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Bitcoin zakt onder $ 50,000

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were down sharply today, a development likely attributable in part to a potential Biden administration proposal to raise taxes on capital gains.

Bitcoin fell 10 percent in morning trading to below $50,000, with Ethereum and Dogecoin also posting hefty declines.

- Joanna Glasner

Openbare aanbiedingen

Vivid Seats to go public via SPAC: Levendige stoelen, a marketplace for connecting fans with event ticket sellers, aangekondigd that it has entered into a merger agreement with  blank-check acquirer Horizon Acquisition Corp. that will result in a public listing.

Financieringsrondes

Holoride picks up $12M Series A: Holoride, a Munich-based startup developing in-vehicle media technology, raised $12 million in a Series A round led by Terranet AB.

- Joanna Glasner

Gezondheidszorg

Small Door lands $20M: Membership-based veterinary concept Veterinaire kleine deur announced $20 million in Series A funding, led by Toba hoofdstad, that will drive its expansion plans to open 25 locations by 2025, as well as build a new practice in New York this summer.

Christine Hall

Landbouw

Halter raises $23M: New Zealand-based agri-tech company Halster raised $23 million in Series B funding to continue expanding its dairy farm technology.  The new funding will be deployed into expansion across farms in New Zealand of its technology that enables farmers to manage their cows more efficiently and proactively care. Merel Ventures leidde de ronde en kreeg gezelschap van bestaande investeerders DCVC, Promus-ondernemingen, Ubiquity-ondernemingen en Peter Beck.

Christine Hall

Onderneming

Basis Set Ventures announces new fund: San Francisco gevestigd Basic Set Ventures announced its new $165 million Fund II. The majority of dollars came from non-profit foundations and endowments. The firm will focus on seed and Series A investments, writing checks typically between $1 million and $3 million. The firm invests in enterprise companies, concentrating on scalable infrastructure, collaboration tools, automated workflows and autonomous machines. 

- Chris Metinko

M & A

Accolade to acquire PlushCare: Personalized health and benefits company Accolade kondigde zijn intentie om te verwerven PlucheZorg, a provider of virtual primary care and mental health treatment in a cash-and-stock deal valued at up to $450 million. The transaction is expected to close in June. PlushCare has raised $ 31 miljoen in known venture funding since the company was founded in 2015, according to Crunchbase data. Accolade, which went public in July 2020, raised $ 458.7 miljoen sinds de oprichting in 2007.

Christine Hall

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Bron: https://news.crunchbase.com/news/briefing-4-23-21/