Joy Capital led a CNY100m (~USD14m) angel round for Qidi, a China-based tech enterprise that produces smart glasses, with participation from Matrix Partners and Meridian Capital. Read more… Read More
Salkantay Ventures reached a USD26m final close for its first VC fund, Salkantay Exponential Fund (SXF) with undisclosed commitments from DGGF and Bancoldex, and follow-on from Capria, IDB Lab and FCEI. The fund will target seed and Series A rounds in up to 25 tech-based startups in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Read More
Affirma Capital led a USD40m round for EPACK Durable, an India-based manufacturer of air conditioners and other appliances. Read more… Read More
Dingdang Health, a China-based online pharmacy, raised HKD402m (~USD51m) through a Hong Kong IPO. The company is backed by investors including TPG, Orbimed Healthcare Fund Management, Softbank China Venture Capital and CMB International Capital Management. Read more… Read More
Baring Private Equity Asia reached a USD11.2b final close for Fund VIII, which targets control investments in Asia-Pacific region across healthcare, technology services, business services, education, financial services, consumer and advanced manufacturing sectors. Read more… Read More
Kippa, a Nigeria-based financial management platform for merchants, raised ~USD8m in seed funding from Goodwater Capital, TEN13 VC, Rocketship.vc, Saison Capital, Crestone VC, VentureSouq, Horizon Partners and Vibe Capital. Read more… Read More
Rukam Capital led a USD3m Series A for Beco, an India-based startup that produces eco-friendly consumer goods, with participation from Priyavrata Mafatlal, Better Capital, Prashant Pittie and Titan Capital. Read more… Read More
Victory Park Capital provided a USD100m senior loan facility to Nelo, a Mexico-based BNPL platform for e-commerce merchants. Read more… Read More
Nordic VC Inventure led a EUR11.6m (~USD12m) round for Jobbatical, an Estonia-based employment relocation and immigration platform , with participation from Union Square Ventures, Swiss Post Ventures, Karma VC, Metaplanet, Devotion Ventures and angels. Read more… Read More
Sanari Capital reached a ZAR475m (~USD27m) first close for its private equity Sanari 3S Growth Fund, which will target growth-stage companies mainly from South Africa with regional and global scalability and exposure. Read more… Read More
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