Annual Initiative Recognizes Educators Across the U.S. Through Employee Stories and Surprise Recognitions $10,000 Awarded to Select Educators Through Heartfelt Employee-Nominated Video Submissions Hundreds of Additional Teachers Supported Nationwide through Gifts, Supplies, and Classroom Resources

FISHERS, Ind., April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — For educators who pour their time, energy, and often their own resources into shaping young lives, appreciation doesn’t always come often. Through its annual Teachers Rock initiative, Round Room, LLC, one of the nation’s largest Verizon Authorized Retailers, is working to change that by surprising teachers across the country with moments of heartfelt recognition, sparked by the very people whose lives they helped. Throughout the initiative, employees shared personal stories of gratitude, resulting in $10,000 awarded to select educators and meaningful classroom support reaching hundreds more nationwide.  

Built by the employees of Round Room and each of its entities, including TCC and Wireless Zone, the Teachers Rock initiative gives staff an opportunity to show appreciation for educators. This year, Round Room invited employees to recognize a teacher who made an impact on their life. Educators nationwide received thoughtful gifts including cozy blankets and essential supplies such as pens, paper and Kleenex, designed to support their needs both inside and outside the classroom.

For one employee, Teacher Rock was an opportunity to honor her high school guidance counselor whose influence extended far beyond the classroom.

“Mrs. Connie White was more than a guidance counselor, she was someone who gave extra time, care and encouragement not only to me, but to so many of my peers,” said Hannah Schutte, Round Room Gives Program Director, who surprised her former guidance counselor during a classroom visit, “Programs like Teachers Rock are one of many reasons I love working at Round Room. Our employees are able to turn gratitude into action and recognize the people who helped shape who we are today.”

The heartfelt teacher surprises and employee stories are featured in a video that captures the emotion and gratitude behind each nomination. The nominations highlighted educators who guided students well beyond academics, shaping character, supporting emotional growth, and offering encouragement when it mattered most.

“What makes Teachers Rock so meaningful is that it’s driven entirely by our employees,” said Scott Moorehead, CEO of Round Room. “These recognitions come from genuine gratitude of teachers who went the extra mile and left a lasting impact. From surprise awards to classroom support across the country, this initiative reflects the heart of our culture and our belief in turning appreciation into action.”

Teachers Rock is a part of Round Room’s quarterly community giveback initiatives, which focus on addressing different needs throughout the year based on employee passions and local impact opportunities.

The Round Room Way: Community at the Core
Philanthropy is woven into the fabric of Round Room, driven by the passion and creativity of its employees and store owners. From local backpack giveaways enhanced with dunk tanks, obstacle courses, and partner giveaways, to national quarterly initiatives that support teachers, pet rescues and those affected by domestic violence, the company is committed to making a real impact. With over $10 million donated through its community grant program, benefiting more than 2,000 local nonprofits, Round Room continues to uplift communities through both grassroots efforts and large-scale giving.

To learn more about Round Room and their philanthropic commitments, visit roundroom.com/our-impact

About Round Room, LLC
Founded on a mission and deep commitment of giving back to employees, customers, and the communities it serves, Round Room is one of the largest Verizon-authorized retailers in the U.S. Its collective portfolio of brands includes TCC, Wireless Zone, and Culture of Good. With more than 1,300 TCC and Wireless Zone retail locations across 43 states, Round Room has donated more than $10M to various causes through ongoing giveback initiatives. The company’s efforts have also been recognized through the Top Workplaces USA 2025 award and Top Workplaces Culture Excellence award. To learn more about Round Room, visit www.RoundRoom.com.

About TCC
Founded in 1991, TCC is a Verizon wireless retailer that operates over 500 locations from coast to coast and employs upwards of 1,900 people. As a certified ‘Culture of Good’ company, TCC encourages employees to give back in every community it serves through its Community Grant program, volunteer opportunities, and local philanthropic events. TCC has been recognized with several notable awards including Inc. Magazine’s Best in Business, Top Workplaces USA, and Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work. To learn more about TCC or to find a location near you, visit www.TCCRocks.com. For more information about TCC’s parent company, Round Room, LLC, visit www.RoundRoom.com.

About Wireless Zone
Wireless Zone® is the nation’s largest wireless retail franchisor with 790 independently owned and operated Verizon wireless stores across the U.S. Founded in 1988, Wireless Zone has earned prestigious industry rankings on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 and Franchise Business Review’s Top Franchise in 2025. From franchisees to corporate employees, each team member plays a critical role in its giveback efforts through system-wide fundraising campaigns or nominating a local charity for a community grant. The system is franchised and operated by Wireless Zone, LLC. Visit www.WirelessZone.com for more information or www.RoundRoom.com to learn about its parent company, Round Room, LLC.

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Firm Expands Institutional LP Base as It Demonstrates the Efficacy of the Product Alpha Effect™

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mighty Capital, a venture capital firm specializing in product-led investing, today announced the close of its $91 million Fund III. Backed by one of the world’s leading alternative asset managers, on behalf of its clients, alongside existing limited partners and new institutional investors, including a Northern California public pension plan, the fund was oversubscribed and three times the size of its predecessor, reflecting continued LP confidence in the firm’s model and performance.

Mighty Capital has delivered liquidity to LPs each of the past five years, with one in three exits resulting in an IPO. Over eight years, it has produced six IPOs, invested in an outlier that exited at 60× its entry valuation, and delivered more than $1 billion in value to date. Its portfolio includes Amplitude (NASDAQ: AMPL), Netskope, and Groq, which announced a $20 billion partnership with NVIDIA. Fund III continues the firm’s focus on early-stage B2B technology investing, backing founders from OpenAI, Groq, and Palantir.

Founded in 2018 by SC Moatti, a product visionary and former Meta product leader, and Jennifer Vancini, a veteran technology investor, Mighty Capital was built around a simple belief: early product signals often correlate with breakout success, and product leaders have the upper hand in reading those signals. They’ve spent the last eight years turning that instinct and deep product expertise into a repeatable edge.

The Product Alpha Effect™ is the firm’s proprietary approach to analyzing product signals and turning them into investment edge, including the behaviors, patterns, and adoption curves that emerge long before revenue. In the AI era, where product cycles are compressing and the gap between early signal and widespread adoption is narrowing, this advantage has become invaluable.

To power this intelligence at scale, Mighty Capital draws on Products That Count, built by its Managing Partner and now the world’s largest non-profit community of product leaders, with more than 600,000 product builders and Chief Product Officers across the globe. This network gives the firm a unique lens into market shifts, product adoption patterns, and operator priorities, strengthening sourcing, diligence, and post-investment value creation.

“After two strong funds that have delivered outsized returns, LPs want to know whether the edge was structural or circumstantial. Whether we can explain why it worked, and whether it scales,” said SC Moatti, Founding Managing Partner. “Our model was designed to compound. The Product Alpha Effect™ has been tested across market cycles, validated by our track record, and backed by the institutional investors writing checks alongside us today.”

“As AI rapidly reshapes how enterprises build and buy software, our founding belief is continuously validated. The indicators VCs have long relied on, like revenue traction, customer growth, and retention curves, are lagging,” said Jennifer Vancini, Founding General Partner. “We are proud to partner with LPs who share our conviction that product investing is where the real edge is.”

Anthony Grillo, Former Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) commented: “I’ve backed Mighty Capital since Fund I because I believe SC and Jennifer do what most promise and few deliver in their market: consistent, outsized liquidity events. In an environment crowded with narratives, they’re builders. I’m proud to be an LP across every fund.”

ABOUT MIGHTY CAPITAL
Mighty Capital is the VC firm that leverages the Product Alpha Effect™, a data-backed way to produce outliers by reading product signals from a 600,000-product-leader network. Founded in 2018 by SC Moatti, a product visionary and former Meta product leader, and Jennifer Vancini, an idea-to-IPO veteran of tech investing, we bring a differentiated edge to venture. Through Moatti’s 600,000-strong Products That Count network of product leaders, we see trends before others do, giving us a proprietary advantage in sourcing, diligence, and post-investment value creation. Our early-stage B2B tech portfolio speaks for itself, with category leaders like Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL), Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) and Groq. Founders consistently call us the most value-add investor on their cap table, and use our global product ecosystem as a marketplace to accelerate time to revenue, scale, and exit. Learn more at Mighty.Capital.

Disclaimer: Certain statements in this release, including portfolio and liquidity references, are based on Mighty Capital’s internal records and analysis as of February 14, 2026. Portfolio company examples are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to represent all portfolio investments or outcomes. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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GDANSK, Poland, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — GetResponse, a leading lifecycle automation platform, announced the launch of its native Countdown Timer block in the drag-and-drop email editor. The new feature allows marketers to embed an animated countdown directly into any email campaign, without leaving the platform, installing third-party tools, or pasting a single line of HTML code. GetResponse becomes one of the only email marketing platforms offering a fully native countdown timer in the email editor.

Until now, GetResponse users who wanted a countdown timer in their emails had to turn to third-party services to paste custom HTML into their campaigns. With the native Countdown Timer now built directly into the editor, GetResponse eliminates setup friction, ensures seamless compatibility, and makes the most powerful tool for creating urgency in email marketing accessible to every marketer at no extra cost – regardless of technical skill level.

How It Works

The Countdown Timer is a standard block in GetResponse’s drag-and-drop editor.

Drag the Countdown Timer block into any emailSet the expiration date and timeCustomize colors and labels to match your brandPreview in-editor and send

The timer is available on all plans, including a free plan, and works seamlessly on mobile.

“GetResponse gives marketers everything they need to make their emails convert, without juggling dozens of external tools. The native Countdown Timer is the next step in building the simplest and most complete email editor for scaling businesses. Users who today waste time configuring third-party timer services now have the timer built right in with no extra cost, exactly as it should be.” — Przemysław Pipiora, Head of Core Products at GetResponse

Key Features

Native editor block: No third-party integrations or accounts required.Drag-and-drop setup: Add a timer to any email in seconds.Full customization: Adjust colors, labels, and expiration date/time directly in the editor.Mobile-friendly: Works on all devices and screen sizes.Available on all plans at no extra cost: Including the Free plan, with no upgrade required.

The Countdown Timer block is available now to all GetResponse users in the drag-and-drop email editor. No additional setup, integrations, or plan upgrades are required.

About GetResponse

GetResponse is a lifecycle automation platform for businesses that want to turn customers into repeat revenue. By bringing email, automation, and customer data into one connected system, GetResponse helps brands move beyond one-off campaigns and build lifecycle journeys that convert customers and keep them coming back.

Media contact:

Anastasiya Lvovskaya

PR and Events Manager at GetResponse

Email: alvovskaya@getresponse.com

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