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TripActions, a business travel platform, has raised $250 million in Series D funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from Zeev Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Group 11.
Privitar, a data privacy software company, has named Bob Canaway as its chief marketing officer. Previously, Canaway was CMO at BlackDuck Software. Privitar is backed by IQ Capital, 24 Haymarket, Illuminate Financial, Partech, CME Ventures and Salesforce Ventures.
Bicameral Ventures has made an investment in Balance, a fintech startup. No financial terms were disclosed.
Metropolis Technologies Inc., a Los Angeles-based mobility startup focused on building integrated networks to enable the future of mobility, raised $17.5 million in seed funding, according to a spokesperson for Metropolis. Zigg Capital led the round with participation from Slow Ventures and RXR Realty.
Inbox Health Inc, a digital health and fintech startup, has raised $1.87 million in funding. Connecticut Innovations led the round with participation from other backers that included Metropolis Ventures, I2BF Global Ventures and StartUp Health.
New York-based Aurate, a fine jewelry brand, has secured $13 million in Series A funding. Bluecrest Capital led the round.
This week’s jobs include a principal at AVG’s Fission Ventures and associate spots at Goldman Sachs, Brookfield Asset Management and Blackstone.
First Read begins the day with news that CBS is preparing an offer for sister company Viacom, Google is investing $1 billion to fight the Bay Area housing crisis, and Lin-Manuel Miranda has a new broadway show.
First Read begins the week with news that China says it will hit back at the U.S. after the latter raises tariffs on Chinese goods, Goldman Sachs is reportedly near a close to buy United Capital, and actress Felicity Huffman will plead guilty to the U.S. college cheating scam.
First Read ushers in the day with news that Publicis Groupe is acquiring data marketing giant Epsilon for $4.4 billion, the season eight premiere of HBO's "Game of Thrones" racked up a record 17.4 million viewers, and AT&T sells its stake in Hulu back to the streaming service for $1.43 billion.