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Trind Ventures, Presto Ventures, Koha Capital, and Others Invest USD1.2m in Estonian Virtual Identity Platform Wolf3D
Trind Ventures, Presto Ventures, Koha Capital, Spring Capital, and Contriber Ventures have invested EUR1m (approximately USD1.2m) in Wolf3D, an Estonia-based virtual identity platform focused on VR and games, with participation from angel investors. Read More
Valor and Canary Lead USD2.25m Seed Round for Brazilian Fintech Caju
Valor Capital and Canary led a BRL13m (approximately USD2.25m) seed round for Brazil-based fintech Caju, with participation from Yellow and 99 co-founder Ariel Lambrecht. Read More
Capital Indigo Leads USD3.8m Investment in Brazilian HRtech Beejobs
Capital Indigo led a BRL20m (approximately USD3.8m) investment in Beejobs, a Brazil-based AI-enhanced recruitment startup. Read More
Genesis Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Czech Digital Advertising Company R2B2
Genesis Growth Equity Fund I has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Czech Republic-based digital advertising company R2B2. Read More
EBRD and Heal Capital Lead USD10m Series A for Polish Healthtech Infermedica
EBRD and Heal Capital led a USD10m Series A for Infermedica, a Poland-based healhtech focused on providing AI-enabled solutions for preliminary diagnosis and patient triage, with participation from existing investors Karma Ventures, Inovo Venture Partners, and Dreamit Ventures. Read More
XP Acquires Brazilian Botox Clinic Network Botoclinic for ~USD19m
XP Private Equity has acquired Brazil-based botox clinic network Botoclinic for BRL100m (approximately USD19m) through FIP XP Private Equity. Read More
Ping An Capital and Riverhead Capital Lead USD186m Series B for Chinese Startup Lepu Biotech
Ping An Capital and Riverhead Capital led a CNY1.291b (approximately USD186m) Series B for China-based biotech startup Lepu Biotech, with participation from SDIC Unity Capital, Haitong Innovation Capital Management, and State New Central Enterprises Operating Investment Fund. Read More
Advent to Exit Brazilian Home Improvement Retailer Quero-Quero via IPO for up to USD359m
Advent International has agreed to sell its 88% stake in Brazil-based home improvement retailer Lojas Quero-Quero via the company’s IPO for up to BRL1.9b (approximately USD359m). Advent originally invested BRL300m (approximately USD57m) in the company in 2008. Read More
Byju’s Acquires Indian Edtech WhiteHat for USD300m, Nexus VP, Omidyar, and Owl Ventures Exit
Byju’s, an India-based edtech backed by General Atlantic, Tiger Global Management, Tencent, and Bond Capital, has acquired India-based code training platform WhiteHat Jr for USD300m, facilitating an exit for WhiteHat-backers Nexus Venture Partners, Omidyar Network, and Owl Ventures. Reportedly, Nexus VP, Omidyar, and Owl Ventures received USD68m, USD45m, and USD30m, respectively, after first investing in the company in 2019. Read… Read More
Intudo Ventures Leads USD5m Series A for Indonesian Eatery Solutions Provider Wahyoo
Intudo Ventures led a USD5m Series A for Indonesia-based eatery tech Wahyoo, which digitizes and automates operations for food stalls, with participation from Kinesys Group, Amatil X, Arkblu Capital, Indogen Capital, Selera Kapital, Gratyo Universal Indonesia, and Isenta Hioe. Read More
Valor, GP Investments, and Shareholders Invest ~USD13m in Brazilian Receivables Company CERC
Valor Capital, GP Investments, and current shareholders have invested BRL67.7m (approximately USD13m) in Brazil-based receivables company Central de Recebiveis (CERC). Read More
Gobi Partners-Led Consortium to Acquire E-Commerce Arm of Singapore’s Synagie for USD44.8m
A consortium of investors led by Meranti ASEAN Growth Fund, a fund managed by Gobi Partners, has agreed to acquire the e-commerce business of Singapore-based Synagie for USD44.8m. The consortium includes Alibaba Singapore and the three co-founders of Synagie. Read More