Alma, a mental-health startup that helps therapists manage their practices and contract with insurers, raised $130 million from backers including private equity firm Thoma Bravo and Cigna Corp.’s venture capital arm, the company said.
French startup Alma is trying to build a new “buy now, pay later” giant in Europe. The company has closed a $130 million Series C round (€115 million). It has also raised $109 million (€95 million) in debt financing. Tencent, GR Capital and Roosh Ventures are investing in the startup for the first …
While diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts to work with minority-owned media companies and hire a diverse workforce are important, brands also need to address a rapidly changing cultural landscape in the United States, according to Isaac Mizrahi, president and COO of Miami-based multicultural ad agency Alma Ad Agency (no relation to the fashion designer).