• Marc Benioff replaces Warren Buffett in private lunch auction for California charity that raised $53 million

    One past auction winner now works for Buffett after spending $5.3 million two lunches.

  • Biden Announces Raising More Than $90 Million In March

    WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden’s reelection effort pulled in more than $90 million in March, his campaign announced Saturday, giving him nearly $200 million in the bank heading into April.

  • Montana becomes the latest abortion battleground state for 2024

    A new abortion rights advocacy organization, Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights, officially launched its ballot initiative, which aims to enshrine abortion rights in Montana’s state constitution. If the petition drive succeeds, it will make abortion central to the 2024 campaign and likely give vulnerable Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, a staunch abortion rights supporter, a boost. “Abortion is a topic that’s become politicized and stigmatized, but in reality, we all love someone or are someone...

  • Emergency healthcare startup Medulance raises $3 million

    Medulance, an emergency healthcare services startup, has raised $3 million in Series A funding, led by Alkemi Growth Capital.The funding round also saw participation from investors such as Dexter Capital, Boat founder Aman Gupta, and Emcure Pharmaceuticals’ executive director Namita Thapar. The New Delhi-based startup has raised fresh capital after running as a profitable bootstrapped company for six years, it said in the statement.The funds will be used to increase its presence across the...

  • Highly Anticipated Private Space Feature Gets Exposed

    Late last year, Android 15’s Private Space was discovered while rummaging through code that Google was still working on. With Google releasing more code in the latest Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1 build, we now have a complete rundown of how this feature looks and operates. Thanks to Mishaal Rahman who got it up and … Continued Read the original post: Android 15’s Private Space Gets Detailed in Full

  • 23andMe wants to go private. It's the latest in a line of failed SPACs

    Like a number of companies that went public during the pandemic, 23andMe has for months been trying to manage a terrible case of SPAC-itis, an inflammation that causes plunging stock values due to the business being, as one analyst put it, not “ready for prime time.” 23andMe, the DNA-testing powerhouse that once threw celebrity “spit parties,” went public in 2021 by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) funded by billionaire Richard Branson. Briefly, it attained a $6...

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    Marketing Platform Ibotta And Shareholders Raise $577 Million In IPO

    The company's initial public offering price was estimated to be between $76

  • Puffer Finance raises $18 million in new funding round

    Puffer Finance secures $18 million in funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital. Crypto exchanges Coinbase and Kraken also invest in the Ethereum liquid restaking protocol. Puffer Finance, an Ethereum liquid staking protocol on Eigenlayer, has raised $18 million in its latest funding round. An announcement on Tuesday says Brevan Howard Digital […]

  • Bunq Raises $31 Million After Quadrupling User Deposits in 2023

    European neobank Bunq’s shareholders signed a commitment letter in March to provide 29 million euros (about $31 million) of capital to finance the company’s growth. The new commitment followed the majority shareholder’s injection of 125 million euros (about $133 million) up to December, Bunq said in its 2023 annual report. “2023 saw Bunq growing faster than ever,” […]

  • Trump says $50 million raised from biggest fundraiser yet

    While Donald Trump has struggled to get some major traditional Republican donors on board, he retains the support of some heavy hitters

  • Topeka raised $4 million in 6 years to support St. Jude

    TOPEKA (KSNT) — Seven days until the seventh St. Jude Dream Home Campaign in Topeka, and every ticket sold and penny raised helps a child's chance of living. Over the past six years, with the help of your generosity, the Topeka community has been able to raise more than $4 million during the St. Jude []

  • Wagestream Raises $21.8 Million to Expand Financial Well-Being App

    Wagestream, a financial well-being app focused on frontline workers, has raised 17.5 million pounds (about $21.8 million) in a funding round. That total includes an investment of 7 million pounds (about $8.7 million) by British Patient Capital alongside other co-investors, including Lombard Odier Investment Managers and existing investor Northzone, British Patient Capital said in a Wednesday […]