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Wpromote Hires Seasoned Sales Executive David Gensler as SVP, Head of Sales

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent marketing agency Wpromote has brought on seasoned sales executive David Gensler as the company's new SVP, Head of Sales. He brings over 25 years of experience driving new business and revenue growth across digital, social, and multichannel advertising platforms. He will oversee sales strategy, drive growth initiatives, lead Wpromote's high-performing sales team, and continue to expand the agency's slate of new business leads and wins, including the recent addition of several media AOR appointments to the agency's slate of existing clients such as Intuit QuickBooks, Peacock, Spanx, and Vuori.

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  • EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent marketing agency Wpromote has brought on seasoned sales executive David Gensler as the company's new SVP, Head of Sales.
  • Wpromote hires David Gensler as SVP, Head of Sales
    Wpromote Chief Relationship Officer Mike Stone notes that "David's experience spans every side of our industry, which informs his deep understanding of the undeniably complex sales environment that we operate within.
  • "Wpromote fully embraces the agility advantage of an independent agency in today's rapidly evolving marketplace," adds Gensler.
  • Gensler is an inventive and disciplined leader who specializes in building, training, and motivating high-performing sales teams.

Persefoni releases free, self-guided software for Scope 3 supply chain management

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

TEMPE, Ariz., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Persefoni, a leading Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) for enterprises and financial institutions, today announced the formal release of Persefoni Pro, leveraging nearly five years of AI breakthroughs and pioneering thought leadership. With Persefoni Pro, SMBs and large enterprises alike are able to achieve for free and require no existing sustainability experience, the same quality and trust in calculations as our flagship Persefoni Advanced product, used by many of the world's largest companies. This release marks more than two years of development and real-world application and feedback.

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  • Businesses of all sizes now have a free, comprehensive enterprise-grade solution for creating accurate carbon footprints they can share with stakeholders, both internally and externally.
  • Kentaro Kawamori, CEO and Co-founder of Persefoni, said: "Carbon footprints are meant to be shared, and it should be easy and free.
  • Adding, "We already have Global 2000 companies using Persefoni Pro for their own calculations, let alone their supply chains.
  • Persefoni is enabling a quantum shift forward in climate data access, simplicity, global supply chain management, and data quality.

SafeSend Reports Record-Breaking Year with 83% YoY Usage Growth: Product Innovation & Roadmap Investment to Deliver Single-Point Solution for Unmatched Client Experience

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SafeSend, the leading provider of automation technology for tax and accounting firms, reported an 83% year-over-year product usage growth. Leadership is investing in product innovation and roadmap to deliver single-point solution for unmatched end-to-end client experience. Boosted by increased firm and client adoption, additional features within the SafeSend Suite reported massive YoY growth, the new secure file-exchange capability experienced usage growth of +2,600% and the e-signature solution reported usage growth of 90%. The company attributes this unprecedented success to investment in the go-to-market strategy and team, new feature releases, increased demand from firms for intuitive client-facing technology, and strategic relationships with Thomson Reuters®, Wolters Kluwer, and Intuit®.

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  • ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SafeSend, the leading provider of automation technology for tax and accounting firms, reported an 83% year-over-year product usage growth.
  • Leadership is investing in product innovation and roadmap to deliver single-point solution for unmatched end-to-end client experience.
  • Boosted by increased firm and client adoption, additional features within the SafeSend Suite reported massive YoY growth, the new secure file-exchange capability experienced usage growth of +2,600% and the e-signature solution reported usage growth of 90%.
  • Adrian Johnson was promoted to Chief Product Officer to lead the company's vision and commitment to product function, and laser focus on client experience.

Apollo GraphQL to join Cloud Native Computing Foundation Membership as Silver Sponsor

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Apollo GraphQL, the creator of GraphQL Federation, today announced its membership with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) as a Silver member.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Apollo GraphQL, the creator of GraphQL Federation, today announced its membership with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) as a Silver member.
  • Apollo GraphQL helps API platform teams apply these recommendations to the API layer with Apollo GraphOS, its flagship product.
  • "Joining the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is an important milestone forward for Apollo GraphQL to bring GraphQL into an ecosystem focused on building and shaping the future of cloud-native composable platforms."
  • Apollo GraphQL will be a sponsor and exhibit at the eminent KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 , the Cloud Native Computing Foundation's flagship conference that gathers adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities.

Intuit CFO Sandeep Aujla to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax , Credit Karma , QuickBooks , and Mailchimp , announced today that Sandeep Aujla, chief financial officer, will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on March 5, 2024.

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  • Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax , Credit Karma , QuickBooks , and Mailchimp , announced today that Sandeep Aujla, chief financial officer, will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on March 5, 2024.
  • The fireside chat will begin at 1:20 p.m. Pacific Time (4:20 p.m. Eastern Time) and will be available live via audio webcast on Intuit’s investor relations website at https://investors.intuit.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx .
  • A replay of the webcast will be available approximately 24 hours after the presentation ends.

SimpleClosure Announces $4M Seed and 14x Growth Post-Launch

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

SimpleClosure, the easiest and most trustworthy way to shut down your company, today announced it has raised $4 million in seed funding just months after the company’s pre-seed round.

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  • SimpleClosure, the easiest and most trustworthy way to shut down your company, today announced it has raised $4 million in seed funding just months after the company’s pre-seed round.
  • The round was led by Infinity Ventures, with strong participation from Anthemis Group, Foxe Capital and existing investors.
  • The fast-follow funding underscores the increasing need for founder-friendly business shutdown services as the venture capital environment continues to be challenging.
  • Since launch, SimpleClosure has increased its revenue more than 14x and customer base by more than 6x.

BostonGene Bolsters Leadership Team to Accelerate Innovation and Growth

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

"On behalf of the BostonGene Board of Directors, I am thrilled to welcome Joe, Mark, and Ned to our team," said Andrew Feinberg, President and CEO of BostonGene.

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  • "On behalf of the BostonGene Board of Directors, I am thrilled to welcome Joe, Mark, and Ned to our team," said Andrew Feinberg, President and CEO of BostonGene.
  • Dr. Lennerz received an MD and a PhD in molecular medicine from the University of Erlangen, Germany.
  • "I am delighted to join BostonGene at such a pivotal moment in its trajectory.
  • In addition to BostonGene, Ned is a board member at RingCentral and Beyond Meat.

Intuit Reports Strong Second Quarter Results and Reiterates Full Year Guidance

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

In the second quarter the company:

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  • In the second quarter the company:
    Reported a total cash and investments balance of approximately $1.5 billion and $6.0 billion in debt as of January 31, 2024.
  • Intuit reiterated guidance for the full fiscal year 2024.
  • Intuit announced guidance for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, which ends April 30.
  • Intuit executives will discuss the financial results on a conference call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time on February 22.

Intuit Introduces QuickBooks Solopreneur, an Easy-to-Use Financial Tool Built for One-Person Businesses

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Today, Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax , Credit Karma , QuickBooks , and Mailchimp , introduced QuickBooks Solopreneur , a new product designed to meet the unique needs of one-person businesses.

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  • Today, Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax , Credit Karma , QuickBooks , and Mailchimp , introduced QuickBooks Solopreneur , a new product designed to meet the unique needs of one-person businesses.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240221724297/en/
    QuickBooks Solopreneur, an Easy-to-Use Financial Tool Built for One-Person Businesses (Photo: Business Wire)
    According to the Intuit QuickBooks Entrepreneurship in 2024 Report , solopreneurs are increasing in numbers as more people take the leap to work for themselves.
  • “QuickBooks Solopreneur is designed specifically for one-person businesses who crave simplicity and don’t yet require an advanced accounting solution.
  • Additionally, QuickBooks Solopreneur will soon offer a more seamless experience across the QuickBooks ecosystem to meet a solopreneur's growing needs, including upgrading to QuickBooks Online and accessing other QuickBooks tools and services.

RingCentral Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Results

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Revenue: Total revenue was $571 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, up from $525 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, representing 9% growth.

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  • Revenue: Total revenue was $571 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, up from $525 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, representing 9% growth.
  • Adjusted, unlevered free cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2023 was a record $97 million, or 17.0% of total revenue, compared to $0.4 million, or 0.1% of total revenue, for the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • The Company also repurchased over $60 million in shares during the fourth quarter of 2023 under the plans authorized in May and November of 2023.
  • What: RingCentral financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 and outlook for the first quarter and fiscal year 2024.