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GSV Ventures Leads USD2m Seed Round for Peru’s uDocz
GSV Ventures led a USD2m seed round for uDocz, a Peru-based collaborative education platform for university students, to share educational resources, with participation from Salkantay VC. Read More
Moore Capital Leads ~USD8m Series A+ for Brazil’s BHub
Moore Capital led a BRL40m (~USD8m) Series A+ for BHub, a Brazil-based accounting and financial management platform for SMEs, with participation from Endeavor Scale-Up Ventures, partners of DST, Monashees, Valor, Picus Capital, Norte and BFF Ventures. Read More
Monashees and Construct Capital Lead USD8.5m Round for Brazil’s Leoparda Electric
Construct Capital and monashees led a USD8.5m round for Leoparda Electric, a Brazil-based rechargeable battery network for electric motorbikes, with participation from Claure Capital, Auteco, K50 Ventures and Climate Capital. Read More
Joy Capital Leads ~USD14m Angel Round for China’s Qidi
Joy Capital led a CNY100m (~USD14m) angel round for Qidi, a China-based tech enterprise that produces smart glasses, with participation from Matrix Partners and Meridian Capital. Read More
Salkantay Ventures Reaches USD26m Final Close for First VC Fund
Salkantay Ventures reached a USD26m final close for its first VC fund, Salkantay Exponential Fund (SXF) with undisclosed commitments from DGGF and Bancoldex, and follow-on from Capria, IDB Lab and FCEI. The fund will target seed and Series A rounds in up to 25 tech-based startups in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Read More
Affirma Capital Leads USD40m Round for India’s EPACK Durable
Affirma Capital led a USD40m round for EPACK Durable, an India-based manufacturer of air conditioners and other appliances. Read More
China’s Private Capital-backed Dingdang Health Raises ~USD51m in Hong Kong IPO
Dingdang Health, a China-based online pharmacy, raised HKD402m (~USD51m) through a Hong Kong IPO. The company is backed by investors including TPG, Orbimed Healthcare Fund Management, Softbank China Venture Capital and CMB International Capital Management. Read More
Baring Private Equity Asia Reaches USD11.2b Final Close for Fund VIII
Baring Private Equity Asia reached a USD11.2b final close for Fund VIII, which targets control investments in Asia-Pacific region across healthcare, technology services, business services, education, financial services, consumer and advanced manufacturing sectors. Read More
Nigeria’s Kippa Raises USD8.4m Seed Round from Goodwater Capital, TEN13 VC, Rocketship.vc, Others
Kippa, a Nigeria-based financial management platform for merchants, raised ~USD8m in seed funding from Goodwater Capital, TEN13 VC, Rocketship.vc, Saison Capital, Crestone VC, VentureSouq, Horizon Partners and Vibe Capital. Read More
Rukam Capital Leads USD3m Series A for India’s Beco
Rukam Capital led a USD3m Series A for Beco, an India-based startup that produces eco-friendly consumer goods, with participation from Priyavrata Mafatlal, Better Capital, Prashant Pittie and Titan Capital. Read More
Victory Park Capital Provides USD100m Senior Loan Facility to Mexico’s Nelo
Victory Park Capital provided a USD100m senior loan facility to Nelo, a Mexico-based BNPL platform for e-commerce merchants. Read More
Nordic VC Inventure Leads ~USD12m Round for Estonia’s Jobbatical
Nordic VC Inventure led a EUR11.6m (~USD12m) round for Jobbatical, an Estonia-based employment relocation and immigration platform , with participation from Union Square Ventures, Swiss Post Ventures, Karma VC, Metaplanet, Devotion Ventures and angels. Read More