Unilever to acquire Dollar Shave Club They sell a razor for a buck. But if you want the company, it’ll cost a billion. That’s the sum consumer products giant Unilever is reportedly paying to acquire Venice, Calif.-based Dollar Shave Club. The 4-year-old seller of razor blades and male grooming products has to date attracted more than three million members and raised more than $160 million in venture funding. Sprinklr raises $100M at $1.8B valuation Sprinklr, a provider of enterprise social media management tools, has raised $105 million in new funding at a $1.8 billion valuation. The round, which brings the New York-based company’s total funding to $239 million, was led by Singapore’s Temasek and joined by Wellington Management Company, EDBI, and existing investors. Spotify said to aim for IPO next year Stockholm-based music streaming service Spotify aims to go public in the second half of next year, according to a Bloomberg article citing people familiar with the plan. The 10-year-old company has raised more than $1.5 billion in venture funding to date and secured $1 billion in convertible debt financing in March. Slack reveals first investments from its internal fund Slack, the fast-growing workplace communication tool), announced the first investments from its seven-month-old Slack Fund, a vehicle to back companies building products for its platform. The eleven selected companies have raised $2 million from Slack and more than $30 million from other venture investors. Introducing new ways to access CrunchBase Data Uncover new opportunities, discover industry trends, and build powerful apps using the Daily Excel Export or API. | 