Archive for June 2020
Founder of new VC firm launches Black entrepreneurship program
Krishna Gupta’s new firm will launch with a new entrepreneur-in-residence program specifically for Black founders. Read More
Read More#WFH Chronicles: Masked woman, unmasked anger
We’re all desperate to get to whatever business-as-usual looks like from now on. We won’t, though, until everyone takes where we are right now seriously. Read More
Read MoreMass. man charged in alleged $13M PPP fraud scheme
The man, who says he leads a Winchester technology firm, applied for loans from Bank of America and three other lenders. Read More
Read More$120B relief package could help Boston restaurateurs left behind by PPP
If approved, the funding will be sorely needed in Boston and throughout the region, where many restaurants have had to temporarily close down again after incidents of Covid-19 at their establishments. Read More
Read MoreTripadvisor expects 80% less revenue this June compared to last
The travel metasearch company said on Monday it’s expecting a year-over-year loss in revenue of 80% for the month of June, on top of losses for April and May of around 90% compared to last year. Read More
Read MoreAnother temporary CEO of the Mass. Life Sciences Center is named
The search for a new president and CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center remains underway as the agency is under new interim leadership for the second time in six months. Read More
Read MoreMicrosoft to acquire Waltham cybersecurity firm with Israeli roots
The move to acquire CyberX comes three years after Microsoft reportedly paid $100 million for Hexadite Inc., a Boston-based cybersecurity firm with a research and development team in Israel. Omer Schneider and Nir Giller, two former members of the Israel Defense Forces, founded CyberX in 2013. Read More
Read MoreUMass Boston to rely on remote learning for fall semester
UMass Boston is not planning to bring the majority of its students back to campus for the fall semester. Read More
Read MoreGE names Deloitte as new auditor, replacing KPMG after a century
The announcement ends a 111-year relationship that came under scrutiny following multiple federal investigations into GE’s accounting practices. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and things that go bang in the night
Good morning, friends. Here are the five things you need to know to start your second step of Phase 2. Read More
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