Last week, TechCrunch broke the news that the workforce management software outfit Rippling was on the cusp of closing a new, $ 200 million round of funding at a hefty $ 13.4 billion valuation led by Coatue. We also reported that the round featured a separate, $ 670 million secondary component meant to give some […]
What happened to Parker Byrd? How ECU baseball player went from boating accident to historic plate appearance
Parker Byrd nearly died in a boating accident in 2022. He made his miraculous return to the diamond less than two years later. Byrd graduated high school in 2022, and coming out of Scotland High in Laurinburg, N.C. he was rated by Perfect Game as the No. 329 prospect in the 2022 high school class, […]