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From OURA to STRIPE: how companies provide liquidity before going public
Ahead of its initial public offering, OURA has spent $1.17 billion repurchasing shares from certain shareholders. The transaction offers a…
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NSCALE: the AI cloud race also hinges on access to capital
With roughly $103 billion in contracts presented to investors, Nscale must raise the capital needed to deliver the promised compute.…
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PASQAL on Nasdaq: French quantum computing seeks capital for industrialisation
By closing its first trading session at $19.11, PASQAL almost doubled the value implied by its SPAC’s final share price.…
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HUGGING FACE: the platform every AI giant has a reason to buy. But at what cost?
In 2023, HUGGING FACE brought SALESFORCE, GOOGLE, AMAZON, NVIDIA, INTEL, AMD, QUALCOMM and IBM onto its cap table. Three years…
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OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs: the day artificial intelligence has to open its books
OpenAI and Anthropic have announced a combined $187 billion in funding within the space of a few months, while simultaneously…
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SHEIN in Hong Kong: the IPO that closes the books on the $100 billion era
At first glance, the deal confirms SHEIN’s place among the world’s largest fashion groups: with a market capitalisation of nearly…
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Italy’s BENDING SPOONS raises $1.68 billion on Nasdaq: Wall Street bets on software consolidation
TL;DR Bending Spoons has completed a successful Nasdaq debut, raising $1.68 billion at an $18.4 billion valuation after pricing its…
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SpaceX: The investor dilemma begins now
After SpaceX’s IPO, the new challenge facing venture funds is no longer returns, but liquidity. SpaceX’s initial public offering at…
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Markets love AI. Creditors, much less so. Why SOFTBANK is struggling to raise $6 billion
When SoftBank began accumulating stakes in OpenAI and backing its associated infrastructure projects, few observers imagined that the main obstacle…
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