A former Google executive and investment veteran have teamed up to launch a new venture capital fund targeting early-stage tech startups in the Middle East and North Africa region and its diaspora.
Unocoin, which claims to be India’s first cryptocurrency exchange, has closed its Series A round on $55m.
Some progress has been made at young companies, but a surge of giant late-stage funding deals largely left female entrepreneurs on the sidelines
Market participants gathered virtually to discuss trends in the private markets space for the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) summit on 7-8 October 2020.
+Simple, a startup aiming to help simplify insurance underwriting, has closed a €20m funding round amid the acquisition of wholesale broker April Entreprise.
Several experts in the fintech sector raised competition concerns following the announcement of Crowdcube’s acquisition of the remaining share capital of its rival Seedrs
Indian fintech Razorpay has become the country's latest unicorn after picking up $100m of venture capital and sovereign wealth fund financing.
Blood and bone marrow cancer treatment developer Priothera Limited has picked up a €30m Series A investment round from a clutch of venture capital firms.
Coronavirus triggers borrowing spree by private equity managers From FT: Private equity managers are turning to specialist borrowing facilities to ensure their highly leveraged strategies can survive the coronavirus pandemic, but there are growing concerns
Spain's Kibo Ventures has launched its biggest fundraise yet by targeting up to €100m for its third early-stage investment vehicle.
Private equity and venture capital fundraising efforts remain at full throttle despite a tightening up of LP commitments to alternatives in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.
Swedish AI-driven employee engagement platform Winningtemp has raised €15.1m in a series-B funding round led by Stockholm-based Bonnier Ventures and London's Frog Capital.
Open source software developer platform Gitpod has picked up a $3m seed financing round from Crane Venture Partners, Speedinvest, and Vertex Ventures US.
Marketing data management platform Claravine has brought its total outside funding to $12.4m through a new investment round.
