NIBC Bank has contributed to a $100m funding round for lender Acorn OakNorth, which is now valued at $2.3bn.
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Branch to spread into $129m series D
Samsung-backed Branch is raising $129m at a valuation of at least $1bn, though investors have not yet been revealed.
Guardant Health to chaperon shares to Nasdaq
Guardant Health is targeting $100m in proceeds for its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, which would offer an exit to SoftBank.
Eventbrite sets price range of IPO admission
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Augmenix gels with Boston Scientific for $600m
Boston Scientific will pay $500m upfront and up to $100m in milestone payments to acquire Augmenix, providing exits to Varian Medical Systems and Ascension Health.
Robinhood gets ready to mark IPO spot
The Alphabet and Roc Nation-backed trading platform is gearing up to go public after achieving a $5.6bn valuation earlier this year.
GreyOrange squeezes out $140m from investors
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Hearst makes Acrobatiq exit in VitalSource acquisition
VitalSource has paid an undisclosed amount to acquire Hearst Ventures-backed educational content technology provider Acrobatiq.
ThinCI to build on $65m series C
Denso and NSitexe co-led the AI technology producer’s latest round with Temasek, while Daimler and the Toyota-backed Mirai Creation Fund also invested.
4D Molecular forces its way to $90m
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Kaochong caches $55m in series D round
Tencent reinvested in Kaochong, six months after leading the online study aid provider’s $29m series C round.
SoYoung gets $70m funding injection
Tencent-backed cosmetic surgery booking platform SoYoung has collected $70m in a series E round that increased its overall funding to at least $229m.
Activ8 mobilises $5.4m funding
Gumi has returned for a third funding round in virtual talent management firm Activ8.
Dulian processes $7.3m
Baidu has established a new subsidiary to focus on blockchain technologies and supplied $7.3m to the business through another subsidiary, Dinglu Zhongyuan Technology.