Novastar Ventures led a USD4.2m financing round for Ignitia, a West Africa-focused agtech based in Sweden, with participation from Future Foodways, Mercy Corps, Norrsken and Finca International, and follow-on from IKEA Social Entrepreneurship. The funds will be used to expand Ignitia’s operations into Brazil and to extend the company’s footprint… Read More
Almaz Capital led a USD6m round for Latvia-based audio technology startup Sonarworks, with participation from Karma Ventures, Trind Ventures, Proks Capital, Smart Growth VC, Wiser Financial Advisors OÜ and angel investors. Read more… Read More
monashees and Endeavor Catalyst fully exited Brazil-based cashback platform Méliuz through a ~USD230m follow-on offering on the B3. Read more… Read More
Insight Partners invested USD32m in LearnWorlds, a Cyprus-based, cloud-enabled platform for creating, selling and promoting online courses. Read more… Read More
CMG-SDIC Capital Management and Hong Kong-based contract research organization Tigermed led a USD100m Series D for China-based drug developer Adlai Nortye, with participation from Legend Star, Guolian Fund, Triwise Capital, ATCG and Chinese social video platform Tian Ge Interactive Holdings. Read more… Read More
Hong Kong-based last mile logistics platform Gogox (formerly GoGoVan) raised USD100m led by BOCOM, the international arm of China Bank of Communications, and Cyberport Macro Fund. Read more… Read More
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 invested USD1.7b in Yanolja, a South Korea-based travel and leisure platform. Read more… Read More
BestDoctor, a Russian medical health insurance and medical consultation provider, raised a USD26m Series B from Winter Capital Partners, VNV Global and UNIQA Ventures. Read more… Read More
US-based enterprise event platform Bevy acquired Egypt-based event management software startup Eventtus for an undisclosed amount, facilitating an exit for Algebra Ventures, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), Raed Ventures, 500 Startups, Cairo Angels, Daal VC and Hala Ventures. Read more… Read More
Singapore-based producer of plant-based protein Next Gen Foods raised a USD20m seed round extension from existing investors Temasek and K3 Ventures as well as new investors GGV Capital, Chinese agriculture and foodtech venture fund Bits x Bites, food and beverage company Yeo Hiap Seng and angel investors. Read more… Read More
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