Ahead of their public debut in 2020, Airbnb has doled out some of its own cash in a close-to-focus investment: Zeus Living, a corporate housing upstart based in San Francisco.Subscribe to the Crunchbase DailyToday Zeus Living raised a $55 million Series B, in a round chock full of investors including the aforementioned Airbnb, Comcast.He added that 25 percent of the company’s revenue comes from people who “live” with Zeus, or people who have lived in a Zeus site for more than six months.Zeus poses as a competitor to one of Airbnb’s more recent offerings: Airbnb for Work.“We’re about half the price of traditional corporate housing for a better product and a better experience.”For more on Airbnb’s appetite as a corporate investor, check out Jason’s piece on when the venture-backed becomes the venture backer. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575928808.945883/Airbnb’s-Latest-Investment-Is-In-Zeus,-Its-Home-Turf-Competition?ref=audio_experience

Tweet NEW YORK, NY, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals announced the completion of an $85 million Series C financing.

To export Zentalis Pharmaceuticals funding data to PDF and Excel, clickClick here for more funding data on Zentalis PharmaceuticalsTo export Zentalis Pharmaceuticals funding data to PDF and Excel, click here Zentalis Pharmaceuticals (the "Company" or "Zentalis"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing clinically differentiated, novel small molecule therapeutics that target fundamental pathways in cancer, today announced the completion of an $85 million Series C financing.

The proceeds from the Series C financing will be used to advance the Company's lead clinical candidates towards pivotal trials and to broaden the scope of Zentalis' ongoing clinical programs.

This financing reflects strong support for our capabilities, people and pipeline," said Anthony Sun, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals.

We see tremendous opportunity for Zentalis' pipeline candidates to be potential best-in-class agents for use as monotherapy or in combination. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575927007.4909205/Zentalis-Pharmaceuticals-Raises-$85M-in-Series-C?ref=audio_experience

Zywave, a Milwaukee-based insurtech provider, acquired miEdge, a Bedford, New Hampshire-based provider of lead generation, data analytics and prospecting solutions specifically designed for the insurance industry.

Zywave will integrate the miEdge solution into the Sales Cloud offering, as well as leverage the data source internally to enhance functionality within a variety of additional content and analytics solutions.

With the addition of the miEdge solution and its team of data services experts, Zywave will expand its existing data services division.

The expanded team will work to further integrate miEdge data into Zywave’s Product Cloud Portfolios.

Founded in 2011, miEdge is a provider of lead generation, data analytics and prospecting solutions specifically designed for the insurance and financial service industry. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575925210.6451323/Zywave-Buys-miEdge?ref=audio_experience

Leaders of the Silicon Slopes community have partnered with the Community Foundation of Utah to launch a Field of Interest Fund dedicated to advancing K-12 computer science education in Utah.

Each couple has contributed or pledged $1 million to the fund.

The formation of the Silicon Slopes Computer Science Fund establishes a vehicle to strategically deploy the $4 million and provides an opportunity for individuals, foundations, and organizations that are dedicated to affecting change in computer science outcomes across Utah to contribute.

The fund may support:– Innovation grants to support classrooms, educators, and nonprofits driving outstanding computer science learning outcomes through replicable models– Grants to enable teachers to receive computer science endorsements and teach computer science in their classrooms– Grants focused on providing specialized programming and interventions designed to increase diversity in technologyFunding priorities and initial investments will be announced following the successful execution of the first stages of the Utah Computer Science Master Plan, including the HB 227 grant round managed by the Utah State Board of Education.

The Silicon Slopes Computer Science does not accept unsolicited requests for support. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575923411.9202838/Silicon-Slopes-Computer-Science-Fund-Launches-With-$4M-Seed-Investment?ref=audio_experience

In Jassy’s view, the time for incremental change is over, and it’s time to start moving to the cloud faster.

If you want to get to the cloud faster, you need executive buy-in pushing it.

AWS made a slew of announcements around machine learning designed to give customers a more comprehensive Amazon solution.

If you can take advantage of machine learning to transform your business, it’s another reason to move to the cloud.

All of this is designed to put the cloud in reach of more customers, to help them move to the cloud faster. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575921609.2435808/AWS-is-sick-of-waiting-for-your-company-to-move-to-the-cloud-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

This post is also available in: Español (Spanish)Contxto – Spanish fintech Latinia shook things up last week with the announcement of an undisclosed investment in B2C (business to customer) Mexican neobank, Flink.

Flink is in synch with millennialsSergio Jiménez and three other entrepreneurs founded Fintech Flink in 2017.

This startup was part of the first generation of startups from Finnovista’s Startupbootcamp Fintech in Latin America, of which Latinia is an investor.

Latinia in Latin AmericaLatinia, became an investor of Finnovista’s acceleration and scale-up program for startups in July of 2018.

Then in the future when they grow, Latinia would consider them for more additional investment rounds. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575919807.6815414/Neobank-Flink-receives-undisclosed-investment-from-Latinia?ref=audio_experience

The company adds that it has a good mix of tech startups which includes Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), healthcare, consumer tech, agritech, automotive, blockchain, edtech, governance, and fintech startups among many others.

● Pickright: A fintech platform that connects investors and financial analysts for financial advisory services.

● AgriGator: Being a digital platform, AgriGator connects traders, processors, and wholesalers.

● Road Metrics: This startup provides a way to monitor road conditions in real-time and navigates users to the most time-saving and safe route possible.

● Bueno Finance: This is a fintech startup that helps blue-collar workers build their creditworthiness to improve the long-term financial health of the customers. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575918011.5301204/100X.VC-showcases-its-20-startups,-plans-to-invest-over-Rs-100-crore-in-over-100-firms?ref=audio_experience

Client NoteAlso covered are Merck’s disease management partnership, AutoX looks to challenge Waymo, and Kroger gets into ghost kitchens. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575916209.419608/Client-Note:-Chime-Raises-$500M,-Pepsi’s-Latest-Acquisition,-A-Used-Car-Unicorn,-And-More?ref=audio_experience

Zeus Living, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of furnished homes for modern professionals, raised $55m in Series B funding.

Backers included new partners Airbnb, Comcast, CEAS Investments, and TI Platform Management, and existing investors Alumni Ventures Group, Initialized Capital, NFX, and Spike Ventures.

Led by Kulveer Taggar, CEO and Co-Founder, Zeus Living provides furnished homes for the modern workforce.

The company operates over 2,000 homes across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

Zeus homes feature handpicked furnishings, amenities, and home essentials from brands like Article, Helix Sleep, and Public Goods, and residents have 24-hour access to the company’s on-the-ground resident experience teams. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575914414.5916502/Zeus-Living-Raises-$55M-in-Series-B-Funding?ref=audio_experience

Food Business IdeasHere are 84 examples of food business ideas to consider.

Organic Food ShopThere has been a huge surge in the popularity of organic food in recent years, so an organic food shop could be the perfect food business idea for you.

Food DeliveryThe food delivery business is now a standalone business.

Ready-Made MealsPeople want to eat good food, but their busy schedules don’t allow them to cook the food they want to eat.

Baby Food BusinessThe global baby food market is an enticing one as it is set to reach $76.48 billion by 2021. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575912841.8992343/84-Food-Business-Ideas-to-Consider-For-your-Necxt-Venture?ref=audio_experience