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Union Square Ventures, Algebra Ventures and Wamda Invest Series A for Egypt’s Shift EV
Egypt-based electric mobility startup Shift EV raised an undisclosed Series A from existing investors Union Square Ventures, Algebra Ventures and Wamda, with participation from otf Jasoor Ventures. Read More
Hummingbird Ventures, FJ Labs and 500 Istanbul Invest in Turkey’s Layer
Hummingbird Ventures, FJ Labs and 500 Istanbul invested an undisclosed amount in Turkey-based machine learning technology company Layer. Read More
Elevation Capital Reaches USD670m Final Close for Early-Stage India Fund
Elevation Capital reached a USD670m final close for Elevation Fund VIII which targets early-stage investments in India. Read More
COTU Ventures and Colle Capital Lead USD3m Round for UAE’s Qureos
COTU Ventures and Colle Capital led a USD3m round for Qureos, a UAE-based career upskilling startup, with participation from Globivest, Plutus21 Capital, Dubai Angel Investors, AlZayani Venture Capital and angels. Read More
General Atlantic Leads USD152m Series B for Mexico’s Jüsto
General Altantic led a USD152m Series B for Jüsto, a Mexico-based grocery delivery platform, with participation from Tarsadia Capital, Arago Capital, Citius, Quiet Capital and follow-on from Foundation Capital. Read More
Novator Ventures Leads USD100m Round for Lithuania’s Nord Security
Novator Ventures led a USD100m round for Nord Security, a Lithuania-based VPN technology company, at a reported USD1.6b valuation, with participation from Burda Principal Investments, General Catalyst and angels. Read More
East Ventures Leads a USD22m Round for Singapore’s The Parentinc
East Ventures led a USD22m equity and debt round for The Parentinc, a Singapore-based online parenting community and DTC product line, with participation from Central Retail Corp. and WHG Holdings. DBS provided the debt. Read More
General Atlantic Leads USD152m Series B for Mexican Grocery Delivery Platform Jüsto
General Atlantic led a USD152m Series B for Jüsto, a Mexican grocery delivery platform, with participation from Tarsadia Capital, Arago Capital, Citius, Quiet Capital and follow-on from Foundation Capital. Read More
Speciale Invest Reaches USD38m Final Close for Second Fund
Speciale Invest reached a USD38m final close for its second fund. The firm targets investment in deep tech and SaaS. Read More
Tiger Global Invests USD50m Series B for India’s Cogoport
Tiger Global invested a USD50m Series B for Cogoport, an India-based logistics platform aggregating ocean and airline freight carriers. Read More
Xmov Raises USD130m Series B & C From Fresh Capital, Jinsha Capital and SoftBank
China-based metaverse infrastructure company Xmov raised a combined USD130m Series B and Series C. Fresh Capital and Jinsha Capital led the USD20m Series B, while SoftBank and an unnamed strategic investor led the USD110m Series C with participation from Northern Light Venture Capital and Index Ventures. Read More
Aavishkaar Capital Reaches USD130m First Close for India-focused Impact Fund
Aavishkaar Capital reached a USD130m first close for its latest India-focused impact fund targeting investments in tech-enabled MSMEs across sustainable agriculture, financial inclusion and essential services, with a focus on climatetech. Read More