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Analysis: 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.
May 6, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: May 5, 2021
SoftBank Vision Fund led a $75m round valuing OKR platform developer WorkBoard at $800m while therapist network provider Headway hit a $750m valuation.
May 5, 2021Juewei and Qiaqia cook up $170m fund
Juewei Food is providing nearly $100m for the Sichuan Chengdu Xinjin Siyiwu Investment vehicle while fellow snack food brand Qiaqia Food is supplying $9m.
May 5, 2021Zoe dishes up $20m series B
Ahren Innovation Capital has helped bring Zoe’s overall financing to $53m by leading a series B round for the personalised nutrition service.
May 5, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: May 4, 2021
Solidia Technologies, Kelun Biotech and Doer Biologics all raised more than $70m while Sony added cash to a round valuing Discord at $7bn.
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