SoftBank led a USD48m Series B for Laika, a Colombia-based e-commerce platform for pet goods and services, with participation from Delivery Hero, JAM Fund and FJ Labs, and angels Carlos Garcia (Kavak), Emil Michael (Uber) and Pedro Garay (GBM). Read more… Read More
Primavera Capital led a USD100m Series B for Starfield, a plant-based food company based in China, with participation from Zeng Ming of Alibaba Group and follow-on from ky9 Capital, Joy Capital, Matrix Partners and Lightspeed China. Read more… Read More
TPG raised USD1b in its IPO on the Nasdaq at a reported USD9b valuation. Read more… Read More
I&P led a USD6.2m pre-Series A for ANKA (formerly Afrikea), a Côte d’Ivoire-based e-commerce platform, with participation from Joe Tsai (Alibaba), BESTSELLER Foundation, VestedWorld, Enigmo, Groupe Prunay, Rising Tide Africa and SAVIU Ventures. Read more… Read More
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) invested USD175m in the form of a senior secured term loan in Group Energy Gas Panama to finance the acquisition and construction of a 670 MW gas-fired power plant in Panama. Read more… Read More
8VC led a USD181m Series B for Tul, a Colombia-based supply chain management platform connecting construction material manufacturers with SMEs, with participation from monashees, Lightrock, Coatue, Tiger Global, Fundamental, Marathon Labs and H20, and follow-on from Vine Capital. Read more… Read More
Qatar Investment Authority, 65 Equity Partners and Seatown Private Capital Master Fund led a USD290m Series E for Malaysia-based auto resale marketplace Carsome, with participation from Mediatek, Sunway, Gokongwei Group, YTL Group and Taiwan Mobile, at a reported USD1.7b valuation. Read more… Read More
Sequoia Capital and Fidelity Management led a EUR628m (~USD711m) round for Bolt, an Estonia-based ridesharing and food delivery services company, with participation from Whale Rock, Owl Rock, D1, G Squared, Tekne, Ghisallo and others, at a reported EUR7.4b (~USD8.3b) valuation. Read more… Read More
500 Global and Unicorn Growth Capital led a USD5.3m seed round for ThankUCash, a Nigeria-based, multi-merchant rewards platform, with participation from Expert Dojo, Predictive VC, SaaS Growth Ventures, Betatron Venture Group and Accelerex Holdings. Read more… Read More
Redseed Ventures led a USD9m Series A for Kodland, a UK-headquartered edtech founded in Russia, with participation from Baring Vostok, Kismet, Flyer One Ventures and Alexander Nevinsky (I2BF). Read more… Read More
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