Côte d’Ivoire-based social impact investor Janngo has launched Janngo Capital Startup Fund, a USD66.5m vehicle targeting tech-enabled startups in Africa. The fund will invest from seed through growth stage with at least 50%… Read More
I-Mab, a Chinese drug developer focused on autoimmune diseases, raised USD104m in an IPO on the Nasdaq. C-Bridge Capital and Hony Capital back the company. Read more»… Read More
Beijing-based education services provider Wanxue Education has raised a USD100m Series D led by Asian private equity firm ADV Partners. Read more»… Read More
US-based Accion has exited Indian SME lender Aye Finance via sale to Indian VC A91 Partners. The financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. Read more»… Read More
Middle East- and Southeast Asia-focused private equity firm Fajr Capital has completed its exit of Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam via a sale of its 29.7% stake to government-owned Brunei Investment Agency. Read more»… Read More
Brazilian venture capital firm Canary and Telefónica’s Wayra exited Teravoz, a Brazilian VoIP services provider to small businesses and call centers, in a sale to Silicon Valley-based cloud communication platform Twilio. The financial terms for the transaction were undisclosed. Read more»… Read More
Sequoia Capital partner Michael Moritz led a USD38m investment in Getir, an Istanbul-based delivery startup. Moritz committed USD25m via Crankstart, his personal investment vehicle. The additional USD13m was from undisclosed investors in Brazil and Turkey. Read more»… Read More
Global VC firm Sequoia Capital led a USD45m Series B for Czech product management software company productboard, along with Bessemer Venture Partners and previous investors. Read more»… Read More
Swiss impact investment fund manager responsAbility Investments has announced the first close of its climate debt fund at USD151m. The fund, focused on expanding energy access in emerging markets with a strong focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia, has received commitments from AHL Venture Partners, Ashden Trust,… Read More
Brazilian VCs ABseed and Order invested BRL10m (USD2.5m) in Leads2b, a Brazilian client prospecting SaaS platform. Read more»… Read More
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