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Oracle Appoints Stuart Levey Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Oracle today announced that Stuart Levey has been named executive vice president and chief legal officer.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Oracle today announced that Stuart Levey has been named executive vice president and chief legal officer.
  • "Stuart has one of the sharpest legal minds in the country," said Oracle CEO, Safra Catz.
  • Levey has more than three decades of leadership in both the private and public sectors.
  • There, as Chief Legal Officer he managed a department of more than 900 lawyers worldwide.

MaxVal Augments IP Services Team, Increasing Customer Growth and Satisfaction

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

LOS ALTOS, Calif. , Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MaxVal Group, Inc. ("MaxVal"), one of the leading end-to-end intellectual property product and solutions providers, has been attracting the industry's most experienced IP services professionals over the past year to enhance customer growth, satisfaction, and service breadth.

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  • LOS ALTOS, Calif., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MaxVal Group, Inc. ("MaxVal"), one of the leading end-to-end intellectual property product and solutions providers, has been attracting the industry's most experienced IP services professionals over the past year to enhance customer growth, satisfaction, and service breadth.
  • MaxVal started the Services expansion last year with the hire of Stuart Recher, who serves as the President of the Services Division.
  • With these leaders on board, MaxVal has added close to 100 IP paralegals and other IP professionals to the team, to continue delivering the highest quality service during a period of increasing growth.
  • The organization offers on-demand services across the entire IP lifecycle, including IP renewals, paralegal, docketing, patent drawings, recordal, and search services.

THINK Surgical Raises $100 Million to Accelerate Commercialization of Robotic Surgery Products

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

This investment will allow THINK Surgical to bring new products to market which will offer a common planning solution across multiple robotic platforms along with a choice of implants from different manufacturers.

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  • This investment will allow THINK Surgical to bring new products to market which will offer a common planning solution across multiple robotic platforms along with a choice of implants from different manufacturers.
  • This investment will enable THINK Surgical to achieve its full potential as a leader in the orthopedic surgical robot space with a differentiated business model.
  • THINK Surgical is committed to advancing robotic systems for joint replacement surgery that feature an open implant library.
  • THINK Surgical is a registered trademark of THINK Surgical, Inc. 2022 THINK Surgical, Inc. All rights reserved.

Beacon Education Expands Partnership with Illinois Institute of Technology

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Monday, October 24, 2022

BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon Education, China's largest provider of online degrees, is proud to announce the expansion of its partnership with Illinois Institute of Technology through the introduction of a Chinese-language online MBA. This innovative degree from the Stuart School of Business expands the university's portfolio of offerings in China to meet the country's rapidly growing demand for degree-based upskilling and development.

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  • BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon Education , China's largest provider of online degrees, is proud to announce the expansion of its partnership with Illinois Institute of Technology through the introduction of a Chinese-language online MBA.
  • Beacon's comprehensive services suite and technology stack will continue to provide fully localized capabilities for Illinois Tech including marketing, recruitment, translation, learning environment, retention, and student support so Illinois Tech can focus on delivering the high-quality content and instruction for which it is known.
  • "We are extremely proud of all the success we have had with Illinois Tech, one of Beacon's first partners," says Michael Wang, CEO of Beacon Education.
  • Founded in 1890 in the global metropolis of Chicago, Illinois Tech was born to liberate the collective power of difference to advance technology and progress for all.

Xos Announces Appointment of Stuart Bernstein to Board of Directors

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Friday, October 21, 2022

Mr. Bernstein will replace Ms. Sara Mathew, a current Class III director, who will be stepping down from the Board.

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  • Mr. Bernstein will replace Ms. Sara Mathew, a current Class III director, who will be stepping down from the Board.
  • Following the appointment of Mr. Bernstein, the Board will continue to comprise eight directors, six of whom are independent.
  • We are pleased to welcome Stuart Bernstein to the Xos Board, said Dakota Semler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xos.
  • Im excited to join the Xos Board of Directors and support the Company as it executes on its strategic vision of a zero-emission future.

NumberOne AI raises $13M to Fund Predictive AI/ML Startups

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, NumberOne AI announces the formation of NumberOne AI to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to broad global challenges.

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  • NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, NumberOne AI announces the formation of NumberOne AI to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to broad global challenges.
  • "Stuart's vision for the application of predictive AI into the world beyond cybersecurity will empower companies big and small to solve some of the world's toughest problems," says Michael Capellas, former CEO Compaq, First Data and WorldCom, and NumberOne AI investor.
  • We believe predictive AI can unlock the key to solving countless global problems in a predictive and preventative way.
  • Built by some of the brightest applied AI/ML minds, NumberOne AI is incubating the future with companies built from the ground up with predictive AI at its core, turning the incubator/foundry/accelerator model upside down.

The Front Line Foundation Pledges Increased Funding to Support Minnesota's 60,000 First Responders

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Monday, October 3, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Front Line Foundation (TFLF) announced today it will give proceeds from its annual golf tournament to fund the growing requests of Minnesota law enforcement and fire departments. With widespread decreases in police and fire department funding, TFLF has determined that they need to further their philanthropy to provide resources that protect those who protect our communities.

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  • At its annual golf tournament on September 12, TFLF raised $210,000 which will immediately be used to support first responders across the state.
  • Founded in late 2018, The Front Line Foundation was formed to support Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, EMTs and members of the National Guard across Minnesota, to grant financial support to families of first responders who have died in the line of duty.
  • About the Front Line Foundation:
    The Front Line Foundation began as an attempt to help and support our Fallen Heroes, including Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, EMTs, and the Minnesota National Guard.
  • The Frontline Foundation provides support to those who died while in the line of duty, by giving benefit payments to dependents of fallen first responders.

Sigma Ratings Announces Series A Led by Mosaik Partners to Scale Intelligent Relationship Risk Management

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Monday, September 12, 2022

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sigma Ratings ("Sigma"), the AI-driven global risk screening and monitoring platform that powers compliant commercial relationships, today announced a Series A investment round led by Mosaik Partners, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on financial technology. Also participating in the round are existing investors FinTech Collective and Contour Ventures, as well as new investor AngelList Ventures who join existing shareholders Fitch Ratings and Barclays PLC.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sigma Ratings ("Sigma"), the AI-driven global risk screening and monitoring platform that powers compliant commercial relationships, today announced a Series A investment round led by Mosaik Partners, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on financial technology.
  • Sigma takes a unique approach to risk management, connecting publicly sourced data and proprietary risk intelligence into a single, configurable platform that helps firms quickly, comprehensively and cost-effectively evaluate risk and onboard, retain and expand relationships with greater assurance.
  • Stuart Jones, Jr., founder and CEO of Sigma, said: "Firms are looking for faster, smarter ways to perpetually evaluate customer and third-party risk.
  • Founded by industry operating executives in 2011, Mosaik Partners invests in early-stage B2B fintech companies attacking pain points in financial services.

VETTED RAISES $15M TO ENSURE CONSUMERS BUY THE BEST PRODUCTS AT THE BEST PRICES

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

"We spend over $100 billion shopping online, yet getting the best value has become an overwhelming and frankly anti-consumer experience," said Stuart Kearney, Co-founder of Vetted.

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  • "We spend over $100 billion shopping online, yet getting the best value has become an overwhelming and frankly anti-consumer experience," said Stuart Kearney, Co-founder of Vetted.
  • "Shoppers shouldn't have to spend hours sifting through indistinguishable products littered across thousands of ad-infested sites loaded with fake reviews and unreliable information.
  • Vetted's search results even show users why a given product was selected, making it easy for consumers to purchase with confidence.
  • Vetted is also available as a browser extension , enabling shoppers to take its research engine with them wherever and whenever they shop.

ShiftLeft Appoints Prevention-First, Cybersecurity Visionary and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Pioneer Stuart McClure as Chief Executive Officer

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

ShiftLeft , a disruptor and innovator in the world of DevSecOps and NextGen SAST and SCA, today named Stuart McClure as CEO.

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  • ShiftLeft , a disruptor and innovator in the world of DevSecOps and NextGen SAST and SCA, today named Stuart McClure as CEO.
  • I have been waiting almost 30 years to shift the entire discussion left and take prevention to the root cause of cybersecurity vulnerabilities: source code.
  • And with their recent $29M financing round ShiftLeft is set up for success.
  • Backed by SYN Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Blackstone, Mayfield, Thomvest Ventures, and SineWave Ventures, ShiftLeft is based in Santa Clara, California.