Strategy | Financing Transactions
Private Placement / Financing Transactions

Tenstorrent: The company closed on $300 million of an undisclosed targeted amount of venture funding in a deal led by Samsung Catalyst Fund on June 14, 2024, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $2 billion. LG Electronics, Fidelity Management & Research and Hyundai Motors Group also participated in the round. The company is a developer of application-specific integrated circuit processors designed to provide training and adaptability to algorithms.

Black Semiconductor: The company raised EUR 254.4 million of Series A venture funding in a combination of equity and grant in a deal led by Porsche Ventures and Project A Ventures on June 12, 2024. Scania Growth Capital, Capnamic Ventures, TechVision Fund, VSquared Ventures, Cambium Capital Management, Onsight Ventures ,NRW.Bank and East Hill Equity also participated in the round. The company is a manufacturer of semiconductor microchips with photonic circuits designed to be compatible with silicon technology.

Cognigy: The company raised EUR 100 million of venture funding in a deal led by Eurazeo on June 11, 2024. Insight Partners, DTCP Growth and DN Capital also participated in the round. The company is an operator of a conversational AI platform intended to automate customer and employee communications.

InnovMetric Software: The company received $45 million of development capital from Fonds de solidarite FTQ on June 13, 2024. The company is a developer of a 3D metrology software system for the manufacturing sector.

Relay: The company raised $35 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by G2 Venture Partners on June 10, 2024, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $300 million. Wind River Ventures, Sovereign’s Capital, and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a personal communication device for the workplace.

HarperDB: The company raised an estimated $15 million of Series A venture funding from Serent Capital and other undisclosed investors on June 12, 2024, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $80 million. The company is a developer of enterprise data management software.

Aidentified: The company raised $12.5 million in Series B venture funding from FactSet Research Systems on June 12, 2024, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $60 million. The company is a developer of AI-based relationship mapping and sales prospecting software.

Psionic: The company raised $10 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on June 10, 2024. The company is a developer of navigation and perception technology for autonomous space vehicles.

GPTZero: The company raised $10 million of Series A1 venture funding in a deal led by Nikhil Basu Trivedi on June 13, 2024. Uncork Capital, Reach Capital, Alt Capital, Neo and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an AI-powered text identification platform.

Perplexity: The company raised $10 million of venture funding from SK Telecom on June 13, 2024. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence-based search engine platform.

Ambiq: The company raised $8.6 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on June 10, 2024. The company is a manufacturer of electronic chips designed for the gaming, wearables and IoT industries to reduce circuit power consumption.

Stanly: The company raised $8 million of venture funding in a deal led by C Capital on June 12, 2024. Palm Drive Capital, Goodwater Capital, AppWorks and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is an operator of a social platform intended to connect fans with fan clubs.

FirmPilot: The company raised $7 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by DoubleVerify and Blumberg Capital on June 10, 2024. SaaS Ventures, Valor Ventures, Connexa Capital, and FJ Labs also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence marketing platform designed to generate search-engine-optimized content and monitor marketing activities in one place.

Linq: The company raised $6.6 million of venture funding in a deal led by InterVest and Atinum Investment on June 11, 2024. YellowDog, Kakao Ventures, Smilegate Investment, and Techstars also participated in the round. The company is a developer of generative AI platform intended for privacy-preserving data analysis.

Unfaze: The company raised $6 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on June 12, 2024. The company is a developer of a AI-powered image generation platform.

Arc Compute: The company is in the process of raising Series A venture funding on June 14, 2024, putting the company’s post-valuation at $280 million. The company is a developer of an AI-powered GPU optimization platform.

Axiomatic_AI: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding in a deal led by Kleiner Perkins on June 13, 2024. Propagator Ventures and Two Small Fish Ventures also participated in the round. The company is a developer of AI model designed for engineering and scientific prototyping.

NewsMax Media: The company entered into a definitive agreement to receive an undisclosed amount of development capital on June 11, 2024. The company is a provider of news outlet and media publishing services.

Posh: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding in a deal led by Next Level Ventures on June 12, 2024. TruStage Ventures, REMUS Capital and Canapi Ventures also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a conversational artificial intelligence platform for banking institutions.

VoxSmart: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding in a deal led by Toscafund Asset Management on June 11, 2024. Maven Capital Partners UK also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a communications surveillance platform designed to manage business risk and meet regulatory requirements.


M&A Transactions

BeReal / Voodoo: The company was acquired by Voodoo for EUR 500 million on June 11, 2024. The company is a developer of a photo-sharing application.

Revel Systems / Shift4 Payments: The company was acquired by Shift4 Payments for $250 million on June 14, 2024. The company is a developer of cloud-based point of sales systems.

Sharethrough / Equativ: The company was acquired by Equativ, via its financial sponsors Bridgepoint Advisers and T.Capital, through an estimated CAD 112.5 million LBO on June 12, 2024. The company is a developer of a global omnichannel ad exchange software.

Lion Gaming / Adventure Box Technologies: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Adventure Box Technologies for an estimated $45 million on June 10, 2024. The company is a developer of a gaming platform intended to provide white-label casino and sportsbook solutions.

Chaos Karts / Little Lion Entertainment: The company was acquired by Little Lion Entertainment for an undisclosed amount on June 14, 2024. The company is an operator of an immersive virtual reality karting experience.

Crypto: The Game / Uniswap: The company was acquired by Uniswap for an undisclosed amount on June 10, 2024. The company is a developer of crypto game software based in Delaware.

Formula E / Liberty Global: The company entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Liberty Global through an LBO on June 13, 2024 for an undisclosed amount. The company is an operator and promoter of an electric motor racing league.

Outside People / The Yadot Group: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Yadot Group for an undisclosed amount on June 14, 2024. The company is an operator of a content studio company based in New York, United States.

Play Sports Group / Individual Investor: The company, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery was acquired by Mr. Simon Wear for an undisclosed amount on June 12, 2024. The company is an operator of a digital sports media company.

Poised / Deepgram: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Deepgram for an undisclosed amount on June 12, 2024. The company is a developer of an AI-based speech analysis platform designed to improve speaking habits and listeners’ engagement in meetings.

Rocktopia / MindArk: The company was acquired by MindArk for an undisclosed amount on June 10, 2024. The company is a developer of a virtual reality-based gaming platform.

Sisu / Apply Digital: The company was acquired by Apply Digital, via its financial sponsor Interlock Equity, through an LBO on June 12, 2024 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a provider of  UX, UI digital agency services.

Transifex / Unknown Investor: The company was acquired for an undisclosed amount on June 11, 2024. The company is a developer of a cloud-based translation software designed to assist developers and marketers in publishng digital content across multiple languages.

Vert Digital / Croud: The company was acquired by Croud, via its financial sponsor LDC, through an LBO on June 12, 2024 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a full-service digital marketing and advertising agency.

Zixi / Clearhaven Partners: The company was acquired by Clearhaven Partners and its management through an LBO on June 13, 2024 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of an end-to-end video streaming platform.


Source: Pitchbook Data, Inc.

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