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Monthly PE/VC Funding Updates: Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) Investments</b> </p> <img class="pd-10" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/64a57817e016a9897bb7e244_Asset%20209%404x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin:auto;padding:30px 30px;width:300px" title="Banner"> <table style="width:100%"> <tr style="vertical-align:middle" class="d-flex"> <td style="width:100%" class="w100-section"> <p style="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center;font-weight:300">Compared to May 2022, total PE and VC investments dropped by 28.8% year-over-year (Y-o-Y) to US $43.31 billion from US $60.84 billion.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e23edd1272dc38c012bc00_Asset%206%406x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin:auto;padding:30px 0" title="seperator"> <p style="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#1d1d1b;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>2. Monthly PE/VC Funding Updates: The Number of Deals Recorded</b> </p> <br> <table style="width:100%"> <tr class="d-flex" style="vertical-align:middle"> <td style="width:30%" class="w100-section"> <img class="image-blog pd-10" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/64a57878882400908a55a54c_Asset%20210%404x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;padding:0 60px" title="Banner"> </td> <td style="width:70%" class="w100-section"> <p style="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <br>The month of May 2023 recorded 881 deals when compared to 1,415 deals in May 2022, a 37,7% decline from a year ago.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <br> </p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e23edd1272dc38c012bc00_Asset%206%406x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin:auto;padding:40px 0 50px" title="seperator"> <p style="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>3. Private Equity & Venture Capital - Sector Composition</b> <br> <br>SPOT Sector - Healthcare</b> <div class="w100-section" style="width:70%;margin:auto"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/64a578ca99db9d2a5404896f_Asset%20211%404x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin:auto;width:100%;margin-top:10px;border-radius:14px" title="Banner"> <br> <br> <p style="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">The Healthcare sector received the most capital from investors during the month, bringing in US $10.70 billion in total transaction value, comprising 24.7% of total investments made. This was followed by the ‘Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT)’ segment, raising US $9.02 billion in total transaction value, comprising 20.8% of total investments made, and the ‘Materials’ sector, with a total of US $4.76 billion, accounting for 11% of investments made in May 2023 respectively. </p> </div> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e23edd1272dc38c012bc00_Asset%206%406x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin:auto;padding:55px 0 30px" title="seperator"> <p style="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>4. Largest Funding Deal</b> </p> <p style="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Investment consortium buys Syneos for US $4.46 billion</b> <br> <br>A consortium of Elliott Investment Management, Patient Square Capital, and Veritas Capital has agreed to take Syneos Health Inc (SYNH.O) private for US $4.46 billion. </p> <table style="width:100%"> <tr class="d-flex"> <td style="width:70%" class="w100-section"> <p style="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Following this, the shares of Syneos rose 8.7% to US $41.8 in early trade. The consortium will pay about US $43 per share in cash, representing a premium of about 12% to Syneos' last close. The acquisition is valued at US $7.1 billion including debt.<br></p> </td> <td style="width:30%" class="w100-section"> <img class="image-blog mt-30" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/64a5792f484c5dfb8d434df4_Asset%20212%404x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;margin-top:-10px;max-width:100%" title="Banner"> </td> </tr> </table> <table style="width:100%"> <td style="width:100%"> </div> <br> </p> <tr> <td style="width:100%"></td> </tr> <table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" class="text_block" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word;background:#fff" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="padding:20px 0 0!important"> <div style="font-family:sans-serif"> <div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;font-family:Poppins,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#1d1d1b;line-height:1.5"> <table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" class="text_block" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word;background:#fff" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="padding:20px 0!important"> <div style="font-family:sans-serif"> <div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;font-family:Poppins,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#1d1d1b;line-height:1.5"> <img id="du" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e04e7cbb21833229d6_Asset%2056%404x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%" title="Banner"> <p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Here's a quick glance at the latest deal-related news in the market.</p> <img class="mx-200" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/64a579ae335089135c0de1f6_Asset%20214%404x.png" style="width: 178px;display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:40px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px" title="heading"> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/microsoft-backed-rubrik-hires-banks-ipo-sources-2023-06-05/" target="_blank"> <b>Microsoft-backed Rubrik hires banks for IPO</b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 5th, 2023</i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">The U.S. cybersecurity software startup Rubric Inc, backed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and valued at $4 billion two years ago, has hired banks to prepare for an initial public offering (IPO).<br><br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/microsoft-backed-rubrik-hires-banks-ipo-sources-2023-06-05/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:0" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>Rubrik will reportedly raise US $750 million as part of its IPO expected to be held in 2024, for which it has appointed Goldman Sachs, Barclays, and Citi Group as bankers. It coincides with recent news mentioning Rubrik had recently hired multiple executives with experience in IPOs.</p> <img class="mx-200" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f7c98c1c3a422612895f_Asset%2059%404x.png" style="width:280px;display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:40px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px" title="heading"> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/dunzo4business-plans-to-expand-biz-to-10-15-new-cities-in-next-18-months-cofounder-dalvir-suri/articleshow/101252883.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst" target="_blank"> <b>Dunzo's logistics arm plans expansion</b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 25th, 2023</i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Reliance Retail-backed Dunzo's logistics arm ‘Dunzo4Business’ plans to expand the business to 10-15 cities in the next 12-18 months in India. The company, at present, works with over 70,000 delivery partners across 10 cities in India.<br><br><a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/dunzo4business-plans-to-expand-biz-to-10-15-new-cities-in-next-18-months-cofounder-dalvir-suri/articleshow/101252883.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:0" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>Dunzo's logistics business currently has a presence in about 10 cities and works with government-supported ONDC to expand its last-mile delivery services in India. The Company joined ONDC about a year ago and claims to be servicing 60-70% of the total orders received on the platform.</p> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230621583158/en/GOOD-Meat-Gets-Full-Approval-in-the-U.S.-for-Cultivated-Meat" target="_blank"> <b>Good Meat gets full approval in the US for cultivated meat</b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 21st, 2023</i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">GOOD Meat, the cultivated meat division of food technology company Eat Just, Inc., announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its first poultry product. </p> <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230621583158/en/GOOD-Meat-Gets-Full-Approval-in-the-U.S.-for-Cultivated-Meat" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>Eat Just, Inc., announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its first poultry product, cultivated chicken, to enter interstate commerce. This landmark clearance means the firm’s chicken, which is made directly from animal cells, can now be sold to American consumers.</p> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-services-and-products/exabeam-delivers-siem-visualization-feature-names-new-ceo/" target="_blank"> <b>Adam Geller appointed as new CEO of Exabeam</b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 21st, 2023</i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Exabeam has appointed Adam Geller as its CEO. Geller replaces Michael DeCesare, who is stepping down as Exabeam’s CEO and president but will continue to serve as a board advisor, the company announced.</p> <a href="https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-services-and-products/exabeam-delivers-siem-visualization-feature-names-new-ceo/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>Michael DeCesare is stepping down as CEO and President but will continue to serve as a Board advisor. Geller is a well-respected Silicon Valley leader who has built a 25-year career in the information security industry-leading product teams that designed and delivered cutting-edge cybersecurity offerings.</p> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://ibsintelligence.com/ibsi-news/klarna-enters-romania-with-pay-in-3-service-and-shopping-app/" target="_blank"> <b>Klarna enters Romania with Pay-in-3 service </b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 8th, 2023 </i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Sweden-based Buy Now, Pay Later provider Klarna has announced its launch in Romania with its ‘Pay in 3‘ service and shopping app. Romanians can access the interest-free Pay-in-3 solution, alongside the Klarna app, both of which guarantee fast, secure, and effortless payments. <br><br> </p> <a href="https://ibsintelligence.com/ibsi-news/klarna-enters-romania-with-pay-in-3-service-and-shopping-app/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>Over the past two years, Klarna has been expanding its presence in Central and Eastern Europe, with local and international brands integrating Klarna’s flexible payment options. This integration has further boosted Klarna’s roster of over 500,000 retailer partners worldwide.</p> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://siliconangle.com/2023/06/01/automation-anywhere-debuts-ai-innovations-business-users-automators/" target="_blank"> <b>Automation Anywhere debuts generative AI services for business users and developers</b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 8th, 2023</i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Sweden-based Buy Now, Pay Later provider Klarna has announced its launch in Romania with its ‘Pay in 3‘ service and shopping app. Romanians can access the interest-free Pay-in-3 solution, alongside the Klarna app, both of which guarantee fast, secure, and effortless payments.<br><br></p> <a href="https://siliconangle.com/2023/06/01/automation-anywhere-debuts-ai-innovations-business-users-automators/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>Over the past two years, Klarna has been expanding its presence in Central and Eastern Europe, with local and international brands integrating Klarna’s flexible payment options. This integration has further boosted Klarna’s roster of over 500,000 retailer partners worldwide.</p> <img class="mx-200" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f7cab4bd5e4cc19b0624_Asset%2060%404x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:40px;width:175px;margin-left:30px" title="heading"> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/23/singapores-ride-hailing-firm-grab-lays-off-over-1100-employees/"> <b>Singapore's ride-hailing firm Grab lays off over 1100 employees</b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 23rd, 2023 </i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Southeast Asian supper app ride-hailing and food delivery app operator, Grab, has laid off more than a thousand people, or about 11% of its staff, its first big layoffs since 2020. <br><br>Grab said it will make severance payments of half a month for every six months of completed service. It also will provide medical insurance coverage through to the end of 2023, as well as career transition consultations, among other measures, for those impacted.</p> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/23/singapores-ride-hailing-firm-grab-lays-off-over-1100-employees/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>This news development marks the first big layoff by Grab since 2020 when it let go of 360 employees. As it moves towards its target of EBITDA profitability by 2023Q4, Grab followed the lead of its rivals Sea and GoTo and laid off employees as a cost-cutting measure. <br><br> </p> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/byjus-fresh-round-of-layoffs-comes-amid-legal-battle-with-us-lenders-11687221506979.html"> <b>Byju's fresh round of layoffs comes amid a legal battle with US lenders</b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 20th, 2023 </i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Edtech giant Byju's has laid off around 1,000 employees across all departments as a part of its restructuring process. This came at a time when the company has entered into a legal battle with US lenders for the US $1 billion ‘term loan B’.<br><br></p> <a href="https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/byjus-fresh-round-of-layoffs-comes-amid-legal-battle-with-us-lenders-11687221506979.html" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>The standout in this news development remains the fact that the new round of layoffs of about 1000 employees is part of the cost optimization process that began in October 2022. <br><br> </p> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/06/08/2458831/0/en/Rubrik-Named-a-Winner-of-the-Coveted-Global-InfoSec-Awards-as-Hot-Company-in-Data-Security-at-RSA-Conference-2022.html"> <b>Rubrik was named a winner of the coveted Global InfoSec Awards as the Hot Company in Data Security by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine</b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 8th, 2023 </i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Rubrik, a cybersecurity company, announced it has been named the Hot Company in Data Security by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine. <br><br></p> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/06/08/2458831/0/en/Rubrik-Named-a-Winner-of-the-Coveted-Global-InfoSec-Awards-as-Hot-Company-in-Data-Security-at-RSA-Conference-2022.html" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>This development highlights Rubrik's uniqueness from a solution perspective. This award also comes on the heels of several noteworthy leadership appointments for Rubrik, including former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Michael Mestrovich being named Rubrik CISO, and Former Director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Chris Krebs being named Chair of Rubrik’s new CISO Advisory Board.<br><br> </p> <img class="mx-200" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/648775a51e468d9d2090469a_Button%3A%20Investors%20%26%20Company%20Structure%20.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:40px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px;width:339px" title="heading"> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/23/prosus-and-sequoia-confirm-execs-resignation-from-byjus-board/" target="_blank"> <b>Byju's auditor Deloitte and three external directors step down</b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 23rd, 2023</i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Prosus, Peak XV Partners, and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative have confirmed that their representatives have resigned from the board of Byju’s, India’s most valuable startup, which is also reeling from the departure of its auditor Deloitte.<br><br>The board members’ resignations — which Byju’s vehemently had denied — came shortly after global auditing giant Deloitte told the startup’s board that it was resigning from its role. Deloitte, which was slated to work with Byju’s until 2025, said that the Ed-tech giant had failed to hand over financial results for the year ended March 2022.<br><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/23/prosus-and-sequoia-confirm-execs-resignation-from-byjus-board/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:0" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>The resignation of the external auditor may reflect a lack of transparency on Byju's part. Moreover, the three external directors who have stepped down represent investors such as Prosus Ventures, Peak XV, and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, who seem to hold ~18% in Byju's collectively.</p> <img class="mx-200" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/648775ab57bdea5eb364b41a_Button%3A%20Legal%20%26%20Compliance%20.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:40px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px;width:228px" title="heading"> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://agfundernews.com/brief-us-patent-office-to-review-impossible-foods-ip-following-challenge-by-motif-foodworks-as-legal-dispute-intensifies" target="_blank"> <b>US Patent Office to review Impossible Foods IP</b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 20th, 2023 </i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has agreed to review a patent granted to Impossible Foods. The US patent is one of several granted to Impossible that Motif has challenged after being hit with a high-profile lawsuit early last year accusing it of stealing Impossible’s IP by using heme proteins in plant-based meat substitutes.<br> <a href="https://agfundernews.com/brief-us-patent-office-to-review-impossible-foods-ip-following-challenge-by-motif-foodworks-as-legal-dispute-intensifies" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:0" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has agreed to review a patent granted to Impossible Foods following a petition by Motif FoodWorks, which is being sued by Impossible for patent infringement. While the news is a setback for Impossible Foods, which also saw a European patent revoked by the European Patent Office late last year, the patent office has already rejected 4 out of 5 review petitions filed by Motif.<br></p> <img class="mx-200" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/64a57a4ba18e9fc8e73eb46a_Asset%20220%404x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:40px;max-width:100%;margin-left:30px;width:181px" title="heading"> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300;text-decoration:none"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/the-value-of-elon-musks-spacex-may-rise-with-ne[…]-fundraising-effort-reports-say/articleshow/101246429.cms" target="_blank"> <b>SpaceX is in talks to close a tender offering of employee shares at a valuation of US $150 billion</b> </a> <br> <i style="color:#171723;font-size:14px">June 20th, 2023 </i> </p> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">SpaceX is considering a new fundraising effort through a sale of employee stock shares, which would value the company at about US $150 billion.<br><br>The round of share sales would put Elon Musk's space exploration company at about $80 or $81 per share. The estimated $750 million the company is hoping to raise was first reported by Bloomberg. The Wall Street Journal later confirmed the plan.<br> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/the-value-of-elon-musks-spacex-may-rise-with-ne[…]-fundraising-effort-reports-say/articleshow/101246429.cms" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e0f4e09a22710bd10dbda7_Asset%2058%404x.png" style="display:block;width:115px;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:100%;margin-left:0" title="CTA"> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Our Experts' Opinion</b> <br>As per reports from Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal, the size of the offering is estimated at US $750 million.<br></p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table id="wn" border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" class="text_block" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word;background:#3257b0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding:20px 0!important"> <div style="font-family:sans-serif"> <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/64a57aaab53678f4b49b4ca5_Asset%20221%404x.png" style="width:100%"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" class="text_block" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word;background:#fff" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="padding:20px 0!important;background:#f2efea"> <div style="font-family:sans-serif"> <div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;font-family:Poppins,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#1d1d1b;line-height:1.5"> <img id="id" class="mw-100" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/62e8e5b48acaee0a3d505cca_Asset%2084%406x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:10px;max-width:350px" title="Banner"> <p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Boost your financial success and expertise by accessing an unlimited pool of information.</p> <table style="width:100%"> <tr style="vertical-align:middle"> <td style="width:50%" class="w100-section"> <img class="mw-200" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614a9edd8139f5def3897a73/64a57b16e41c6736e427a074_Asset%20223%404x.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;padding-top:40px;max-width:190px;margin-left:30px" title="heading"> <a style="color:#002d9c;text-decoration:none" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7077630090662072320" target="_blank"> <p style="margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#002d9c;text-align:left;font-weight:300"> <b>Did you know that the first-ever proof of a legally binding bond can be traced back to 2400 BC?</b> </p> </a> <p style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:10px;padding-left:30px;color:#171723;font-family:aktiv-grotesk,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:left;font-weight:300">Interestingly, the discovery of a stone tablet at one of Mesopotamia's excavation sites was thought to be a very basic form of surety bond. 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