Pre-IPO Sector News Update

March 23, 2021

  • Last week, ByteDance acquired Moonton Technology, a video game studio, for $4 billion

  • Dataminr was raising a new round that valued the company at roughly $3.6 billion.

  • Dataminr raised $475 million at a $4.1 billion valuation

  • Docker raised $23 million in its Series B funding round.

  • EToro planned to be acquired by FinTech Acquisition Corp. V (FTCV), a SPAC, in a deal that the values the company at $10.4 billion.

  • Epic Games was raising a new round that valued the company at $28 billion.

  • Lookout acquired CipherCloud, a cloud security firm.

  • Olo raised $450 million in its IPO at a $3.6 billion valuation.

  • Squarespace raised $300 million at a $10 billion valuation.

  • Zenefits received a majority control investment from Francisco Partners.

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

BYTEDANCE

“ByteDance Acquires Gaming Studio Moonton at Around $4 Billion Valuation: Sources”

DATAMINR

“Dataminr to Discuss Funding at Over $3.6 Billion Valuation”

DOCKER

“Docker Nabs $23M Series B as New Developer Focus Takes Shape”

ETORO

“ Trading platform eToro Will Merge with the FinTech V SPAC in a $10.4 Billion Deal - Sending the Blank-check Firm up 20%”

EPIC GAMES

“Epic Games’s Value May Hit $28 Billion in Latest Round: Sky”

LOOKOUT

“Lookout Acquires CipherCloud to Deliver Security from Endpoint to Cloud”

OLO

“Olo, Maker of Restaurant-Ordering Tech, Pops 39% From Increased IPO Price”

SQUARESPACE

“Squarespace Raises $300 Million Investment Round at $10 Billion Valuation”

ZENEFITS

“Zenefits, Once Worth $4.5 Billion, Does Deal With Private-Equity Firm That Gives It Control”

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