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Christopher Hamman
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WordPress’ Parent Company Raises $300 Million from Salesforce to Hit $3 Billion Valuation
By Christopher Hamman
• 3 mins read
Automattic, the parent company of WordPress and Woocommerce, just got $300 Million in financing from Venture Capital firm Salesforce ventures more than doubling previous financing rounds.
Deutsche Bank Investment Lifts Fintech Startup Deposit Solutions to €1B Valuation
By Christopher Hamman
• 3 mins read
Open banking startup Deposit Solutions has just gotten financing from Deutsche Bank and is currently valued at €1 billion. This indicates that the fintech startup is doing something right. Is open banking the future of fintech?
NBCUniversal Set to Debut its Own Streaming Service ‘Peacock’
By Christopher Hamman
• 3 mins read
NBCUniversal is also entering the streaming space with its service ‘Peacock’. This shift indicates that the streaming space is the next big thing. Will older companies such as NBCUniversal be able to beat upstarts like Netflix at their own game?
GitLab’s Total Valuation Reaches $2.75 Billion Ahead of IPO Scheduled for 2020
By Christopher Hamman
• 3 mins read
Gitlabs just received $268 Million in Series E funding, which pushed startup’s valuation past $2.75B ahead of the planned IPO. Is remote working the new order of the day? How will its business model hold up post-IPO?
Bitcoin Price Remains Stalled While ETH and XRP Lead the Rise Adding 7% and 16%
By Christopher Hamman
• 3 mins read
The altcoin markets just woke up suddenly with Ethereum and XRP leading the way adding 7% and 16% correspondingly. Despite Bitcoin price makes no major movements, this may mean that the market is starting to mature.
WeWorks’ IPO to be Delayed Amidst Corporate Governance Issues
By Christopher Hamman
• 3 mins read
The cancellation of the WeWork IPO by the We company is expected. The big question is: will WeWork survive this? Apparently, too many bad management decisions have a lot to do with the problems that Wework finds itself in.
Vivo Releases Nex 3 5G Which Feels More Like a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 With a Few Perks
By Christopher Hamman
• 4 mins read
Vivo has outdone itself this time with the Nex 3. With the look and feel of Samsungs’ Galaxy Note 10 but with supercharged capabilities and a new world-first Screen design, Vivo is taking its place among global smartphone giants.
Visa, Mastercard Made Strategic Investments into Fintech Industry Darling Plaid
By Christopher Hamman
• 4 mins read
Plaid revealed that Mastercard and Visa have strategic investments made during a series C funding last December. While this raises prospects for greater innovation in the financial ecosystem, do we want another tech giant with access to too much data?
New iPhone 11 Could Become Apple’s Next Best-Selling Product in China
By Christopher Hamman
• 4 mins read
Apple’s new iPhone 11 is experiencing a strong showing and could be the next big thing for Apple in China. The company is expected to absorb the US-China trade tariffs to keep business up and customers as well.
BnkToTheFuture Invents the Future by Going into Security Token Offerings
By Christopher Hamman
• 3 mins read
BnkToTheFuture expects a bright future for the STO market. The company is going to offer a shared security token advisory and investment service.