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Roblox reportedly eyes US IPO

Online gaming platform is working with investment banks to prepare for a public offering on a U.S. exchange as soon as early next year.

The offering could potentially double the recent $4 billion valuation Silicon Valley-based Roblox fetched as a private company, Reuters reported.聽 The company has not decided whether to pursue a traditional IPO or go with a direct listing, which has been a popular route to public markets of late for tech unicorns.

Plans for an offering come as online gaming revenues hit new highs as the pandemic leaves more consumers spending on entertainment at home.

Funding rounds

• 闯眉蝉迟辞 brings in $5M for expansion: Mexico City-based online supermarket announced an additional $5 million in funding after raising $12 million earlier this summer. Investors include and from; , and from; and team from; and and from. The cash infusion brings 闯眉蝉迟辞鈥檚 total capital raised to $27 million in less than a year. The new funding is planned for gamification, growth, last-mile operations and to explore the agricultural space.
• Malomo inks $2.7M for post-purchase logistics: , an information technology company helping e-commerce with customer experience and post-purchase, $2.7 million in seed funding The round was led by, with participation from,,, and, as well as a network of angel investors.

Public offerings

• Hyliion goes public via SPAC: , a developer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, announced it has completed its business combination with Tortoise Acquisition Corp. With the business combination complete, the company has been renamed Hyliion Holdings Corp., with its common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HYLN.

Other news

• Senate panel to subpoena tech CEOs: The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Thursday to approve a plan to subpoena CEOs of , 鈥檚 and for a hearing likely to be held before the election. The hearing will discuss reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which offers tech companies protection from liability over content posted by users.

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