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Analysis: Shapeways goes public in a reverse merger
Shapeways is another company from the 3D printing space, which has gone public through a reverse merger, after its peer Desktop Metal in 2020. The additive manufacturing space has seen a somewhat modest interest from corporate investors in the past decade.
May 3, 2021Subsector: AR & VR
Apple last week introduced AirTag, “a small and elegantly designed accessory that helps keep track of and find the items that matter most with Apple’s Find My app”.
Apr 27, 2021Analysis: ActiveCampaign takes $240m
The marketing automation technology provider's previous backer Susquehanna International Group returned for its series C round that has pushed to new highs.
Apr 26, 2021Sobajima leaves KDDI to set up firm
Ken Sobajima, a GCV Emerging Leaders 2021 award winner, left to set up Tomorrow Access.
Apr 22, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: April 20, 2021
Post Holdings led a $25m round for vegetarian meat brand Hungry Planet while Nium and Dataiku added to nine-figure funding totals.
Apr 20, 2021Oil & gas venturing in Q1 2021
Q1 analysis: Venturing deals still concentrated in non-core areas, more exits reported in the first quarter, average deal size dropped slightly
Apr 20, 2021Special report: Mission for capturing, storing and using carbon
CO2 is the focus but limiting emissions is hard; capturing, using and storing offers opportunities; but critical under investment in innovation
Apr 20, 2021Analysis: Groq computes a $300m series C
TDK Ventures and XTX Ventures participated in a sizeable round raised by the advanced computing technology provider Groq at a unicorn valuation. The company is part of the larger artificial intelligence (AI) space, which has seen much and sustained interest by corporates in recent years.
Apr 19, 2021Astranis ascends with $250m series C
The telecommunications satellite technology developer was valued at $1.4bn in a series C round backed by a Koch Industries subsidiary.
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