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Kakao feeds on Radish and Tapas
Kakao has agreed to acquire portfolio companies Tapas, for $510m, and Radish, for $440m, as it looks to strengthen its recently merged entertainment subsidiary.
May 11, 2021Benson Hill tends to public listing
The GV, Louis Dreyfus Company and Emart-backed food development platform creator is pursuing a reverse takeover at a $1.35bn valuation.
May 11, 2021Sirclo secures $45m in series B3 round
The e-commerce software provider received funding in a round led by Sinar Mas subsidiary SMDV at a reported $116m valuation.
May 11, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: May 10, 2021
Legend Holdings' Legend Star unit led a round for optical chip producer Turing Quantum sized above $15m while several Japanese companies also raised money.
May 10, 2021Analysis: Solid Power with a $130m recharge
Solid-state battery developer Solid Power secured a $130 series B round co-led by its potential customers from the automotive sector BMW and Ford Motor Company.
May 10, 2021Better Collective to buy Action Network
The Chernin Group is set to exit the sports betting news platform provider it extablished four years ago, in a $240m acquisition deal.
May 7, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: May 6, 2021
Opioid addiction care provider Groups Recover Together and healthcare management platform developer Vim each raised $60m, with Optum Ventures backing both rounds.
May 6, 2021Subsector: healthcare IT and administration
A decade or more after setting up the golden age of corporate venturing units were set up with a focus on life sciences and healthcare, such as US-listed conglomerate Alphabet’s GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) and US-listed drugs company Merck’s Global Health Innovation Fund (GHIF), and the returns have surpassed many expectations.
May 6, 2021Big Idea Ventures closes $50m fund
Le Groupe Bel, AAK, Meiji, Bühler and Tyson Foods all contributed to the firm's debut fund, which is targeting plant-based food developers.
May 6, 2021Oura obtains $100m in series C
The Chernin Group led the health tracker producer's series C round, which also featured Square and Eisai, at an $800m valuation.
May 6, 2021SAP.io launches Israel-based startup accelerator
SAP and Publicis Sapient have selected seven participants for the Israel branch of the former's SAP Foundries initiative.
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