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BitGo, Bitso join growing herd of billion-dollar crypto companies
From Pitchbook Not long ago, it was rare to see blockchain or cryptocurrency startups valued at more than $1 billion. But that list is growing rapidly. Since the start of the year, eight new blockchain or cryptocurrency companies have received unicorn valuations, bringing the total count to 21, according to PitchBook data. Two of those[…]
Banks Start Freaking Out About Soaring Inflation, Which May Not Be “Transitory”
From ZH For the past few months we – unlike the Fed – have been warning readers that the US is about to get by a wave of soaring prices the likes of which have not been seen since the early 1970s (see “”Buckle Up! Inflation Is Here!”). And while two weeks ago we noted[…]
How Tech Helps Farmers To Profit While Going Green
From CB 2020 will go down as the “Year of Net Zero.” Corporate commitments to deliver net-zero emissions by 2050 doubled, and all eyes are on our biggest green-house gas emitters—namely, our food systems. Agriculture is caught in the cross hairs as a major polluter (contributing about 18 percent of total global emissions), an essential industry already[…]
The Briefing: Zomato Files For IPO, Boundless Bio Raises $105M, And More
From Crunchbase News India’s Zomato Files For IPO Gurgaon, India-based food delivery service Zomato has filed to raise up to $1.1 billion in an initial public offering of shares to list on Indian stock exchanges NSE and BSE. Founded in 2008, Zomato has previously raised at least $2.1 billion in known funding, per Crunchbase data. Major backers include Ant Group, Tiger[…]
UiPath Shares Climb On First Day Of Trading
From CrunchBase News Shares of New York-based UiPath rose significantly on the first day of trading Wednesday, hitting $70.72 before eventually settling at $69 at market close. UiPath priced shares at $56 on Tuesday — just above its expected price range of $52 to $54 per share. The pricing allowed the company to raise approximately $1.34 billion[…]
Mergers & Money: Darktrace’s Upcoming IPO Could Light Way For More Cybersecurity Offerings
From Crunchbase News Last year proved there is significant public investor appetite for tech IPOs; from Snowflake to Airbnb to C3.ai, investors welcomed both consumer- and enterprise-facing innovation. However, the IPO floodgates seemed well boarded when it came to cybersecurity. TELOS and Plurilock were the only venture-backed cybersecurity firms to hit the public market last year. So what might 2021 look like for cyber[…]
Coinbase mints $85.8B valuation in public debut
From PitchBoook Coinbase‘s long-awaited direct listing on the Nasdaq marked a watershed moment for the crypto industry, which is experiencing a Wall Street welcoming after years outside the financial mainstream. Coinbase was valued at $85.8 billion on a fully diluted basis at Wednesday’s closing price of $328.28 per share, representing the largest-ever direct listing and[…]
TuSimple raises $1.3B+ in first autonomous vehicle IPO
From PitchBook The stock market has welcomed its first self-driving vehicle company: TuSimple crossed the milestone after ringing the bell at the Nasdaq exchange on Thursday. The company raised more than $1.35 billion after selling 33.8 million shares at $40 apiece. The stock ended its first day unchanged from the IPO price, giving TuSimple a fully diluted[…]
Coinbase Floats All Crypto Boats With Wall Street on Notice
From Bloomberg After Coinbase Global Inc. hit a valuation above $100 billion Wednesday, the question for the broader crypto world is, Who’s next? BlockFi Inc., a crypto-lending startup, and Kraken, a competing exchange with Coinbase, are two U.S. firms in the $2.2 trillion cryptocurrency market that are considering going public. The rise of Bitcoin and other digital[…]
The Zebra Becomes A Unicorn With $150M Series D
From Crunchbase Daily In the complex world of insurance, The Zebra wants to bring simplicity and transparency. The Austin-based company, which operates an insurance comparison site, raised $150 million in Series D funding, led by an unnamed investor. Joining the round were a group of investors, including Weatherford Capital, as well as Accel, which led the company’s $38.5 million Series C last[…]
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