Swedish fintech investment firm Vostok Emerging Finance led a USD21.6m Series B for India-based payment technology platform Juspay. Vostok Emerging Finance invested USD13m, Wellington Management and Accel Partners also participated in the round. Read more… Read More
Asia-focused venture capital fund manager Square Peg, Singapore-based global investor EDBI, and international health care provider IHH Healthcare led a USD27m Series B for Singapore-based healthtech Doctor Anywhere. Temasek subsidiary Pavilion Capital and existing investor Kamet Capital also participated in the round. Read… Read More
Russia and CIS-focused private equity fund manager Baring Vostok Capital Partners, the corporate venture arm of Russian financial corporation JFSC Sistema (Sistema VC), and US-based technology investor Princeville Capital have invested USD150m… Read More
Hillhouse Capital, Boyu Capital, Tencent Holdings, and other long–term investors have invested USD1.1b in China-based e-commerce firm Pinduoduo via a private share placement. Read more… Read More
Dutch development finance institution FMO has invested USD25m in DPI’s African Development Partners III, a pan-African fund targeting established and growing consumer-focused companies. FMO previously invested in DPI’s first fund. Read more… Read More
Latin America-focused VC studio Latin Leap has invested an undisclosed amount in Singapore-based agrifood trade tech solutions platform DiMuto. Current investors include First Alverstone Capital, SGInnovate, and PwC Singapore. Read more… Read More
Pakistan-focused venture capital firm Sarmayacar, UK-based investment firm Kingsway Capital, and US-based Mentors Fund have invested an undisclosed amount in Pakistani online pharmacy Dawaai. Read more… Read More
UK-based Hoxton Ventures led a USD10m investment in Ukranian edtech Preply, with participation from European investors Point Nine Capital, All Iron Ventures, The Family, EduCapital, and Diligent Capital. A number of individual angel investors also participated in the round, including Arthur Kosten (Booking.com), Gary Swart (former CEO of… Read More
Africa-focused VC GreenTec Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in Ivory Coast-based waste recycling startup Coliba. Read more… Read More
STANLIB Asset Management has received authorization to acquire South African grain management business AFGRI Grain Silo Company from AFGRI Agri Services via two of its PE funds, namely Infrastructure Yield Fund and Infrastructure 2 Fund. Read more… Read More
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