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KO Client SBT Secures Investment from Middleby Corporation Image

KO Client SBT Secures Investment from Middleby Corporation

KO client Sustainable Beverage Technologies (SBT), a growth-oriented company focused on reimagining the beer marketspace through revolutionary technological innovations, recently entered into a strategic and investment partnership with Middleby Corporation, a global leader in the food service industry. SBT develops technologically advanced brewing and dispensing applications, including BrewVo® patented technology,…

KO Client Strata Identity Raises $26 Million Series B Image

KO Client Strata Identity Raises $26 Million Series B

KO client Strata Identity, a distributed multi-cloud identity orchestration company, recently announced it has closed on a $26 million Series B. Strata Identity enables businesses to adopt cloud-based identity authentication solutions without having to rewrite code. In the announcement, Marcus Bartram, a general partner at Telstra Ventures, said, “Strata is…

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KO Client Ampush Acquired by Tinuiti

KO client Ampush, a leading growth marketing agency, was recently acquired by Tinuiti, the largest independent performance marketing firm across Streaming TV, Google, Meta, and Amazon. The acquisition enhances Tinuiti’s industry award-winning paid social capabilities. Ampush CEO Jon Oberlander will now lead the Tinuiti Social Division as EVP, Social. In…

KO Client Fortius Metals Raises $2 Million Seed Round Image

KO Client Fortius Metals Raises $2 Million Seed Round

KO client Fortius Metals, an innovative metal 3D printing company, recently announced that it has closed on a $2 million seed round with AM Ventures. According to the press release, Fortius Metals’ patented technology will enable welding and 3D wire fabrication using high-performance metal alloys to meet the demands of aerospace,…

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Fundraising During a Venture Capital Slowdown

After record highs in 2021, recent reports show a global pullback in venture capital funding with a 33 percent drop from Q2 to Q3 2022. However, as founders prepare to weather a tougher fundraising environment, there is still some positive news. Nationally, dry powder, which is the amount of capital…

KO Client MadKudu Raises $18 Million Series A Round Image

KO Client MadKudu Raises $18 Million Series A Round

KO client MadKudu recently announced that it has raised $18 million in Series A funding. MadKudu is the Product-Led-Growth (PLG) pioneer disrupting the software industry, working with clients like Miro, Dropbox, Cloudera, Amplitude, Plaid, Unity and Mapbox. The Series A round was led by Felicis with participation from BGV, Alven,…

KO Client Fermyon Raises $20 Million Series A Round Image

KO Client Fermyon Raises $20 Million Series A Round

KO client Fermyon recently announced that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding. Fermyon is pioneering the next wave of cloud computing with the first cloud-native WebAssembly platform as a service (PaaS) that lets developers build better microservices faster. The funding will be used to productize Fermyon and…

Employer’s Guide to Navigating Colorado’s New Non-Compete Law Image

Employer’s Guide to Navigating Colorado’s New Non-Compete Law

KO’s article published on June 27, 2022 highlighted Colorado’s crackdown on most non-compete restrictions. HB 22-1317 has now been codified as CRS 8-2-113 and became effective on August 10, 2022. This new law effectively renders unenforceable most post-employment non-competes and other restrictive covenants, including customer non-solicitation restrictions, for Colorado residents.…