Chernin Group has returned for the meditation platform’s $93m series C round, while Bennett Coleman & Co took part as a new investor.
Author: Thierry Heles
Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.
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Infosys has agreed to pay $250m for sales services provider Simplus, which had raised more than $40m in funding from backers including Salesforce Ventures.
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Rebel Foods prepares $150m feast
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Iora Health ignites $126m round
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Pepperfry cooks up $40m series F round
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FirstCry grows up with $300m
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Turo extends series E tour by $30m
Investors including MVP and Allen & Company added $30m to the $250m in series E funding provided by IAC seven months ago.
Nasdaq gets in Canoe for series A round
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Intel helps seat $16m at Cherre
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Beam Therapeutics shines in $180m IPO
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Verana charts course to $100m
Verana Health completed a $100m round led by existing investor GV that will help it expand its clinical database platform into new areas.
Accion Systems accelerates with $11m series B
Boeing HorizonX Ventures returned to co-lead an $11m series B round for Accion, doubling the propulsion systems developer’s overall equity financing.