February 19, 2025
Dream, an artificial intelligence company that provides cybersecurity services to governments and critical infrastructure operators such as hospitals and utilities, has raised $100 million at a $1.1 billion valuation. Bain Capital Ventures led the round and was joined by investors …
January 31, 2025
Howden, one of the world’s largest closely held insurance brokers, is in talks to acquire Risk Strategies, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The talks to acquire Risk Strategies, which is ultimately backed by private equity firm Kelso …
March 13, 2024
The investment manager trying to buy Everton FC is being sued by a creditor who wants to stop the firm from transferring two subsidiaries, claiming that the transaction was designed to “shield” the assets. Obra Capital said in a New …
September 28, 2023
GTCR and Apax Partners are exploring options including a full or partial sale of insurance broker AssuredPartners, which could be valued at up to $16 billion, including debt, in any transaction, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The …
May 20, 2022
Cerebral Inc. directors voted to oust the mental telehealth giant’s founder and chief executive officer, Kyle Robertson, on Wednesday, as the booming industry draws scrutiny from federal law enforcement and patient advocates. Robertson had built Cerebral into a $4.8 billion …
September 30, 2021
Built Technologies, a construction industry-focused financial-technology startup, has more than tripled its valuation to $1.5 billion after raising $125 million in an equity funding round led by TCV. Brookfield Technology Partners, 9Yards Capital, HighSage Ventures and XYZ Venture Capital participated …
August 2, 2021
DoNotPay, a startup that describes itself as a robot lawyer striving to beat bureaucracy, has more than doubled its valuation to about $210 million, according to Chief Executive Officer Joshua Browder. The firm raised $10 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Lux …
July 19, 2021
Kin Insurance Inc., an insurance-technology startup that counts golfer Rory McIlroy among its investors, has agreed to go public through a merger with Omnichannel Acquisition Corp., a blank-check firm led by Matt Higgins, a longtime investor who has appeared as …
July 12, 2021
Policygenius Inc., an online insurance marketplace, is in talks to go public through a merger with the blank-check company PWP Forward Acquisition Corp. I, according to people with knowledge of the matter. A valuation for the transaction hasn’t yet been …
May 20, 2021
Home-coverage startup Kin Insurance is in talks to go public via Omnichannel Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company led by recurring “Shark Tank” guest judge Matt Higgins, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The combined entity is …