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

AUGUST 30, 2023

Connecticut – Hedonova, a leading hedge fund renowned for its unwavering commitment to identifying exceptional investment opportunities, is excited to introduce its newest co-investment opportunity. Startup stock prices, which experienced substantial growth in 2020 and 2021, have dropped by an average of 74%.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Apollo.io, a business-to-business (B2B) sales and intelligence and engagement platform, announced a $100m Series D funding round at a valuation of $1.6bn, making it one of the year’s first sales-tech unicorns. The latest funding brings the company’s total funding to close to $250m.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Failup Ventures, a Finland-based VC firm, has reached €30m of a €50m target for its debut fund to support early-stage Nordic and US startups. The post New venture firm to serve Nordic-American startups with €50m fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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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.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Denmark-headquartered Unconventional Ventures has hit a second close for its €30m fundraise targeting early-stage startups led by underrepresented founders. The post Unconventional Ventures fighting for diversity in startup founders with debut fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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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.

Startups 86

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AltAssets

APRIL 10, 2024

Elevator Ventures, the venture capital arm of Raiffeisen Bank International, is looking to “bridge financing gaps” with the launch of a new fund. The post Austrian bank-backed Elevator Ventures unveils €70m fund to support DACH, CEE 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.

Startups 88

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AltAssets

JUNE 30, 2023

Indian agtech investor Omnivore has hit a $150m first close for its third fund, which is targeting startups developing breakthrough technologies for agriculture, food, climate and the rural economy. The post Indian agri-startup investor Omnivore strikes $150m Fund III first close first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The post Silicon Valley VC firm launches its largest fund for B2B tech startups first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News. 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.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 13, 2021

They’re “playing startup” as opposed to actually building a company. It’s easy… If the very first thing you did after coming up with your idea was make a pitch deck for fundraising, versus trying to sell or test customers on it, you’re probably playing startup, not building a company. How do you know which is which?

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FinSMEs

MAY 16, 2024

Leya, a Stockholm, Sweden-based legal tech startup, raised $10.5M in Seed funding. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts. in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs. in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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FinSMEs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

aelf, a Singapore based high-performance Layer 1 featuring multi-sidechain technology for unlimited scalability, has launched aelf Ventures with an ecosystem fund of $50m. Led by Hazel Zhang, aelf aims to make strategic investments in teams propelling the transition from Web2 to Web3.

Startups 67

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FinSMEs

APRIL 15, 2024

in funding. The round was led by Blockchain Founders Fund with participation from Momentum 6, Borderless Capital, Mindfulness Capital, Yap Capital, Singularity DAO, Aztlan Capital, Outlier Ventures, Orbit Startups, Graviton Web3 Accelerator, and others. in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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FinSMEs

MAY 13, 2024

Artisan AI, a San Francisco, CA-based startup building AI employees and software for enterprise companies, raised $7.3M in Seed funding. Other investors include Sequoia Scout, Y Combinator, Soma Capital, BOND Capital, Anu Hariharan, Paul Daverda, Fellow’s Fund, and more. Seed Funding Round appeared first on FinSMEs.

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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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FinSMEs

MAY 14, 2024

Fintech Farm, a London, UK-based fintech startup which provides the tools to create neobanks in emerging markets, raised $32m in funding. The funding included an initial Series B round led by Nordstar and an extension Series B round led London Stock Exchange-listed Bank of Georgia.

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FinSMEs

JULY 5, 2023

LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator, a Boston, MA-based edtech investor, has recently launched its 2023 Breakthrough to Scale program, showcasing the selection of five edtech startups for investment and active engagement.

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FinSMEs

MAY 16, 2024

Bedrock Materials, a Chicago, IL-based battery technology startup launched out of Stanford University in 2023, raised $9M in Seed funding. The round was led by Trucks Venture Capital, Refactor Capital, and Version One Ventures.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ex-YC Continuity head Anu Hariharan and former Brex exec Lucas Fox have partnered to raise $350m for flagship fund Avra alongside an invite-only mentorship program for startups. The post Ex-YC Continuity head launches $350m fund and mentorship program for startups first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 1, 2023

Military alliance NATO has raised €1bn from 23 of its members to make investments in early-stage start-ups and venture capital funds. Funding for the vehicle has also come from Sweden, which is in the process of attempting to become a NATO member.

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FinSMEs

MAY 9, 2024

ArkeaBio, a Boston, MA-based ag-biotech startup, raised $26.5M in Series A funding. The round was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), with participation from The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, AgriZeroNZ, Rabo Ventures, Overview Capital, and The51 Food & AgTech Fund.

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FinSMEs

DECEMBER 8, 2023

FinSMEs 08/12/2023 The post Shiseido Launches Fund To Back Beauty Wellness Startups appeared first on FinSMEs. The New York City-based limited liability company invests in innovative early-stage companies within the beauty wellness space. Read more on VCWire.tech, our new website dedicated to the tech venture capital industry.

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FinSMEs

MAY 14, 2024

Highperformr, a Wilmington, DE-based GenAI startup providing a Social AI platform, raised $3.5M in Seed funding. The company intends to use the funds for R&D to further develop its native AI capabilities and to build its distribution network. in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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FinSMEs

JANUARY 30, 2024

VIVES, a Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium-based high-tech early-stage firm, raised €38M ($41.3M) in the second closing of VIVES IUF, bringing total funding to €70M ($76M). Read more on […] The post VIVES IUF Fund Secures €70M Equity to Catalyze Science into Startups appeared first on FinSMEs.

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AltAssets

DECEMBER 5, 2023

California-based Intuitive Ventures has closed its sophomore fund with $150m to “reimagine the future of minimally invasive care”. The post Intuitive Ventures scores $150m for medtech startups first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Startups 76

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FinSMEs

APRIL 15, 2024

in seed funding. Backers included from a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX), CMCC Global, Draper Dragon, Ryze Labs, and Plassa Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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FinSMEs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Pentathlon Ventures, a Pune, Maharashtra, India-based early-stage B2B SaaS-focused venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its second fund with a target of $55M. For Fund II, the firm is raising capital from a mix of Indian and global limited partners encompassing business leaders, corporations and institutions.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 29, 2024

Yoneda Labs, a San Francisco, CA-based AI powered drug discovery startup, raised $4M in Seed funding. Backers included Khosla Ventures, 500 Emerging Europe, 468 Capital, Fellows Fund, and Y Combinator. The company intends to use the funds to expand its development efforts.

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FinSMEs

MAY 3, 2024

Lamini, a Palo Alto, CA-based startup that is building a platform to help enterprises deploy generative AI applications, raised $25m in seed and Series A funding. The new funding will accelerate development into deeper technical […] The post Lamini Raises $25M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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FinSMEs

MAY 6, 2024

Anetac, a Los Altos, CA-based startup protecting companies from blind spots of service accounts in hybrid environments, raised $16M in funding. The company intends to use the funds to elevate its service offerings to […] The post Anetac Raises $16M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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FinSMEs

MAY 13, 2024

Active Surfaces, a Woburn, MA-based flexible solar panel startup spun out from MIT, raised $5.6M in pre-seed funding. The company intends to use the funds to expand its R&D efforts, […] The post Active Surfaces Raises $5.6M in Pre-Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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FinSMEs

MAY 13, 2024

MNZL, a Cairo, Egypt-based fintech startup allows users to transform their assets like homes and cars into liquidity for their projects and needs, raised $3.5M in Seed funding. in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs. in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 22, 2024

Midas, an Istanbul, Turkey-based retail investing startup, raised $45M in Series A funding. The round was led by Portage, with participation from International Finance Corporation, and Spark Capital, Earlybird Digital East Fund, and Revo Capital.

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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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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Specialist VC investor Oxx has closed its second flagship fund at $190m to scale B2B software companies across the continent. The post Oxx boosts European software startups with $190m first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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