Iron Pillar has closed its USD45 million Top Up Fund, which will top-up the Iron Pillar Fund I that held its final close in 2018 with capital commitments of USD90 million.
Anyfin – a Stockholm-based startup that enables consumers to refinance their existing loans, avoid high credit costs and improve their financial health – has secured USD30 million Series B round, led by EQT Ventures.
Praetura Ventures, an investor in businesses in high-value sectors, has launched the Praetura EIS Growth Fund.
The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has recommended the UK Government introduces a GBP500 million funding facility for VC-backed, early stage companies operating in the digital, biotech and life sciences sectors during the Covid-19 crisis.
Draper Goren Holm, a Los Angeles based venture firm led by Tim Draper, Alon Goren, and Josef Holm, has appointed Rodney Sampson as the team’s newest Venture Partner.
The Blackfinch Spring VCT has raised over GBP3.3 million to invest in a portfolio of technology and tech-enabled companies, since its launch in December.
Venture Capital firm Mayfield has closed on USD750 million in new capital across two venture capital funds, the USD475 million Mayfield XVI and the USD275 million Mayfield Select II, bringing the firm’s current assets under management to over USD2.5 billion.
The Mercia AM managed Northern VCTs have invested GBP 3 million in Oddbox, the company behind the UK's first sustainable fruit and veg box delivery.
Venture capital firm Vala Capital has opened a new tranche for its enterprise investment scheme (EIS) following the successful launch of its first EIS Portfolio in early 2019.
Venture capital fund OTB Ventures (OTB) has launched an early growth technology fund with USD100m in commitments from international institutional investors, including the European Investment Fund (EIF), and high-profile backers including Greg Jankilevitch.