Aug 29, 2023

• Better.com went public with its SPAC acquisition firm, Aurora Acquisition Corp. Its shares closed at $1.15/share on its first day, which represents a steep decline relative to its prior day close of $17.44/share.

• Databricks was raising a new round at a $43 billion valuation.

• Klaviyo filed its S1 for its upcoming IPO.

• Instacart filed its S1 for its upcoming IPO.

• Ramp raised $300 million at a $5.8 billion valuation.

• Redwood Materials raised $1 billion at a valuation greater than $5 billion.

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Aug 7, 2023

• Last week, Neuralink raised $280 million in a new funding round.

• Rubrik acquired Laminar, a cloud data security firm.

• Triller filed its S1 for its upcoming IPO.

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Jun 26, 2023

• Last week, Anduril acquired Adranos, a rocket manufacturer.

• Three members of Byju’s board along with its auditor departed from the company since the company failed to deliver its financials in a timely manner.

• Databrick acquired MosaicML, a generative AI startup, for $1.3 billion.

• DriveWealth appointed Jason Pizzorusso as its global CFO. He previously was the CFO of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

• Thoughtspot acquired Mode Analytics, a business intelligence platform, for $200 million.

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May 30, 2023

• In the past two weeks, Anthropic raised $450 million at a $5 billion valuation.

• Ripple acquired Metaco, a cryptocurrency custody company.

• Twitter acquired Laskie, a recruiting startup.

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May 15, 2023

• In the past two weeks, BetterUp acquired Crescent, a sleep and health application.

• Byju’s raised $250 million and plans to raise an additional $700 million.

• Twitter appointed Linda Yaccarino as its new CEO. She previously worked as the Chairman and Head of Global Advertising & Partnerships at NBCUniversal Media.

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April 24, 2023

• In the past two weeks, Dialpad surpassed $200 million in ARR.

• Epic Games acquired Aquiris, a Brazilian game developer.

• Tonal raised $130 million at a valuation between $500 million and $600 million. Following the new round, the company appointed Krystal Zell as its new CEO. Zell previously was the Chief Customer Officer at The Home Depot.

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