Boston Herald

Mobiz, a start-up that dynamically integrates hyper-personalization into mobile marketing, announces a raise of $4 million in its pre-series A funding round, with lead investments from HAVAÍC and Futuregrowth Asset Management, and participation from Launch Africa, Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures, CapaciTech, and Endeavor's Harvest Fund.The newly raised capital will allow South African-founded Mobiz to bring its self-service product to the U.S. In its home market, the company won leading brands, including Experian, Hisense, MultiChoice, and New Balance, helping them implement high-impact, personalized, mobile marketing programs at scale. The U.S. market for SMS is projected to reach $12.5 billion dollars by 2025, according to Grandview Research, and is expected to register a CAGR of 20.3% from 2019 to 2025. This projected growth of SMS marketing combined with data-led personalization puts the Mobiz product in a prime position to supercharge mobile marketing for businesses of all sizes...

Bothnia Consulting Group is proud to announce the addition of the distinguished and prominent humanitarian figure and attorney, Richard Walden, to its Board of Directors. Walden is one the most trusted voices and brands for disaster aid relief, international development, and global public health legislation.Richard has served as Co-Founder and CEO of Operation USA for 43 years - an international disaster relief and development agency helping global communities overcome the effects of disasters, disease, violence and endemic poverty. Since inception, OpUSA has deployed more than $450 million across 100 countries. The organization partners with groups such as the United Nations, NASA, and International Rescue Committee. Strategic partnerships include Honeywell, Milton Giving Fund, Sony Music Group, and Stryker. Celebrity affiliates include Julie Andrews, Barbara Streisand, Sharon Stone, Rosario Dawson, Bill Maher, George Hamilton and Jackson Browne."The addition of Richard will acce...

Time to beef up home security and prepare gifts for the coming 2021 holiday season. Reolink, a top provider of smart home security solutions, is running an epic Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021 sale now through Dec. 5. Versatile security cameras and systems, including Reolink's best-selling battery-powered series and smart detection line, are available with up to 42%-off discounts.Customers can score sweet deals for their home and small business here today, https://reolink.com/flash-saleHere is a list of the handpicked security options from Reolink's Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2021 sale.Reolink Go 4G Outdoor Camera & Solar Panel (White Cover) Kit (available at 42% off through Nov. 29)With a 4G connection and solar power supply, this camera works perfectly in places where power and network connection may not reach. A great Christmas gift for outdoor lovers, horse breeders, and wildlife enthusiasts.Argus 3 Battery/Solar Powered 1080p WiFi Camera & Solar Panel (Whit...

The Beachwood Helix, an energy marketplace where family offices and oil and gas companies can discover custom energy deals, has hired industry veteran Carol Gonzalez as a Senior Reservoir Engineer. Designed to help companies buy and sell more, and faster, the Beachwood Helix is a highly advanced networking site for energy (both carbon and renewable) buyers, sellers, vendors and non-profit organizations.Carol holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University. As a pioneer female in the petroleum industry, she has seen many firsts - first female to work in the Gulf of Mexico for her company, first female board member of the Lafayette Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), first female Chairman of the Greater New Orleans Section of SPE. She is also a former President of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and was awarded SWE's Distinguished New Engineer Award.Carol has over 40 years of international and domestic experience with large integrated compa...

 Virgo Surgical Video Solutions, the leading cloud video and artificial intelligence platform for endoscopic medicine, announced the closing of its Series A financing — led by FCA Venture Partners and including participation from Tom Williams of Heron Rock Fund, who led Virgo's seed round — to scale its proprietary solutions for accelerating clinical trials. Virgo is widely regarded as the industry leader for capturing and managing endoscopic video data, and the company provides a unique set of tools, called VirgoTrials, which help healthcare providers leverage this data for clinical trial recruitment. Virgo is currently partnered with multiple leading pharmaceutical trial sponsors and is actively deployed across a wide range of academic medical centers, integrated health systems, and private practice networks. The company will use this financing to expand the VirgoTrials platform and further accelerate distribution in the United States and internationally.In addition to accelerati...

This Christmas season, Washington, DC audiences have a unique opportunity to experience an original theatrical event and musical production at the Museum of the Bible.  The Ringing Nativity is a fresh telling of the classic nativity story accompanied entirely by English handbells.  This never-before-seen production gives audiences a look inside the world of Bezalel, a first century Israelite and craftsman who waits expectantly for the promised Messiah.  One night, Bezalel and his small family are visited by a wealth traveler from the East who has followed a star to find a new king.  A nationally auditioned ensemble of elite handbell musicians joins the drama cast on stage to provide the glorious artistry of handbell ringing as the soundtrack for The Heavens are Ringing -- the original play written for the world premiere of the Ringing Nativity.  The World Stage Theater at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC is a 400-seat, state-of-the-art immersive th...