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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.

Quantile Technologies raises $51m minority investment from Spectrum Equity

Portfolio optimisation service provider Quantile Technologies has scored a $51m minority investment from growth equity firm Spectrum Equity.

Tiger Global said to seek $3.75bn Fund XIV close by end of March

Asset management major Tiger Global is reportedly targeting another $3.75bn of investment power through its latest venture capital fundraise. The Fund XIV raise comes just a year after the firm closed its $3.75bn 12th VC fund

Warburg Pincus leads $125m investment in online loan platform LendingPoint

Online loan platform LendingPoint has secured a $125m preferred equity investment from private equity firm Warburg Pincus.

Israel’s Glilot Capital boosts AUM to $500m with debut growth fund close

Cybersecurity and big data-focused venture capital firm Glilot Capital Partners has boosted its assets under management to $500m with the launch of its debut growth fund.

Veteran investor Peterson Partners raises first dedicated search fund

Experienced private equity investor Peterson Partners has picked up $48m to close its first fund dedicated to search funds and micro-private equity.

Move over Klarna, Checkout.com just became Europe’s most valuable FinTech at $15bn

Payments solutions provider Checkout.com has closed a $450m Series C funding round at a $15bn valuation, making it Europe’s most valuable venture-backed FinTech.

Covid crisis supercharged VC digital health investing to record $14.8bn last year

Global venture capital funding in digital health companies surged to $14.8bn last year as the coronavirus pandemic supercharged investment into the sector.

BioGeneration Ventures secures place amid European biotech investment elite with Fund IV close

BioGeneration Ventures has secured its place among Europe's early-stage biotech investment elite by closing its biggest fundraise to date.

Klarna rival Zilch gets $30m venture capital-led pre-Series B round

Zilch, a London-based FinTech pegged to be the rival to Klarna, has closed an additional $30m in funding to close an oversubscribed pre-Series B in under three weeks.

Ex-Kleiner Perkins, Amgen execs seal $500m double fundraise targeting transformative life science companies

Westlake Village BioPartners has launched a pair of funds totalling $500m targeting life sciences companies with transformative human therapeutic technologies.

Indico secures $22m VC-backed Series B round to bolster position in market

Intelligent process automation company Indico has secured $22m in its Series B as it looks to broaden its footprint in industry.

Veteran fintech VC investor TTV Capital seals $127m Fund V final close

Veteran fintech-focused investment house TTV Capital has struck a $127m final close for its fifth fundraise.

Venture Capital firms help HR platform Hibob to $70m Series B round

HR platform Hibob secures $70m in its Series B funding round, which was led by SEEL and Israel Growth Partners.

TikTok owner ByteDance said to near $180bn valuation through KKR, Sequoia-led investment round

Investment giants KKR and Sequoia Capital are reportedly leading a new funding round for TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to value it at an astonishing $180bn.

Mexican challenger bank albo gets $45m of venture capital funding

Mexican challenger bank albo has secured $45m of VC funding amid plans to become the nation’s answer to Chime.

Insurance, investment giant Prudential raises $300m venture fund through PruVen Capital arm

Insurance and investment management giant Prudential Financial has launched a $300m venture capital fund, its first through subsidiary PruVen Capital.

VC firms line up to back Orca Security’s $55m Series B round

Israel-based Orca Security has netted $55m in its Series B round, which was led by ICONIQ Growth.

Sequoia Capital leads $30m Salt Security Series B round

API security company Salt Security has scored $30m in a Series B round led by Sequoia Capital - its second funding round of the year.

Ada Ventures seals hard cap-busting $50m debut fund close to back overlooked founders

Ada Ventures, the VC firm launched last year to profit from overlooked founders and impact deals, has scored an above-hard-cap $50m final close for its debut fund.

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