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Injective Raises $40M from Jump Crypto and BH Digital to Accelerate Growth

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Injective, a blockchain built for finance, today announced a new $40 million funding round led by Jump Crypto.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Injective, a blockchain built for finance, today announced a new $40 million funding round led by Jump Crypto.
  • BH Digital, the crypto arm of famed hedge fund manager Alan Howard, has also joined the round.
  • The new capital will allow Injective to increase utility for the native INJ token, provide liquidity to existing dApps built on Injective, and support new dApps on Injective via investments.
  • We look forward to building together with the Injective community and are optimistic about the ecosystem's future growth," said Kanav Kariya, President of Jump Crypto.

Retail Technology Firm Lillii RNB Adds Chief Product Insights & Strategy Officer

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Monday, August 8, 2022
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ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ernie Deyle has been named Chief Product Insights & Strategy Officer of Lillii RNB, a retail fraud detection, prevention and data services firm headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.

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  • ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ernie Deyle has been named Chief Product Insights & Strategy Officer of Lillii RNB, a retail fraud detection, prevention and data services firm headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.
    With extensive experience in shaping profit optimization and data analysis tools, Deyle will primarily focus on expanding and enhancing Freeing ReturnsTM, Lillii RNB's proprietary Returns Management and Total Retail Loss platform.
  • Freeing ReturnsTM serves Lillii RNB's mission to significantly reduce the over $400B losses that retailers experience each year.
  • "Ernie has a wealth of experience in driving performance and improving results for a variety of businesses," said Lillii RNB founder and CEO Barbara Jones-Brown.
  • Founded in 2020, Lillii RNB has worked with companies to improve their returns management and correctly analyze their data.

Supernova Technology™ Expands Product Offering and Launches Enterprise Collateral Management Product, Aperture™ to Empower Credit and Risk Professionals

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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CHICAGO , June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Supernova Technology, a technology leader in securities-based lending (SBL) is expanding their product offering outside of SBL with the addition of Aperture – an Enterprise Collateral Management Solution. Aperture was built to give credit and risk professionals a new level of control and efficiency giving them oversight of their loan book in one place. 

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  • CHICAGO, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Supernova Technology, a technology leader in securities-based lending (SBL) is expanding their product offering outside of SBL with the addition of Aperture an Enterprise Collateral Management Solution.
  • Aperture was built to give credit and risk professionals a new level of control and efficiency giving them oversight of their loan book in one place.
  • Aperture was the result of Supernova listening to customers' needs and was designed with the same technology and design approach as Supernova's SBL platform.
  • For more information about Aperture Collateral Management, go to
    Supernova Lending, LLC, a financial technology company based in Chicago.

Riverside Insights Acquires Aperture Education

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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ITASCA, Ill., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced its acquisition of Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments for K-12 schools. With more than 65 years of combined research and SEL experience, Aperture sets the standard for research-based SEL assessment solutions. The addition of Aperture's SEL solutions to the Riverside portfolio of research-based ability and achievement assessments will help K-12 educators obtain the most valid, reliable, and comprehensive view of each learner. Through use of the highest quality and most rigorous tools, educators are empowered to better understand and support student growth. Riverside is a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, a people-driven private equity firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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  • ITASCA, Ill., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Riverside Insights, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced its acquisition of Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments for K-12 schools.
  • With more than 65 years of combined research and SEL experience, Aperture sets the standard for research-based SEL assessment solutions.
  • "With our K-12 solutions for students and educators, Aperture and Riverside have a synergistic goal of enriching one billion lives globally by 2030," said Rajib Roy, CEO of Riverside Insights.
  • We share an entrepreneurial energy and have fixed our eyes on future growth," said Jessica Adamson, CEO at Aperture Education.

Anchor Loans Names Chief Strategy Officer and New Head of Project Management

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anchor Loans, the nation's leading provider of financing to real estate investors and entrepreneurs, today announced that Andrew Jewett and Tracey Williams have be promoted to new roles as Chief Strategy Officer and Manager of Corporate Planning, respectively.

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  • Andrew Jewett, who had been Anchor's Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, will now lead corporate growth and strategic initiatives for Anchor Loans.
  • "Anchor has a long history of promoting from within and Andrew and Tracey's new roles are just the latest example," said Andrew Pollock, Anchor Loans' Chief Executive Officer.
  • Anchor Loans has experienced significant growth over the last several years, finishing 2021 with a record $1.8 billion in originations.
  • Anchor Loans specializes in larger and more customized loans for experienced real estate entrepreneurs.

Lillii RNB Closes $3 Million Seed Round With Funding From Serena Ventures and Aperture Venture Capital to Accelerate Growth

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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Lillii RNB Inc., a retail fraud detection, prevention and data services firm, today announced the closing of its $3 million seed round co-led by Serena Ventures and Aperture Venture Capital.

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  • Lillii RNB Inc., a retail fraud detection, prevention and data services firm, today announced the closing of its $3 million seed round co-led by Serena Ventures and Aperture Venture Capital.
  • The financing round was co-led by Serena Williams' venture capital firm, Serena Ventures, and Aperture Venture Capital.
  • With the closing of this round, Lillii RNB is also proud that over 90% of its earliest backers are managers of Black-led funds.
  • Serena Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in founders solving everyday problems through diverse perspectives and leadership.

Lillii RNB Closes $3 Million Seed Round with Funding from Serena Ventures and Aperture Venture Capital to Accelerate Growth

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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ATLANTA, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lillii RNB Inc., a retail fraud detection, prevention, and data services firm, today announced the closing of its $3 million seed round co-led by Serena Ventures and Aperture Venture Capital. Lillii RNB's proprietary Returns Management and Total Retail Loss platform, Freeing ReturnsTM, assists retailers in optimizing their returns processes and identifying fraud and loss that is hidden in their own data. Lillii RNB's mission is to greatly reduce the over $400B in retail loss that retailers experience each year.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lillii RNB Inc., a retail fraud detection, prevention, and data services firm, today announced the closing of its $3 million seed round co-led by Serena Ventures and Aperture Venture Capital.
  • The financing round was co-led by Serena Williams' venture capital firm, Serena Ventures, and Aperture Venture Capital.
  • The seed funding will allow Lillii RNB to take the next big step in bringing its innovation to retailers across the globe.
  • Serena Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in founders solving everyday problems through diverse perspectives and leadership.

Monroe Capital Supports Aperture, LLC’s Acquisition of Biomechanical Research & Testing, LLC

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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Monroe Capital LLC announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Biomechanical Research & Testing, LLC (BRT) by Aperture, LLC (Aperture), a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners.

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  • Monroe Capital LLC announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Biomechanical Research & Testing, LLC (BRT) by Aperture, LLC (Aperture), a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners.
  • BRT is a premier provider of biomechanical and accident reconstruction forensic engineering services based in Long Beach, California.
  • This new partnership will enhance the service to existing clients and serve a larger national customer base, establishing new channels in research, testing, accident reconstruction, biomechanical engineering, and human factors.
  • Monroe Capital LLC (Monroe) is a premier boutique asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, asset-based lending, specialty finance, opportunistic and structured credit, and equity.

Cadent Aperture Viewer Graph Continues to Scale, Delivering Unprecedented TV Audience Insights at Market-Leading Speed

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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NEW YORK, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadent, the largest independent platform for advanced TV advertising, announced today that Aperture Viewer Graph, its patented technology for bridging connected devices and households, continued to grow its coverage during Q1 2022. Purpose-built for the dynamic world of TV advertising, Aperture Viewer Graph supports precision audience targeting, deep audience insights, and transparent measurement and attribution solutions.

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  • Purpose-built for the dynamic world of TV advertising, Aperture Viewer Graph supports precision audience targeting, deep audience insights, and transparent measurement and attribution solutions.
  • Cadent Aperture Viewer Graph delivers over a 90% average match rate for audience segments.
  • Aperture Viewer Graph delivers over a 90% average match rate for audience segments and houses over four billion match keys across zip codes, emails, IP addresses, and more.
  • Aperture Viewer Graph underpins the entire Aperture Platform, the company's end-to-end advanced TV platform, which has also achieved momentum since launching in July 2021.

Aperture Raises $5.3M to Build a Cross-Chain DeFi Investment Ecosystem with a Marketplace for Strategies

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Thursday, February 10, 2022
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With a cross-chain marketplace for strategies and integrated bridge solutions, Aperture connects opportunities from various blockchain networks into one place and empowers investors with advanced strategies enabled by smart contracts.

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  • With a cross-chain marketplace for strategies and integrated bridge solutions, Aperture connects opportunities from various blockchain networks into one place and empowers investors with advanced strategies enabled by smart contracts.
  • "As DeFi continues to grow in a multi-chain environment, we expect the number of yield strategies to grow exponentially.
  • Aperture abstracts away the complexities around cross-chain yield strategies through a single interface and strategy marketplace.
  • We believe this layer of the DeFi stack will be incredibly important for new users and institutions looking to use DeFi.