糖心视频

Here’s what you need to know today in startup and venture news, updated by the Crunchbase News staff throughout the day to keep you in the know.

Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily

Taboola to go public via SPAC

, the content recommendation engine well known for running links at the bottom of publishers’ pages, to go public on the through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.

The New York-based company plans to merge with a SPAC called ION Acquisition Corp., with the deal expected to close in the second quarter.聽 The combined company will operate under the Taboola name and will trade under the new symbol TBLA.

Founded in 2007, Taboola has raised $160 million in known venture funding to date, per Crunchbase data. Under terms of the planned merger, the company will have an initial valuation of around $2.6 billion.

Funding rounds

• Clubhouse raises new funding: , the social app for group chats, said it a new funding round of聽 an undisclosed size with prior backer as lead investor.
• Wolt nabs $530M for deliveries: Helsinki-based , a delivery app best known for restaurant orders, has raised $530 million in a fresh funding round led by as it works to expand to other delivery categories.
• BlackCart bags $8.8M for try-before-you-buy platform: Toronto-based closed on $8.8 million in Series A funding led by and . The company is developing a platform that enables customers to pick out items from e-commerce retailers, get them shipped to their homes for free and only pay for what they keep.
• Yac raises $7.5M Series A for voice messaging:听Florida based聽, an asynchronous voice messaging platform raised $7.5 million in funding led by聽聽and previous investor the聽. In this remote work world, the service aims to help companies cut down on meetings with voice messages.
• Hurdle secures $5M for mental health platform: , a startup developing a teletherapy tool for employers and insurers to provide mental health care services for Black and minority communities, closed on a $5 million seed round co-led by and , with participation from .
• Goalsetter scores $3.9M to develop children鈥檚 financial literacy: Brooklyn-based , a children and family finance app that provides a next-generation, education-first banking experience, announced the raise of a $3.9 million seed round led by .

Illustration: