The Pzizz app is a “sleep and power nap system” that uses rotating, specially designed music, voiceovers, and sound effects to help users sleep better and wake up refreshed. Recently, Pzizz added the "Focus Module" feature, which is music engineered to help people boost their
Email content management platform Sendwithus announced it secured $5 million in Series A financing, led by BlueRun Ventures, with participation from Initialized Capital, Acequia Capital, Baseline Ventures, SV Angel, Maiden Lane, and Y Combinator. Sendwithus.com’s API, intuitive, visual editor, and built-in device testing are designed for
Maxar Technologies Ltd., a provider of advanced space technology solutions for commercial and government markets, announced the appointment of Jason Gursky to serve as the company's vice president of investor relations. Gursky was most recently the senior U.S. aerospace and defense analyst with Citigroup, where he
Female co-working space provider The Wing completed $32 million in Series B financing, led by WeWork. The Wing is a network of co-working and community spaces for women, founded in Manhattan’s Ladies Mile in 2016. Its mission is to tap into the needs, ambitions, and aesthetics
BuildUp announced it has secured $7 million in Series A financing. Six investors contributed to the round, including TLV Partners, UpWest Labs, Abstract Ventures, and 01 Ventures. Buildup is a field construction application that aims to deliver the capabilities on-site personnel need, while giving project managers
Cloudvirga™, a developer of intelligent mortgage point-of-sale platforms, named Steve DeSantis as its new chief financial officer. DeSantis has more than two decades of financial management experience in the technology sector. Over the course of his career, he has raised more than $250 million, taken
Edmunds, a car shopping and information platform, named Alistair Weaver as its new vice president of editorial. In this role, Weaver will serve as the Edmunds editor-in-chief, leading a team of over 30 content producers supporting the Edmunds site and its owned social media platforms.
Insurance technology startup At-Bay acquired $6 million in seed financing, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. LocalGlobe also participated. At-Bay was founded to provide insurance products and services that enable businesses to innovate despite the recurrent threat of cyber risk. The company’s product scans and scores
Silent Circle, an enterprise-class mobile security, privacy, and compliance solutions provider, announced the addition of cybersecurity professional Andy Meister, CISSP, as the company’s vice president of engineering. Before joining Silent Circle, Meister was vice president of engineering at OptioLabs, as well as spending more than
U.K. food delivery startup Deliveroo announced it secured $98 million in Series F financing, led by T. Rowe Price and Fidelity Management & Research Company. DST Global, General Catalyst Partners, Index Ventures, and Accel Partners also participated. Deliveroo’s food ordering and delivery platform integrates web