Pre-IPO Sector News

October 25, 2021

  • Last week, Brex raised $300 million at a $12.3 billion valuation.

  • Instacart acquired Caper AI, a checkout automation product suite.

  • Klarna acquired Inspirock, a travel planning application.

  • N26 raised $900 million at a $9 billion valuation.

  • Rippling raised $250 million at a $6.5 billion valuation.

  • Scopely purchased GSN Games, a studio that develops casino and skill-based games, from Sony Pictures for $1 billion.

  • Stripe acquired Recko, a payments reconciliation startup.

The news articles and links presented below are available for your reference.

BREX

“Brex just signed a term sheet for $300M at a $12.3B valuation”

INSTACART

“Instacart acquires smart checkout startup Caper AI for $350M”

KLARNA

“ Klarna Acquires Inspirock, Giving Consumers New Ways to Plan Travel”

N26

“Challenger bank N26 raises $900 million at $9 billion valuation”

Rippling

“Parker Conrad’s Rippling is now valued at $6.5 billion — more than Zenefits at its peak”

SCOPELY

“Scopely acquires GSN Games from Sony Pictures for $1B”

STRIPE

“Stripe will acquire Recko to help internet businesses automate payments reconciliation”

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