China has opened an investigation to deter whether Didi’s Chuxing’s impending acquisition of Uber China violates national anti-trust laws. Read More
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Month: September 2016
Today’s Deals – John Sculley’s Zeta Interactive nabs $45M, gears up for more acquisitions, IPO
When it comes to funding for startups, marketing tech is seeing a boom at the moment, and one company that is reaping the fruits of that is Zeta Interactive. The marketing technology company — co-founded by the ex-CEO of Apple and Pepsi John Sculley and David Steinberg (who is the CEO) and valued at over $1 billion — today announced that it raised $45 million. In an interview… Read More
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Today’s Deals – Boku locks down another $13.75M to fund carrier connections for global expansion
Global mobile payments company Boku announced a $13.75 million funding round today led by a consortium of UK investors. The company had previously raised approximately $77.25 million from Khosla Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Index Ventures, Benchmark, and Andreessen Horowitz among others. The relatively small round, within the greater context of the company’s past… Read More
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Today’s Deals – Salesforce paid $110M for BeyondCore, made $4B+ in acquisitions in 6 months
Salesforce may have missed out on buying LinkedIn, but it has had a whopper of an acquisitions spree so far this year anyway. The enterprise cloud and CRM services company put down over $4 billion to buy seven startups in areas like workplace productivity, machine learning and e-commerce solutions, according to to the company’s 10-Q filed with the SEC today. The majority of that $4… Read More
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Today’s Deals – Mobile classifieds startup Carousell makes first acquisition weeks after raising $35M
Less than a month after raising $35 million in new financing, social commerce and classifieds startup Carousell has made its first acquihire. The Singapore-based company has picked up most of the team from Watch Over Me, a safety app for principally for women that is based on Malaysia, in an acquihire deal to beef up its engineering chops. Read More
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Today’s Deals – Renoviso raises $3.5 million for home redecorating
Renoviso thinks it can take the hassle out of home redecorating. Instead of searching for the right contractor, Renoviso determines which local partner can help you on projects like replacing your windows or getting new floors. And the Boston-based startup is now raising $3.5 million in funding to execute their vision. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with existing… Read More
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