Monk’s Hill Ventures led a USD3.1m pre-Series A for Singapore-based, AI-driven digital comics platform INKR, with participation from VI Management and Stu Levy (TokyoPop). Read more… Read More
Acrew Capital and Renegade Partners led a USD50m round for La Haus, a Colombia-based residential real estate platform, with participation from Bezos Expeditions, Moore Strategic Ventures, TIME Ventures and angels Simon Borrero (Rappi), Maluma and Gabriel Gilinski (Banco GNB), and follow-on from KASZEK, Greenspring Associates, NFX, 75 & Sunny Ventures… Read More
Helios Investment Partners agreed to acquire a majority stake in a group of Morocco-based medtech companies comprising Techniques Science Santé (T2S), IM Alliance, Cyclopharma and Binarios. The transaction provided an exit for CDG Invest which held a minority stake in T2S. Read more… Read More
Ares SSG reached a USD1.6b final close for its third secured lending opportunities fund. The vehicle will provide flexible capital solutions, primarily in the form of secured loans, to promising businesses in the Asia-Pacific region. Read more… Read More
Swvl, a UAE-based transport technology startup founded in Egypt, will list on the Nasdaq via a merger with SPAC company Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital. The merger reportedly values the startup at USD1.5b. Read more… Read More
India-based business messaging platform Gupshup raised a USD340m Series F (including USD100m announced in April) from Fidelity Management, Tiger Global, Think Investments, Malabar Investments, Harbor Spring Capital, Neuberger Berman and White Oak. Read more… Read More
GLP reached a CNY4.5b (USD700m) final close for GLP China Income Fund III. The fund’s portfolio includes 11 stabilized industrial and logistics park assets catering to growing high-tech and innovation based manufacturing industries aligned with China’s economic growth initiatives. Read more… Read More
Kingsway Capital led a USD16.3m Series A for Lemon, an Argentine crypto banking platform, with participation from Valor Capital, Draper Associates, Cadenza Ventures, Amagis Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Borderless Capital, Reserve, Draper University Ventures, Celo, Grupo Supervielle and Andrés Bilbao (Rappi), and follow-on from Draper Cygnus. Read more… Read More
Inovo Venture Partners led a EUR6m (~USD7m) seed round for Jutro Medical, a Poland-based hybrid telemedicine and in-person health platform, with participation from Rheingau Founders. Read more… Read More
Acumen reached a USD58m final close for its Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund. The vehicle will provide capital to support African agribusinesses that help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change. Read more… Read More
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