Financial

Upstart Holdings, an AI-driven lending platform, launched its IPO at $20.00 per share on the NASDAQ at an approximate valuation of $1.5B. On the first day of trading, Upstart’s stock increased by 47% from the IPO price to $29.47 per share. [more]

Dye & Durham, a Canadian LegalTech company that recently launched an IPO, announced the acquisition of DoProcess for $530M. Shortly after, Dye & Durham announced another acquisition with a majority stake investment in Courthouse Solutions. [more]

ServiceNow, a U.S. cloud-based software company, announced the acquisition of Element AI, a Canadian artificial intelligence software company. The acquisition involves plans to build the first AI Innovation Hub in Canada. [more]

C3.ai, a U.S. enterprise AI software provider, listed on the NYSE under the ticker “AI”. C3.ai raised proceeds of over $650M with an approximate valuation of $4B. [more]

Peak’s revenue in Q3/2020 doubles to $15.1M compared to $7.3M in Q2/2020. Revenue for the quarter was 35% higher than our estimate of $11.2M and illustrates the adoption of Peak’s solutions in the marketplace. [more]

In August, Duck Creek listed publicly on the NASDAQ, raising $405M after pricing its IPO at $27 per share. At the close of its first trading day, DCT’s stock reached $40 per share, a 48% increase from the listing price. [more]

Advertising revenue recovered in the quarter as many customers renewed previously paused campaigns and started to spend on new campaigns. Q3/2020 revenue increased 15% year-over-year. Even during the current health crisis, EQ added 33 new clients so far in 2020. [more]

Last month, Opendoor Labs, a technology company with an online real estate platform, announced plans to list publicly through a merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings II, a special purpose acquisition company. [more]