Insight Partners and Tiger Global led a USD70m Series B for India-based professional networking platform Apna, with follow-on from Sequoia Capital India, Lightspeed India, Greenoaks Capital and Rocketship VC. Read more… Read More
BOND led a USD200m round for BrowserStack, a software testing platform founded in India, with participation from Insight Partners and follow-on from Accel. Read more… Read More
Berkeley Energy has reached a EUR130m (~USD158m) first close for its Africa Renewable Energy Fund II. The vehicle, which has an initial target of USD300m, will primarily focus on hydro, wind and solar projects, as well as battery storage opportunities, across Sub-Saharan Africa. Read more… Read More
Ninety One’s EAIF and Proparco have provided EUR165m (~USD200m) in financing to Biovea Energie to finance the development of a biomass power plant in Côte d’Ivoire. Read more… Read More
Elevation Capital led a USD38m Series A for FamPay, an India-based payments platform for teens, with participation from General Catalyst, Rocketship VC, Greenoaks Capital and existing investors Sequoia Capital India, Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital and Venture Highway. Read more… Read More
Global Founders, Global Ventures, Nuwa Capital and FJ Labs led a USD3m seed round for UAE-based wellbeing startup Valeo. Read more… Read More
Vital Capital, through its Vital Impact Relief Facility, has provided financing to Privamnuts, a Kenya-based macadamia nut processor and exporter, and to Sollatek, a manufacturer of solar and voltage control products providing essential services to rural households in East Africa. Read more… Read More
EXEO Capital has sold its 62.7% stake in South Africa-based table olive supplier Cape Olive Holdings to Imibala, a Lona Group subsidiary and Cape Olive co-shareholder. EXEO originally acquired the stake in 2013 through its Agri-Vie Fund I. Read more… Read More
Advent International has invested USD430m in Brazil-based cross-border payment platform Ebanx. Advent invested through its Latin American Private Equity Fund, Global Private Equity, Advent Tech and Sunley House Capital fund. Read more… Read More
Oasis Capital Ghana made an undisclosed investment in Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design, a design university college based in Ghana. Read more… Read More
(default archive template)