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Blackbaud names Brandon Sharrett as President and GM for Blackbaud Faith Solutions

Blackbaud, the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, announced that Brandon Sharrett has been promoted to president and general manager for Blackbaud Faith Solutions. Sharrett first joined Blackbaud as the director of sales for faith solutions in 2019 where he was charged with developing the go-to-market strategy and building the sales team dedicated…

Artemest raises about $5 mn in equity funding round for global exapansion

Artemest, the Milan and New York-based e-commerce platform selling Italian luxury design, home decor and lifestyle, announced it has raised a new round of financing with the French private equity OLMA Luxury Holdings and the Swiss holding Brahma joining the Milan-based investment firm NUO Capital in supporting financially and strategically the growth of the company.…

GoExpedi appoints Noel Connolly as Senior VP of Digital Strategy

GoExpedi, an innovative e-commerce, supply chain and analytics company, announced Noel Connolly as Senior Vice President of Digital Strategy. Connolly is a highly strategic and results-driven professional with 25 years of comprehensive domestic and global expertise with companies like National Oilwell Varco (NOV), where he led as CIO and Global SVP of Supply Chain Management…

SAS named a leader in customer analytics technologies

According to The Forrester Wave: Customer Analytics Solutions report, SAS, which helps craft compelling next-best experiences tailored to wherever customers are in their journeys, is named a Leader in the Wave for SAS Customer Intelligence 360, earning the highest score of all vendors in the strategy category. With its powerful out-of-the-box analytical capabilities SAS provides…

Amwell names Serkan Kutan as new CTO

Amwell, a leading telehealth platform in the United States and globally, announced that Serkan Kutan has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer.  In this new role, Serkan will lead building upon and further scaling Amwell’s national telehealth platform to serve the needs of hospitals and health systems, health plans, innovators, and patients. “Serkan’s experience…

ReturnLogic raises $2 mn funding from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, others

ReturnLogic, a technology startup democratizing returns management for modern retailers, announced it has raised $2 million in financing from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Amplify.LA, Cultivation Capital, SaaS Ventures, Stout Street Capital, SpringTime Ventures, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners.  “The e-commerce landscape is growing rapidly, creating a wealth of new infrastructure opportunities to…

HP enters agreement with Dyndrite for next generation digital manufacturing solutions

Dyndrite, providers of the accelerated geometry kernel used to build next generation Additive Manufacturing (AM) hardware and software solutions, announced a long term licensing agreement with HP to help power their next generation cloud and edge-based digital manufacturing solutions.  According to the Company’s press statement, the collaboration will bring unprecedented performance, efficiency, automation, and extensibility…

Main Street acquires marketing technology software provider Onovative

Main Street, the leading provider of data-driven print services to community financial institutions across the US, announced the acquisition of Onovative, an automated marketing technology software provider based in Louisville, Kentucky, US. The purchase of Onovative further enhances Main Street’s marketing services solutions. Onovative’s automated marketing platform enables banks and credit unions the ability to…

Cisco announces acquisition of ThousandEyes

Cisco announced that it has completed the acquisition of ThousandEyes. ThousandEyes’ internet and cloud intelligence platform expands visibility and insights into the digital delivery of applications and services over the internet and the cloud. ThousandEyes enables organizations to visualize any network as if it was their own, quickly surface actionable insights, and collaborate and solve…

Kumanu raises $3 mn Series A funding from ProMedica

Kumanu, a US-based next-generation wellbeing technology company, announced that it has closed an A round of investment from ProMedica. The investment comes on the heels of a year in which Kumanu introduced its new brand, re-launched its AI-driven purpose activation platform, released its flagship application Purposeful by Kumanu, and forged partnerships with leading technology companies,…

WW International appoints new CFO, promotes Nicholas Hotchkin to COO

WW International, a global wellness company powered by the world’s leading commercial weight management program, announced the appointment of Amy O’Keefe as Chief Financial Officer and the promotion of Nicholas Hotchkin, who has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2012, head of North American operations since 2019, and President of Emerging Markets, to the newly…

Delhi-based Fitspire raises $220K in pre-seed funding round

Fitspire, a health and wellness startup, announced that it has raised $200,000 in its pre-seed round led by Nikhil Parmar and Priyanka Madnani, Founders, EasytoPitch, along with Bollywood Singer Sukhbir Singh and other investors.  The startup will utilise the new funds to expand the full suite of Fitspire’s product offerings across the nation in the…

Microsoft introduces the Power Platform Return to the Workplace solution in India

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Power Platform Return to the Workplace solution across India. Introduced at its flagship partner summit Microsoft Inspire 2020, this pre-built solution will help organizations plan, coordinate, and manage the return to physical workplaces with confidence.  Designed for fast deployment and customization, the Power Platform Return to the…

Crown Bioscience announces appointment of new COO

Crown Bioscience announced the appointment of John Gu as Chief Operations Officer. In his new role, Gu will provide leadership in promoting excellence across CrownBio’s global operations, leveraging his deep expertise in digitalization to drive productivity. Gu joins CrownBio from WuXi Nextcode, a global leader in genomic data analysis, where he was general manager for…

GentiBio raises $20 mn seed funding led by OrbiMed, Novartis Venture Fund and RA Capital

GentiBio, a biotherapeutics company developing engineered regulatory T cells programmed to treat autoimmune, alloimmune, autoinflammatory, and allergic diseases, announced that it has closed a $20 million seed funding led by OrbiMed, Novartis Venture Fund and RA Capital Management, L.P.  GentiBio also announced it has entered into exclusive licensing partnerships with Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Benaroya…