Day: July 15, 2024

Wiz Announces  Billion Funding Round at  Billion Valuation

Wiz Announces $1 Billion Funding Round at $12 Billion Valuation

Four-Year Old Company’s Unprecedented Growth Propelled by Product Demand and Industry-Wide Shift Towards Consolidated Offerings NEW YORK, May 7, 2024 (Newswire.com) – Cloud security leader Wiz has raised $1 billion at a $12 billion valuation, bringing the company’s total funding to $1.9 billion. The current round is led by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Thrive Capital, with participation from Greylock, Wellington Management, and existing investors Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, Howard Schultz, Index Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Sequoia Capital. The news comes on the heels of the acquisition of Gem Security, a leading Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) provider, as Wiz expands and…
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Excellence Canada announces the recipients of the 2024 Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses

Excellence Canada announces the recipients of the 2024 Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses

Excellence Canada Logo – Improving performance – recognizing excellence CBEA Logo – Canadian Business Excellence Awards TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, June 28, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Excellence Canada is pleased to announce that, for the eighth annual Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses, 26 Canadian organizations will be receiving the Canadian Businesses Excellence Awards for clearly demonstrating a strategic approach to successfully improving business performance and achieving goals, with a focus on the following three key performance areas: Delighted Customers; Engaged Employees; and Innovation. The Canadian Business Excellence Awards is an annual awards program that recognizes outstanding achievements by organizations in…
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Disney Launches One of the Most Expansive Sweepstakes in Company History with D23: The Ultimate Disney Sweepstakes

Disney Launches One of the Most Expansive Sweepstakes in Company History with D23: The Ultimate Disney Sweepstakes

Fans have the opportunity to win unique prizes from across the company including Disney Experiences, ABC, Lightstorm Entertainment, Pixar, Disney on Broadway, and more. BURBANK, Calif., July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the road to the highly anticipated D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa® has officially begun with the launch of D23: The Ultimate Disney Sweepstakes – FANtastic Prizes. This morning on ABC News’ Good Morning America, the hosts featured a few of the extraordinary prizes D23 Members will have the opportunity to win as a part of this one-of-a-kind sweepstakes. Disney fans are unlike any other,…
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Summer Travel 2024: Record Air Travel, Fewer Cancellations, Better Airports, More Passenger Protections

Summer Travel 2024: Record Air Travel, Fewer Cancellations, Better Airports, More Passenger Protections

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Year-to-date flight cancellation rate is just 1.4% during a record-breaking summer travel season​​​​​ WASHINGTON – Despite record-breaking levels of air travel this year, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) numbers show that the flight cancellation rate for the first half of 2024 was just 1.4% – nearly the lowest rate in over a decade. The latest data from airlines reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation shows that weather continues to be the leading cause of flight cancellations. On June 23, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened more than 2.99 million individuals in a single day at U.S.…
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