams Asset Management, Gary Williams, has been named as one of Maryland's "Best-in-State" Wealth Advisors by Forbes’ for 2020. - January 26, 2020 - Williams Asset Management
Simfoni Raises $3M to Accelerate US Expansion of Its Spend Analytics and Spend Automation Platform
Simfoni, a global innovator for Analytics and Spend Automation, announced it has raised $3m in Series A financing led by BOOST&Co. Simfoni’s Analytics deploys machine learning to harmonize and auto-classify complex data. It also offers an award-winning spend automation platform that uses artificial intelligence to automate buying. After 4 years of 100% y-o-y growth, Simfoni is poised for even more growth. This funding will also help extend development of artificial intelligence capability. - January 23, 2020 - Simfoni USA Inc
Kyndall Francis & Syndicate Management to Host Private Baltimore Investment Tours
Starting in 2020 Syndicate Managements will introduce their truly unique investment approach in Baltimore City. In the past, many firms have given “group tours” and other organized group events, but starting in March (appointments being taken now) of 2020, Syndicate will take a more personalized approach for interested investors. - January 23, 2020 - Syndicate Partners
ZPower Releases Breakthrough Solar Panel That Works at Night
New Solar Technology produces electricity 24-7 with more than double the power. - January 23, 2020 - ZPower
ForsterBoughman Represents Orlando Area Autism Spectrum Disorder Group Alpine Academy and Interventions Unlimited in Transaction with the Family Treatment Network
ForsterBoughman, a tax and corporate law boutique in Central Florida, represented the principals of Alpine Academy and Interventions Unlimited as they partnered their ABA school and therapy center with The Family Treatment Network. Alpine Academy and Interventions Unlimited are leaders in the... - January 16, 2020 - Forster Boughman Lefkowitz & Lowe
FTMarkets Trading Platform Has Officially Launched in Vietnam
Now Vietnamese people can use FTMarkets to download applications and conduct foreign exchange transactions. - January 10, 2020 - FTMarkets
More Speakers Added to January 14-15 San Francisco Family Office 2020 Outlook Forum
More speakers have been added to the Ivy Family Office Network San Francisco Family Office 2020 Outlook forum on January 14-15. It is a two-day seminar, https://ivyfon.com/jan14-15forum/index.html. There is a family office-only dinner party following the forum. There is a nominal fee for Single... - January 05, 2020 - Ivy Family Office Network (IVYFON)
AIM Consulting Receives 2019 Best of Bellevue Award
AIM Consulting has been selected for the 2019 Best of Bellevue Award in the Local Business category by the Bellevue Award Program. Each year, the Bellevue Award Program identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. - December 30, 2019 - AIM Consulting
The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association Announces a Partnership with the Palm Beach Symphony
The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association (PBHFA.org) and the Palm Beach Symphony have announced a partnership, creating opportunities for members to experience one of South Florida’s major cultural institutions during this landmark season that has seen record-breaking ticket sales and unprecedented donor enthusiasm and support. - December 29, 2019 - Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association
"The New Venture" Comedic Michael Emery Film Adds Producer Opportunities via GoFundMe
New comedic film from Michael Emery and James C. Bannon opens investor opportunities in exchange for producer credits. - December 10, 2019 - Truth & Justice Entertainment
HealthPoint Plus Announces Financial Projections, and Timeline for Audit Completion and Direct Listing of Its Stock on the OTC Market
HealthPoint Plus issues indications of future revenue ahead of its planned filing for Direct Listing of stock on the OTC market. - December 06, 2019 - HealthPoint Plus, Inc.
New i4cp Study Shows High-Performance Organizations Are 11x More Likely to Focus on Cultural Synergies During Acquisitions
Culture is always blamed when an acquisition fails. So why don't companies pay more attention to it upfront? - December 04, 2019 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Mavericks Renewable Energy and San Benito Hemp Campus Team Up to Create the First Carbon Negative Microgrid
San Benito Hemp Campus has over 300,000 square feet of seed production, secure storage, curing, processing and hemp facility in San Benito County, California. Opening in 2020, San Benito Hemp Campus will be the largest vertically integrated hemp processing facility in the United States. San Benito... - November 22, 2019 - Mavericks Renewable Energy
Meadows Bank Net Income Up 21%
Meadows Bank, headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, announced today that it posted Net Income After Tax of $13,739,900 in the first nine months of 2019 which was 21% higher than the $11,368,000 it earned during the same period in 2018. At September 30, 2019, the bank had Total Loans of $817.8 million... - November 07, 2019 - Meadows Bank
Truevalue Holdings Inc. Announces Upgrade of Smart Contract in TGC
True Gold Coin, a crypto token issued by Truevalue Holdings, has upgraded and updated its smart contract towards a full migration to new standards. - October 25, 2019 - Truevalue Holdings, Inc.
GenRocket Introduces X12 EDI Test Data Solution for Health Care
Partnership with X12 Enables Streamlined Access to X12 EDI Transaction Documents to Enable Continuous Testing with Fast, Secure and Controlled Test Data Generation - October 23, 2019 - GenRocket, Inc.
Hedge Fund Lab Launches Its Startup Fund Accelerator
A dedicated accelerator program to support early-stage portfolio managers. - October 23, 2019 - Hedge Fund Lab
Octobotic Corporation Announces the Completion of Aliveadvisor Global Business Autonomous Platform
Octobotic Corporation's Autonomous Aliveadvisor Platform; "Aliveadvisor Global Business Platform for tomorrow autonomous world AI assisted with Moses” - Dr. Fr. Daniel Imperato KM.S.S.P. GM+OB - October 22, 2019 - Octobotic Corporation
Atlanta Entrepreneur Summit to Feature Business Pitch Contest for Women Founders, December 16
Summit to bring together more than 500 business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with focus on business growth and access to capital. - October 18, 2019 - Thinkzilla Consulting Group LLC
Giftapart's CEO Going to San Francisco Bar Area to Explore Series A Funding
Giftapart, an innovative social ecommerce marketplace with a reinvented method of gifting, is now exploring a Series A venture capital investment round. Filipe Pedroso, the founder and CEO, will be traveling to Silicon Valley to meet with potential investors the week of October 20. - October 18, 2019 - Giftapart Inc.
Wildcat Discovery Technologies Raises More Than $20 Million in Series C Financing
Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a technology company that uses proprietary high throughput methods to rapidly develop new battery materials, announced today that it has raised more than $20 million to support its growing battery research and technology operations. The financing was led by Flint... - October 15, 2019 - Wildcat Discovery Technologies
SurchX Brings Fully Compliant Surcharging to Magento Merchants
SurchX gets every dollar allowed while keeping you in compliance. This can increase your net margin by 30%. Overnight. For free. - October 14, 2019 - SurchX
Silvergate Names Antonio Martino Chief Financial Officer and Michael Lempres Director
Silvergate Bank is a San Diego-based bank that opened in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Silvergate Capital Corporation. Silvergate’s headquarters office is located at 4250 Executive Square, La Jolla, CA 92037. - October 07, 2019 - Silvergate Bank
EnerBee Organic Energy Expands Market with New Design and 6 Pack
EnerBee Organic Energy continues to evolve with a new can design and convenient 6-Pack. Targeting the health conscious and active consumer, EnerBee is now available in fast-growing health and wellness supermarket Earth Fare, and will also be available in major airports and motorway service plazas... - October 04, 2019 - Natural Motives LLC
Mavericks Provides Reliable, Renewable Energy, Microgrid Financing and Turn Key Grow Solutions for CEA Cannabis and Hemp Industry
Mavericks Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement delivers reliable, resilient renewable energy at a affordable rate. The PPA finance mechanism allows operators to lower their energy costs without spending large amounts of capital. This finance mechanism also allows Tax Equity investors a way to invest into the Cannabis industry with minimized risk. - October 01, 2019 - Mavericks Renewable Energy
BitRoyal Exchange Ltd. is Globally Launching a New Crypto Trading Platform
BitRoyal today announced the launch of its globally accessible crypto-currency exchange, a best-in-class platform for its growing community of partners and budding traders to enable the trading of digital assets. The exchange will also drive continued momentum for one of the economy’s fastest growing financial product. - October 01, 2019 - BitRoyal Ltd.
Jeff Martin From University Recruiters is Changing the Recruiting Industry
Recruiting Redefined: Jeff Martin Just Might be the First Celebrity Recruiter - September 24, 2019 - University Recruiters
Subscription-Based Privacy Platform Skriply Advances Leadership Team with Appointment of Melanie Hartl as New CEO
Subscription-based privacy platform Skriply committed to keeping internet engagement safe, hire new CEO Melanie Hartl, formerly of global pharmaceutical company Novartis. - September 23, 2019 - Publishers House Ltd.
The Ivy Family Office Network (IVYFON) - Full-Day Seminar on October 15
Ivy Family Office Network, IvyFON, announces its Family Office Outlook 2019 Forum On October 15, 2019 in midtown New York City. It is a full-day seminar. Family offices continue to experience significant growth across the world. Ivy Family Office Network, IvyFON, announces its family office... - September 22, 2019 - Ivy Family Office Network (IVYFON)
Best-Selling Author Tackles Blockchain Publishing
Eric Guthrie, the first African American author to complete an initial coin offering for a book on the blockchain, knows that in order to inspire other writers to change, he has to lead the way. Guthrie, a best-selling author, wants writers to have options and more control over the publishing process. His goal is simple--to make writers aware that blockchain publishing is here and that it offers benefits the world's largest publishers cannot offer. - September 20, 2019 - Barber Scotia College
Nearly Two Out of Three Cyber Attacks Targeting SMEs; 60% of Uninsured Affected Companies Are Out of Business Within Six Months
“Although many SMEs believe that they are not interesting enough to be hacked, criminals think differently. Of all cyber attacks on companies, 64% are SMEs, resulting in, among other things, a business interruption, loss of reputation, economic costs and/or a fine or legal action. Moreover,... - September 14, 2019 - GamaSec
Life.io Focuses on Scaling New Platform with Strategic Hires
Life.io announces strategic hires to Growth and Design teams as they launch the newest version of their leading customer engagement platform Life.ioEngage(TM). - September 09, 2019 - Life.io
Brent Buckley Honored by Cleveland-Marshall College of Law as Distinguished Alumni
C|M|Law honors Brent M. Buckley ('82) with Distinguished Alumni Award. - September 08, 2019 - Buckley King
Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of Its Shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants Commencing September 9, 2019
Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: CPAAU) (the “Company”) announced that, commencing September 9, 2019, holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering of 45,000,000 units, completed on July 22, 2019, may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A... - September 06, 2019 - Centerview Capital
Bench International to Grow Life Science Companies in San Diego
The city of San Diego has all the components to become a global R&D hub, and Bench International is announcing its footprint and commitment to make a direct impact by building the hub’s position on the global life science stage. Effective Sept. 1, Bench International has become embedded... - September 05, 2019 - Bench International
Mind Over Matter: Emotions vs. Logic in Finances by Rice Financial Group
With the end of summer, investors are faced with trade wars, inverted yield curves, increased market volatility, and talk of recessions and even depressions. While a clients' first response might be to bury their heads in the sand, it’s actually a good time to reassess how to make financial decisions. - September 04, 2019 - Rice Financial Group
Mavericks Provides Reliable, Renewable Energy & Microgrid Financing for the Cannabis & Hemp Industry
Mavericks Renewable Energy, Inc. has secured financing to provide reliable, renewable energy including microgrids for the emerging cannabis and hemp industry. This will allow growers to realize higher yields at lower costs. Cannabis, hemp and Controlled Environment Agriculture is the nation's... - September 01, 2019 - Mavericks Renewable Energy
THE AUGURY SQUARE - Shape of Future Coming to Atlanta
THE AUGURY SQUARE, a small city within a city, to be built on about 30 acres of land in Atlanta, holds the promise of a better life, social and economic order enabled by blockchain and other digital technologies. It envisions to be a futuristic and yet pragmatically functioning society of tomorrow. - August 13, 2019 - The Augury Square, Inc.
Meadows Bank Sees 20% Deposit Growth
Meadows Bank, headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, announced today that it posted Net Income After Tax of $8,730,000 in the first half of 2019 which was 14% higher than the $7,629,000 it earned during the same period in 2018. At June 30, 2019 the bank had Total Loans of $806.8 million which represented... - August 06, 2019 - Meadows Bank
Ventum Announces Series A Funding, New HQ in Utah, & Plans to Expand
Ventum, maker of high-performance racing bicycles and the Official Global Bike Partner of IRONMAN, today announced that it has raised a round of funding and that it is moving to Heber City, Utah. Proceeds from the investment round will be used to fund Ventum’s ongoing growth and new product... - August 01, 2019 - Ventum
Zero Compromises: a New Era of Mobile Banking That Combines a Premium Debit-Style Experience with Credit Card Rewards
Zerocard offers up to 3.0% cash back on all qualified purchases; enables users to track spending, make payments and more through one seamless app. - July 30, 2019 - Zero Financial
United Capital Partners Successfully Sources $10MM Growth Capital Funding
A global consulting entity needing to restructure their debt, successfully closes on a $10MM, non-dilutive growth capital facility. - July 30, 2019 - United Capital Partners
Vegan Gastronomy GERBET Vegan Macaron Mix Selected by Ladureé French Macarons
The world leading fine French Pastry bakery and sweets maker, Ladurée of Marcq-en-Barœul, France has selected Vegan Gastronomy Culinary Academy as “the engine” behind its Vegan Macarons. Founded in 1862, Laduree is one of the world's best-known premier sellers of the French... - July 28, 2019 - Vegan Gastronomy
Ship Sticks Launches New iOS Mobile App
Ship Sticks, the golf club and luggage shipping company, officially launches its first mobile app available on iOS devices. The new shipping platform provides customers with an innovative and easy way to travel hassle-free to and from popular worldwide destinations. The unveiling of the app is just... - July 19, 2019 - Ship Sticks
preCharge, Inc. and Kaneh LLC Enter Into Partnership Agreement
Digital Currency meets Hempseed Oil, two industry pioneers have joined forces to bring together two emerging industries on the cutting edge of technology and commerce. - July 15, 2019 - preCharge Inc.
HealthPoint Plus, Inc. Launches Fundable Campaign in Final Private Offering Before Planned IPO
HealthPoint Plus announced today that it will offer its last private funding on the Fundable platform. The company is planning to file its Form S1 to be listed as a public company at the conclusion of this offering. - July 15, 2019 - HealthPoint Plus, Inc.
Rights to "Rich Boy, Rich Girl" Has Sold Worldwide Ahead of Cannes
Safier Entertainment has sold the worldwide rights to Andrew Damon Henriques and Judy San Roman’s Romantic Comedy “Rich Boy, Rich Girl,” a deal negotiated by CEO Jared Safier ahead of Cannes. The film hit theaters stateside and a host of VOD platforms May 31st, 2019. The film... - June 27, 2019 - Reelhouse Productions