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MediaMath Bolsters Leadership Team With Appointment of Former Nielsen Executive Eleni Nicholas as Chief Client Officer and New Board Member Allie Kline, Previous CMO Verizon Media

Catalyst portfolio company MediaMath announced the addition of industry veterans to its leadership team and Board of Directors. Former Nielsen executive and global leader, Eleni Nicholas, joined as the company’s first Chief Client Officer, and the MediaMath Board welcomed new member Allie Kline, former Verizon Media CMO. The company also brought on Guillermo Abud as Senior Vice President of Business Development for Latin America and US Multicultural.

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BrightFarms Celebrates 2,000th Store Distribution Milestone

Catalyst portfolio company BrightFarms, a leading supplier of locally grown salads, recently surpassed 2,000 stores, bringing their total store count to 2,009. BrightFarms has added more than 800 stores this year amid a record surge in demand that has increased year over year sales growth by 40% in the last month. The company’s growth has been driven by continued success with national retail partners like Ahold Delhaize USA and Kroger/Roundy’s and Walmart, along with recent product launches in Sam’s Club and Meijer.

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InSite Wireless Group Expands Rooftop Portfolio Through Acquisition of Repeater Communications

Catalyst-backed InSite Wireless Group, LLC, one of the largest privately-owned tower and wireless infrastructure companies in the U.S., acquired Repeater Communications Group, LLC, one of the leading operators of leased rooftop telecommunications sites in New York City and surrounding markets. With this acquisition, InSite expands its portfolio of urban rooftop assets and gains a significant foothold in some of the nation’s largest BTA markets.

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Catalyst Investors Promotes Grady Kidder to Vice President

Catalyst announced the promotion of Grady Kidder to Vice President. Grady joined the team in 2016 as an analyst and is responsible for deal origination and execution, portfolio management, formulating investment strategies, and conducting company outreach. He has worked on Catalyst’s investments in Fusion Risk Management, Weave, ChowNow, Effectual and Datavail.

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Evolution of the Software Development Lifecycle and DevOps Tools

The software development lifecycle (SDLC) experienced a paradigm shift when, driven by demand for more rapid innovation, traditional practices gave way to agile development methods that became commonplace amongst DevOps teams. As the development methods became more iterative in nature, developers required a new set of tools to not only enable but also accelerate the software development process, resulting in the proliferation of DevOps tools.

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