Strategy | Financing Transactions
Private Placement / Financing Transactions

Dude Perfect: The company received an estimated $100 million of development capital from Highmount Capital and Pittco Management on April 9, 2024. The company is an operator of a sports and entertainment group based in Oldsmar, Florida.

Celona: The company raised $34.8 million of Series C1 venture funding from undisclosed investors on April 12, 2024, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $155 million. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence-powered enterprise network for digital automation and critical apps.

Ripcord: The company raised $32 million of venture funding in a deal led by GV, MUFG Innovation Partners, Icon Ventures, Lux Capital and Kleiner Perkins on April 16, 2024. FujiFilm, Essentia Ventures and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a robotic digitization platform to convert records to paperless management.

Symbolica AI: The company raised $31 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Khosla Ventures on April 9, 2024. Day One Ventures, General Catalyst, Abstract Ventures, and Buckley Ventures also participated in the round. The company is a developer of foundation models for structured reasoning.

Oden Technologies: The company raised $28.5 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Nordstjernan Growth on April 10, 2024. INX International, EQT Ventures, Atomico, Flat Capital, Recurring Capital Partners and Ion Pacific also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a data acquisition and analytics platform designed to monitor and optimize production in real-time.

Snappy: The company raised $25 million of Series D venture funding in a deal led by Qumra Capital on April 15, 2024, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $175 million. Hearst Ventures, Saban Ventures, 83North, Notable Capital and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an enterprise gifting platform.

NeuBird: The company raised $22 million of venture funding from Mayfield Fund on April 17, 2024. The company is an operator of an artificial intelligence development business intended to develop IT operations solutions.

Sports Illustrated Tickets: The company is in the process of raising $20 million of Series B venture funding on April 16, 2024. The company is an operator of a reservation platform designed to give fans direct access to face-value tickets for sports and other events.

Red Rover Interactive: The company raised GBP 15 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Krafton on April 16, 2024, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at GBP 33.5 million. Overwolf, Behold Ventures, The Games Fund, Lifelike Capital, GEM Capital, Acequia Capital, Tirta Management, Ben Feder and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is an operator of a gaming studio.

FYLD: The company raised GBP 12 million of venture funding in a deal led by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan on April 17, 2024. The company is a developer of an AI-based utility field work execution platform.

Sybill: The company raised $14.4 million through a combination of Series A venture funding from SLVC, Neotribe Ventures and Uncorrelated Ventures on April 11, 2024, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $35.6 million. Powerhouse Ventures, The MBA Fund, Relentless VC and The Explorer Fund also participated in the round. The company is a developer of AI-based software designed to analyze expressions and emotions on video calls.

AI Squared: The company raised $13.8 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Ansa Capital on April 17, 2024. Ridgeline, New Enterprise Associates and Roger Ferguson also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an AI integration platform.

Features & Labels: The company raised $11.9 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on April 17, 2024. The company is a developer of open source Python cloud for machine learning models.

DataPlor: The company raised $10.6 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Spark Capital on April 18, 2024. Quest Venture Partners, Two Lanterns Venture Capital, Acronym Venture Capital, Circadian Ventures and APA Venture Partners also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a location intelligence platform designed to connect companies with an on-demand mobile workforce.

Avalon: The company raised $10 million of venture funding in a deal led by BITKRAFT Ventures and Hashed on April 15, 2024. Coinbase Ventures, LiquidX, Momentum 6, BlackDragon (Crypto), IDG Vietnam Capital Blockchain and Spartan Group also participated in the round. The company is an operator of a gaming studio.

BORED SLOT: The company raised $10 million of venture funding from PLUTUSVC and LD Capital on April 10, 2024. The company is a developer of a slots gaming platform.

Procurement Sciences AI: The company raised $10 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Battery Ventures on April 9, 2024, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $25 million. K Street Capital, Blu Venture Investors, Tower Research Capital and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a workflow automation software that uses artificial intelligence to help government contractors to search for bids and create proposals more effectively.

AIPERIA: The company raised EUR 7.5 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by LBBW Venture Capital and ETF Partners on April 18, 2024. Earlybird Venture Capital and other undisclosed angel investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence-based fresh food planning platform for manufacturers.

The Rights: The company raised $7.5 million of venture funding from Algorand Technologies, Spyglass Media Group, and Endeavor on April 16, 2024. Borderless Capital, Grit Capital Partners, Bob Pittman, Kimbal Musk, and Tosca Musk also participated in the round. The company is an operator of a music platform for creators and licensors.

Bella Figura Music: The company received an undisclosed amount of development capital from Freshstream Investment Partners, OPSEU Pension Trust and other investors on April 9, 2024. The company is a provider of music rights management services.

Coda: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Snowflake Ventures on April 10, 2024. The company is an operator of an business documents platform designed to actively adapt to the way teams naturally work together.

HighLevel: The company received an undisclosed amount of development capital from General Atlantic on April 10, 2024. The company is an operator of a sales and marketing platform intended to help marketing agencies reduce churn.

JET Management: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Firebird on April 9, 2024. The company is an operator of an artist management company.

Medium Rare: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Palm Tree Crew Investments on April 12, 2024, putting the company’s post-money valuation at $50 million. The company is an opeartor of an event production business intended to create brands for athletes and celebrities.

Mondaic: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Shearwater GeoServices Holdings on April 18, 2024. The company is a developer of a waveform modeling platform designed for the simulation, analysis, and inversion of mechanical and sound waves.

Mucho Mas Media: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from HarbourView Equity Partners on April 9, 2024. The company is an operator of a multimedia business that focuses on LatinX culture.

Postuby: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding in a deal led by Alesta Yatırım on April 15, 2024. Erkin Fındık and Birol Özkan also participated in the round. The company is an operator of a AI-based social media management platform.

SlickText: The company is a developer of an SMS marketing software intended for the food, retail, e-commerce, government, ministry and non-profit industries.


M&A Transactions

Matterport / CoStar Group: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by CoStar Group for approximately $1.6 billion on April 19, 2024. Matterport Inc is a spatial data company focused on providing dimensionally accurate, photorealistic virtual tours or “digital twins” for any type of real estate property.

Betr Holdings / BlueBet Holdings: The company was acquired by BlueBet Holdings for $265.4 million on April 11, 2024. The company is a developer of a sports betting platform.

Stakes / Infinite Reality: The company was acquired by Infinite Reality, a subsidiary of Display Social, for $8 million on April 16, 2024. The company is a developer of a sports betting platform.

AutoAttack Games / Ninja Kiwi: The company was acquired by Ninja Kiwi, a subsidiary of Modern Times Group MTG, for an undisclosed amount on April 16, 2024. The company is an operator of a game development studio.

Bannister Lake Software / Ross Video: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Ross Video for an undisclosed amount on April 14, 2024. The company is a developer of video graphics and broadcast solutions software.

Bebop Technology / CREE8: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by CREE8 for an undisclosed amount on April 13, 2024. The company is an operator of a media production and content management platform.

Cambridge Semantics / Altair Engineering: The company was acquired by Altair Engineering for an undisclosed amount on April 18, 2024. The company is a developer of data collaboration software and  data management services.

Cigol Music / Globalatino Music Partners: The company was acquired by Globalatino Music Partners for an undisclosed amount on April 15, 2024. The company is a provider of music production and artist management services based in Woodland Hills, California.

Cloud 9 Music / BEAT Music Fund: The company was acquired by BEAT Music Fund through an LBO on April 16, 2024 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a provider of music publisher and record label services.

iLearningEngines / Arrowroot Acquisition: The company Arrowroot Acquisition was acquired through a reverse merger, resulting in the combined entity trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AILE on April 16, 2024. iLearningEngines Inc is an AI and automation platform for users to productize their institutional knowledge by transforming it into actionable intellectual property.

Intellimize / Webflow: The company was acquired by Webflow for an undisclosed amount on April 19, 2024. The company is a developer of a codeless website personalization platform.

Kovair Software / Surge Ventures: The company was acquired by Surge Ventures for an undisclosed amount on April 10, 2024. The company is a developer of Integrated Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions.

Magzter / Dailyhunt: The company was acquired by Dailyhunt for an undisclosed amount on April 18, 2024. The company is a global digital magazine publisher.

Microtel / Tyto Athene: The company was acquired by Tyto Athene, via its financial sponsors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BDC and Arlington Capital Partners, through an LBO on April 8, 2024 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of aerospace software.

natif.ai / DocuWare: The company was acquired by DocuWare, a subsidiary of Ricoh Company, for an undisclosed amount on April 19, 2024. The company is a developer of a document process automation platform.

Neuronix AI Labs / Microchip Technology: The company was acquired by Microchip Technology for an undisclosed amount on April 15, 2024. The company is a developer of artificial intelligence-based computer vision acceleration services.

Ously Games / Softswiss: The company was acquired by Softswiss for an undisclosed amount on April 16, 2024. The company is a developer and operator of a digital platform and gaming software based in Frankfurt, Germany.

Petrolicious / duPont Registry: The company was acquired by duPont Registry, a subsidiary of Motorsport Network, for an undisclosed amount on April 10, 2024. The company is a developer and publisher of videos and articles intended for automobile enthusiasts.

SLG / Carry: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Carry for an undisclosed amount on April 12, 2024. The company is a developer of a play-to-earn gaming platform.

Speakeasy AI / McCourt Global: The company was acquired by McCourt Global for an undisclosed amount on April 19, 2024. The company is an operator of an artificial intelligence-based customer relationship platform.

StreamYard / Bending Spoons: The company, a subsidiary of Hopin, was acquired by Bending Spoons via its financial sponsors for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of a live streaming application.

TrendMiner / Proemion: The company was acquired by Proemion for an undisclosed amount on April 18, 2024. The company is a developer of a self-service data analytics solution for the process industry.

Triller / AGBA Acquisition: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by AGBA Acquisition for an undisclosed amount on April 18, 2024. Triller Corp is an AI-powered technology platform for creators and brands worldwide.

Utopia VR / MetaWorks Platforms: The company was acquired by MetaWorks Platforms for an undisclosed amount on April 12, 2024. The company is a developer of virtual reality solutions for businesses.

Watchful / ThoughtWorks: The company was acquired by ThoughtWorks for an undisclosed amount on April 17, 2024. The company is an operator of a machine teaching platform intended to facilitate the development of artificial intelligence applications.

WRSTBND / AXS: The company was acquired by AXS, a subsidiary of Anschutz Entertainment Group, for an undisclosed amount on April 17, 2024. The company is an operator of a global ticketing platform for large events.


Source: Pitchbook Data, Inc.

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