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On the heels of a $300 million Series D-2 funding round, Brex has revealed that Karandeep Anand has come on board as its new Chief Product Officer.

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Brex Names a New Product Chief Alongside $300 Million Funding Round

Tesla’s VP of People, Valerie Capers Workman, has reportedly left the red-hot electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer for a new role as the Chief Legal Officer at Handshake, the career search website for college students.

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Tesla’s Top HR Exec and Diversity Advocate Leaves For Handshake

John Pinette, the Head of Communications for Meta, has announced his departure from the tech giant.

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Meta’s Top Communications Exec Exits After a Tough 2021

Late last week, Jeff Wilcox, who led Apple’s switch to its in-house M1 chips, revealed he had jumped ship to become an Intel Fellow and the CTO of Intel’s Design Engineering Group. 

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Intel Poaches Apple's Chip Pioneer as Talent War Heats Up

Last year was a stellar year for Latin American startups, and 2022 is poised to continue the momentum. Venture capital investment in the region surpassed $14 billion in 2021, a threshold that just a couple of years ago seemed like a distant dream. The Org took a look at 2021’s nine newly minted unicorns in Latin America.

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Get To Know The Latin American Startups That Won Big in 2021

Founders of startups that are designed and geared toward women and non-binary people are put under an enormous amount of scrutiny, or are even classified as charity. This presents a unique challenge for the women who are fundraising for them. 

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The Hidden Challenge of Fundraising as a Woman, for Other Women

Zillow has named Nike executive Jenny Arden as the real estate platform's first-ever Chief Design Officer. 

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Zillow Hires Design Chief From Nike as It Refocuses on Core Business

There’s been plenty of chatter about the future of work, especially within the last year. Employee burnout is at an all-time high: about 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in September. Many companies are talking the talk, but which ones walk the walk? Front's Head of People shares how the startup is working on creating a happier workplace.

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How Front Developed a Future of Work Plan Endorsed by 95% of its Workforce 

To learn about how people interested in fintech could secure a job in the space, The Org spoke with Lisa Fernandez, the VP of People at Tala, a company that offers digital financial services for underbanked customers. 

CEO & Founder of Tala Shivani Siroya speaks onstage at the 2018 Forbes Women's Summit at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on June 19, 2018, in New York City. Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images.

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How to Get a Job in Fintech: A Q&A with the VP of People at Tala

These are the most notable hires, promotions, and departures within the US tech community in the last week. For executive news updated daily, check out The Org's News tab.

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The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Justin Smith, the CEO of Bloomberg Media, has left his position at the digital news media company effective immediately, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. 

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Bloomberg Media’s CEO Departs to Create His Own News Startup

Even though birth rates have been rapidly declining since 2008, the fertility tech space has been growing, with startups looking into advancing technologies that can help couples with family planning. The Org speaks with Amy Divaraniya to learn more about how she is shaping the future of women's fertility with Oova.

Oova is a urine test that measures two key fertility hormones with the same accuracy as a blood test. Image courtesy of Oova.

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How Oova is Shaping the Future of Women’s Fertility

Imperfect Foods, the online grocer that eliminates food waste by delivering fruits and vegetables that are rejected by other grocers for purely aesthetic reasons, has picked Dan Park as its CEO. 

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Imperfect Foods Finds a New CEO to Rebound From a Rough 2021

Palo Alto Networks appointed Helmut Reisinger as the cybersecurity firm’s CEO for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Latin America (LATAM).

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Palo Alto Networks Names CEO for EMEA and LATAM

Pegasystems, also called Pega, named Katherine Parente as the adaptive and cloud-architected software company’s Chief People Officer, effective immediately.

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Pegasystems Picks a New People Chief to Lead Talent Growth

Cornerstone OnDemand has revealed that Himanshu Palsule will serve as the cloud-based talent management software solutions provider’s next CEO. 

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Cornerstone OnDemand Names New CEO After Clearlake Acquisition


Joone, a direct-to-consumer French startup founded in 2017 by CEO Carole Juge-Llewellyn, managed to shake the diaper market, valued at $822 million (729 million euros) in France, in a matter of just a few years. In an interview with The Org, founder and CEO Carole Juge-Llewellyn shared how her first unsuccessful venture led her to start Joone, and how her radical vision helped her create desire for everyday products.

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How French Startup Joone Went  From Selling 0 to 4 Million Diapers Every Month In 3 Years

It’s been a big year for U.S. startups. Though last year resulted in less funding than we’re used to seeing, 2021 brought back investor confidence. We looked at research firm CB Insights’ State of Venture report to check out the numbers for ourselves as the year comes to an end. 

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How Much VC Funding U.S. Startups Received in 2021

Women-founded startups smashed records for fundraising and exits in 2021, but dropped in terms of overall valuation 

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A Banner Year for Female Founders Doesn't Come Without its Caveats

The Org looked at some of the venture capital firms that invested on the continent in the past year with a particular focus on the fintech industry, as the most well-funded sector in 2021. 

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