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Boston Arts Academy Foundation, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises essential funds for Boston Arts Academy (BAA), announced the election of Avid Technology CEO and President Jeff Rosica to Board Chairman. Longtime BAA Foundation Chair Lee Pelton will be recognized as Chairman Emeritus.
Percepto , which makes drones — both the hardware and software — to monitor and analyze industrial sites and other physical work areas largely unattended by people, has raised $45 million in a Series B round of funding. It appears that Boston Dynamics and SoftBank are not part of this investment.). Previous investors U.S.
28% of nonprofits raise between 26-50% of their annual funds from the year-end ask. Here are 5 ways that you can use social media to raise even more money at year-end. . Over $300 million in donations have been raised via Facebook Fundraisers since the roll-out of that tool last year. 5) Raise money using Facebook Live.
One startup that’s developing a new technology to address the issue is Boston Metal. Boston Metal, which previously raised $20 million back in 2019, uses a process called molten oxide electrolysis (“MOE”) to make steel alloys — and eventually emissions-free steel.
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Boston has long been one of the most important startup ecosystems in the United States. TechCrunch Live is thrilled to be hosting an event featuring Boston-local investors and founders. TC City Spotlight: Boston takes place on February 27 at 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET and is a free, virtual event. Register to ask questions.
TechCrunch Live took a virtual visit to Boston this week at our special City Spotlight: Boston event. During the special, extended event, influential Boston founders and investors spoke, including Boston Robotics founder Marc Raibert and MassChallenge CEO Cait Brumme. But why Boston, I asked in the video embedded here.
Aqua Security, an Israeli cybersecurity startup that helps companies protect their cloud services, has raised $60 million in funding, extending its previously announced $135 million Series E round of funding to $195 million.
Too Good To Go , the startup that lets you buy food right before it goes to waste, is raising a $31.1 While the company has been around for a while, this is the first time Too Good To Go is raising money from a VC firm. with New York City and Boston. million round. blisce/ is leading the round and investing $15.4 In the U.S.
One startup out of Boston, Knox Financial , aims to help people identify and manage residential rentals with its algorithm-based platform, and it’s raised a $10 million Series A to help it further that goal. Boston-based G20 Ventures led the round, which included participation from Greycroft, Pillar VC, 2LVC, and Gaingels. .
DipJar Helps Nonprofits Raise Millions in 2021. December 28, 2021 (BOSTON) – DipJar , a giving technology platform, is applauding its customers on an outstanding and inspiring 2021. Over the course of the year, 2,130 organizations used 3,725 DipJars to raise nearly $5M. December is the critical month for many nonprofits.
Neuroglee Therapeutics , a startup developing digital therapeutics for people with neurodegenerative diseases, has raised a $10 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures and EDBI. The funding will be used to launch virtual neurology clinics and to support Neuroglee’s move to Boston.
Senti Biosciences , a company developing cancer therapies using a new programmable biology platform, said it has raised $105 million in a new round of financing led by the venture arm of life sciences giant Bayer. Cell and gene therapy startup ElevateBio raises $170M.
A group of visionary women came together in 1984 to award Boston Women’s Fund’s (BWF) first five grants totaling $20,000. Forty years later, we remain an influential intermediary funder that raises funds from institutional grantmakers and individual donors. We’ve awarded more than 385 small grants totaling over $7.6
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Boston-based BitSight says the investment from Moody’s, which has long warned that cyber risk can impact credit ratings , will enable it to create a cybersecurity risk platform, while the credit ratings giant said it plans to make use of BitSight’s cyber risk data and research across its integrated risk assessment product offerings.
This morning Wunderite , a Boston-based software startup, announced that it has raised $3 million in an early-stage round led by Spark Capital. That may surprise, but most of the United States is not the Bay Area, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, or Seattle it turns out.
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(Photo courtesy of Bank of America) There’s a big difference between running a marathon and achieving a high jump – unless one is talking to the Boston Athletic Association, organizers of the Boston Marathon. million total claimed by the Boston Athletic Association. The final donation tally leapt from $40.2 While 2024’s $45.7
One such company, Stytch , just raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding as it launches out of beta with its API-first passwordless authentication platform. For one, this is the same startup that just months earlier announced it had raised a $6.25 Transmit Security raises $543M Series A to kill off the password.
Outbrain , an adtech company that provides clickbait ads below news articles, has raised $200 million in funding — Outbrain didn’t disclose the valuation of the company for this deal. The Baupost Group is investing in the company — it’s a Boston-based hedge fund. Outbrain filed for an initial public offering just last week.
Minter-Jordan joins AARP from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health in Boston, Massachusetts where she was president and CEO. Originally seeded with $20 million, the goal for NCF is to raise $100 million. Myechia Minter-Jordan, M.D., She replaces Jo Ann Jenkins who this past March announced she was stepping down.
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Aqua Security , a Boston- and Tel Aviv-based security startup that focuses squarely on securing cloud-native services, today announced that it has raised a $135 million Series E funding round at a $1 billion valuation. In total, Aqua Security has now raised $265 million since it was founded in 2015.
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Panorama Education , which has built out a K-12 education software platform, has raised $60 million in a Series C round of funding led by General Atlantic. Panorama declined to reveal at what valuation the Series C was raised, nor did it provide any specific financial growth metrics.
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Thrasio , the Boston-based startup, has closed an all-equity Series D of over $1 billion — a huge infusion in cash that it will be using to continue buying up more companies as well as to expand internationally. The company, founded in 2018, has now raised $3.4 billion, including a $650 million debt round earlier this year.
Boston-based Realtime Robotics this morning announced a $31.4 million round. The funding is part of the $11.7 million Series A the company announced all the way back in late 2019.
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