Prosus Ventures, Tencent and B Capital led a USD87m Series B for Ula, an Indonesia-based B2B e-commerce marketplace, with participation from Bezos Expeditions, Northstar, AC Ventures and Citius, and follow-on from Lightspeed India, Sequoia Capital India, Quona Capital and Alter Global. Read more… Read More
Indian edtech Byju’s raised USD296m led by Oxshott Capital Partners at a reported USD18b valuation, with participation from XN Exponent, Edelweiss, Verition Master Fund, IIFL, MarketX Ventures and Time Capital Advisors. The investment is part of the company’s Series F round. Read more… Read More
Development Partners International reached a USD900m final close for African Development Partners III (ADP III), with an additional USD250m of dedicated co-investment capital. The fund will invest in established and growing companies in industries that benefit from Africa’s fast-growing middle class and the increasing digital transformation of the continent. Read More
Development Partners International (DPI) announced that African Development Partners III Fund (ADP III) has held a final close at USD900m, with an additional USD250m of dedicated co-investment capital commitments. Investors in the fund include DPI’s existing limited partners, as well as more than 25 new investors. ADP III will invest… Read More
Tiger Global and Point72 Ventures led a USD20m Series A for Ontop, a Colombian onboarding and payroll management platform for companies with international teams, with participation from SoftBank. Point72 Ventures led a USD4.5m seed round in June. Read more… Read More
DST Global led a USD153m Series B for Indonesia-based investment app Ajaib at a reported USD1b valuation, with follow-on from Ribbit Capital, IVP, ICONIQ Capital, Insignia Ventures, Alpha JWC Ventures, SoftBank and Horizons Ventures. Read more… Read More
Adiwale Partners reached a EUR60m (~USD70m) final close for Adiwale Partners Fund I. The vehicle will provide growth capital to SMEs primarily in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso. Read more… Read More
Alteria Capital reached a INR18b (~USD242m) final close for its second venture debt fund. Read More
Accel led a USD23 Series A for Higo, a a Mexican B2B payments platform for SMEs, with participation from Tiger Global and angels Claire Hughes-Johnson and Cristina Cordova (Stripe), and follow-on from Haystack, Homebrew, Audacious, Susa Ventures and J Ventures. Read more… Read More
DMI Alternatives reached a USD40m final close for The Sparkle Fund. The vehicle focuses on alternative lending, consumer finance, financial services IT, payments, regtech, wealthtech and AI platforms to drive automation in India. Read more… Read More
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