Kickstarter will most likely surpass the $1 billion mark pledged for the crowdfunding projects launched on the site in the next few days, TechCrunch reported.
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Private equity-backed FrontStream Holdings purchases TRUiST Inc
Arsenal Capital-backed FrontStream Holdings purchased TRUiST Inc, a company that provides corporate philanthropy solutions based in Washington, DC. Financial terms of the deal were not provided.
Bitium secures $6.5M in Series A funding round led by Polaris Partners
Polaris Partners led the Series A financing round for Santa Monica, California-based enterprise software startup Bitium which raised $6.5 million, a statement about the funding said.
Anytime Fitness secures investment from Roark Capital Group
Co-ed fitness franchise Anytime Fitness has received an equity investment in private equity firm Roark Capital Group, a statement about the funding said. Terms of the deal were not provided.
Pimco Total Return Fund beat 29pct of peers last month
The Pimco Total Return Fund lagged behind 71% of its peers in February after rebounding from an annual loss of 1.92% last year, Reuters reported.
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ExitTicket, a student response system designed by Dr. Louise Walters and rolled out last year, was acquired by EdStart.com from Leadership Public Schools, a statement about the acquisition said.
Mashable completed its Series A funding round with $14 million. The round was closed with an investment from Tribune Digital Ventures, a statement about the financing revealed.
Redmond, US-based software giant is losing two of its top executives: Former Skype chief Tony Bates and marketing head Tami Reller, according to a report by tech news site Re/code.
Apple Inc sold more than $1 billion of Apple TV set-top boxes in 2013 and is investing heavily in the next generation of products, Chief Executive Tim Cook said at the company's annual meeting on Friday.
Berrien Springs, Michigan-based tech incubator Rurban launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $150,000 by the end of march for the initial planning for Data Studio, a tech hub where entrepreneurs can converge and develop ideas.
Miami, US-based anti-fraud startup Kairos AR raised $1.2 million in a Series A funding round led by Boca Raton-based investment firm New World Angels for the development of its facial recognition software.
California, US-based electronics giant Apple is currently working on a software update that will improve the fingerprint recognition ability of its Touch ID system, based on a report by AppleInsider citing a source familiar with the situation.
Ariel Garten, the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of InteraXon, belied rumors that Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin made her an offer to purchase the startup.
Chuluota, US-based social food network Modernmeal wants to help families eat good meals at home by providing a website where users can create, compile, and share their own or others' home recipes.
