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Unstoppable Domains becomes unicorn with Pantera-led funding round

Blockchain and crypto technology-focused investor Pantera Capital has led a latest $65m funding round in Web3 digital identity platform Unstoppable Domains, boosting its valuation to $1bn. The post Unstoppable Domains becomes unicorn with Pantera-led funding

Africa soars to record $5.2bn of annual VC investment, more than previous seven years combined

Africa's ongoing rise as a startups superpower received a massive boost last year with $5.2bn of venture capital investment - more than the previous seven years combined, new research shows. The post Africa soars to

Vista helps Assent Compliance to unicorn status with one of sector’s biggest funding rounds

Vista Equity Partners has pushed supply chain sustainability management company Assent Compliance to unicorn status by leading one of the largest funding round in the Canadian software industry. The post Vista helps Assent Compliance to

India’s Slice hits $1bn valuation through new investment round, just five months after being valued at $200m

Fintech startup Slice has become India's latest unicorn thanks to a hefty $220m investment round backed by Insight Partners, Advent International and Tiger Global. The post India’s Slice hits $1bn valuation through new investment round,

Aircall hits unicorn status thanks to hefty Goldman Sachs AM-backed Series D round

French cloud-based phone system Aircall has passed $1bn in value thanks to a sizeable Series D round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The post Aircall hits unicorn status thanks to hefty Goldman Sachs AM-backed Series

Asia-Pacific VC focused on low-value deals amid ongoing market jitters

Asia-Pacific venture capital investors are steering clear of high-value deals in favour of seed and small Series A rounds amid huge uncertainty in the market, new research shows.

Insight Partners helps create one of 2021’s first tech unicorns through huge Series B investment round

Private equity house Insight Partners has created one of 2021's first tech unicorns through a huge Series B investment in digital product building software specialist Quantum Metric.

Vista Equity Partners helps Pipedrive hit unicorn status through majority investment

Software-focused private equity major Vista Equity Partners has helped CRM platform Pipedrive reach unicorn status through a majority investment.

Arctic Wolf joins the unicorn club after closing $200m Series E

Security operations developer Arctic Wolf has joined the unicorn club after a $200m Series E puts its valuation at $1.3bn.

Sutter Hill seals astronomical return after early bet on Snowflake ends in $80bn-plus IPO valuation

Sutter Hill Capital is celebrating an astronomical return on its investment in cloud data warehousing business Snowflake after it sealed the biggest software IPO in history at an $80bn-plus valuation.

General Atlantic invests into Gymshark helping it become the UK’s latest unicorn

Global growth equity firm General Atlantic has invested into fitness and apparel brand Gymshark, valuing the business at £1bn.

Hippo joins unicorn club as VC backing gives company $1.5bn valuation

InsurTech business Hippo has cemented its place in the coveted unicorn club by raising a $150m round at a $1.5bn valuation.

FinTech unicorn Robinhood reaches $8.3bn valuation after huge extra capital influx in latest round

FinTech unicorn Robinhood has more than doubled its latest investment round thanks to an extra $320m of capital - pushing its valuation to an enormous $8.3bn.

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