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Sprinklr seals $2.7bn valuation as private equity house Hellman & Friedman buys into business

A hefty Hellman & Friedman investment in customer experience management platform Sprinklr has seen the business reach a $2.7bn valuation.

Harvard-collaborating seed investment firm Xfund seals $120m Fund III close

Xfund - the early-stage firm launched by a clutch of the biggest venture capital firms in the US - has sealed a successful $120m fund close for its third flagship investment vehicle.

Atalaya Capital provides new $200m financing, credit facility to LendingUSA

Point-of-sale financing provider LendingUSA has closed a new credit facility and received a total financing package of up to $200m from Atalaya Capital Management.

VC-backed Brazilian challenger bank Nubank gets new $300m investment

Venture capital-backed Brazilian challenger bank Nubank has reportedly raised $300m in new funds, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Venture capital pair help app security, ID startup Cloudentity to $13m Series A round

Cloudentity, a provider of application security and identity-aware authorisation, has closed its Series A round on $13m.

VC firms return to boost Neat Series A round to $15m

Hong Kong-based FinTech Neat has topped up its Series A round with a $4m extension, bringing the total raised in the round to $15m.

VC performance ‘unscathed’ by Covid-19 in Q1 as industry consolidates exceptional 2019 – eFront

Venture capital performance remained 'unscathed' in the first quarter of 2020 despite the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, as the industry consolidated what had been an exceptional 2019, new research shows.

Venture capital firms commit to UK proptech developer Hammock

UK proptech Hammock has secured £1m in a seed funding round backed by Fuel Ventures, Ascension Ventures, Founders Factory and several unnamed angel investors.

Andera Partners back with second fundraise of Covid-19 crisis, said to eye up to €450m

French investment house Andera Partners is reportedly out targeting up to €450m for its biggest-ever fund, hot on the heels of closing a €500m-plus mezzanine fund in June.

Commerce Ventures leads $35m Series B to expand Kin Insurance across US

Home insurance platform Kin Insurance has closed its Series B round on $35m, led by Commerce Ventures.

Financial wellness specialist PayActiv pulls in $100m for Series C round

Financial wellness platform PayActiv has bagged $100m in its Series C funding round to increase its customer base.

Algorithm-based venture capital investor Rocketship.vc raises $100m for heftier second fund

Data science-focused venture capital firm Rocketship.vc has raised $100m for its second fund, more than twice the total raised for its debut vehicle.

Family offices give VC vote of confidence amid Covid-19 crisis – but returns expectations prove surprising

Family offices are sticking with venture capital despite the growing coronavirus crisis - but their expectations of returns threw up a surprising result, new research shows.

Perimeter raises rapid-fire $40m Series B, just months after Series A extension

Zero-trust secure network Perimeter 81 has closed its Series B on $40m, just a few months after a Series A extension.

Proptech startup Habito secures £35m in venture capital-backed Series C round

London-based PropTech Habito has bagged £35m in a Series C round led by Augmentum Fintech, SBI Group and mojo.capital.

Ex-Facebook pair seal $110m final close for second Electric Capital fundraise

Fintech and cryptocurrency-focused venture investor Electric Capital has struck a $110m final close for its sophomore fundraise.

Blackbird Ventures follows soaring Canva success with A$500m fund close

Australian venture capital major Blackbird Ventures has raised its biggest fund to date by collecting A$500m for its fourth flagship investment vehicle.

Ex-Legend Capital healthcare execs raise $200m for debut Sherpa Healthcare Partners US-dollar fundraise

Sherpa Healthcare Partners has picked up $200m for the final close of its debut US-dollar fundraise.

Benelux dethroned by Nordics as world’s top-performing private equity market

The Nordic region has become the world's top-performing private equity market, helping Western Europe consolidate its position at the top of the global PE tree, new research has revealed.

Europe’s VC firms defy Covid-19 woes with deal surge – with one region even on track to beat record 2019 total

Europe's venture capital industry has staged a remarkable fightback against the coronavirus-induced market slump by posting one of the largest dealmaking totals on record in Q2.

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