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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
500 Global Leads USD13.5m Pre-Series B for Malaysia’s StoreHub
500 Global led a USD13.5m pre-Series B for StoreHub, a Malaysia-based omnichannel marketing platform for restaurants and retailers, with follow-on from Vertex Ventures SEA, OSK Ventures International and others. Read More
China’s WeView Raises USD57m Led by Gaorong Capital, Green Pine Capital Partners, ZhenFund
WeView, a China-based developer of zinc-iron flow battery energy storage systems, raised a USD57m round led by Gaorong Capital, Green Pine Capital Partners and ZhenFund, with participation from Qunqing Juneng New Energy Technology and Beijing Evjade Asset Management Company. Read More
Globant Ventures invests ~USD1m in Uruguay’s Bunker DB
Globant Ventures invested ~USD1m in Bunker DB, a Uruguay-based communications and marketing automation platform for SMEs. Read More
Global Ventures, Wa’ed Ventures Lead USD10.5m Series A for Saudi Arabia’s Elevatus; Global Ventures Leads USD4.4m Seed Round for Nigeria’s Remedial Health
Global Ventures and Wa’ed Ventures led a USD10.5m Series A for Saudi Arabia-based human resources platform Elevatus with participation from otf Jasoor Ventures. Global Ventures also led a USD4.4m seed round for Remedial Health, a Nigeria-based healthtech platform for digital procurement and patient medication records, with participation from Tencent, Y Combinator, Cathexis Ventures, LightSpeed Venture Partners Scout Fund, Ventures Platform,… Read More