Pfizer Completes $1.25 Billion Sustainability Bond
Biopharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) completed a $1.25 billion ten-year “sustainability” bond paying interest semi-annually of 2.625 percent and maturing April 1, 2030.
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Bright.md Raises $8M in Series C Funding
Bright.md, a Portland, Oregon-based healthcare automation company, closed an $8m Series C round of funding.
Google Launches Over $800M Plan to Respond to Covid-19 Crisis
According to a post by Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google is announcing a new over $800m plan to support small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), health organizations and governments, and health workers on the frontline of this global pandemic.
Helm.ai Raises $13M in Seed Funding
Helm.ai, a Menlo Park, CA-based scalable AI for autonomous driving, raised $13m in seed funding.
Nohbo Raises $3M in Seed Funding
Nohbo, a Melbourne, Florida-based Sustainable beauty & personal care technology company, raised $3M in seed funding.
OneThree Biotech Raises $2.5M in Seed Funding
OneThree Biotech, a NYC-based biology-driven artificial intelligence platform that optimizes drug discovery and development, closed a $2.5M seed funding round.
Groupon Announces New Interim CEO
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) announced that Aaron Cooper, Groupon’s President of North America, has been appointed interim CEO by the Board of Directors.
Yaguara Raises $7.2M in Seed Funding
Yaguara, a Denver, CO-based provider of a platform for e-commerce companies to understand their customers to deliver more meaningful experiences, raised $7.2m in seed funding.
HighByte Raises $875K Pre-Seed Funding
HighByte, a Portland, Maine-based industrial software company, raised $875k in pre-seed funding.
Microsoft To Buy Affirmed Networks
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is to acquire Affirmed Networks, an Acton, MA-based provider of a virtualized, cloud-native mobile core solution.
ShiraTronics Closes $3M in Additional Series A Financing
ShiraTronics, Inc., a Brooklyn Park, Minnesota-based private medical device company, completed an additional Series A financing of $3m.
iBio Advances Covid-19 Vaccine Program
iBio, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN:IBIO), a biologics contract manufacturing organization and biotechnology company, announced that immunization studies for its SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like Particle program (“IBIO-200”) are proceeding at Texas A&M University System laboratories.
SutroVax Raises $110M in Series D Financing
SutroVax, a Foster City, Calif.-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the delivery of novel vaccines designed to prevent or treat some of the most common and deadly infectious diseases worldwide, closed a $110m Series D financing.
Plastiq Secures $75M in Series D Funding
Plastiq, a San Francisco, CA-based intelligent payments solution for small business, closed a $75m Series D funding.
Pathlight Raises $7M in Series A Funding
Pathlight, a San Francisco, CA-based day-to-day team management platform provider, raised $7m in Series A funding.