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Analysis: Shapeways goes public in a reverse merger
Shapeways is another company from the 3D printing space, which has gone public through a reverse merger, after its peer Desktop Metal in 2020. The additive manufacturing space has seen a somewhat modest interest from corporate investors in the past decade.
May 3, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: April 30, 2021
Driverless vehicle developer EasyMile closed a $66.4m round featuring Alstom and Continental while UCB and LivaNova-backed EEG technology developer Ceribell secured $53m.
Apr 30, 2021Daily deal net: April 30, 2021
Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Apr 30, 2021Tata gets assent for BigBasket majority purchase
Alibaba could potentially sell $550m of shares in the deal, which has been given approval by regulators and which will give Tata a 64% stake in return for $1.2bn.
Apr 30, 2021ElasticRun sprints to $75m series D
Prosus Ventures has reinvested in the commerce services provider through a round valuing it at $400m.
Apr 30, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: April 29, 2021
Rakuten took part in a $37m round for virtual kitchen operator Taster while Nano Dimension is buying M12-backed 3D microprinter developer NanoFabrica for up to $54.9m.
Apr 29, 2021Zomato sums up $1.1bn IPO plans
The food ordering app developer's largest shareholder, Info Edge, is set to sell $100m of shares in the proposed dual offering.
Apr 28, 2021Main Sequence burns bright with $194m
CSIRO-founded Main Sequence Ventures has pocketed $194m for its second fund, which has added decarbonisation to the firm’s list of targeted technologies.
Apr 28, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: April 27, 2021
Renal care provider InterWell Health and skincare product manufacturer Make Essence both raised approximately $46m while Salesforce-backed JazzHR agreed a merger.
Apr 27, 2021Subsector: AR & VR
Apple last week introduced AirTag, “a small and elegantly designed accessory that helps keep track of and find the items that matter most with Apple’s Find My app”.
Apr 27, 2021Valuence vaults into corporate venturing
The luxury goods reseller’s recently formed Valuence Ventures unit has chosen e-commerce services group Lingble for its first investment.
Apr 27, 2021LiquiGlide makes investors smile
Based on research at MIT, LiquiGlide has brought its overall funding to $50m following a $13.5m round.
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