CEO · Founder, Zoox
Stories naming Tim Kentley-Klay. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Zoox co-founder Tim Kentley-Klay's new robotics venture HYPR has raised a US$10 million seed round from Andrew Forrest and R7 Partners at a reported US$200 million valuation; Zoox was earlier sold to Amazon.
Amazon is reportedly in talks to acquire self-driving startup Zoox, co-founded by Australian Tim Kentley-Klay, at a valuation below its 2018 peak, which would hurt Australian backers Blackbird Ventures and Mike Cannon-Brookes.
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Roundup covering Checkout.com's acquisition of Perth payments firm Pin Payments, Amazon's bid interest in Zoox, Google's office reopening plans, Twitter's Trump fact-check, and Virgin Orbit's failed rocket launch.
Blackbird's retrospective of its 2018: a third fund launched, new partners and staff hired, Startmate cohorts run, numerous portfolio raises led, Shape Analytics sold, and Shoes of Prey shut down.
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