Innovation

Greenlane (GNLN) And KushCo (KSHB) Announce Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2021

Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNLN) and KushCo Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: KSHB) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. These are the details.

Infosys (INFY) And LivePerson (LPSN) Partnering To Help Brands Manage AI-Powered Conversations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2021

Infosys (NYSE: INFY) and LivePerson, Inc. (Nasdaq: LPSN) announced a new partnership today. These are the details.

Marathon Digital (MARA) Launching Bitcoin Mining Pool

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 30, 2021

Marathon Digital Holdings announced that the company will be launching the first Bitcoin mining pool based in North America that is fully compliant with U.S. regulations, including anti-money laundering (AML) and the Office of Foreign Asset Control’s (OFAC’s) standards.

Cazoo To Go Public On NYSE Through $7 Billion Deal With AJAX I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 29, 2021

Cazoo Holdings Limited, the UK’s leading online car retailer with a major presence in Europe that makes buying a car as simple and seamless as purchasing any other product online, and AJAX I (NYSE: AJAX), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) announced the signing of a definitive business combination agreement. These are the details.

Coherent (COHR) Merging With II-VI (IIVI) In $6.3 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2021

II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI) announced it is entering into a definitive agreement with Coherent, Inc. (Nasdaq: COHR) in a $6.3 billion deal. These are the details.

Magnachip Semiconductor Corp (MX) To Be Taken Private In $1.4 Billion Deal With Wise Road Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2021

Magnachip Semiconductor Corp (NYSE: MX) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Wise Road Capital LTD in a deal to go private. These are the details.

AeroFarms To Merge With Spring Valley Acquisition (SV)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2021

AeroFarms announced it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SV), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). These are the details.

Robinhood Has Filed Confidentially For An IPO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 24, 2021

Popular stock and cryptocurrency trading app company Robinhood has filed confidentially for an IPO yesterday. These are the details.

Continuous Compromise Assessment Cybersecurity Company Lumu Raises $7.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 23, 2021

Lumu — the creators of the Continuous Compromise Assessment cybersecurity model — announced recently that it has closed its Series A round of funding for the amount of $7.5 million. These are the details.

Corvus Insurance: $100 Million Series C Funding And $750 Million Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 23, 2021

Corvus Insurance — the leading provider of smart commercial insurance products powered by AI-driven risk data —announced it has secured $100 million in Series C funding at a $750 million valuation. These are the details.

Diagnostic Testing Leader ixlayer Raises $75 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 23, 2021

ixlayer — a leader in technology-based solutions for diagnostic testing — announced recently that it raised $75 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. These are the details.

Cyber Insurance Provider Cowbell Cyber Secures $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 23, 2021

Cowbell Cyber announced it closed a $20 million Series A funding round to scale its offering for continuous underwriting and closed-loop risk management. These are the details.

Insurance Communication Platform Hi Marley Raises $25 Million In Series B

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 23, 2021

Hi Marley announced recently that it closed a $25 million Series B funding round. These are the details.

BlockFi: $350 Million Series D Funding And $3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 23, 2021

BlockFi announced recently that it completed a $300 million Series D round of funding at a $3 billion valuation. These are the details.

Business Upskilling Company Section4 Raises $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 23, 2021

Section4 — the leading platform in business upskilling — announced a $30 million Series A led by General Catalyst with participation from Learn Capital and GSV Ventures. These are the details.

Snyk: $300 Million Funding And $4.7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 23, 2021

Snyk — the leader in cloud-native application security — recently announced that the company has closed a Series E financing round totaling $300 million. This funding round was at a $4.7 billion valuation.

Robotics Startup Refraction AI Secures $4.2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 23, 2021

Refraction AI — a robotics startup and creator of the REV-1 (a low-cost and lightweight autonomous delivery robot) announced recently that it raised $4.2 million in a new seed funding round led by Pillar VC. These are the details.

Unified Access Orchestration Company Pathlock Closes $20 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Mar 23, 2021

Pathlock (formerly Greenlight Technologies) - the leading provider of unified access orchestration - recently announced the closing of a strategic growth investment of $20 million by Vertica Capital Partners. These are the details.

Sports Betting Platform PropSwap Raises $2 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 23, 2021

PropSwap — a secondary marketplace to buy and sell sports bets - recently announced it closed $2 million of additional capital. These are the details.

Aqua Security: $135 Million In Series E Funding And $1 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 23, 2021

Aqua Security — a cloud-native security leader — announced it has completed a $135 million Series E round of funding led by ION Crossover Partners. These are the details.

Real-Time Video And Audio Developer Daily Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 23, 2021

Daily — a leading real-time video and audio developer platform — announced that it has raised its $15M Series A led by Lachy Groom. These are the details.

Securonix Raises $24 Million From Capital One Ventures

By Noah Long ● Mar 23, 2021

Securonix — a leader in Next-Gen SIEM — announced it has raised $24 million in funding from Capital One Ventures as part of a strategic partnership. These are the details.

SaaS Buying Platform Vendr Secures $60 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 23, 2021

SaaS buying platform Vendr recently announced it raised a $60 million Series A round of funding led by Tiger Global Management. These are the details.

Banc of California (BANC) Buying Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (PMBC) In $235 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 23, 2021

Banc of California announced it is buying Pacific Mercantile Bancorp in a deal valued at $235 million. These are the details.

Canadian Pacific (CP) Buying Kansas City Southern (KSU) In $29 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 22, 2021

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP, NYSE: CP) and Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) announced recently to merge in a deal valued at $29 billion. These are the details.

Squarespace: $300 Million Funding And $10 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2021

Squarespace has raised $300 million in funding at a $10 billion valuation. These are the details.

Rogers (ROG) To Buy Shaw Communications (SJR) For $26 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 15, 2021

Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) (NYSE: RCI) and Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX - SJR.B, SJR.PR.A, SJR.PR.B, NYSE – SJR, and TSXV – SJR.A) announced a deal for Rogers to buy all of Shaw's shares in a $26 billion deal

Stripe: $600 Million Series H Funding And $95 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 15, 2021

Stripe recently announced it raised $600 million in Series H funding at a $95 billion valuation. These are the details.

Cloud Marketplace Company Tackle.io Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 13, 2021

Tackle.io recently announced it raised $35 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Accounting Services Platform Autobooks Raises $25 Million In Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2021

Autobooks — a small business payment and accounting services platform — announced recently that they have raised $25 million in Series B funding. These are the details.