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Online wholesaler Boxed acquired after filing for bankruptcy

TechCrunch: M&A

announced this morning its acquisition of Boxed.com and “other intellectual property portfolios and affiliates” in an all-cash transaction. In 2021, Boxed completed a reverse merger, acquiring Seven Oaks Acquisition in a $900 million SPAC deal in order to begin trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol BOXD.

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DigitalOcean acquires cloud computing startup Paperspace for $111M in cash

TechCrunch: M&A

“We’re excited to expand our portfolio tailored to the world’s small- and medium-sized (SMBs) businesses and startups with simplified AI and machine learning offerings,” Spruill said in a press release. ” Paperspace was co-founded in 2014 by Daniel Kobran and Dillon Erb, graduates of the University of Michigan.

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Hopin, the struggling virtual conference unicorn, sells events and engagement units to RingCentral

TechCrunch: M&A

That led Hopin to raise more than $1 billion in venture funding from big-name investors that included Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, LinkedIn, Coatue, Salesforce, Tiger and many more. Coming off of a huge couple of years of business during the pandemic, in 2021, it was valued at nearly $7.7

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Socure acquires identity verification startup Berbix for $70M

TechCrunch: M&A

billion valuation during the heady fundraising days of late 2021 (and $100 million earlier in 2021), today announced that it has acquired identity verification service Berbix for $70 million in cash and stock transactions. Socure , the identity verification service that raised a massive $450 million Series E round at a $4.5

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VCT investment rose by 8% last year to £664m

Growth Business

However, VCTs shovelling in new cash into early-stage companies wasn’t necessarily a sign of confidence – rather a measure to keep portfolio companies abreast of inflation at nearly 9 per cent. Total sales of VCT supported companies totalled £18.2bn in 2022, growth of 54 per cent versus 2021.

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How the Growth of Private Credit is Impacting Private Equity

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This means that banks commit to providing debt financing for a transaction, and then they syndicate this debt out to a variety of investors and pocket a fee for this service (say, 2-3% on average). This capital is released once investors buy the debt off the banks’ balance sheets. This has a number of implications.

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6 essential tips for aspiring angel investors

Growth Business

By Brooks Newmark on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success The success of Dragons’ Den has long thrust angel investors into the spotlight, but away from the heat and drama of the den, angel investment is a crucial component of the UK start-up ecosystem. Some investors focus on one sector. I am sector agnostic.