Raiz Investimentos, the family office of Sem Parar Founder Ivan Toledo, led a USD20m round for Pier, a Brazil-based insurtech for smartphones and vehicles, with follow-on from Canary, monashees, BTG Pactual and Mercado Libre. Read more… Read More
CRV led a USD57m Series B for Jeeves, a US-based expense management platform for startups with operations in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Chile, with participation from Silicon Valley Bank, Tencent, Alkeon Capital Management and Soros Fund Management. Read more… Read More
VIG Partners acquired a controlling stake in South Korea-based waste-to-energy facility operator BioEnergyFarmAsan for about USD100m. Read more… Read More
KKR led a USD45m Series B for KiotViet, a Vietnam-based merchant platform for MSMEs, with follow-on from Jungle Ventures. Read more… Read More
A global coalition convened by Acumen and including CDC Group, DFC, FMO, Green Climate Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation and IFC, among others, launched the Energy Access Relief Fund to provide relief capital in the form of short-term loans to energy access companies in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The fund, which… Read More
Carsome, a Malaysia-based auto resale marketplace, raised a USD170m Series D+ at a reported USD1.3b valuation from investors including MediaTek, Catcha Group, Penjana Kapital and Emissary Capital, and follow-on from Asia Partners, Gobi Partners, 500 Southeast Asia, Ondine Capital, MUFG Innovation Partners, Daiwa PI Partners and others. Carsome also… Read More
Anthemis and 500 led a USD20m Series A for Flat.mx, a Mexico-based proptech focused on the purchase, renovation and resale of residential real estate, with participation from Expa and follow-on from ALLVP. Read more… Read More
Mubadala led a USD35m Series C for Borzo, a Russia-founded crowdsourced same-day delivery service, with participation from VNV Global, RDIF, Flashpoint Venture Capital and others. Read more… Read More
Temasek-founded Aicadium acquired BasisAI, a Singapore-based AI software provider, facilitating an exit for Sequoia Capital India and three co-founders of the company. Read more… Read More
Everstone Capital acquired Calibre Chemicals, an India-based specialty ingredients company focused on the pharmaceutical, nutritional and personal care segments, for a reported USD100m. Read more… Read More
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