Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The post Investor trio launch new $250mln Africa startup fund first appeared on Africa Capital Digest. To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. Current members login here) [.]

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2023

This initiative is centered around the dynamic startup sector, and it builds upon Hedonova’s proven history of delivering impressive returns. With a proven track record of delivering impressive returns, Hedonova’s latest co-investment venture seeks to capitalize on the evolving landscape of startup investments.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 29, 2024

Amazon is spending billions more to back an artificial intelligence startup as it looks for an edge in the new technology arms race. billion backing Anthropic , a San Francisco-based startup that’s widely viewed as a front-runner in generative artificial intelligence. It would spend another $2.75 billion check.

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AltAssets

JUNE 20, 2024

Copilot Capital, a new PE firm focused on backing the next generation of European software champions, has launched a $200m fund. The post New PE firm Copilot Capital launches €200m debut fund targeting overlooked European software startups first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 17, 2024

has raised a €71m fund targeting the region's most disruptive startups. eyes the Nordics’ most disruptive startups with €71m fund close appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News. Nordic early-stage investor Node.VC The post Node.vc

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The shift to a for-profit AI powerhouse This isn't the first mega-capital raise OpenAI has closed. billion capital raise that OpenAI just completed, however, could involve equity. Thrive Capital, which invested a reported $1.25 Altimeter Capital, which is run by veteran tech investor Brad Gerstner. Tiger Global.

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Africa Capital Digest

APRIL 21, 2024

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Stories of startups with million-dollar funding seem to dominate our newsfeeds, but overall venture capital volume is actually falling. Image source: Getty Images Want to start a business but don't have VC funding or access to a business loan ? Early-stage funding was down more than 40% year over year in 2023.

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FinSMEs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Nagraj Kashyap, Priya Saiprasad, and Samir Kumar announced the launch of Touring Capital, a San Francisco, CA-based venture capital firm focused on investing in the next generation of early-growth stage, AI-powered SaaS startups around the world.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Factor Capital Management, a Charlottesville, VA-based investment firm, announced the launch and first close of its Factor Venture Capital Fund I with approximately $10M in commitments.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

OSS Capital, which bills itself as the first and only early-stage VC exclusively dedicated to backing commercial open source startup founders, is raising up to $75m for a new fund. The post Open-source startup focused VC house OSS Capital back with third flagship fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Saudi Arabia-based investor Merak Capital has launched an $80m investment fund targeting gaming startups in the MENA region. The post Merak Capital to boost MENA gaming development with $80m investment fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Insight Partners

OCTOBER 8, 2024

From AI-powered diagnostics to personalized treatment plans, startup and ScaleUp companies are at the forefront of improving patient outcomes and transforming healthcare delivery. Medical imaging has been an area of remarkable progress, with startups like Viz.ai

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The post TLG Capital leads debt/equity deal for trade finance startup first appeared on Africa Capital Digest. To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. Current members login here) [.]

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AltAssets

JULY 18, 2024

Veteran VC investor Menlo Ventures has continued its thrust into AI investment via a new $100m fund launched in partnership with $18.4bn-valued AI startup Anthropic. The post Menlo Ventures continues AI startup push with new $100m fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Jeff Dean, an AI exec at Alphabet Inc’s Google has also backed the London-based fund, which has already placed bets on startups in the US and Europe working on data analytics and semiconductors. The fund is also focusing on drug discovery, an area of renewed interest for investors looking for AI opportunities.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 10, 2024

Wiz, a US-Israeli startup and cloud cybersecurity solutions provider, has raised $1bn in a private funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Thrive Capital, valuing the four-year old company at $12bn, according to a report by Reuters.

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AltAssets

MARCH 18, 2024

Seed investor 1984 Ventures has launched its third fund to support early-stage startups it says are “solving real problems”. The post 1984 Ventures eyes $75m to back software startups first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 6, 2023

When it first appeared on the scene around ten years ago, Notion Capital was poised to take advantage of the oft-repeated phrase, “Software is eating the world.” But Stephen Chandler, Managing Partner at Notion Capital, believes the phrase “Entperprise SaaS” is no longer fit for purpose. And also some threats I’m sure as well.”

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FinSMEs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Cervin Ventures, a Palo Alto, CA-based early-stage venture capital firm, closed $162m in new capital. The firm will use the capital to invest in Seed and Series A startups specializing in enterprise software, data and AI, cybersecurity, DevOps, cloud, and networking.

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Africa Capital Digest

JULY 9, 2023

The post TLG Capital leads debt/equity round for invoice financing startup first appeared on Africa Capital Digest. To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. Current members login here) [.]

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 9, 2024

Japanese multinational investment company SoftBank Group has been considering the acquisition of Graphcore, a UK semiconductor startup that has faced challenges despite a previous valuation of $2.8bn, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company has also indicated a need to secure additional capital to continue operations.

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Africa Capital Digest

JUNE 23, 2024

The post Congolese Logistics Startup Noki Noki Secures Seed Funding first appeared on Africa Capital Digest. To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. Current members login here) [.]

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI tool ChatGPT, is in advanced talks to secure several billion dollars in a new funding round led by Thrive Capital with an investment of around $1bn, that could value the startup at over $100bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Billion US pipeline operator ONEOK Inc.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Venture capital firm Twelve Below has raised $108m across two new funds to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage software startups. The post New York VC firm doubles down on software startups with $108m double fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Its value was 14 times Hersha’s estimated year-to-date earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $99m for 2023, according to S&P Capital IQ. KSL has focused on travel and leisure businesses, deploying about $21bn of capital across its equity, credit, and tactical opportunities funds since 2005.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Antwerp, Belgium-based Fortino Capital, a European B2B software venture capital and growth equity firm, on Friday, announced the final closing of its 4th investment fund — Fortino Capital PE II at €377m. To date, Fortino Capital has raised across four funds, a total of over €800M.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Monta Vista Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm, has rolled out plans to raise $48m for its latest vehicle without the help of institutional investors. The post Silicon Valley VC firm launches its largest fund for B2B tech startups first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

APRIL 30, 2024

General Catalyst said to be on verge of $6bn for tech startup fundraise The post General Catalyst said to be on verge of $6bn for tech startup fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The 15-year-old startup’s Series D funding was led by Indian private equity firm Kedaara Capital. The new funding included some secondary sales, but the startup didn’t specify the amount. read more The post Warburg Pincus-backed Perfios raises $229m from Kedaara Capital appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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FinSMEs

JULY 10, 2023

Good Capital, an India-focused seed-stage venture funding firm, has announced the launch of a new $50 million fund to help startups that utilize AI for marketing, consumer personalization, or business management. Good Capital states that during the next four years, the capital will get invested with target checks of up to $1.5

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AltAssets

MARCH 25, 2024

Silicon Valley and Tokyo-based VC DNX Ventures has raised $243m across a pair of funds backing B2B startups in Japan. The post DNX Ventures targets Japanese B2B startups with $243m double fund close. first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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FinSMEs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

PhotonVentures, an Eindhoven, The Netherlands-based deep tech venture capital firm, launched a venture capital fund aimed at early-stage photonic chip startups and scale ups. 60m was raised in its first financing round with PhotonDelta as the lead investor alongside numerous private investors.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Latin America-based B2B venture capital firm NXTP has raised $98m for the final close of its third fund. The post NXTP doubles down on booming LatAm startup sector with new B2B fund close first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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FinSMEs

AUGUST 27, 2023

With the new US laws, which, State by State, opening the legal possibility for people to bet on sports, the industry has seen the launch of new startups involved in disrupt the status quo to create innovative solutions based on […] The post Venture Capital, New Technologies and Legalization Open New Frontiers To Invest In Betting Startups appeared (..)

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

He describes Rise of the Rest as “going beyond Silicon Valley and coastal dollars to find early-stage startups and invest in these companies.” The post MiB: Steve Case on AOL, Startups & Venture appeared first on The Big Picture. The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future by Steve Case. Rubenstein.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 28, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Starting a business is no small feat, especially when your dream requires substantial capital to lift off the ground. Finding the right lender Securing the capital to place my first large order meant exploring various financing options.

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