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Daily deal net: October 18, 2021
Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Oct 18, 2021WBA expands presence in VillageMD in $5.2bn deal
The pharmacy operator more than doubled its stake in the primary care provider and now plans to accelerate a co-location rollout plan.
Oct 18, 2021PharmEasy reaps $350m pre-IPO funding
The Ascent Health and Wellness Solutions, Manipal Education and Medical Group, Medi Assist Healthcare Services and Prosus-backed online drugstore secured the funding at a $5.6bn valuation.
Oct 18, 2021Enpal enlarges series C round to $290m
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 provided all the capital in an extension to the rooftop solar system installer's latest round, at a $1.1bn valuation.
Oct 18, 2021MotorK eyes $174m IPO
The Real Web-backed automotive marketing software developer intends to use the IPO proceeds to accelerate the development of new products, fuel its M&A strategy and expand its customer base.
Oct 18, 2021Tempo rises with $919m reverse merger
The Lockheed Martin-backed PCB manufacturing software provider’s reverse takeover deal will involve it listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Oct 18, 2021Expensify logs IPO filing
The Barracuda Networks-backed expense management software provider has filed to go public having disclosed less than $28m in funding.
Oct 18, 2021Weights and Biases bags $135m
The Bloomberg Beta-backed machine learning technology provider's valuation passed the $1bn mark in a series C round which lifted its overall funding to $200m.
Oct 18, 2021Outschool reaches $3bn valuation with $110m series D
The Sesame Workshop-backed online education platform developer raised series D funding that will be used for international growth and product development.
Oct 18, 2021Lark treats itself to $100m
The Omron-backed preventative healthcare provider will use the series D funding to bolster research and development and expand its customer base.
Oct 18, 2021Alviere activates itself with $70m
The financial enterprise software provider revealed $50m in series B funding from investors including Commerzbank and BNP Paribas alongside a $20m series A featuring Wix and Mitsubishi UFJ.
Oct 18, 2021Nothing bumps series A to $65m
The consumer technology producer secured a further $50m from undisclosed investors to expand a GV-backed round.
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