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D1 Capital Leads ~USD36m Series A for Brazil’s Rei do Pitaco
D1 Capital led a ~USD36m Series A for Rei do Pitaco, a Brazil-based fantasy sports and gaming platform, with participation from Left Lane Capital and Globo Ventures, and follow-on from KASZEK and Bullpen Capital. Read More
SoftBank Leads ~USD40m Series A for Brazil’s TerraMagna
SoftBank led a ~USD40m Series A for TerraMagna, a Brazil-based agtech platform providing working capital for farmers, with participation from Shift Capital and Brazilian credit investor Milenio Capital, and follow on from Canary, The Yield Lab, MAYA Capital, ONEVC and Accion Venture Lab. Read More
Dyal Capital Partners Invests USD1b for 13% Stake in MBK Partners
Dyal Capital Partners invested USD1b for a 13% stake in MBK Partners, a South Korea-based PE firm focused on North Asia. Read More
Tiger Global Leads USD82m Series B for India’s Refyne
Tiger Global led a USD82m Series B for Refyne, an India-based earned wage access platform, with follow-on from QED Investors, partners of DST Global, RTP Global, Jigsaw VC and XYZ Capital. Read More
WestBridge Capital Leads USD100m Series E for India’s LEAD School
WestBridge Capital led a USD100m Series E for India-based edtech LEAD School, with participation from GSV Ventures, at a reported USD1.1b valuation. WestBridge invested USD95m. Read More
TLcom Leads USD10m Series A for Nigeria’s SeamlessHR
TLcom Capital led a USD10m Series A for SeamlessHR, a Nigeria-based, cloud-based HR and payroll software, with participation from Capria Ventures and follow-on from Lateral Frontier Ventures, Enza Capital and Ingressive Capital. Read More
Euphrates Ventures Leads USD3.2m Round for Iraq’s Alsaree3
Euphrates Ventures led a USD3.2m bridge round for Iraq-based Alsaree3 Group, consisting of Alsaree3 (food-delivery) and Al Zajel Express (last-mile delivery services). Read More
Accel Leads USD55m Round for Indonesia’s Pluang
Accel led a USD55m round for Pluang, an Indonesia-based fintech providing consumer savings and investment products, with participation from BRI Ventures, Gold House and angel investors, and follow-on from Openspace Ventures, Square Peg, Go-Ventures and UOB Venture Management. Read More
MDI Ventures Leads USD108m Series C for Indonesia’s Koinworks
MDI Ventures led a USD108m Series C for Indonesia-based fintech Koinworks, with follow-on from Quona Capital, Triodos Bank, Saison Capital, AC Ventures and East Ventures. The round comprised USD43m in equity and USD65m in debt. Read More
SoftBank Leads USD48m Series B for Colombia’s Laika
SoftBank led a USD48m Series B for Laika, a Colombia-based e-commerce platform for pet goods and services, with participation from Delivery Hero, JAM Fund and FJ Labs, and angels Carlos Garcia (Kavak), Emil Michael (Uber) and Pedro Garay (GBM). Read More
Primavera Leads USD100m Series B for China’s Starfield
Primavera Capital led a USD100m Series B for Starfield, a plant-based food company based in China, with participation from Zeng Ming of Alibaba Group and follow-on from ky9 Capital, Joy Capital, Matrix Partners and Lightspeed China. Read More
TPG Raises USD1b in Nasdaq IPO
TPG raised USD1b in its IPO on the Nasdaq at a reported USD9b valuation. Read More