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Stories naming Rupert Murdoch. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Bricklet, a fractional property investment platform, has raised a $3 million Series A from News Corp, REA Group and earlier backers at a $28 million valuation, to fund marketing.
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Digital lender SocietyOne is weighing a sharemarket listing this year to fund lending growth and new products, having passed $1 billion on its loan platform, after competitors Plenti and Harmoney listed in 2020.
Australian online trades marketplace Hipages Group debuted on the ASX after a $100.4 million IPO valuing it at $318.5 million, with News Corp the largest shareholder and early investors receiving up to $60 million.
News roundup covering Uber's all-stock purchase of delivery rival Postmates, Luckin Coffee's delisting after fraud, a VC training program, NASA's toilet prize, VCs feuding with journalists, and Murdoch's Theranos stake sale.