🚗 Rapido Achieves Unicorn Status With $120M Series B. $550M+ VC Funding.
Daily Impact Deals #147 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries, and upcoming economic releases.
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📈 Today's Global Economic Update: US durable goods orders fell 6.6% in June 2024, led by a 20.5% drop in transportation equipment. Despite declines in capital goods and primary metals, non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft rose 1%, indicating stronger business investment.
👨💻 Deal of the Day: Altana, a New York-based Value Chain Management System company, raised a $200M Series C to accelerate product development.
What's New?
🌍 Climate. ESG reporting, EVs
💻 Technology. Value chain management
🩺 Health. Dental
📅 Economics. Euro Area inflation data, US Fed interest + more
🌍 Climate
🔍 osapiens, a German company providing ESG compliance and sustainability reporting solutions, raised a $120.2M Series B from Goldman Sachs to accelerate international expansion.
🏍️ Rapido, an Indian bike-taxi startup, raised a $120M Series E from WestBridge Capital to enhance its technological infrastructure.
🛴 Simple Energy, a Bangalore-based EV scooter manufacturer, raised a $20M Series A funding from existing investors to scale up production.
💻 Technology
👨💻 Altana, a New York-based Value Chain Management System company, raised a $200M Series C, the company intends to use the funds to accelerate product development
🩺 Health
🦷 Perceptive, a Boston-based dental AI startup, raised $30M in funding, the funding will be used to work on a dental system that includes a hand-held imaging machine.
📅 Economic Calendar
Euro Area Inflation Data, US Fed Interest + More
Tuesday, July 30th 2024
🇩🇪 Germany Inflation Data (Preliminary), July
🇺🇸 US JOLTs Job Openings, June
🇦🇺 Australia Monthly CPI Indicator, June
🇨🇳 China NBS Manufacturing PMI, July
Wednesday, July 31st 2024
🇯🇵 Japan BoJ Interest Rate Decision
🇯🇵 Japan Consumer Confidence Index, July
🇫🇷 France Inflation Data (Preliminary), July
🇪🇦 Euro Area Inflation Data Flash, July
🇮🇹 Italy Inflation Data (Preliminary), July
🇺🇸 US Fed Interest Rate Decision
🇦🇺 Australia Balance of Trade Data, June
🇨🇳 China Caixin Manufacturing PMI, July
Thursday, August 1st 2024
🇬🇧 BoE Interest Rate Decision
🇺🇸 ISM Manufacturing PMI, July
Friday, August 2nd 2024
Monday, August 5th 2024
Tuesday, August 6th 2024
Wednesday, August 7th 2024
🇩🇪 Germany's Balance of Trade
🇨🇦 Canada Ivey PMI, July
🇦🇺 NAB Business Confidence Index, July
🇨🇳 China Balance of Trade, July
Thursday, August 8th 2024
🇨🇦 Canada Balance of Trade, June
🇨🇳 China Inflation Data, July
Friday, August 9th 2024
🇨🇦 Canada Employment Data, July
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