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Cloud9 Completes $17.5M Series B Funding Round Led by Strategic Investment from UBS

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

NEW YORK, June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud9 Technologies ("Cloud9"), a leader in cloud-based communications, has completed a $17.5 million Series B funding round led by a strategic investment from UBS, with participation from existing investors including J.P. Morgan and Barclays.

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  • NEW YORK, June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud9 Technologies ("Cloud9"), a leader in cloud-based communications, has completed a $17.5 million Series B funding round led by a strategic investment from UBS, with participation from existing investors including J.P. Morgan and Barclays.
  • Cloud9 has seen new business increase by over 50% since March, as it has onboarded several of the world's top global banks and investment management firms.
  • Fulmer is responsible for UBS Investment Bank's innovation agenda, including the deployment of new third-party solutions that can enable enhanced performance through data and analytics.
  • Cloud9 Technologies is the leading voice communication and analytics platform designed for the unique needs of the financial markets.

An Industry First: Cloud9 and IPC Launch Innovative Disaster Recovery as a Service Solution

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

NEW YORK, March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --IPC, a leading provider of communications and networking solutions for the financial markets, and Cloud9 Technologies ("Cloud9"), a leader in cloud-based communications,announce today the launch of Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS).

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  • NEW YORK, March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --IPC, a leading provider of communications and networking solutions for the financial markets, and Cloud9 Technologies ("Cloud9"), a leader in cloud-based communications,announce today the launch of Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS).
  • "DRaaS, developed by our award-winning partnership with IPC, can protect your business' most vital trading functions during a disaster," said Gerald Starr, Chief Executive Officer, Cloud9.
  • "DRaaS is transformational for the industry as all market participants can be empowered with a complete disaster recovery plan that requires little or no capital expense or infrastructure investment."
  • The DRaaS solution unites the best of IPC and Cloud9 technologies to address an underserved market requirement.

IPC and Cloud9 Win 'Best Cloud-Based Trading Data Management Solution' at the TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2020

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

"We dedicate this award to our customers, who have rapidly embraced the transformative voice trading platform IPC has built in conjunction with Cloud9," said Bob Santella, Chief Executive Officer, IPC.

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  • "We dedicate this award to our customers, who have rapidly embraced the transformative voice trading platform IPC has built in conjunction with Cloud9," said Bob Santella, Chief Executive Officer, IPC.
  • "We knew that by working together, the IPC and Cloud9 platform would become the number one choice for traders globally."
  • "It's immensely rewarding that the industry at large already recognizes the value delivered by the IPC-Cloud9 integrated trading solution."
  • The shortlist was selected by the TradingTech Advisory Board, as well as A-Team's editorial team, with the winner voted for by the TradingTech Insight readership.

Cloud9 and GreenKey Partner to Enable Next-Gen Voice Trading

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Cloud9 Technologies ("Cloud9"), a leader in cloud-based communications, and GreenKey Technologies ("GK"), a leader in AI-powered conversational analytics, have teamed up to provide the institutional marketplace with an innovative solution that will enable a more efficient and secure extraction of voice trading data.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Cloud9 Technologies ("Cloud9"), a leader in cloud-based communications, and GreenKey Technologies ("GK"), a leader in AI-powered conversational analytics, have teamed up to provide the institutional marketplace with an innovative solution that will enable a more efficient and secure extraction of voice trading data.
  • "With Cloud9 and GreenKey's data digitization and analytics capabilities, this collaboration ensures that the institutional marketplace is receiving the best of breed tools for voice trading."
  • Through the collaboration, Cloud9 and GreenKey will be able to identify all products, pricing and counterparties within the C9 audio recording.
  • Cloud9 Technologies is the leading voice communication and analytics platform designed for the unique needs of the financial markets.

Geniatech Selects WAVELY to Enable Global SIM (GSM) Connectivity

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Under the terms of the agreement WAVELY will act as an MVNE so that Geniatech can market, sell, provision and deliver services to its partners and end users.

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  • Under the terms of the agreement WAVELY will act as an MVNE so that Geniatech can market, sell, provision and deliver services to its partners and end users.
  • WAVELY will provide physical and virtual SIMs for mobile connectivity of devices and the SIMs will be branded with Geniatech's logo and graphics.
  • Combining expertise in mobile core services and IoT/M2M, WAVELY provides an end-to-end connectivity solution.
  • Geniatech was founded in 1997 and is a global ODM / OEM manufacturer for smart TV and video platforms.

Cannabis Companies KGB Reserve, Cloud9, and SF Roots Bring Social Equity Brands to Eaze

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Today social equity cannabis companies KGB Reserve , Cloud9 , and SF Roots announced their partnership with cannabis marketplace Eaze to help customers address the War on Drugs by purchasing products from social equity brands.

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  • Today social equity cannabis companies KGB Reserve , Cloud9 , and SF Roots announced their partnership with cannabis marketplace Eaze to help customers address the War on Drugs by purchasing products from social equity brands.
  • Products from Oakland and San Francisco-based brands KGB Reserve, Cloud9, and SF Roots will initially only be available on Eazes Bay Area menu, with expansion into Southern California in the coming months.
  • KGB Reserve and Cloud9 hold licenses through the City of Oaklands groundbreaking cannabis social equity program, which requires that at least half of all cannabis permits must be issued to equity applicants.
  • Although the City of San Francisco has yet to issue non-retailer equity licenses, SF Roots holds its license through the City and meets the citys equity criteria.

FaZe Clan Claim Top Overall Esports Organization in GumGum Sports’ Q2 Esports ‘Social Footprint’ Rankings

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Friday, September 6, 2019

In its quarterly rankings of the social reach of esports teams, GumGum Sports gave the Q2 2019 overall organization title to FaZe Clan, which retained the top spot despite the departure of popular Fortnite streamer Tfue.

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  • In its quarterly rankings of the social reach of esports teams, GumGum Sports gave the Q2 2019 overall organization title to FaZe Clan, which retained the top spot despite the departure of popular Fortnite streamer Tfue.
  • 3, thanks to a significant boost across all social platforms that followed the organizations acquisition of legacy esports team OpTic Gaming.
  • Rounding out the rankings for overall esports organizations were 100 Thieves, NRG, Cloud9, Team Liquid, Team Vitality, Fnatic and Rogue.
  • Look at this and last quarters top organization, FaZe Clanthey didnt even finish in the top 10 of GumGums first esports rankings in 2018.

Gamers Forge New Career Paths With the Help of eSports

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Thursday, September 5, 2019

At first, the competitive scene may have been underwhelming for most players, but nowadays, eSports have created viable careers for many gamers around the world.

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  • At first, the competitive scene may have been underwhelming for most players, but nowadays, eSports have created viable careers for many gamers around the world.
  • Generally, over the past several years, the eSports industry has rapidly evolved and has even pushed itself into mainstream media.
  • According to data compiled by MarketsandMarkets, the global eSports market was valued at USD 926.3 Million in 2018.
  • For instance, Cloud9 is one of the most valuable teams in the eSports marketplace because of its success across a diverse list of games.

Gamers Forge New Career Paths With the Help of eSports

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Thursday, September 5, 2019

At first, the competitive scene may have been underwhelming for most players, but nowadays, eSports have created viable careers for many gamers around the world.

Key Points: 
  • At first, the competitive scene may have been underwhelming for most players, but nowadays, eSports have created viable careers for many gamers around the world.
  • Generally, over the past several years, the eSports industry has rapidly evolved and has even pushed itself into mainstream media.
  • According to data compiled by MarketsandMarkets, the global eSports market was valued at USD 926.3 Million in 2018.
  • For instance, Cloud9 is one of the most valuable teams in the eSports marketplace because of its success across a diverse list of games.

Cloud9 and IPC to Launch Next-Generation Voice Trading Solution

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IPC, a leading provider of communications and networking solutions for the financial markets, and Cloud9 Technologies ("Cloud9"), a leader in cloud-based communications, are working together to offer an advanced, open voice trading and collaboration solution.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IPC, a leading provider of communications and networking solutions for the financial markets, and Cloud9 Technologies ("Cloud9"), a leader in cloud-based communications, are working together to offer an advanced, open voice trading and collaboration solution.
  • The integrated cloud-based service unites Cloud9's C9 Trader voice communications and analytics platform, IPC's Unigy trading communications platform and the Connexus Cloudfinancial ecosystem.
  • This agreement will provide the global trading community with a unified solution for endpoint connectivity, mobility, advanced data analytics and business continuity planning.
  • Benefits of integrating these award-winning services for the global financial community include:
    "Our next-generation voice communication solution paves the way for Cloud9 and IPC to become the platform of choice for the financial and trading communities," said Bob Santella, CEO of IPC.