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# 📱 Samsung Acquires Oxford Semantic Technologies. 530M+ in VC Funding.
- URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/samsung-acquires-oxford-semantic-technologies-530m-in-vc-funding/
- Published: 2024-07-18T13:03:15.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-18T13:03:15.000Z
- Description: Impact Capital Markets #139 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries and upcoming economic releases.
- Author: QS
- Tags: Deals

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📈 **Today's Global Economic Update:** Japan's trade surplus in June increased to [JPY 224.04 billion](https://www.mof.go.jp/english/public%5Frelations/index.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com), driven by strong exports to the US and China. For the first half of the year, Japan posted a JPY 3.23 trillion trade deficit.

🧬 **Deal of the Day:** NGM Bio**,** a California-based biotechnology company, raised a [$122M Series A](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ngm-bio-announces-122-million-110000245.html?guccounter=1&ref=newsletters.qs.com) to develop treatments for primary sclerosing cholangitis.

**What's New?**  
📚 **Education.** EdTech**,** literacy solutions **\+** more  
**🌍 Climate.** Energy storage & carbon utilization  
**💻 Technology**. Endpoint management & electronics  
**🩺 Health.** Biotechnology, health diagnostics & engineering and manufacturing  
📅 **Economics.** ECB interest rate, US GDP, balance of trade + more

## 📚 Education

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💻 **byteXL**, an Indian EdTech platform, has raised a [$5.9M Series A](https://entrackr.com/2024/07/bytexl-raises-5-9-mn-in-series-a-round/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) led by Kalaari Capital for expansion and product development.  
  
💰 **Auxilo Finserve**, an Indian education-focused non-banking financial company, has secured [$33M in Funding](https://www.fintechfutures.com/2024/07/indias-auxilo-finserve-raises-33m-to-further-support-student-community/?ref=newsletters.qs.com#:~:text=Auxilo%20Finserve%2C%20an%20Indian%20education,%2430%20million%20in%20guaranteed%20capital.) from LeapFrog to further support student community.  
  
📚 **Heggerty**, an Illinois-based literacy solutions provider, [acquired](https://www.wvnews.com/news/around%5Fthe%5Fweb/partners/pr%5Fnewswire/subject/broadcast%5Ffeed%5Fannouncement/heggerty-acquires-literably-to-bring-seamless-science-of-reading-aligned-literacy-assessment-to-thousands-of/article%5F13f1b393-e221-5883-8d65-20c98e6bb1b3.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) Literably, a California-based a reading assessment & intervention platform.

## **🌍** Climate  

⚡ **Peak Energy**, a Colorado-based energy storage developer, raised a [$55M Series A](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/07/peak-energy-raises-55m-in-series-a-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) led by Xora Innovation to expand operations and its development efforts.

🌿 **Again**, a Danish carbon utilization company, raised a [$43M Series A](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/07/again-raises-43m-in-series-a-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) led by GV and HV Capital, to build additional production capacity. 

## **💻** Technology

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🖥️ **Kanji**, a California-based Apple endpoint management and security platform, raised [$100M in Funding](https://finsmes.com/2024/07/kandji-raises-100m-in-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from General Catalyst to support investment in product innovation and engineering

📱 **Samsung**, a South Korean-based electronics company, [acquired](https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/samsung-swoops-for-uk-ai-startup/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) Oxford Semantic Technologies, a UK startup specializing in knowledge graph technology.

## 🩺 Health

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🧬 **NGM Bio,** a California-based biotechnology company, raised a [$122M Series A](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ngm-bio-announces-122-million-110000245.html?guccounter=1&ref=newsletters.qs.com) from The Column Group to develop treatments for primary sclerosing cholangitis.

🔬 **CytoReason,** an Israeli AI-driven health diagnostics company, raised [$80M Series B](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/07/cytoreason-raises-80m-in-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to expand and improve its AI technology.

🏭 **UFP Technologies**, a Massachusetts-based engineering and manufacturing firm, [acquired](https://www.stocktitan.net/news/UFPT/ufp-technologies-acquires-marble-8rd6y2duhyb2.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) Marble Medical, a Florida-based surgical robot drapes and medical adhesives company. 

## **📅** Economic Calendar

ECB Interest Rate, US GDP, Balance of Trade + More

### Thursday, July 18th 2024

[🇯🇵 Japan Inflation Data, June](https://www.stat.go.jp/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Friday, July 19th 2024

[🇬🇧 UK Retail Sales, June](https://www.ons.gov.uk/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Wednesday, July 24th 2024

[🇩🇪](https://www.gfk.com/de/home?ref=newsletters.qs.com) [Germany GfK Consumer Confidence](https://www.gfk.com/de/home?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇩🇪 Germany HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Flash](https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/public?ref=newsletters.qs.com))  
[🇨🇦 BoC Interest Rate Decision](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Thursday, July 25th 2024

[🇩🇪 Germany Ifo Business Climate](https://www.ifo.de/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Durable Goods Orders Data](https://www.census.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US GDP Growth Data](http://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Friday, July 26th 2024

[🇺🇸 US Core PCE Price Index](https://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Personal Income & Spending Data](https://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

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