Global Ventures led a USD25m Series A for Egypt-based fintech app Lucky, with participation from PayU, Endeavor Catalyst, Venture Souq, OTF, Arzan Capital and Disruptech, and follow-on from existing investors and Lorax Capital Partners. Read more… Read More
E-Vision and ADQ agreed to acquire a 57% stake in Starzplay Arabia, a Saudi Arabia-based video streaming platform backed by Ruya Partners, for an undisclosed amount. Read more… Read More
B Capital Group and Insight Partners led a USD100m Series A for FanCraze, an India-based cricket NFT marketplace, with participation from Mirae Asset and Cristiano Ronaldo. Read more… Read More
LeapFrog Investments and Prudential Financial agreed to acquire a minority stake in Alexander Forbes Group Holdings, a South Africa-based provider of financial advice, retirement, investment and wealth management services. Read more… Read More
The Spark+ Africa Fund, an impact investment vehicle launched by Spark+, a joint venture between Enabling Qapital and Stichting Modern Cooking, reached a USD40m first close. The vehicle will finance clean and modern cooking solutions in developing markets. Read more… Read More
VEF led a ~USD38m Series B for Gringo, a Brazil-based car documentation management platform, with participation from Piton Capital and follow-on from KASZEK, ONEVC and GFC. Read more… Read More
Mubadala Investment Company led a USD768m Series E for Turkey-based grocery delivery startup Getir at a reported USD11.8b valuation, with participation from Abu Dhabi Growth Fund, Alpha Wave Global, Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global. Read more… Read More
Lightrock invested a USD18.5m Series C for Kenya-based digital lender 4G Capital. Read more… Read More
Accel led a USD95m round for Amagi, a cloud-based SaaS technology company headquartered in India, with participation from Norwest Venture Partners and Avataar Ventures at a reported USD1b valuation. Read more… Read More
CITIC Securities, CMS Securities, GF Securities and CSC Securities led a USD90m Series C for Data Grand, a China-based intelligent text processing startup, with participation from SCGC, Hundreds Capital, Xiang He Capital, Legend Star and Sunshine Insurance Group. Read more… Read More
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