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Analysis: Etsy acquires Depop

Etsy is acquiring the Gen Z-focused social commerce platform Depop, giving an exit to Lumar. The transaction and its large size may be indicative of a potential momentum for exits from emerging enterprises in this space.


Jun 7, 2021

Daily Deal Round Up: June 4, 2021

Airbus-backed space mapping software provider LeoLabs closed a $65m round while Qualcomm took part in supply chain technology developer Locus's series C funding.

Jun 4, 2021

Flink links with Prosus in $240m round

Less than a year old, the rapid grocery delivery service has secured $240m in a series A round co-led by Naspers-founded Prosus.

Jun 4, 2021

Daily Deal Round Up: June 3, 2021

Real estate platform developer raised $40m in a round led by Invesco Real Estate while Legend Capital contributed to a round for video shopping service Feiyu.Live.

Jun 3, 2021

Etsy to devour Depop in $1.62bn deal

Lumar is set to exit the Gen Z-focused social commerce platform in an acquisition by Etsy that comes after about $100m in funding.

Jun 3, 2021

Daily Deal Round Up: June 2, 2021

SoftBank contributed to a $65m round for fresh produce marketplace Frubana while KDDI invested in food ordering service Menu at a $228m valuation.

Jun 2, 2021

AiHuiShou breathes new life with IPO plans

The electronics parts recycling service also known as AtRenew has filed to list in a US offering that would enable strategic partner JD.com and its JD Logistics unit to exit.

Jun 2, 2021

Collab Capital collects PayPal for $50m fund

PayPal is one of 99 limited partners to have committed to the debut fund for the black entrepreneur-focused venture capital firm.

Jun 2, 2021

Tata Digital buys up majority of BigBasket

The online household items and fresh produce marketplace has sealed a $1.2bn majority acquisition by the Tata unit, enabling Alibaba to exit.

Jun 1, 2021

Analysis: Riiid raises $175m from SoftBank

AI-based online tutor developer Riiid raised a sizeable $175m round from SoftBank. Riiid is part of the broader edtech space, which has been given much attention by corporate investors in recent years.

May 31, 2021

Daily Deal Round Up: May 28, 2021

Lilly Asia Ventures took part in a $78m round for oncology therapy developer BH Med while gifting platform developer Snappy completed a $70m Hearst-backed series C.

May 28, 2021

Daily deal net: May 28, 2021

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

May 28, 2021
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