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TLCom and Partech Lead USD20m Series A for Nigeria’s Vendease
TLCom and Partech led a USD20m Series A for Vendease, a Nigeria-based supplies procurement and financial services platform for restaurants, with participation from VentureSouq, Hustle Fund, Hack VC, GFR Fund, Kube VC and Magic Fund. Vendease also secured an additional USD10m in debt financing. Read More
Gaja Capital Leads ~USD26m Round for India’s Signzy
Gaja Capital led a INR2.1b (~USD26m) round for Signzy, an India-based digital banking services provider, with participation from Mastercard, Kalaari Capital and Stellaris Venture Partners, as well as follow-on from Vertex Ventures and Arkam Ventures. Read More
Temasek Leads USD40m Series B2 for China’s Well-Link Technologies
Temasek led a USD40m Series B2 for Well-Link Technologies, a China-based provider of real-time cloud rendering solutions, with follow-on from Future Capital and CDH Venture and Growth Capital (VGC). Read More
Temasek Leads USD85m Round for India’s Molbio Diagnostics
Temasek invested USD85m in Molbio Diagnostics, an India-based PCR testing platform for infectious diseases. Read More
Vinci Partners To Manage Brazil’s ~USD142m Sustainable Regional Development Fund
Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development selected Vinci Partners’ infrastructure arm to manage the BRL750m (~USD142.5m) Sustainable Regional Development Fund (FDIRS). Read More
Horizon Capital Reaches USD125m First Close for Ukraine-focused High-growth Tech Fund
Horizon Capital reached a USD125m first close for its Ukraine-focused fund targeting high-growth tech and export-oriented companies. Horizon Capital Growth Fund IV has a USD250m target. Read More
Estonia’s 3Commas Raises USD37m Series B Led by Target Global, Alameda Research, Jump Capital, Dmitry Tokarev
3Commas, an Estonia-based automated crypto trading platform, raised a USD37m Series B led by Target Global, Alameda Research, Jump Capital and Dmitry Tokarev (Copper). Read More
Helios and Vitol Exit Nigeria’s OVH Energy to Nueoil Energy
Helios Investment Partners and Vitol exited Nigeria-based downstream fuels company OVH Energy to another Nigeria-based energy provider, Nueoil Energy. Read More
Vinci Partners To Acquire Minority Stake in Brazil’s Efficopar
Vinci Partners, through its impact fund Vinci Impacto e Retorno IV, agreed to acquire a minority stake in Efficopar, a Brazil-based water and sewage services company, for an undisclosed amount. Read More
BEENEXT Leads USD4m Seed Round for India’s Binocs
BEENEXT led a USD4m seed round for Binocs, an India-based crypto tax compliance platform, with participation from rkam Ventures, Accel, Saison Capital, Premji Invest, Blume Ventures and Better Capital. Read More
IvyCap Ventures Leads USD12.5m Series A for India’s Deep Rooted
IvyCap Ventures led a USD12.5m Series A for Deep Rooted, an India-based provider of direct-to-consumer fresh produce, with follow-on from Accel, Omnivore and Mayfield. Read More
Vinci Partners, XP, Genial To Acquire Brazil’s Campinas Shopping from BR Malls for ~USD80m
Vinci Partners, XP and Genial agreed to acquire Brazil-based shopping mall chain Campinas Shopping from BR Malls for BRL411.4m (~USD80m). Read More