Anduril acquired Blue Force Technologies, an aircraft parts developer

Sep 20, 2023

  • Anduril acquired Blue Force Technologies, an aircraft parts developer.

  • Flexport’s original CEO, Ryan Petersen, was reinstated.

  • Instacart went public and closed at $33.70/share which represents a $11 billion valuation.

  • Indigo AG raised $250 million in a new funding round.

  • Klaviyo went public and closed at $32.76/share which represents a $10 billion valuation.

  • Neuralink received approval to begin the recruitment for human trials.

  • Redwood Materials acquired Redux Recycling, a European battery recycling company.

  • Shield AI raised $150 million at a $2.5 billion valuation.

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Kirat Lall
Better.com went public with its SPAC acquisition firm, Aurora Acquisition Corp

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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Kirat Lall
Anduril acquired Adranos, a rocket manufacturer

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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Kirat Lall
BetterUp acquired Crescent, a sleep and health application

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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Kirat Lall