Healthie raises $23M in an oversubscribed Series B! Healthie’s just getting started. 8.5 years in, and we remain committed to building the best-in-class infrastructure platform for the next generation of healthcare delivery. Their Journey to date: 🌟 25,000+ clinicians across behavioral health, nutrition, women’s health, and more use Healthie 🌟 10 million patient appointments completed 🌟 1 billion API calls made to the platform each month Read the details here.
Podcast: Dodging Debris, with Tony Frazier (CEO of LeoLabs)
LeoLab’s CEO Tony Frazier is featured on this week’s Payload Pathfinder podcast, where he discusses the critical role LeoLabs plays in building a living map of orbital activity for safe, secure space operations. Tony and host Mo Islam explored a range of topics, including: ➡ The company’s unique growth and value proposition ➡ The differentiators of a global, ground-based radar network ➡ The exponential increase in objects in orbit ➡ …
Xona Space Systems closes $19M Series A to Build out Ultra-Accurate GPS Alternative
Xona Space Systems plans Pulsar, a low Earth orbit satellite constellation providing a more accurate, cost-effective GPS alternative for autonomous vehicles and advanced technologies. They secured $19 M in Series A funding. Read more from TechCrunch here.
Liquid Death hires Chief Commercial Officer
Liquid Death, a manufacturer of non-alcoholic beverages such as canned water, sparkling waters and teas, has selected Stephen Ballard to serve the newly created position of chief commercial officer. In the role, Mr. Ballard will lead field sales, distribution, national accounts, and international expansion. Read more from Food Business News here.
When Did Rock Concerts Become Tame? Thank Alcohol-Free Gen Z
‘Conspicuous teetotaling’ is now prevalent at hot acts, confounding older partyers. ‘This would have been alien to me.’ Pop star Conan Gray stopped midway through a performance here recently to make sure someone tended to a fan who appeared to have been partying too hard. Read the Wall Street Journal article.
LeoLabs: Russia, China time suspicious space activity for some US holidays
LeoLabs reports Russia and China time-threatening satellite maneuvers with US holidays to avoid detection. These actions may deploy anti-satellites or covert payloads, challenging US space defense capabilities. Read full article here
Twitter partners with eToro to let users trade stocks, crypto as Musk pushes app into Finance
A few key points: Starting Thursday, Twitter will give users the option to buy and sell stocks and other assets from eToro, the company told CNBC exclusively. The partnership marks a rare deal for Twitter since Elon Musk took the reins as CEO after buying the platform for $44 billion last year. Musk has made it his mission to turn Twitter into a so-called “super app” that offers users financial …
Savvy Games Group to buy mobile game publisher Scopely for $4.9B
Savvy Games Group has agreed to acquire mobile game publisher and developer Scopely for $4.9 billion. The deal is the latest sign of consolidation in gaming — and mobile gaming in particular — and it further cements the push by Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group to expand in the game industry. Read more here.
Mobile Games Company Scopely to Be Acquired by Saudi-Backed Savvy Games Group for $4.9 Billion
Savvy Games Group announced an agreement to acquire Scopely, a maker of mobile games including “Star Trek Fleet Command,” “Marvel Strike Force,” “Looney Tunes World of Mayhem,” “Scrabble Go” and “Yahtzee With Buddies,” in a deal valued at $4.9 billion. Read more here.
Saudi’s Savvy Games Group to acquire mobile games company Scopely for $4.9 billion
Savvy Games Group, a games and esports company that is part of the Saudi government’s Public Investment Fund, has agreed to acquire mobile games studio Scopely for $4.9 billion. Founded in 2011, Scopely is known for several popular mobile games including Yahtzee With Buddies, Star Trek Fleet Command, Marvel Strike Force, Stumble Guys and Scrabble Go. Read more here.