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Kuramo Capital Acquires Debt Interests in DRC’s Plantations et Huileries du Congo From BIO, CDC, DEG & FMO
Kuramo Capital Management acquired debt interests in Plantations et Huileries du Congo, the operator of three palm oil plantations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, from BIO, CDC Group, DEG and FMO via a secondary debt transaction. Read More
Cloudview Reaches ~USD316m First Close for CNY Fund
Cloudview reached a CNY2b (~USD316m) first close for its second CNY-denominated fund targeting investments in growth stage companies in the semiconductors, renewable energy, healthcare and consumer durables industries. Read More
Heritas Capital Leads a USD20m Series B for Vietnam’s Jio Health
Heritas Capital led a USD20m Series B for Vietnam-based healthcare startup Jio Health, with participation from Fuchsia Venture Capital (the CVC of Muang Thai Group Holdings) and Kasikorn Bank Group, and follow-on from Monk’s Hill Ventures. Read More
Andreessen Horowitz, KASZEK and monashees Lead USD10m Seed Round for Colombia’s Yuno
Andreessen Horowitz, KASZEK and monashees led a USD10m seed round for Yuno, a Colombia-based checkout platform for last-mile delivery startups, with participation from Nazca, ONEVC, Latitud and Bridge Partners. Read More
TYH Ventures Leads USD40m Series B for Singapore’s Silent Eight
TYH Ventures led a USD40m Series B for Silent Eight, a Singapore-based cybersecurity platform for financial institutions, with participation from HSBC Ventures, OTB Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, SC Ventures, Aglaia and Koh Boon Hwee. Read More
SoftBank Leads USD60m Series C for Brazil’s Contabilizei
SoftBank led a USD60m Series C for Contabilizei, a Brazil-based tax filing and accounting platform for SMEs, with participation from Goldman Sachs and Pruven Capital, a US-based VC solely financed by Prudential Financial. Read More
Katapult Climate and 216 Capital Lead USD1.3m Round for Tunisia’s Wattnow
Katapult Climate and 216 Capital led a USD1.3m round for Wattnow, a Tunisia-based IoT smart energy management solution, with participation from Launch Africa Venture, Cross Boundary and Oman Technology Fund. Read More
Antler East Africa Reaches USD13.5m Final Close for Early-Stage Tech Fund
Women-led VC Antler East Africa reached a USD13.5m final close for its new fund targeting investments in early-stage tech startups in Africa. Read More
Advent Completes Acquisition of Perrigo Mexico & Brazil
Advent International completed the acquisition of Perrigo Mexico and Perrigo Brazil, the Latin American operations of global provider of over-the-counter self-care products Perrigo, for an undisclosed amount. Read More
Hashed Leads USD42m Series A for India’s Loco
Hashed led a USD42m Series A for India-based gaming startup Loco, with participation from Makers Fund, Catamaran Ventures and Korea Investment Partners, and follow-on from Krafton Inc., Lumikai and Hiro Capital. Read More
Battery Ventures and Whale Rock Lead USD100m Round for HRtech Flash
Battery Ventures and Whale Rock led a USD100m round for Flash, a Brazil-based, on-demand corporate benefits provider for executives, with follow-on from monashees, Tiger Global, GFC and Citius. Read More
Tiger Global, Coatue, Cathay Innovation, Others Invest USD50m Series B in Singapore’s AI Rudder
AI Rudder, a Singapore-based developer of AI-powered voice solutions for B2C communications, raised a USD50m Series B from Tiger Global, Coatue, Cathay Innovation, First Plus and VenturesLab, with follow-on from Sequoia Capital India and Huashan Capital. Read More