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$500m And Above
Corporates sign up to 10-figure Securonix round
Capital One Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, Verizon Ventures and Wipro Ventures were all named as participants in a round for the cloud security software provider sized above $1bn.
Crusoe Energy Systems mines $350m from investors
The energy recycling technology provider received backing from Mitsui and DRW in a round totalling $505m in equity and debt financing.
Analysis: Rapido obtains $180m
Swiggy helped boost Rapido's valuation to $800m in a round that featured Shell Ventures and TVS Motor. This is a deal of a rather surprising size and valuation in a space that has not been as hot over the past years, as far as corporate-backed deals are concerned.
Epic Games scores $2bn in corporate funding
Sony and Lego owner Kirkbi each supplied $1bn in funding for the video game publisher and technology provider, valuing it at $31.5bn.
Fanatics sports $1.5bn in latest round
The sports gear retailer has disclosed its largest round was led by the NFL and included the MLB, NHL and Paris Saint-Germain, at a $27bn valuation.
Climeworks clasps $646m
Swiss Re was among the participants in a round which pushed the carbon capture system developer's overall financing past the $800m mark.
JD Property houses $800m
Hillhouse Investment and Warburg Pincus are co-leading a series B round for the real estate manager and services provider, a spinoff from JD.com.
Ramp climbs to $750m round
The expense management platform developer more than doubled its valuation to $8.1bn in a Stripe-backed round consisting of $200m in equity funding and $550m in debt financing.
Other News
Byju’s takes $800m class
The Tencent, Naspers and BCC-backed online education services provider was valued at $22bn in its latest round as it prepares its initial public offering.
Flexport receives $935m funding haul
SoftBank Vision Fund 1 and Shopify both invested in the shipping management service's first round in three years, more than doubling its valuation to $8bn.
SoftBank makes good on $1.35bn Cruise pledge
Cruise is set to receive the balance of the $2.25bn pledged by SoftBank Vision Fund in 2018 after commercially launching its autonomous taxi service in San Francisco.
Fireblocks sparks $550m series E round
CapitalG was among the investors in the digital asset transfer service’s latest round, which boosted its overall funding to $1bn and valued it at $8bn.
Swiggy swipes $700m in series K round
Prosus Ventures and Smile Group were among the investors in the online food delivery service’s latest round, closed at a $10.7bn valuation.
Ant Consumer Finance foregoes new funding
Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply and Sunny Optical Technology Group have postponed their investments in Ant Group’s consumer finance unit after state-sponsored Cinda was required to halt its participation.
Editor's Picks
Epic Games scores $2bn in corporate funding
Sony and Lego owner Kirkbi each supplied $1bn in funding for the video game publisher and technology provider, valuing it at $31.5bn.
Fanatics sports $1.5bn in latest round
The sports gear retailer has disclosed its largest round was led by the NFL and included the MLB, NHL and Paris Saint-Germain, at a $27bn valuation.
Climeworks clasps $646m
Swiss Re was among the participants in a round which pushed the carbon capture system developer's overall financing past the $800m mark.
SoftBank makes good on $1.35bn Cruise pledge
Cruise is set to receive the balance of the $2.25bn pledged by SoftBank Vision Fund in 2018 after commercially launching its autonomous taxi service in San Francisco.
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