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Mexico-Based ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Company Aplazo Secures $27 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2021

Aplazo — the first omnichannel buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform in Mexico — announced recently that it has raised $27 million in a Series A round. These are the details.

Cloud Management Company Zesty Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2021

Zesty announced recently that it raised a $35 million Series A funding round led by Next47. These are the details.

Daily Harvest Raises Series D Funding At Over $1 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Nov 29, 2021

Daily Harvest, a customer-first platform reimagining the future of food, announced recently it raised Series D funding at more than a $1 billion valuation.

Data Storage Solution Company Nyriad Closes $28 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2021

Nyriad announced recently that it raised $28 million in funding. These are the details.

Service-Industry Platform QuickHire Raises $1.41 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2021

QuickHire, a career discovery platform working with service workers to find job and advancement opportunities, announced recently it raised $1.41 million

Why Novo Nordisk (NVO) Is Buying Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (DRNA) For $3.3 Billion

By Annie Baker ● Nov 18, 2021

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRNA) announced it entered into a definitive agreement with Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) under which Novo Nordisk will acquire Dicerna. This is why.

Why Booking Holdings (BKNG) Is Buying Getaroom For $1.2 Billion

By Noah Long ● Nov 13, 2021

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG) announced it entered into an agreement to buy Getaroom for $1.2 billion. This is why.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Splitting Into Two Publicly Traded Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2021

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced its intent to separate the company's Consumer Health business, creating a new publicly traded company. These are the details.

Why DoorDash (DASH) Is Buying Wolt For €7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2021

DoorDash, Inc. (NYSE: DASH) and Wolt Enterprises announced they and certain stockholders of Wolt entered into a definitive agreement whereby DoorDash will acquire Wolt in an all-stock transaction valued at €7 billion. These are the details.

Why Unity (U) Is Buying Weta Digital For $1.625 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 10, 2021

Unity (NYSE: U) announced it entered into a definitive agreement to buy Weta Digital’s tools, pipeline, technology, and engineering talent. This is why.

Peloton (PTON) Announces Peloton Guide For Connecting To TVs

By Annie Baker ● Nov 10, 2021

Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) has announced its first connected strength product called the Peloton Guide. These are the details.

Why Lemonade (LMND) Is Buying Metromile (MILE) For About $500 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 9, 2021

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) and Metromile (NASDAQ: MILE) recently announced they entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Lemonade will acquire Metromile. These are the details.

Alliance Data Systems (ADS) Completes The Spinoff Of LoyaltyOne

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2021

Alliance Data Systems Corporation announced it has completed the previously announced separation of its LoyaltyOne segment. These are the details.

Dell Completes Spin-Off Of 81% Equity Ownership Of VMware

By Noah Long ● Nov 2, 2021

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announced it has completed the spin-off of its 81% equity ownership of VMware. These are the details.

Coca-Cola Buying Remaining Stake Of BODYARMOR For $5.6 Billion: Details

By Annie Baker ● Nov 2, 2021

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) announced this week that it has acquired full ownership of BODYARMOR. These are the details.

Benzinga Sells Majority Stake To Beringer Capital At $300 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2021

Beringer Capital, a Toronto-based private equity firm, announced it acquired a majority stake in Detroit-based Benzinga at a $300 million valuation. These are the details.

AI-Driven Routing Company Wise Systems Raises $50 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 26, 2021

Wise Systems - a leading AI-driven routing and dispatching platform provider - announced it has raised $50 million in Series C funding. These are the details.

Data-Centric AI Company Akridata Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 26, 2021

Akridata — a data-centric AI company — announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

Gorillas: Nearly $1 Billion In Funding And $3.1 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 26, 2021

Online grocery company Gorillas has raised nearly $1 billion in funding. These are the details.

Battery Startup Our Next Energy Raises $25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2021

Our Next Energy (ONE) - a Michigan-based energy storage solutions company - announced recently that it closed a $25 million Series A round. These are the details.

Why Raymond James (RJF) Is Buying TriState Capital (TSC) For $1.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2021

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) announced it is buying TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSC) for $1.1 billion. This is why.

Privacy Engineering As A Service Company Gretel.ai Raises $50 Million In Series B

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 18, 2021

Gretel.ai recently raised a $50 million Series B funding round led by Anthos Capital. These are the details.

Intelligent Interviewing Platform BrightHire Raises $20.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 18, 2021

Intelligent interviewing platform BrightHire has raised $20.5 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Avatar Technology Company Facemoji Secures $3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 18, 2021

Avatar technology company Facemoji announced it has raised a $3 million seed funding round led by Play Ventures. These are the details.

Pet Food And Wellness Company Alpha Paw Raises $8 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 18, 2021

Pet food and wellness company Alpha Paw announced recently it has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round. These are the details.

Carbon Management Platform Pathzero Raises $5 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 18, 2021

Pathzero recently announced recently it has closed a US$5 million investment round. These are the details.

Customer Data Infrastructure Company mParticle Secures $150 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 18, 2021

mParticle — a leading customer data infrastructure company — announced recently that it has raised $150 million in Series E funding. These are the details.

Why Flex Is Buying Anord Mardix For $540 Million In Cash

By Annie Baker ● Oct 18, 2021

Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Anord Mardix for $540 million. This is why.

Tucows (TCX) Acquires Simply Bits

By Annie Baker ● Oct 18, 2021

Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ: TCX) (TSX: TC) announced it is buying Simply Bits. These are the details.

Modern Health Savings Account Company Lively Raises $80 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 17, 2021

Lively - the creators of a modern health savings account (HSA) program - announced an $80 million Series C round. These are the details.