Byju’s was having discussions with Churchill Capital's special-purpose acquisition company at a $48 billion valuation

December 28, 2021

• Last week, Byju’s was having discussions with Churchill Capital's special-purpose acquisition company at a $48 billion valuation.

• Course Hero raised $380 million at $3.6 billion valuation.

• GoPuff was raising a $1.5 billion in a convertible debt round at a $40 billion valuation.                                                                                                          

• Kurly raised $210 million at a $3.3 billion valuation.

• Razorpay raised $375 million at $7.5 billion valuation.

• Reddit confidentially filed documents for its IPO.

• Samsara raised $805 million in its IPO at a $11.5 billion valuation.

• Last week, Airtable acquired Walrus.ai, a no-code testing platform.

• Cohesity confidentially filed documents for its IPO.

• Automation Anywhere acquired FortressIQ, an AI process automaton suite.

• Bolt was raising a new round at a $14 billion valuation.

• Triller is going public via a reverse acquisition with SeaChange International (SPAC).

• Via confidentially filed documents for its IPO.

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

AIRTABLE

“Airtable Acqui-hires Walrus.ai’s Founding Team”

• https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/21/airtable-acqui-hires-walrus-ais-founding-team/

AUTOMATION ANYWHERE

“SoftBank-backed Automation Anywhere to Acquire FortressIQ -sources”

• https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/softbank-backed-automation-anywhere-acquire-fortressiq-sources-2021-12-23/

BOLT

“ Headless Commerce Startup Bolt Eyes $14B Valuation”

• https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2021/headless-commerce-startup-bolt-eyes-14b-valuation/

COHESITY

“SoftBank-backed Cohesity confidentially files for U.S. IPO”

• https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/softbank-backed-cohesity-confidentially-files-us-ipo-2021-12-21/

TRILLLER

“ TikTok Rival Triller to Go Public via Merger with SeaChange International”

• https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/22/tiktok-rival-triller-to-go-public-via-merger-with-seachange-international/

VIA

“Transportation Tech Startup Via Confidentially Files for IPO With SEC”

• https://www.pymnts.com/news/ipo/2021/transportation-tech-startup-via-confidentially-files-ipo-sec/

BYJU’S

“India's Byju's in Talks to go Public via SPAC Deal at $48 bln Valuation – Source”

• https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/indian-edtech-startup-byjus-talks-go-public-via-spac-route-bloomberg-news-2021-12-16/

COURSE HERO

“Course Hero Triples Valuation to $3.6B with $380M Funding Round”

• https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2021/12/14/course-hero-triples-valuation-with-380m-funding.html

GOPUFF

“Gopuff, the Instant Grocery Startup, is Raising $1.5B in a Convertible Note at up to a $40B Valuation, Ahead of Going Public as Soon as Mid-2022”

• https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/16/gopuff-the-instant-grocery-startup-is-raising-up-to-1-5b-at-up-to-a-40b-valuation-ahead-of-going-public-as-soon-as-mid-2022/

KURLY

“Kurly Lands $210M Pre-IPO at a $3.3B Valuation Months after its Last Funding”

• https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/19/kurly-lands-210m-pre-ipo-at-a-3-3b-valuation-just-months-after-its-last-funding/

RAZORPAY

“Razorpay Surges to $7.5 Billion Valuation in Latest Fundraising”

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-20/razorpay-surges-to-7-5-billion-valuation-in-latest-fundraising

REDDIT

“Reddit IPO: What You Need To Know”

• https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/reddit-ipo/

SAMSARA

“Samsara Hits Top of IPO Targets, Raises $805M at $11.5B Valuation”

• https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2021/12/15/samsara-raises-805m-in-ipo.html