Opengear, a provider of network access and automation solutions to critical IT infrastructure, named William Levering as chief financial officer. Levering previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at FAST, LLC, and held similar positions at NextDocs Corporation, Voxware, Princeton Softech (acquired
Chefs Plate, an online platform that delivers fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and chef-inspired recipes to users’ homes, brought in $10 million in Series C financing. Three investors participated in the round: Acton Capital Partners, Emil Capital Partners, and Comerica Bank. Chef’s Plate users can choose from original
The Bond Travel Briefcase is a travel-friendly bag for working professionals. It features a business card compartment, a trolley slot strap that fits on carry-on luggage, a passport-sized pocket, and sleeves to organize and protect mobile phone PINs and SD/SIM cards. In addition, it also
Movie theater subscription service MoviePass announced two additions to its team. Khalid Itum, a tech entrepreneur, investor, and advisor, joined the company as vice president of business development, and former Preferred Content Vice President Zac Bright was appointed director of business development. Prior to joining MoviePass
Artificial intelligence startup 1QBit acquired $45 million in Series B financing, led by Fujitsu-Siemens, with participation from Accenture Ventures, Allianz Digital Corporate Ventures, and CME Group. According to the company, 1QBit is dedicated to building quantum and quantum-inspired software to solve the world’s most demanding computational
According to a recent SEC filing, consumer electronics startup grandPad® raised $6 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. grandPad is a wireless tablet designed to more easily digitally connect older seniors to their family and friends, as well as allow them to see family
Biogen has named Mark Hernon as its new senior vice president, chief information officer. Hernon’s 30 years of experience in IT and strategic leadership include work with Takeda Pharmaceuticals, where he was the regional CIO for the Americas and global head of R&D, QA and HR
Pilot is a bookkeeping company that focuses on servicing startups. Rather than doing the bookkeeping entirely by hand, or using software to do 100% of the work, Pilot’s “best of both worlds” approach has a team of bookkeepers work on businesses’ accounts, while a team
D.A. Davidson & Co., announced that it hired software analyst Rishi Jaluria to join its institutional equity research team. Jaluria previously worked with JMP Securities in San Francisco for three years, and prior to that he worked with Pacific Crest Securities and J.P. Morgan Securities.
Patriot One Technologies, Inc., makers of concealed weapons detection systems, appointed Franco Cerantola, PMP, to the position of vice president of product delivery. Cerantola's career spans over 31 years of experience in engineering/operations and program management in the aerospace, telecommunication and high-tech industries with national and