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Daily Deal Round Up: August 9, 2021
Alameda Research, Blockchain.com and Coinbase helped cryptocurrency exchange Pintu close a $35m round while small molecule drug developer Aardvark raised $29m.
Aug 9, 2021Adagio tunes into $309m IPO
The Adimab and GV-backed covid-19 antibody treatment developer has floated on Nasdaq at a $1.84bn valuation, about a year after it was founded.
Aug 9, 2021Inceptio nets $270m in series B round
JD Logistics and Meituan co-led a round that will help Inceptio improve its autonomous driving system for heavy-duty trucks.
Aug 9, 2021Cepton lasers in on $1.8bn reverse merger
Koito Manufacturing has committed $50m to a PIPE deal supporting the lidar sensor provider’s reverse merger with Nasdaq-listed GCAC.
Aug 9, 2021Cricket plays on to series B round
Cigna Ventures returned to back an $83.5m round for the kidney care provider that also featured new investor Blue Shield of California.
Aug 9, 2021ReversingLabs secures $56m in series B round
The JPMorgan Chase-backed cybersecurity software provider raised series B funding to further boost its sales and marketing capabilities.
Aug 9, 2021PepGen unpacks $112.5m round
University of Oxford’s genetic therapeutics spinout has secured the crossover funding eight months after a series A round also backed by OSI.
Aug 9, 2021Refurbed receives $54m in series B round
SevenVentures was among the participants as the refurbished electronics marketplace inreased its overall funding to more than $73m.
Aug 9, 2021Messari impresses with $21m series A
Alameda Research and existing backer Coinbase Ventures helped the cryptocurrency data provider close its latest round.
Aug 9, 2021Analysis: GoPuff puffs up $1bn
SoftBank’s Vision Fund returned to back the e-commerce business in a $1bn round. Our data suggest upward pressure on valuations in this space as well.
Aug 9, 2021Corporations commit to Elevate Future Fund
The fund, which counts several corporates among its limited partners, will back underrepresented entrepreneurs and communities advancing the low carbon economy.
Aug 8, 2021Zain sets up ventures unit with first deals
Zain Ventures will provide funding for digital innovations in electronic services, and its first two investments are in Pipe and Swvl.
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