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Ideogram: The company raised $80 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Andreessen Horowitz on February 28, 2024. Index Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Pear, and SV Angel also participated in the round. The company is a developer of generative text-to-image media tools.

RobCo: The company raised EUR 39 million of venture funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation of Sequoia Capital, Kindred Capital and Promus Ventures on February 26, 2024. The company is a developer of adaptable, affordable and connected full-stack robot automation solutions for repetitive manual worker tasks in industrial SMBs.

Lapse: The company raised GBP 24.5 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Greylock and DST Global on February 27, 2024, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at GBP 99 million. GV, Speedinvest, Octopus Ventures, Soleio Cuervo, Naveen Gavini, Nima Khajehnouri, Praveen Murugesan and Kinled also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a social disposable camera application designed to capture photos on a mobile phone.

Genmo: The company closed on an estimated $30 million of an undisclosed targeted amount of venture funding from New Enterprise Associates on February 26, 2024. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence platform designed for creating and sharing interactive, immersive generative art.

Rhombus Systems: The company raised an estimated $26 million of Series B venture funding through a combination of debt and equity in a deal led by Tru Arrow Partners and Cota Capital on February 27, 2024. Uncorrelated Ventures and Caden Capital Partners also participated in the round. The company offers cloud-based Wi-FI security systems based on artificial intelligence tools that offer cloud-based, plug-and-play cameras over Wi-Fi or Ethernet and feature facial biometrics, analytics and IT integrations.

Vibe.co: The company raised $22.5 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Singular on February 29, 2024. Sequoia, Motier, Elaia Partners, Very Group, Benjamin Antier, Cyril Vermeulen, Laurent Asscher and Alain Roubach also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a TV advertising platform.

Mistral AI: The company raised EUR 15 million of venture funding in the form of convertible debt from Microsoft on February 26, 2024. The company is a developer of open-source generative AI models.

Roadio: The company raised $12.3 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on February 28, 2024. The company is a developer of an AI active safety platform designed for two-wheeled vehicles.

Scuti: The company raised $10 million of Series A venture funding from undisclosed investors on February 27, 2024. The company is a developer of an e-commerce technology platform designed to access retail stores through video games.

The Rundown AI: The company raised $10 million of venture funding in a deal led by Goodwater Capital on February 26, 2024. DCM Ventures also participated in the round. The company is a developer of AI tools designed to increase organizational productivity and provide code systems for developers.

Prescient AI: The company raised $9.8 million through a combination in Series A venture funding from undisclosed investors on February 26, 2024, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $30 million. The company is a developer of an advanced marketing mix modeling (MMM) solution that harnesses AI for omni-channel brands.

tvScientific: The company raised $9.4 million of venture funding in the form of convertible notes in a deal led by S4S Ventures on February 28, 2024. NBCUniversal, Hearst Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Aperiam Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Progress Ventures also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a television advertising platform.

FirstHive: The company raised $5 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on February 29, 2024. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence-powered unified customer experience platform designed to create channel loyalty and consumer engagement.

Autogon: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from FastForward on February 28, 2024. The company is a developer of a no-code AI infrastructure platform.

Catch+Release: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Roller Labs Ventures on February 27, 2024. The company is a developer of a content licensing platform designed to discover and license film, photography, and audio via the internet.

Drips: The company received an undisclosed amount of development capital from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on February 28, 2024. The company is a developer of an AI-powered conversational outreach platform designed for brands to engage with their audiences through texting and scheduled calls.

PointAI: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from AloqaVentures, DOMiNO Ventures and Plug and Play Tech Center on February 29, 2024. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence-based co-pilot platform designed to automate repetitive tasks of customer experience teams.

un:hurd: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Willard Ahdritz, Hazel Savage and Sam Feldt on February 27, 2024. The company is an operator of a music marketing agency.


M&A Transactions

International Game Technology / Everi Holdings: Everi Holdings reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Global Gaming and PlayDigital Businesses of International Game Technology for GBP 6.2 Billion on February 29, 2024. The company is an operator of a global gaming business based in London, United Kingdom.

Britbox / BBC America: The company was acquired by BBC America for $322 million on February 29, 2024. The company is a developer of an online British TV collection streaming platform.

Codefresh / Octopus Deploy: The company was acquired by Octopus Deploy, via its financial sponsors Insight Partners and Newtopia VC, through an LBO on February 26, 2024 for an undisclosed amount. The company’s platform assists businesses in automating their workflows and streamlining the lifecycle of their products by building and sharing images either as standalone containers or as part of complex compositions.

NextGen Tech / Individual Investor: The company, a subsidiary of Gamesquare Esports reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Mr. Jason Lake for $10.3 million on March 1, 2024. The company is an operator of an esports organization.

Accelo / Bow River Capital: The company was acquired by Bow River Capital through an LBO on February 29, 2024 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of a cloud-based sales automation platform.

Definitive Intelligence / Groq: The company was acquired by Groq for an undisclosed amount on March 1, 2024. The company is a developer of an end-to-end AI powered data analytics platform designed to monitor project growth.

DivvyHQ / Lytho: The company was acquired by Lytho for an undisclosed amount on February 27, 2024. The company is a developer of a cloud-based content planning and collaboration platform.

Joytv / ZoomerMedia: The company was acquired by ZoomerMedia on an undisclosed date. The company is a Canadian TV business that offers contemporary and classic entertainment, multi-cultural and local programming, news, views and family entertainment.

ListenFirst / Quintype Technologies: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Quintype Technologies for an undisclosed amount on February 28, 2024. The company is a developer of a social media analytics platform.

Minehut / GamerSafer: The company, a subsidiary of Super League Gaming was acquired by GamerSafer for an undisclosed amount on February 29, 2024. The company is a developer of a server hosting platform to develop games, play games, offer plugins and provide server setup.

Planbox / Hype Innovation: The company was acquired by Hype Innovation, via its financial sponsor Main Capital Partners, through an LBO on February 27, 2024 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of artificial intelligence-powered innovation management software.

Tetra AI / Qualcomm: The company was acquired by Qualcomm for an undisclosed amount on March 1, 2024. The company is a developer of a machine learning deployment tool intended to perform various ML functions on mobile and edge devices.


Source: Pitchbook Data, Inc.

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