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Crisp Raises $50M in Series B Extension as CPG Brands Rapidly Adopt a Collaborative Commerce Approach for Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain Management

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

TriplePoint Capital LLC provided debt to refinance existing senior debt and to fund both operating activities and continued acquisitions.

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TriplePoint Capital LLC provided debt to refinance existing senior debt and to fund both operating activities and continued acquisitions.
Crisp previously raised a total of $60M in equity, bringing the total equity raised to $80M.
These insights enable brands and retailers to optimize the manufacturing, distribution, merchandising and marketing of CPG products through every retail channel.
We solve real problems and help CPG brands strengthen sales, marketing, and their relationships with retailers,” said Are Traasdahl, founder and CEO of Crisp.

Ninety Raises $35M Led by Blue Cloud Ventures to Develop Tools to Help SMB Leaders Transition to the New Era of Work

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

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PARK CITY, Utah, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ninety, the leading all-in-one cloud-based platform supporting many of the world's leading Business Operating Systems (BOSs), today announced that the company has raised a $35 million Series B round of funding, led by Blue Cloud Ventures with participation from Catalyst Investors and existing investor Insight Partners.

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Valuing the company at over $200 million, this new round of investment will be used to provide impactful enhancements to what has already become an industry-leading platform.
"It is incredibly exciting to see a platform unleash the potential of small businesses and entrepreneurs," said Blue Cloud Ventures Principal, Eric Guardiola.
"The opportunity to join Ninety in reshaping the way work is done — locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally — is extremely compelling for us.
Fueled by the increased demand for tools that make it easier for teams to successfully work from anywhere, Ninety has experienced over 80% year-over-year growth since the company was launched.

LMS365 Welcomes Microsoft Veteran, David Willis, to the Board of Directors

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

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AARHUS, Denmark, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LMS365, the leading learning management solution integrated within Microsoft Teams, is delighted to announce the appointment of David Willis to its board of directors.

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AARHUS, Denmark, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LMS365, the leading learning management solution integrated within Microsoft Teams, is delighted to announce the appointment of David Willis to its board of directors.
Willis also led the expansion of both the Dynamics business and the ISV ecosystem at Microsoft.
"LMS365 has built a powerful category-defining learning management platform that is deeply integrated with Microsoft Teams and led by an exceptional leadership team.
"I witnessed to the rise of Navision together with Microsoft, and LMS365 feels a lot like that right now.

Blue Cloud Ventures Expands to Europe With New Office in Berlin

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Monday, May 1, 2023

Blue Cloud Management LLC (“Blue Cloud Ventures” or “BCV”), a leading venture capital firm headquartered in New York City, is proud to announce the opening of its European office in Berlin.

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Blue Cloud Management LLC (“Blue Cloud Ventures” or “BCV”), a leading venture capital firm headquartered in New York City, is proud to announce the opening of its European office in Berlin.
Blue Cloud Ventures is a growth-stage VC focused on B2B SaaS companies globally.
BCV has invested in 43 companies to date, including investments in European companies such as Cognism , Templafy , and most recently, LMS365 .
We are excited about our existing investments in the region and believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg."

LMS365 Raises $20 Million Growth Round to Fuel Expansion

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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AARHUS, Denmark, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneering learning management system LMS365, has raised $20 million in growth capital to fund its continued global expansion.

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AARHUS, Denmark, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneering learning management system LMS365, has raised $20 million in growth capital to fund its continued global expansion.
With millions of users in 60+ countries, LMS365 enables some of the world's leading organizations to effectively manage employee learning and training.
"We are thrilled to partner with LMS365 and its management team," said Mir Arif, Managing Partner of Blue Cloud Ventures.
"We see a clear window of opportunity in the market where we can accelerate," said Henrik Jeberg, Chief Strategy Officer of LMS365.

LMS365 Raises $20 Million Growth Round to Fuel Expansion

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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AARHUS, Denmark, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneering learning management system LMS365, has raised $20 million in growth capital to fund its continued global expansion.

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AARHUS, Denmark, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneering learning management system LMS365, has raised $20 million in growth capital to fund its continued global expansion.
With millions of users in 60+ countries, LMS365 enables some of the world's leading organizations to effectively manage employee learning and training.
"We are thrilled to partner with LMS365 and its management team," said Mir Arif, Managing Partner of Blue Cloud Ventures.
"We see a clear window of opportunity in the market where we can accelerate," said Henrik Jeberg, Chief Strategy Officer of LMS365.

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Lightbend with the 2022 North American Serverless Computing Company of the Year Award for Offering Serverless Solutions to Build Data-centric Applications that Simplify the Developer Experience

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

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SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan recently researched the North America serverless computing industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Lightbend with the 2022 North American Serverless Computing Company of the Year Award for developing Kalix, an innovative serverless-based managed PaaS solution that helps developers build applications with absolutely no operation required. Enabling companies to accelerate time to market, reduce costs, and bring operational simplicity to the whole application development experience.

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Enabling companies to accelerate time to market, reduce costs, and bring operational simplicity to the whole application development experience.
Kalix manages the challenging aspects of building scalable, data-centric microservices and APIs from the application architecture, data management, and cloud infrastructure perspectives.
Kalix enables developers to rapidly deliver the high-performance, low-latency services that enterprises need as they move their critical business workloads to the cloud.
For this reason, Lightbend is regularly updating features and building a more sophisticated serverless managed PaaS solution to sustain its leadership.

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Lightbend with the 2022 North American Serverless Computing Company of the Year Award for Offering Serverless Solutions to Build Data-centric Applications that Simplify the Developer Experience

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan recently researched the North America serverless computing industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Lightbend with the 2022 North American Serverless Computing Company of the Year Award for developing Kalix, an innovative serverless-based managed PaaS solution that helps developers build applications with absolutely no operation required. Enabling companies to accelerate time to market, reduce costs, and bring operational simplicity to the whole application development experience.

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Enabling companies to accelerate time to market, reduce costs, and bring operational simplicity to the whole application development experience.
Kalix manages the challenging aspects of building scalable, data-centric microservices and APIs from the application architecture, data management, and cloud infrastructure perspectives.
Kalix enables developers to rapidly deliver the high-performance, low-latency services that enterprises need as they move their critical business workloads to the cloud.
For this reason, Lightbend is regularly updating features and building a more sophisticated serverless managed PaaS solution to sustain its leadership.

MedWand™ Solutions, Inc. Launches the Urban-Rural Healthcare Alliance at CES 2023

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Friday, January 6, 2023

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On opening day of CES 2023, MedWand Solutions Inc. launched the Urban-Rural Healthcare Alliance, a ground-breaking program designed to support increased access to clinical quality healthcare via partnerships between cities and surrounding rural areas. With support from collaborating companies including AT&T, HP, and Oracle, MedWand aims to break down geographical and staffing barriers to increase the efficiency and equity of healthcare provision in underserved rural and inner-city communities.

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It is just the start of how MedWand can be deployed to support tele-triage and remote patient monitoring—all integrated with existing healthcare provider workflows and software."
Introduced at CES, the innovative MedWand Command Center monitoring station provides a single point of monitoring for up to 1,200 patients.
Providing rugged Android OS tablet and desktop computing systems that MedWand Clinics operate on, HP helps MedWand meet critical operational reliability requirements in healthcare.
More information on the Rural-Urban Healthcare Alliance is to be announced later.

WorkRamp Launches "WorkRamp Content" to Help Businesses Build Impactful Learning Programs that Develop Employees and Unlock Exponential Growth

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WorkRamp, the All-in-One Learning Platform, today announced the release of WorkRamp Content, powered by one of the world's largest corporate education content hubs, Go1. WorkRamp Content is one of the most comprehensive content solutions for organizations that are invested in developing their people to unlock exponential growth.

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WorkRamp Content is one of the most comprehensive content solutions for organizations that are invested in developing their people to unlock exponential growth.
"Businesses need their workforces to be highly skilled if they are to stay competitive in today's market, and that means learning cannot stop," said Ted Blosser, CEO and Co-Founder of WorkRamp.
"Those that really invest in making learning a growth engine for their organizations recognize that effective content is fundamental to this strategy.
With WorkRamp Content, customers are now able to draw on all levels of instructional design capability and better align their learning content strategy with an overall learning strategy.