
Lucinda Shen
Deals Reporter at Axios
Covering deals @axios. Formerly @fortunemagazine. Reach me lucinda.shen (@)https://t.co/yxq3OmkLrT. DM for signal and everything else.
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axios.com | Lucinda Shen
Venture Capital• Tacta Systems, a Palo Alto-based developer of robotics software for delicate tasks, raised $64m in Series A funding. America's Frontier Fund and SBVA led, joined by Matter Venture Partners, and B Capital. tactasystems.com🚑 Handspring, a NY-based virtual mental health therapy provider, raised $12m in Series A funding. Cobalt Ventures led, joined by NextView Ventures, nvp capital, 25madison, Arkitekt Ventures, VamosVentures, Hyde Park Angels, and Cornucopian Capital.
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axios.com | Lucinda Shen
Axios Pro Exclusive Content(Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Data center company CoreWeave is in talks to acquire crypto mining business Core Scientific, the WSJ reports citing sources. A deal could come in weeks, per the report. Why it matters: This is quite literally a power play. What we're watching: How CoreWeave plans to finance the deal.
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axios.com | Lucinda Shen
Venture Capital• Kalshi, a New York-based predictions market, raised $185m at a $2b valuation led by Paradigm. Go deeper• Centific, a Seattle-based AI data foundry, raised $60m in Series A funding led by Granite Asia. Go deeper💊 Mandolin, an AI automation platform for specialty drug access, raised $40m from Greylock, SignalFire, SV Angel, and Maverick.
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axios.com | Lucinda Shen
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentData: Renaissance Capital, S&P Capital IQ, SEC Filings, and Pitchbook; Chart: Axios VisualsPublic markets are beginning to lookmore attractive than private markets to some later-stage companies. The big picture: Not every unicorn is taking an IPO discount. What we're watching: Corporate card startupBrex — backed by Tiger Global and Mubadala — is among those considering an IPO, though timing remains unclear.
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axios.com | Lucinda Shen
Venture Capital• Polymarket, a New York-based crypto prediction market, is in talks to raise $200m at a $1b valuation, per The Information. Go deeper🚑 Arinebrook, a Needham, Mass.-based insurtech focused on excess and surplus lines, raised $65m in Series C funding. The Stephens Group led, joined by Hummingbird Nomads and insiders Duquesne, Brand Foundry, Floating Point, and American Family Ventures.
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Revolut Eyes Expansion Into Derivatives https://t.co/ApEf6IfP9w via @coindesk

RT @danprimack: Scoop: There's about to be a new crypto unicorn... https://t.co/fTVqM0VEuI w @ShenLucinda

Gates and Bezos-backed Commonwealth Fusion has raised over $1 billion for its most recent round. https://t.co/qzIHgATJOx