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Smoking pizza ovens and pilfered dollar bills, or the early story of RapidSOS

RapidSOS’ story is one of a mission, a community, a team and a dream that every emergency should have the best chance to be resolved as positively as possible.

8:01 am PDT • July 27, 2021
Smoking pizza ovens and pilfered dollar bills, or the early story of RapidSOS

Online consumer intelligence and social media listening platform Brandwatch has been acquired by Cision, best known for its media monitoring and media contact database services, for $450 million, in a…

Brandwatch is acquired by Cision for $450M, creating a PR, marketing and social listening giant

ThredUp, the 10-year-old fashion resale marketplace, has a lot of big news to boast about lately. For starters, the company just closed on $100 million in fresh funding from an…

ThredUp, whose second-hand goods will start appearing at Macy’s and JCPenney, just raised a bundle

That company disrupting venture capital just raised more venture capital. Clearbanc has attracted $300 million, including a $50 million equity investment led by Highland Capital with participation from Arcadia, iNovia…

Investors bet another $50M on Clearbanc’s revenue share model

VC firm Highland Capital Partners is issuing a call for applicants for their 3rd annual “Summer@Highland” entrepreneurship program. Highland is trying to tap into the same early-stage, young talent pool…

After being passed up by Google for an acquisition in the $200-million range, social news site Digg is going it alone with a fresh $28.7 million infusion of capital. The…