M&A
Video game publisher Epic Games acquired portfolio company Aquiris, a Brazil-based 3D gaming studio, for an undisclosed sum. The corporate had invested an undisclosed amount in Aquiris, which will be rebranded as Epic Games Brasil, in April 2022.
Localz, an Australian last-mile logistics management software provider that counts parcel delivery service Geopost among its investors, was purchased by supply chain management group Descartes for $6.2m. Geopost took part in the company’s 2017 series A round.
Funding
CoreWeave, a US-based cloud infrastructure provider for compute-intensive applications like graphics production, raised $221m in series B funding from investors including graphics processing unit producer Nvidia. The round was led by Magnetar Capital and also backed by private investors Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross.
| Company | Company description | Sector | Country | Round | Round size($m) | Deal date | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halcyon | Cybersecurity resilience software provider | IT | US | A | 50 | 20/04/2023 | Dell (Dell Technologies Capital); Syn Ventures (lead), Corner Ventures |
| Certn | Identity verification platform developer | IT | Canada | B | 30 | 20/04/2023 | Telstra (Telstra Ventures); B Capital, Export Development Canada, Bank of Montreal, Gaingels, Covalent Ventures, Tribe, Inovia Capital, Scribble, Moxxie Ventures |
| Volumez | Cloud infrastructure technology provider | IT | US | A | 20 | 19/04/2023 | Koch Industries (Koch Disruptive Technologies) (lead); Viola Ventures, Pitango |
| Gather Health | Older adults-focused primary care provider | Healthcare | US | A | 15 | 19/04/2023 | Commonwealth Care Alliance; Khosla Ventures, Maverick Capital (Maverick Ventures) |
| Oyika | Developer of battery swapping infrastructure for electric vehicles | Energy and Natural Resources | Singapore | B | 10.8 | 21/04/2023 | Banpu Next (BPIN Investment) (lead), Yinson Holdings |
| Fervo Energy | Geothermal power project developer | Energy and Natural Resources | US | N/A | 10 | 18/04/2023 | Devon Energy |
| Tableland | Relational database provider for Web3 applications | IT | US | A | 8 | 20/04/2023 | Protocol Labs; CoinFund (lead), Multicoin Capital, Blueyard, A_Capital, Betaworks, unnamed angel investors |
| Mansa | Black culture-oriented online streaming platform | Media | US | Seed | 8 | 18/04/2023 | Rainmaker Films; MaC Venture Capital (lead), WndrCo, Base Ventures, Dubin & Co, Robert F Smith, Galaxy Digital (Galaxy Investment Partners) |
| Accredify | Document verification tool provider | IT | Singapore | A | 7 | 20/04/2023 | Susquehanna International Group (SIG Venture Capital); iGlobe Partners (co-lead), Temasek Holdings (Pavilion Capital), Qualgro |
| YellowBird | Environmental safety and risk management platform | Services | US | Seed | 6.25 | 19/04/2023 | QBE Insurance, Nationwide (Nationwide Ventures); Rebalance Capital (co-lead), Manifold Group (co-lead), Plug and Play, Cameron Ventures, unnamed others |
| Pro Platforms | Provider of construction finance management software | Financial | US | N/A | 4.7 | 20/04/2023 | GS Group (GS Futures); Aperture VC (lead), Social Leverage, Hustle Fund |
| NunaBio | DNA synthesis contract developer | Healthcare | UK | Seed | 2.3 | 20/04/2023 | Marshall of Cambridge (Martlet Capital); North East Innovation Fund, Pioneer Group, Ascension (Ascension Life Fund) |
| Tablecross | Restaurant-focused marketing platform | Media | Japan | A | 2.2 | 19/04/2023 | En-Rest (Kemuri Ventures) (lead), JTB Corp, Veltra Corporation, PR Times |
| Third Way Health | Medical administration automation platform | Healthcare | US | Pre-Seed | 1.5 | 19/04/2023 | Apollo Medical Holdings (lead); unnamed angel investors |
| Coinflow Labs | Web3 payment platform | Financial | US | Pre-Seed | 1.45 | 19/04/2023 | Jump Trading Group (Jump Crypto) (lead), Capital Markets Trading (CMT Digital); Reciprocal Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Builder Capital, Prompt Ventures, Gumi (Gumi Cryptos Capital), Blocktech Ventures |
| TicketRev | Live event ticket marketplace | Consumer | US | Pre-Seed | 1.1 | 17/04/2023 | Minnesota Twins; 500 Startups, Soma Capital, Groove Capital, Techstars |
| Jiffy | Customer experience knowledge platform | Services | US | N/A | <1 ($50,000) | 20/04/2023 | PartnerHero (CX Innovators Fund) |
| M2MTech | Provider of remote predictive lift technology | IT | South Korea | N/A | N/A | 19/04/2023 | Bear Robotics |
| Block Harbor | Automotive cybersecurity technology developer | Transport | US | N/A | N/A | 19/04/2023 | VicOne |
| KitchenTown | Food technology incubator | Consumer | US | N/A | N/A | 19/04/2023 | Marubeni |
| Gomble | Blockchain-based casual game developer affiliate of 111Percent | Media | South Korea | Seed | N/A | 20/04/2023 | Binance (Binance Labs) |
| Sinpro | 4D imaging radar technology producer | Industrial | China | A | N/A | 12/04/2023 | Nio (Nio Capital) (lead), Xiaomi; Harvest Capital |
| Baraja | Lidar technology developer for self-driving vehicles | Transport | Australia | N/A | N/A | 18/04/2023 | Oshkosh Corporation |
| Nanoramic Laboratories | Battery electrode technology developer | Energy and Natural Resources | US | N/A | N/A | 19/04/2023 | General Motors (GM Ventures) |
| Cequence Security | API cybersecurity software producer | IT | US | N/A | N/A | 19/04/2023 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Hewlett Packard Pathfinder), Saudi Aramco (Prosperity7 Ventures) |
