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Coatue leads $4.5bn investment in secure browser startup Island

Private Equity Insights

In 2024, cybersecurity startups raised $9.5bnan almost 10% increase from the previous year, according to data from Pinpoint Search Group. Its last funding round in early 2024 valued the company at $3bn. Neither Island nor Coatue have commented on the latest funding round.

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Navigating Business Loans: When and How to Secure Funding for Your Startup

The Motley Fool

Image source: Getty Images There are two things that we can say are for sure true about launching a startup. But it is also equally true that creating a startup is challenging. Let's dig into that last issue, funding, because it can be the most challenging of all. This is true of start-up funding. Here are your best bets.

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OpenAI appoints Adebayo Ogunlesi to board, highlighting AI infrastructure focus

Private Equity Insights

The company warned that $175bn in global AI investment funds could flow to China-backed projects without action. Read more IFM Investors acquires 49% stake in Splend to drive rideshare growth IFM Investors has acquired a 49% stake in Splend, a $200m startup providing vehicle financing. OpenAI has urged the U.S.

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Buenavista Equity Partners launches €100m healthcare fund

Private Equity Wire

Spanish private equity firm Buenavista Equity Partners, which specialises in investments in the lower- and mid-market segments, has unveiled a new healthcare-focused fund, BV Healthcare Growth Innvierte I, with an initial closing of 100m. Together, the two firms bring experience from 45 prior investments in the healthcare sector.

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European Startup Funding Weakens as Investors Favor Bonds

The Motley Fool

But the aggressive bid for safety has hurt funding for riskier ventures, including the European market for financing start-ups. In June, after just four weeks, Mistral AI -- France's rival to America's OpenAI -- received $113 million in its first-round seed funding.

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New Forests raises €410m for sustainable forestry fund backed by European investors

Private Equity Insights

New Forests, a global sustainable investment manager, has raised 410m in the first close of its latest fund, focused on climate and forestry initiatives. The fund, supported by European investors such as pension funds, insurers, and family offices, aims to reach a final target of 600m.

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Ligero Raises $4M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs

Ligero, a NYC-based crypto startup focused on zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology for data privacy and security, raised $4M in Seed funding. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. […] The post Ligero Raises $4M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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