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ZCG Consulting Appoints Jon Davies as Head of Talent

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Monday, November 6, 2023
Professional Services, Business, Human Resources, Finance, Asset Management, Consulting, Banking, Lightyear Capital, Blackstone, Ecosystem, Acquisition, Light-year, Head, Multimedia, Management, Talent, Point72 Asset Management

ZCG Consulting (“ZCGC”), the business consulting platform of ZCG and a results-oriented management consulting firm for middle market businesses, today announced that Jon Davies has joined the firm as Head of Talent.

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  • ZCG Consulting (“ZCGC”), the business consulting platform of ZCG and a results-oriented management consulting firm for middle market businesses, today announced that Jon Davies has joined the firm as Head of Talent.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231105810637/en/
    In his new role, Mr. Davies will spearhead executive search execution, strategic talent planning, management team assessment, and human capital project management.
  • He will lead efforts to enhance value creation by implementing strategic talent acquisition initiatives, supported by comprehensive data analysis, to identify top-tier talent and further strengthen best-in-class teams across the ZCG portfolio.
  • Mr. Davies brings nearly two decades of talent management and recruiting leadership experience to ZCGC, with an extensive understanding of designing and implementing successful talent strategies to support high-performing public and private companies.

PIONEER IN FINTECH DEMONSTRATES IMPACT OF AI IN PAYMENTS AT MASTERCARD EVENT DURING MONEY20/20

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Monday, October 23, 2023
Fintech, Intelligence, NYSE, OnDeck Capital, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Legislation, ANZ (bank), Jacobs, Artificial intelligence, Fiserv, Credit card, Capitol Hill, Point72 Asset Management, Cryptocurrency

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Credit Card Competition Act, a new wave of regulatory pressure on U.S. card issuers, makes its way toward a vote on Capitol Hill this week, fintech pioneer Mitch Jacobs of Plink AI will speak in Las Vegas to industry leaders on how to avoid negative impact from this pending legislation.  Jacobs will speak at a Mastercard Start Path session hosted during the annual Money20/20 conference, the most influential gathering of the payments industry in the world. The Mastercard session includes an audience of major industry leaders from processors, banks, private equity, and venture capital including Fiserv, Global Payments ANZ Bank, a16z and Point72.

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  • Jacobs will speak at a Mastercard Start Path session hosted during the annual Money20/20 conference, the most influential gathering of the payments industry in the world.
  • The Mastercard session includes an audience of major industry leaders from processors, banks, private equity, and venture capital including Fiserv, Global Payments ANZ Bank, a16z and Point72.
  • AI provides new ways for banks to get cards top-of-wallet, businesses more profit and consumers increased purchasing power," Jacobs said.
  • He sits on the Board of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity, the trade organization of nonprofits supporting underserved US Small Businesses.

REGENT Raises $60M Series A to Define New Era of Sustainable Transportation

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
FRS, Rhode, Certification, Monarch, Textbook, Seaglider, Founders Fund, Future Planet Capital, CO2, Transport, Travel, Mesa Airlines, Point72 Asset Management, Viceroy, U.S. Coast Guard environmental protection, Mokulele Airlines, Strategic Innovation Fund, Lockheed Martin, Airline, Renewable energy, Brittany Ferries, Southern Airways

Seagliders are a new mode of transportation that enables fast, affordable, zero-emission travel along coastal routes.

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  • Seagliders are a new mode of transportation that enables fast, affordable, zero-emission travel along coastal routes.
  • They reach cruise speeds up to 180 mph while traveling up to 180 miles on a single charge.
  • “Our two investment pillars are sustainability and aerospace and defense, and REGENT falls perfectly in the intersection.
  • “Their faster, cheaper, and cleaner solution for regional mobility is the first radical advance in transportation in decades.

Abbey Labs Secures $5.25 Million Seed Round led by Point72 Ventures to Automate Access Management

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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Abbey Labs , an innovator in identity and access management (IAM), today announced that it raised a $5.25 million seed round to help companies secure and automate employee access to sensitive data infrastructure.

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  • Abbey Labs , an innovator in identity and access management (IAM), today announced that it raised a $5.25 million seed round to help companies secure and automate employee access to sensitive data infrastructure.
  • By developing tools for engineers that integrate well with what they already use, Abbey Labs allows them to increase the scope of their automation.
  • Abbey Labs integrates common access workflows, such as requests and approvals, into a company’s existing developer tooling and infrastructure.
  • For those interested in setting up meetings with Abbey Labs at Black Hat, DEF CON or BSidesLV 2023, please email them at [email protected] .

Bevel Acquired by The Avenue Z Network to Build First Digital Communications Unicorn

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
Consulting, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Fintech, Communications, Professional Services, Media, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Data Analytics, Better.com, Digital, Capital, Social media, SEO, Acquisition, With, Hearst Communications, Growth, ROI, Schaefer, VC, Avenue, Point72 Asset Management

Bevel , the top communications consultancy for tech and venture capital, today announced its acquisition by Avenue Z , founded by digital visionary Jeffrey Herzog, to build the first strategic communications unicorn.

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  • Bevel , the top communications consultancy for tech and venture capital, today announced its acquisition by Avenue Z , founded by digital visionary Jeffrey Herzog, to build the first strategic communications unicorn.
  • “I’m excited to work with Jeff Herzog to build the first digital communications unicorn,” said Jessica Schaefer, Founder and CEO of Bevel.
  • WIth new capabilities from Avenue Z, Bevel will now offer greater influence through Search & Social Media.
  • Avenue Z is actively expanding and plans to acquire firms across digital marketing, branding, analytics and technology.

Glyphic AI Raises $5.5m Pre-Seed to Build AI Copilot Reinventing How Sales Teams Work

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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LONDON, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Glyphic AI announced today that it raised $5.5m to build an AI copilot that assists sales teams in analyzing customer interactions and providing strategic insights into sales pipelines.

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  • LONDON, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Glyphic AI announced today that it raised $5.5m to build an AI copilot that assists sales teams in analyzing customer interactions and providing strategic insights into sales pipelines.
  • Founded by former Google DeepMind and Apple engineers, Glyphic AI is building on the founders' deep technical expertise in making Large Language Models (LLMs) work with private and dynamic data.
  • Glyphic AI automates manual processes and provides insights that were previously inaccessible, helping businesses optimize revenue strategies and increase conversion rates.
  • We're excited to support their vision and be part of their journey towards building the next generation of conversation AI."

Certa Bolsters Growing Team with Announcement of Five Additional Industry Leaders

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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These five leaders bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the company and will play essential roles in the growth and success of Certa.

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  • These five leaders bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the company and will play essential roles in the growth and success of Certa.
  • Marne Curriden joins Certa as Senior Vice President of Client Relationships, bringing 30 years of industry experience in customer success.
  • Curriden will create strategic partnerships to better understand the client's people and business needs and determine how Certa can assist them in achieving their goals.
  • Prior to joining Certa, Curriden worked at Dun & Bradstreet where she served as a Global Strategic Account Executive for nearly 35 years.

Hexa Raises $20.5M in Series A Funding Round

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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TEL AVIV, Israel, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexa, a 3D asset visualization and management platform, announced it has raised a $20.5 Million Series A round from Point72 Ventures, Samurai Incubate, Sarona Partners, and HTC.

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  • TEL AVIV, Israel, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexa, a 3D asset visualization and management platform, announced it has raised a $20.5 Million Series A round from Point72 Ventures, Samurai Incubate, Sarona Partners, and HTC.
  • "We are convinced 3D content will be at the heart of all online and offline retail," says Hexa CEO and co-founder Yehiel Atias.
  • Having raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding and $5.5 million in seed funding rounds, Hexa's total funding to date stands at $27.2 million.
  • With a team of 100 global employees working in engineering and business development, the company aims to utilize the new funding to support further expansion.

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. Announces Planned Name Change to FG Group Holdings Inc. and Planned Completion of Its Reincorporation to Nevada

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Friday, December 16, 2022
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Charlotte, NC, Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (NYSE American: BTN) (the “Company” or “Ballantyne Strong”) today announced that the Company plans to change its name to FG Group Holdings Inc., effective after trading on Friday, December 23, 2022. In conjunction with the name change, the Company’s common stock is expected to begin trading on the NYSE American exchange under the new ticker symbol “FGH” at the opening of trading on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. The name change was previously approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

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  • The name change was previously approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  • The business is now well-positioned, and we are driving improving operating results reflected most recently in our 68% growth in third quarter revenue.
  • Ballantyne Strong, Inc. ( www.ballantynestrong.com ) is a diversified holding company with operations and holdings across a broad range of industries.
  • Fundamental Global® was co-founded by former T. Rowe Price, Point72 and Tiger Cub portfolio manager Kyle Cerminara and former Chairman and CEO of TD Ameritrade, Joe Moglia.

Introducing Fc, an enterprise technology platform and accelerator program founded by industry veterans, Thomas DelVecchio and Scott Alberi.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Research, Probability, Nicholas Albery, Telecommunication, ETR, Emiliano Vecchio, Motivation, Risk, Management, Cryptocurrency, Aptiv, Point72 Asset Management, FC

Fc has engineered a process that - from the outset - achieves validation-at-scale while simultaneously identifying sales opportunities and technical board advisors.

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  • Fc has engineered a process that - from the outset - achieves validation-at-scale while simultaneously identifying sales opportunities and technical board advisors.
  • Early stage enterprise technology companies and their founders can benefit from Fc's dedicated community of enterprise IT decision makers, executives and institutional investor partners.
  • NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Messrs. DelVecchio and Alberi have launched Fc, a new enterprise technology accelerator model.
  • DelVecchio, former CEO and founder of an enterprise data company and technology research firm and Alberi, formerly a technology, media and telecommunications-focused institutional investor, have created a model in which all enterprise technology stakeholders can benefit.