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Autodesk acquires Spacemaker for $240M

announced it has signed a definitive to acquire AI-enabled design software developer for $240 million in cash.

Based in Oslo, Norway, Spacemaker offers cloud-based software that leverages artificial intelligence to help architects, urban designers and real estate developers make more informed early-stage design decisions.

Founded in 2016, Spacemaker previously raised at least $25 million in venture funding, per Crunchbase data, with and as key backers.

Robinhood looking at potential IPO

Tuesday that trading platform was shopping for banks to advise on a potential initial public offering.

If it follows through with the plans, the company could go public as soon as the first quarter of 2021.

In August, we reported that Robinhood raised a $200 million Series G that was then upstaged a month later by a $460 million addition to .

Funding rounds

• PingCAP closes $270M Series D:聽, developer of an open-source, distributed SQL database for real-time analytics, reportedly $270 million in a Series D round from backers including and .
• Forto lands $50M for freight platform: Berlin-based , operator of an online platform for freight forwarding, has in a new funding round led by .
• Harbr reels in $38.5M for enterprise data: London-based , a startup offering enterprise data exchange services, raised $38.5 million in Series A investment in a round co-led by new investors and . Previous investors ,, , and also participated, as did founder and CEO , and head of strategy .
• Trust & Will raises $15M: Nearly a year after raising a $6 million Series A, , a San Diego-based online estate planning company, announced a $15 million round of Series B funding, led by , with participation from existing investors and new investors , , , , , Actium Partners, and .
• Levels pumps up with $12M for health wearable: , based in New York, raised $12 million in seed funding, led by , to unveil a biowearable system that provides real-time feedback on how diet impacts health. Joining a16z in the round was a group of angel investors that included , , and .
• Bdeo inks $5.9M for insurance claims: , a Madrid-based insurtech company, closed a $5.9 million Series A round of funding led by , with support from current investors and . The new funding will help consolidate Bdeo’s position in the Spain and Latin America markets as part of its plan to lead visual intelligence in the insurance sector by 2022.
• Maude adds $2.2M to seed for intimacy products: Brooklyn-based , a sexual wellness product company, closed on a $2.2 million seed extension for a total of $3.7 million. The round was led by with participation from , , and , which joined existing investors and , as well as a group of angel investors.

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