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SoftBank jumps on Riiid with $175m investment
The investment, by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, pushed the intelligent education technology producer's total funding to $250m.
May 25, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: May 24, 2021
Exor-backed card issuing technology provider Lithic raised $43m while Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance is providing $36m to lead Upstream Security's series C round.
May 24, 2021For-U receives $200m in series E round
Legend Capital helped the freight management platform developer secure $200m shortly after it filed for an initial public offering.
May 24, 2021Kanzhun pursues $300m initial public offering
The Tencent and Sunshine Life-backed operator of recruitment platform Boss Zhipin is reportedly seeking $300m from a US flotation.
May 24, 2021SmartHR smartens up with $115m series D
Undisclosed investors helped the Digital Garage, Nissen and Tokio Marine & Nichido-backed human resources software provider raise fresh funding at a $1.56bn valuation.
May 24, 2021Analysis: Valmont to acquire Prospera
Crop monitoring technology developer Prospera is to be acquired by Valmont Industries in a $300m deal, giving exits to Tekfen Ventures, Cisco Investments and Qualcomm Ventures.
May 24, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: May 21, 2021
BioTheryX, Immuta and Pitch are among the companies that have raised fresh capital from corporates such as Intel Capital, Slack Fund, Citi Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital.
May 21, 2021Zhangmen zooms to US for IPO
SoftBank is among the investors in line for an exit as the online tutoring platform files for an initial public offering in the US with a $100m placeholder figure.
May 21, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: May 20, 2021
Axa Venture Partners has helped put $60m into Virtuo, while Super collected $50m and Salto picked up $42m.
May 20, 2021Asapp picks up $120m series C
Asapp has doubled its valuation to $1.6bn in the space of a year, thanks to a $120m series C round backed by returning investor Telstra Ventures.
May 20, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: May 19, 2021
Checkout.com-backed Thunes has added $60m to its coffers, while Desktop Metal purchased Adaptive3D less than a year after Arkema invested.
May 19, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: May 18, 2021
Nexa3D has confirmed $55m in funding across several rounds, while BukuKas has added $50m to its coffers and both Label Insights and Mya Systems have been acquired.
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