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Bright Machines highlights reverse merger
SoftBank is participating in a PIPE financing for Flex spinoff Bright Machines, which will walk away with $435m in gross proceeds and a $1.1bn valuation.
May 18, 2021Back Market sells investors on $335m series D
Aglaé Ventures and Goldman Sachs returned for a $335m series D round for Back Market, having already participated in a $120m series C a year ago.
May 18, 2021Ulu ushers in $138m for Fund III
Twitter and Motley Fool were among the LPs in the venture firm’s latest vehicle, which had a $100m target.
May 18, 2021Hummingbird takes off with $125m series C
Novo, SK Group and Amgen have participated in a series C round for the precision therapy developer that has increased its total funding to at least $150m.
May 18, 2021DST drives to $100m series C
Ingka Group’s investment unit has led a series C round for the electric vehicle rental services provider, which also included by SMRT Ventures.
May 18, 2021Amount aggregates $99m in series D
The banking technology provider has been valued at over $1bn following a series D round backed by Goldman Sachs and Barclays.
May 18, 2021Bos migrates from M Ventures to Forbion
Bos, who featured in last year’s GCV Powerlist, has become a general partner at Forbion after spending 12 years at Merck’s corporate venture capital unit.
May 18, 2021Lenskart links to KKR in $95m deal
The SoftBank-backed eyewear retailer has received investment from KKR following a series of secondary transactions over the last five years.
May 18, 2021Interius initiates $76m series A
Pfizer Ventures and Penn Medicine both contributed to an oversubscribed series A round for University of Pennslyvania spinout Interius Biotherapeutics.
May 18, 2021Deerfield brings in Baylor for Blue Square
Blue Square Discoveries will involve Deerfield providing funding and business support to researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in the latest such partnership for the investment firm.
May 18, 2021Ulu ushers in $138m for Fund III
University of Rochester and Grinnell College were among the LPs in the venture firm’s latest vehicle, which had a $100m target.
May 18, 2021Interius initiates $76m series A
UPenn, Penn Medicine and OUP all contributed to an oversubscribed series A round for UPenn spinout Interius Biotherapeutics.
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