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Venture investor interest in climate tech is rebounding after falling out of favour
Venture investor interest in climate tech is rebounding after falling out of favour
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From: RegTech Analyst Venture capital firms continued to actively back RegTech companies in 2020 as financial institutions left the space. Total investment in the RegTech sector rocketed from 2017 to 2019 growing at a compound
Waterland Private Equity has secured €2.5bn for the hard cap final close of its eighth flagship fund after a rapid fundraise that saw it in the market for just three months.
Octopus Ventures and BGF have invested in a $24m funding round for space launch system developer Orbex.
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K1 Investment Management has reportedly hauled in $3.25bn for easily its biggest fund yet ahead of a final close early next year.
Mexican challenger bank albo has secured $45m of VC funding amid plans to become the nation’s answer to Chime.
Excellere Partners is reportedly back in the fundraising market for the first time since the deal of co-founder David Kessenich.
EQT Ventures has led a $44m series-B funding round for digital investment adviser Cleo.
Insurance and investment management giant Prudential Financial has launched a $300m venture capital fund, its first through subsidiary PruVen Capital.
Early stage business tech investor Rally Ventures has hit a $250m final close for its fourth flagship fundraise.
Alternative asset manager EnTrust Global has scored a $2.1bn final close for its Blue Ocean Funds targeting financing for vessel owners, operators and other maritime businesses.
The Nordic countries this year lived up to their reputation as a haven for private equity, with strong H2 recovery and record venture capital investments in the region. Eliza Punshi reports
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The number of venture capital investments in US startups has dropped by -30% when compared to 2019, but the average value of investments has risen up by +33%, said a study.
Japanese private equity investor Integral Group has struck a JPY123.8bn ($1.18bn) hard cap final close for its fourth flagship buyout fund.
