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The LegalTech Fund, Carao Ventures, Preface Ventures, FJ Labs and J Ventures Leads USD3m for Colombia’s Qanlex
The LegalTech Fund, Carao Ventures, Preface Ventures, FJ Labs and J Ventures led a USD3m for Qanlex, a Colombia-based fintech focused on litigation, with participation from angel investors such as the founders of Early Bird. Read More
JAM Fund Leads USD7.9m Seed Round for Pakistan’s PriceOye.pk
JAM Fund led a USD7.9m seed round for PriceOye.pk, a Pakistan-based electronics marketplace, with participation from Peter Thiel, Beenext, Palm Drive Capital, Atlas Ventures and others, with follow-on from Fatima Gobi Ventures, SOSV and Artistic Ventures. Read More
Middle East Venture Partners and BY Ventures Leads USD8m Pre-series A for UAE’s Stake
Middle East Venture Partners and BY Ventures led a USD8m pre-series A for Stake, a UAE-based fractional property investment platform, with follow-on from Vivium Holding and Combined Growth Real Estate. Read More
Women’s World Banking Capital Partners Leads USD11m Pre-series A for Kenya’s Pezesha
Women’s World Banking Capital Partners led a USD6m pre-series A for Pezesha, a Kenya-based provider of working capital to MSMEs, with participation from Verdant Frontiers Fintech Fund, cFund and Input Output Global. Read More
Fosun RZ Capital and Worldwide Logistics Group Lead ~USD19m Series A+ for China’s Jijia
Fosun RZ Capital and Worldwide Logistics Group led a CNY132m (~USD19m) Series A extension for Jijia, a China-based e-commerce platform, with follow-on from eGarden Ventures, Seas Capital, Yunqi Partners, ZCapital and Lighthouse Capital. Read More
DCM Ventures, Lavender Hill Capital and PERSOL Lead USD50m Series D for Singapore’s Glints
DCM Ventures, Lavender Hill Capital and PERSOL led a USD50m Series D for Glints, a Singapore-based career development and recruitment platform, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst, and follow-on from Monk’s Hill Ventures, Fresco Capital and Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal. Read More
Novo Holdings Leads USD50m Investment in India’s MedGenome with LeapFrog and Sofina
Novo Holdings led a USD50m investment in US-based, India-founded genetic testing company MedGenome, acquiring a minority stake, with follow-on from LeapFrog Investments and Sofina. LeapFrog led a USD55m investment round in April 2020. Read More
General Atlantic Invests ~USD100m in Brazil’s XP
General Atlantic invested ~USD100m in XP, a Brazil-based, NASDAQ-listed financial services platform, bringing its stake in the company to 5.7%. Read More
TPG and Norwest Venture Partners Lead USD110m Series D in for India’s EarlySalary
TPGRise Fund and Norwest Venture Partners led a USD110m Series D for EarlySalary, an India-based consumer lending fintech, with follow-on from Piramal Capital & Housing Finance. Read More
Victory Hill Capital Partners and Paraty Energia To Acquire Brazil’s Mascarenhas Hydropower Plant from EDP Brasil for ~USD244m
Victory Hill Capital Partners, through its Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities fund, and Paraty Energia agreed to acquire Brazil-based hydropower plant Mascarenhas from EDP Brasil for BRL1.2b (~USD244m). Read More
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India Leads USD12m Series A for Singapore’s Propseller
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India led a USD12m Series A for Propseller, a Singapore-based residential real estate platform s, with participation from Partech, ICCP SBIT, Vulpes Ventures and Redbadge Pacific, and follow-on from Hustle Fund, Iterative and Rapzo Capital. Read More
Upload Ventures Leads USD12m Series A for Mexico’s Plerk
Upload Ventures led a USD12m Series A for Plerk, a Mexico-based company benefits platform, with participation from angels and follow-on from Magma Partners, 500 Global and MGV Capital. Read More