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Kainos Capital sells good2grow to Wind Point Partners

Kainos Capital, a food and consumer-focused private equity firm, has sold its portfolio company good2grow to Wind Point Partners.  Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, good2grow is a branded kids’ beverage company that sells clean label, ready-to-drink fruit juice, fortified water and organic flavored milk. Kainos partnered with the business, which was

Pollen Street makes strategic growth investment in Blue Media

Pollen Street Capital, an independent, alternative investment management company focused on the financial and business services sectors, has made a strategic growth investment in Blue Media SA, an online payments provider in Poland.  Blue Media is offers a range of payments and payment-related services to businesses and consumers via the

Valor Siren Ventures leads USD7 million funding round in Datasembly

Existing investor Valor Siren Ventures has led a USD7 million funding round in Datasembly, a provider of real-time product pricing, promotions, and assortment data for retailers and CPG brands. Other previous investors including Craft Ventures, Twenty 5 Twenty, Evan Brown and Launch Capital also participated. As part of the deal,

Scale Venture Partners leads USD50m Robin Series B round

Scale Venture Partners has led a USD50 million Series B investment round in healthcare technology company Robin. With the new investment, Robin will expand its service into new markets, as well as invest in its engineering, product, and sales teams to further deliver value for physicians nationwide.  Khosla Ventures also

Battery Ventures acquires analytical-instrumentation specialist LI-COR Biosciences

Battery Ventures, a global, technology focused investment firm, has acquired LI-COR Biosciences, an a specialist in highly engineered instrumentation systems for environmental research, agriculture, drug discovery, protein research and therapeutics development. As part of the acquisition, current LI-COR Chief Executive Greg Biggs, the son of co-founder Bill Biggs, will transition

Jump Capital leads USD8.5 million strategic funding round in Zeta Markets

Zeta Markets (Zeta), a decentralised finance (DeFi) futures and options exchange built on Solana, has completed a USD8.5 million strategic funding round led by Jump Capital. The round, conducted via private token sale, had participation from Race Capital, Electric Capital, DACM, Airtree Ventures, Amber Group, Wintermute, Sino Global Capital, Genesis

Crosspoint Capital Partners makes USD50m growth equity investment in Afero

Crosspoint Capital Partners (Crosspoint Capital), a private equity firm focused on the cybersecurity, privacy and infrastructure software markets, has led a USD50 million Series C investment in Afero, a provider of turnkey Internet of Things (IoT) Platform as a Service (Paas) solutions that bring secure connectivity to IoT devices. The

US Bank completes acquisition of PFM Asset Management

US Bank subsidiary, US Bancorp Asset Management, has closed on the acquisition of PFM Asset Management (PFMAM) originally announced on 8 July. PFM Asset Management will continue to operate as a separate registered investment advisor. As part of the acquisition, more than 250 PFM Asset Management employees have joined US

WATI.io raises USD10m in Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India

WATI.io (WhatsApp Team Inbox), a comprehensive WhatsApp customer engagement tool for small businesses, has raised USD8.3 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India. Surge, Base Partners and several prominent angels including Gokul Rajaram, a member of the DoorDash executive team, also participated in the round. 

Meridian Adhesives Group acquires American Sealants

Meridian Adhesives Group (Meridian) has acquired American Sealants Inc (ASI), a specialist in product assembly adhesives and sealants.  Financial terms of the deal, which will see ASI will join Meridian’s Industrial Division, have not been disclosed. 

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