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Pulsar Photonics shines in acquisition deal
Schunk has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Fraunhofer spinout Pulsar Photonics, which produces ultrashort-pulse laser technology.
Jun 30, 2021Bestmile runs out of steam
EPFL spinout Bestmile is winding down, citing pandemic-related challenges and a failed attempt at getting acquired.
Jun 30, 2021Kites zooms towards acquisition
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology spinout Kites has agreed to an acquisition of undisclosed size by Zoom Video Communications.
Jun 30, 2021Infinite Cooling completes series A
MIT spinout Infinite Cooling has raised $12.3m in a series A round led by Material Impact.
Jun 30, 2021Didi crashes on to NYSE in $4.4bn IPO
SoftBank, Uber and Tencent are the largest external shareholders of the on-demand ride service, which has floated in an upsized $4.44bn offering.
Jun 30, 2021Bharti bets on OneWeb in $500m deal
Bharti Enterprises’ stake in satellite broadband system developer OneWeb will increase to 38.6% after it agreed a $500m capital injection this week.
Jun 30, 2021SentinelOne sends itself to public markets
The Qualcomm Ventures and Samsung Ventures-backed XDR cybersecurity platform developer is going public in an offering sized above $1.22bn.
Jun 30, 2021Xometry manufactures $302m initial public offering
BMW i Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital and RBVC are all scoring exits from the manufactured parts marketplace, which has priced its IPO above the range.
Jun 30, 2021Bestmile runs out of steam
The fleet management technology provider is winding down following some $33m in funding from investors including Airbus Ventures and Groupe ADP.
Jun 30, 2021KDT helps fuel Shine with $150m
The diagnostic and therapeutic isotope producer secured series C-5 funding, which will be used to accelerate the development of new fusion-based technology applications.
Jun 30, 2021Grofers gobbles up $120m
Restaurant listings and on-demand food delivery platform Zomato has invested in the Bennett Coleman & Co and SoftBank-backed grocery delivery service at a unicorn valuation.
Jun 30, 2021ShipBob reaches unicorn status in $200m series E
SoftBank took part in the e-commerce fulfilment service provider's latest round, which was led by Bain Capital Ventures at a valuation in excess of $1bn.
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