Monthly Archives - February 2019

The Hills’ alum and lifestyle expert Whitney Port eyes her newest challenge in your grocery cart

Whitney Port has some big plans for your family and what you bring home from the grocery store. The former star of MTV reality series "The Hills" and "The City" has been named the chief branding and strategy officer for 1908 Brands, the Boulder, Colorado-based food and home products manufacturer that acquired her women's nutrition company, Bundle Organics, in July 2018. Read more >>
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Once legally blind, now 20/20

This past month has been nothing short of miraculous in the personal and professional life of K.C. Ryder, a resident of the Mulberry community. Legally blind since age 19, Ryder acquired a pair of eSight 3 electronic glasses in January and now reads with 20/20 acuity. Simply looking out her living room window is now a revelatory experience. Read more >>
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Myomo closes $6m funding round

Myomo said today that it closed a $6.4 million round of financing. The Cambridge, Mass.-based wearable medical robotics company said that it floated approximately four million shares of its common stock at $1.40 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $5.5 million. Read more >>
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BrandVerge Appoints Leaders from Twitter and Wavemaker to Advisory Board

BrandVerge, a premium advertising marketplace for media buyers and sellers, today announced several Advisory Board appointments, including Carl Fremont, President at Wavemaker, Caitlin Engler, VP Sales and Brand Partnerships at Refinery29, and Mike Dupree, Industry Manager at Twitter. These industry leaders join an all-star line-up of Advisory Board members and investors, including Anthony Iacovone, CEO at Barometric, Michael Provenzano, CEO at Vistar Media, Jeff Zink, Executive Director/Partner of the Westchester Business Accelerator and former Regional Vice President of Yahoo!, Carol...
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Carbonite to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

Carbonite, Inc., a global leader in data protection, today announced that the company is scheduled to participate at the following investor events: JMP Securities Technology Conference on Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. pacific time Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 at 4:25 p.m. pacific timeRead more >>
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