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03/24/2021

Online investment platform Robinhood files confidentially to go public. According to JMP Securities, the company managed to add 3 million users during the GameStop uproar in January.

Robinhood has filed confidential paperwork to pursue an initial public offering (IPO), a source familiar with the matter told CNBC on Tuesday.

03/23/2021

Online real estate brokerage start-up Compass eyes $10 billion valuation in US IPO. The company plans to offer 36 million shares priced between $23 and $26 each.

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03/22/2021

Founded just eight months ago, a fintech platform designed to provide risk scoring and debt funding for financial companies Sivo has already raised $5 million from investors at a $100 million valuation.

Kate Hiscox is having a moment. Her company, Sivo, founded eight months ago, has already raised $5 million from investors at a post-money valuation of $100 million, and she is in active talks with others who would like her to consider accepting Series A funding from them.Partly, the attention owes t...

03/19/2021

The EU is trying to reform its start-up standards to catch up with the U.S. and China. The block has been lagging behind for many years and has yet to produce its first large digital company capable of competing with Google or Tencent.

The EU Start-up Nations Standard calls on countries to change their laws on stock options and immigration visas so that start-ups can attract the best talent.

03/18/2021

The online website developer Squares**ce received $300 million of development capital from D1 Capital Partners, Dragoneer Investment Group, Tiger Global Management and others, valuing the company at $10 billion.

03/17/2021

Multi-asset trading platform eToro designed to open the global markets for everyone announced plans to go public via a S**C merger in a $10.4 billion deal.

Multi-asset investing and trading platform and Robinhood competitor eToro announced Tuesday it will go public via a merger with S**C FinTech Acquisition Corp. V in a massive $10.4 billion deal. Once the transaction closes sometime in the third quarter, the combined company will operate as eToro Gro....

03/16/2021

Robotic process automation start-up Automation Anywhere is partnering with Google to bring its platform to the masses by offering it on Google Cloud in a multi-year collaboration.

Google will partner with Automation Anywhere to bring RPA technologies to a range of Google Cloud products.

03/15/2021

Developer of a collaboration platform Airtable raised $270 million of Series E funding led by Greenoaks Capital. The company’s valuation more than doubled to $5.77 billion from $2.5 billion in September last year

Airtable, the no-code relational database that has amassed a customer base that spans 250,000 different organizations, has today announced the close of $270 million in Series E funding. The valuation comes out to $5.77 billion post-money, more than doubling its valuation from September, when it rai....

03/12/2021

Southeast Asia’s most valuable start-up Grab is reportedly considering going public through a S**C merger. The deal could value the ride-hailing giant at over $40 billion, making it the largest ever blank-check transaction.

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A S**C merger could value the Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup at as much as $40 billion, making it by far the largest such deal on record.

03/11/2021

Softbank-backed e-commerce giant Coupang soared 40% in its market debut today, giving the company a market cap of over $84 billion and making it the largest IPO in the US this year.

Founded in 2010 by Korean-American billionaire Bom Kim, Coupang made a name for itself through its guaranteed same-day or next-day delivery service.

03/10/2021

Security platform designed for cloud-native services Aqua Security raises $135 million at a $1 billion valuation led by ION Crossover Partners. The company has now raised $265 million since its foundation in 2015.

Aqua Security, a Boston- and Tel Aviv-based security startup that focuses squarely on securing cloud-native services, today announced that it has raised a $135 million Series E funding round at a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by ION Crossover Partners. Existing investors M12 Ventures, Lig....

03/09/2021

Developer of an intelligent automation platform WorkFusion raises $220m in Series F funding led by Georgian. The latest round brings the total raised to date to over $340 million.

Intelligent process automation provider WorkFusion today announced it has raised $220 million, bringing the company’s total raised to date to over $340 million. According to a spokesperson, WorkFusion plans to put the funds toward customer acquisition as it expands the size of its workforce.Intell...