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Daily deal net: September 6, 2021
Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Sep 6, 2021Simba Chain connects to $25m series A
Notre Dame’s Pit Road Fund has re-invested in the enterprise blockchain deployment platform and was joined by Stanford Law School Venture Fund.
Sep 6, 2021Analysis: Databricks lays out $1.6bn
The data analytics software producer, which counts Alphabet, Salesforce and Amazon among as backers, raised a $1.6bn series H at $38bn valuation. It is a case in point for the upward pressure in valuations of companies from this space which we have been seeing.
Sep 6, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: September 3, 2021
Versanis Bio secured $70 to commercialise a treatment licensed from Novartis, while Salesforce, Intel, Orange, Nike and Alphabet all celebrated exits.
Sep 3, 2021Checkr screens $250m series B
The GV-backed candidate checking platform developer is fuelling its growth with fresh capital from FMR and stalwart investor T Rowe Price.
Sep 3, 2021Corelight concentrates $75m into series D
The cybersecurity platform operator has achieved $160m of total funding through a series D round backed by Osage University Partners.
Sep 3, 2021Corelight concentrates $75m into series D
The cybersecurity platform operator has achieved $160m of total funding through a series D round backed by Capital One and CrowdStrike.
Sep 3, 2021Xerox creates CareAR
Xerox’s newly formed augmented reality software business has been valued at $700m through an investment by ServiceNow.
Sep 3, 2021Humane harnesses $100m in series B
Humane aims to deliver “the next shift between humans and computing” with series B funding from investors including Qualcomm and SoftBank.
Sep 3, 2021Daily deal net: September 2, 2021
Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Sep 2, 2021Zoom calls on initial investments from $100m fund
The video conferencing platform has made the first investments from its $100m fund as it looks to expand its app suite.
Sep 2, 2021Databricks lays out $1.6bn in series H
UC Investments and the House Fund have invested in the data analytics software producer, which has been valued at $38bn in its series H round.
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