Leafly, a cannabis technology company, announced that startup executive Chris Jeffery has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer. Prior to Leafly, Jeffery co-founded OrderUp, an online and mobile food delivery service. He built the company into a dominant player in the ecommerce
Chris Nardecchia has joined Rockwell Automation as senior vice president, information technology and chief information officer. Nardecchia brings extensive life sciences industry experience to Rockwell Automation. Most recently, he was vice president and CIO of global operations and supply chain at Amgen, Inc. He also
Software startup Bridgit announced the completion of $2 million in financing led by Standup Capital and MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund. Bridgit’s mobile construction software platform allows users to log issues with photos, send automated messages with subcontractors, track the real-time status of all tasks, report on
9GAG, a global cross-platform entertainment media network, announced it has expanded operations into North America with the opening of a U.S. office in New York, where Russell Schneider, the company's newly-appointed first head of partnerships and business development, will be based. [bg_collapse view="link" color="#4a4949" icon="arrow"
Getty Images announced that Bill Shapiro will join the company as editor and vice president of consumer media. Based in New York, Shapiro joins Getty from Fast Company magazine, where he served as director for editorial and new business enterprises. Before that, he spent 18
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Lumia Capital, a leading expansion-stage venture capital firm, announced that Peter Weed joined the firm as a general partner and head of its new "Global Success" platform. Weed co-founded and co-led McKinsey's global fast growth tech practice, where he helped companies achieve and maintain category-leading
Enterprise IT startup Hevo Data announced the completion of $1 million in seed financing led by IDG Ventures India. SAIF Partners also participated in the round. With its data pipeline service, Hevo provides data engineers the ability to integrate, clean, and enrich data from various
Pixide Polls Chatbot is an AI assistant that helps people vote and discover Product Hunt posts. It was created by the team behind Pixide, a photo contests app where people discover and pick pictures from all around the world. The makers applied Pixide’s voting mechanism
Semiconductors startup Aquantia brought in $61.2 million in its initial public offering on Friday, after pricing shares at $9. It closed the day of trading at $9.51. Aquantia develops Ethernet connectivity solutions for cloud computing and next generation enterprise networks to help businesses convert from outdated