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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, 2021Sub-sector: care provision and on demand services
The gamification of life continues, just updated for the modern world it seems.
May 28, 2021OpenAI ropes in Microsoft for $100m fund
Microsoft has contributed to the artificial intelligence technology developer's OpenAI Startup Fund, two years after investing $1bn in the company.
May 28, 2021Salesforce helps Wiz magic up $120m
Wiz, the developer of a cyber risk analytics platform, has reportedly secured new funding in a Salesforce-led round that is its third in six months.
May 27, 2021Text IQ marks acquisition
Columbia’s Text IQ has been bought by Relativity for an undisclosed amount.
May 27, 2021Qualcomm oversees $45m IoT fund
Banco do Brasil, Lenovo, Multilaser, Motorola and Telefónica have committed to a $45m joint venture fund established by Qualcomm, Indicator Capital and BNDES.
May 27, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: May 25, 2021
Affirm spinoff Resolve raised $60m from investors including its parent company, while sales and marketing software provider Qualified secured $51m in a Salesforce-backed round.
May 26, 2021AkroStar collects $78m series A
Respective endowments for University of Macau and Macau University of Science and Technology have contributed to a series A round.
May 26, 2021ColdQuanta processes $20m deal
CU Boulder spinout ColdQuanta has now raised $74m in funding altogether, having previously obtained $32m in a series A round six months ago.
May 26, 2021AkroStar attracts $78m in series A round
Existing investor Da Heng Qin contributed to a round that increased the semiconductor technology provider's overall funding to $155m.
May 26, 2021ContentSquare collects $500m in series E round
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led the digital analytics technology developer’s latest round, which was closed at a $2.8bn valuation.
May 26, 2021Forter sources $300m in series F funding
The fraud prevention technology provider was valued at $3bn in a series F round backed by existing investor Salesforce Ventures.
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