> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://newsletters.qs.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # ⚡$277M Energy Acquisition. $290M+ VC Funding Day. - URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/277m-energy-acquisition-290m-vc-funding-day/ - Published: 2024-08-21T13:11:01.000Z - Updated: 2024-08-21T13:11:01.000Z - Description: Daily Impact Deals #163 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries and upcoming economic releases. - Author: QS - Tags: Deals [**Sawubona**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu%5Flanguage?ref=newsletters.qs.com)🦁 📈 **Today's Global Economic Update:** In July, Canada's inflation rate [fell to a 40-month low of 2.5%](https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/start?ref=newsletters.qs.com), matching expectations and signaling further interest rate cuts by the Bank of Canada, possibly reducing the benchmark rate to 3.75% by year-end. 💊 **Deal of the Day:** Pathalys Pharma, a private biopharmaceutical company, raised a [$105M Series B](https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharmaceutical/pathalys-pharma-secures-105-million-dollars-in-series-b-round?ref=newsletters.qs.com). **What's New?** **🌍 Climate.** Oil & Gas and materials tech **💻 Technology.** Software engineering **🩺 Health.** Biopharma and Healthcare 📅 **Economics.** Euro area inflation, US GDP, personal income & spending+ more ## **🌍** Climate ⚡ **Gran Tierra Energy**, a Canadian oil and gas company, signed a definitive agreement to [acquire ](https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Gran-Tierra-Energy-Acquires-i3-Energy-in-175-Million-Deal.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com)i3 Energy for $227M, a UK-based energy company. ♻️ **Fortera**, a California-based materials tech company, raised an [$85M Series C](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/08/fortera-raises-85m-in-series-c-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Khosla Ventures to scale its low-carbon cement technology. 📦 **The Rounds**, a reusable packaging grocery delivery startup, raised a [$24M Series B](https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/20/the-rounds-series-b-funding-round-24-million/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Moderne Ventures to expand operations. ## 🩺 Health ## 💊 **Pathalys Pharma**, a North Carolina-based private biopharmaceutical company, raised a [$105M Series B](https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharmaceutical/pathalys-pharma-secures-105-million-dollars-in-series-b-round?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from TCGX. **⚕️** **Even Healthcare,** an Indian healthcare company**,** raised [$20M](https://entrackr.com/2024/08/exclusive-even-healthcare-raises-20-mn-led-by-khosla-venture/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) in a new round from Khosla Ventures. The fresh funding for the Bengaluru-based firm has come after a gap of 20 months. ## **💻** Technology ## 🌐 **Allstacks**, a North Carolina-based software engineering intelligence platform provider, raised a [$10M Series A](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/08/allstacks-raises-10m-in-series-a-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to expand their product capabilities around enterprise scalability. ## **📅** Economic Calendar Euro Area Inflation, US GDP, Personal Income & Spending + More ### Wednesday, August 21st 2024 [🇺🇸 US FOMC Minutes](http://www.federalreserve.gov/) ### Thursday, August 22nd 2024 [🇩🇪 Germany HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Flash), August](https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/public?ref=newsletters.qs.com) [🇯🇵 Japan Inflation Data, July](http://www.stat.go.jp/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) ### Monday, August 26th 2024 [🇩🇪 Germany Ifo Business Climate, August](https://www.ifo.de/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) [🇺🇸 US Durable Goods Orders Data, July](https://www.census.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) ### Tuesday, August 27th 2024 [🇦🇺 Australia Monthly CPI Indicator, Ju](https://www.abs.gov.au/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)ly ### Wednesday, August 28th 2024 [🇩🇪 Germany GfK Consumer Confidence](https://www.gfk.com/de/?ref=newsletters.qs.com), September ### Thursday, August 29th 2024 [🇩🇪 Germany Inflation Data (Preliminary), ](https://www.destatis.de/DE/Home/%5Finhalt.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com)August [🇺🇸 US GDP Growth Data, Q2](http://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) ### Friday, August 30th 2024 [🇯🇵 Japan Consumer Confidence Index, August](https://www.cao.go.jp/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) [🇫🇷 France Inflation Data (Preliminary), August](https://www.insee.fr/fr/accueil?ref=newsletters.qs.com) [🇪🇦 Euro Area Inflation Data Flash, ](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)[Augus](https://www.insee.fr/fr/accueil?ref=newsletters.qs.com)t [🇮🇹 Italy Inflation Data (Preliminary), July](https://www.istat.it/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) [🇮🇳 India GDP Growth Data, Q2](https://www.mospi.gov.in/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) [🇨🇦 Canada Growth Data, Q2](https://www.statcan.gc.ca/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) [🇺🇸 US Core PCE Price Index, July](https://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) [🇺🇸 US Personal Income & Spending Data, July](https://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) [🇨🇳 China NBS Manufacturing PMI, ](https://www.stats.gov.cn/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)[ August](https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/public?ref=newsletters.qs.com) --- **Like getting this newsletter?** *For unlimited access to more deals and economic updates,* [*request a demo*](https://webforms.pipedrive.com/f/1uMbIPRqUeVuZ31jVtKWMWIuqU2ga1nKo8aotNdGihU16zgOzuTfRMb9XfIIGmcOT?ref=newsletters.qs.com)*.* --- **Thank you for reading. 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