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Last-mile delivery pushes supply chain VC funding past $3B
Supply chain tech companies in Europe and North America raised $3.1 billion in venture funding last quarter, an uptick both quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year. With demand for home delivery skyrocketing amid the pandemic, last-mile companies like DoorDash and Instacart have become a focal point for investors.

COVID-19 has reshaped supply chain tech in other ways as well, accelerating the growth of decentralized fulfillment and shining a light on the need for analytics and real-time monitoring. Other findings from our Q3 Emerging Tech Research report:
  • Pre-money valuations of late-stage startups have surged this year, rising 61% to $169 million

  • VCs have pulled back from investing in digital freight brokerage platforms, which face steep competition from incumbents in a low-margin industry

  • Investment in warehousing tech and risk management is gaining traction as companies seek to pandemic-proof their supply chains
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Stripe teams up with Goldman, Citi on banking services
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Stripe has joined forces with major banks to offer business customers checking accounts and other services, marking the payment giant's latest move to expand its digital reach in the finance sector.

Big banks such as Citibank, Goldman Sachs and Barclays have teamed up with Stripe to provide these services through ecommerce providers like Canada's Shopify. With Shopify Balance, merchants can manage their finances under accounts held by Evolve Bank & Trust.

Dubbed Stripe Treasury, this latest offering aims to shake up the traditional modes businesses do their banking. Stripe said its customers prefer digital banking over going to a bank in person to sign up for an account.

Stripe, which accepts online payments for businesses and ecommerce platforms, has see its user base surge during the pandemic. Over 500,000 businesses have signed up for the San Francisco-based company's services since March, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Stripe expanded into Africa with its purchase of Nigeria-based Paystack in October. It is also reportedly in talks to raise more funds at a valuation of up to $100 billion.
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Flutter to take near-total control of FanDuel at $11.2B valuation
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Irish sports betting specialist Flutter has agreed to pay nearly $4.18 billion to acquire a 37.2% holding in New York-based FanDuel, a deal that will take Flutter's total stake in the fantasy sports and sports betting company to 95%. That price implies an overall valuation for FanDuel of some $11.2 billion.

That's a steep rise from the reported $465 million price that Flutter, then known as Paddy Power Betfair, paid to acquire control of FanDuel from KKR and Shamrock Capital Advisors in 2018. It's also a number that will likely rankle some of FanDuel's early shareholders and employees.

Earlier this year, a group of FanDuel investors, co-founders and employees filed a lawsuit against KKR and Shamrock, alleging the two colluded to undervalue FanDuel in the deal with Paddy Power and prevent the plaintiffs from receiving any profits from the sale. The terms of KKR and Shamrock's investment reportedly called for the firms to receive all proceeds from a sale up to $559 million, with common shareholders entitled to any proceeds beyond that amount. The suit is believed to still be pending.

The sale came after a planned 2017 merger between FanDuel and rival DraftKings fell through. FanDuel had previously raised multiple rounds of VC at unicorn valuations, peaking at a $1.1 billion private valuation in 2016. The company's prospects have brightened in the ensuing years as a growing number of states in the US have voted to legalize sports gambling.
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  Olive nabs VC-backed Verata Health  
  Co-living startup Starcity buys New York-based rival  
  Affirm to buy Canadian rival for $264M  
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Everlywell snags $175M for at-home medical tests
Healthtech startup Everlywell has raised a $175 million Series D backed by BlackRock, TCG, Foresite Capital, Lux Capital and others. Bloomberg reported in October that the Austin-based company was seeking new funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion. Everlywell sells at-home medical test kits for COVID-19, fertility, allergies and other uses. It raised $50 million in April 2019.
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Portfolia, Highland Capital Partners, Goodwater Capital, Next Coast Ventures, Greenspring Associates, Morningside Ventures
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BioAge brings in $90M for age-related disease treatment
BioAge has raised a $90 million Series C co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and angel investor Elad Gil. The Richmond, Calif.-based biotech company is a developer of therapeutics that target aging and age-related health problems such as Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease. Founded in 2015, the startup plans to use the funding to advance clinical trials of two therapies in 2021. BioAge raised $23 million at an $85 million valuation in January 2019.
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Rock Creek Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Felicis Ventures, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Pear Ventures, Redpoint Ventures
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Construction tech startup secures $20M
Versatile has raised a $20 million Series A co-led by Insight Partners and Entrée Capital, with Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Conductive Ventures and Root Ventures also participating. The Bay Area-based company uses AI and machine learning to help construction project teams analyze data.
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Pave lands $16M round led by a16z
Trove has rebranded as Pave and raised a $16 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz. The San Francisco-based company is the developer of a compensation and equity benchmarking data platform. Kristina Shen, a general partner at a16z, will join the company's board, with Marc Andreessen becoming a board observer.
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Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, Dash Fund, Bezos Expeditions
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Exits & IPOs
Google set to acquire data unicorn Actifio
Google has agreed to acquire Actifio, a startup specializing in data backup and disaster recovery services that was valued at $1.3 billion with its most recent round of venture funding in 2018. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Massachusetts-based Actifio has raised more than $350 million in total venture capital from firms including Andreessen Horowitz, Crestline Investors and 83North, according to PitchBook data.
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Olive nabs VC-backed Verata Health
Days after raising a $225.5 million round from Tiger Global and others, healthtech startup Olive has acquired Verata Health, a developer of AI designed to automatically initiate prior authorizations from health insurance providers. The Minneapolis-based company has received prior funding from Bessemer Venture Partners, LRVHealth, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and others. In June 2019, Verata raised $10.1 million at a $35.1 million valuation, according to PitchBook data.
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Co-living startup Starcity buys New York-based rival
Starcity, a San Francisco-based startup that operates co-living spaces in North America and Europe, has purchased Ollie, a fellow provider of a co-living platform that's based in New York. Ollie offers co-living spaces in locations like Los Angeles, Boston and New York City. Starcity has received backing from the likes of Bullpen Capital, Peak State Ventures and NEA, while a previous TechCrunch report indicated that Ollie has received support from investors including Currency M and Employees Retirement System of Texas.
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Affirm to buy Canadian rival for $264M
Fintech startup Affirm has agreed to acquire Toronto-based PayBright for around C$340 million (about $264 million). The two companies both offer customers a way to finance online purchases through installment payments. San Francisco-based Affirm is expected to go public this month.
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Fundraising
Scale Venture Partners lands $600M for new fund
Scale Venture Partners has closed its seventh namesake fund with $600 million in committed capital, surpassing the $400 million the firm raised for its previous flagship vehicle in 2018. Based in Foster City, Calif., Scale plans to use the funds to continue its strategy of investing in cloud and SaaS software companies. The firm's portfolio includes JFrog, DroneDeploy and Cognata.
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OTV locks in $170M for latest fund
OTV (formerly Olive Tree Ventures) has closed a $170 million fund focused on digital health companies. The firm, which has offices in New York and Tel Aviv, has also hired a new head of Asia-Pacific, a region in which it hopes to expand operations. Founded in 2015, OTV has a portfolio that includes TytoCare and Lemonaid Health, which both offer telehealth and prescription services.
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Bling Capital collects $113M for new funds
Former Khosla Ventures GP Ben Ling has landed $113 million in commitments across two new funds for his firm, Bling Capital, according to TechCrunch. Ling struck out on his own, creating the firm in 2018. San Francisco-based Bling closed its previous two funds on $60 million and $33.7 million, according to PitchBook data.
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