Heyday — a platform that is accelerating consumer product brands on digital marketplaces like Amazon — announced it has raised $175 million in Series A funding. These are the details.
Duolingo — a popular language-learning platform — announced it has raised $35 million in funding at a $2.4 billion valuation from Durable Capital Partners LP and General Atlantic.
Klaviyo — a customer data and marketing platform for online businesses — announced recently that it has raised $200 million in Series C funding led by Accel. These are the details.
Cato Networks — a provider of the world’s first secure access service edge (SASE) market platform — announced its largest round of funding to date at $130 million. This funding round was at a valuation of over $1 billion.
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) — a leading search engine, knowledge and information centered Internet platform and AI company — announced it entered into a definitive agreement with JOYY to buy its domestic video-based entertainment live streaming business in China.
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) recently announced it signed a definitive agreement to buy Spacemaker for $240 million net of cash. These are the details about the deal.
The board of directors at Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) announced this week that it is going to pay its shareholders a special dividend of $10 per share. These are the details.
MindTickle — a leader in Sales Readiness technology — announced it has raised $100 million in a combination of equity and debt financing led by Softbank Vision Fund 2.
STG Partners — a leading private equity firm that focuses on investments in the software, data analytics, and technology services sector — announced the final closing of STG VI on $2 billion of committed capital.
AliveCor — a leader in AI-based personal ECG technology and provider of enterprise cardiology solutions — announced it has raised $65 million in Series E funding.
PNC Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE: PNC) is acquiring the U.S. operations of Spanish financial group Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (NYSE: BBVA). These are the details.
Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) announced it is selling a majority stake in Japan-based supermarket chain Seiyu to KKR and Rakuten for ¥172.5 billion (about $1.6 billion). These are the details.