Danone is the largest investor in Laird having closed a $10m investment in the plant-based superfood brand earlier this year.

American Express Ventures and Citi Ventures have exited flight insurance software developer Freebird in an acquisition by Capital One.

As the month of August draws to a close, last week we reported several initial public offerings (IPOs) which are lined up for the coming weeks along with some notable ones that have already taken place.

O'Reilly's OATV vehicle will exit web cybersecurity software provider in a deal consisting of $200m in cash and $575m of Fastly stock.

The TTO reported decreased spinout generation, licensing revenue and funding however marked a notable exit in the sale of Tissue Analytics.

On-demand grocery delivery service InstaShop had reportedly raised just $7m prior to the acquisition, with Souq and Jabbar Internet exiting.

Cancer and fibrosis therapy developer Forbius has agreed to be acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb nine years after it was spun off by YM BioSciences.

The Alibaba, Xiaomi, Foxconn, UCar and Duowan-backed smart electric carmaker has floated in the US through an offering valuing it in excess of $21bn.

Desktop Metal, backed by a large consortium of corporates, will merge with special purpose acquisition company Trine to list on the NYSE at a $2.5bn valuation.

The Teva, Allianz and Takeda-backed telehealth technology producer has filed to raise up to $100m in an offering that will be boosted by another $100m from Google.