Datadog acquires Metaplane, RedPanda raise and don't sell #81 w/e 25 April 2025
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Just after three big rounds last week we see Datadog acquire Metaplane and RedPanda raise a bloody massive Series D. The Data world is alight!
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📰 Datadog acquires Metaplane (link)
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