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Daily deal net: April 6, 2021
Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Apr 6, 2021Dysonics takes a dive into Google
UC Davis spinout Dysonics was acquired by Google last year, it has emerged.
Apr 6, 2021Rising Stars Q&A – Erin Hallock, BP Ventures
Q&A with Erin Hallock, managing partner, BP Ventures
Apr 6, 2021Fraunhofer forms 26 spinouts in 2020
Fraunhofer Society has found minimal impact from lockdowns and the pandemic on the number of spinouts its institutes were able to generate last year.
Apr 6, 2021Compass finds its way to $450m IPO
Vision Fund and Advance Publications scored exits but the real estate portal operator ended up significantly downsizing its initial public offering.
Apr 6, 2021Swiggy takes down $800m
Prosus Ventures reinvested in the food delivery app developer at a $5bn post-money valuation, pushing its overall funding past $2.4bn.
Apr 6, 2021Meesho meets corporates to raise $300m
The social commerce platform developer upped its valuation to $2.1bn in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 that included Facebook and Prosus Ventures.
Apr 6, 2021Fetch Rewards nets $210m in series D
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the customer loyalty platform developer’s latest round, which valued it at over $1bn.
Apr 6, 2021Impel NeuroPharma files for $75m IPO
The central nervous system-focused drug developer has raised approximately $124m so far from investors including 3M.
Apr 6, 2021Energy Monster recharges with IPO
The Alibaba, SoftBank and Xiaomi-backed mobile charger producer has floated below its range in a $150m initial public offering.
Apr 6, 2021Alloy Therapeutics amalgamates $75m
Alexandria Real Estate Equities was among the participants as the drug discovery technology provider closed its series C round.
Apr 6, 2021Merlin magics up investment unit
Merlin Ventures' growth initiative is set to provide up to $5m in funding for cybersecurity software developers.
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