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Jun 26, 2019

Crunchbase Daily: Apple, Carbon, StockX, Grab and Medallia - June 26, 2019

Apple buys assets of struggling Drive.ai

Apple is reportedly paying an undisclosed sum to buy the assets, and bring aboard some employees, of Drive.ai, an autonomous driving startup on the brink of closure. Founded in 2015, Silicon Valley-based Drive.ai previously raised around $77 million in venture funding.

Carbon raises $260 million for 3D printing

Silicon Valley-based Carbon, a provider of high-tech 3D printing services, has raised $260 million in a late stage round led by Madrone Capital Partners and Baillie Gifford.

Sneaker marketplace StockX ties up $110M

Talk about a business with strong footing. StockX, a secondary marketplace for high-end sneakers, has raised a big new round of funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion. The round brings total funding for the four-year-old, Detroit-based company to around $160 million.

Grab invests in Splyt

Singapore-based ride-hailing app Grab participated in an $8 million Series A round for London's Splyt Technologies, which aggregates favorite platforms for finding a ride.

Taking a peek at Medallia's IPO filing

Customer survey and experience monitoring company Medallia is the latest enterprise software player to file for a public offering. Crunchbase News takes a look at its prospectus, which reveals annual revenues above $300 million, paired with persistent losses.

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For entrepreneurs looking for support – including community, education, mentorship, and capital – a startup incubator may be the perfect match. Here are 15 dotting the globe that you might not have heard of.

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Carbon

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Carbon is a company that provides high-tech, waste reducing 3D printing services.

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