TransFICC, a specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, has closed a USD17 million Series A extension led by AlbionVC. All existing institutional shareholders also took part in this investment round, which follows the original Series A of USD7.8 million, announced in April

KKR, backed by the International Finance Corporation IFC) and Pavilion Capital, has led a USD77.5 million Series C round in Gtowsari, a Philippines-based B2B e-commerce platform. This latest round, which saw KKR invest USD45 million, brings Growsari’s total funding to USD110 million. The company’s existing investors include Robinson Retail Holdings,

Cloaked, a consumer-first privacy company that enables individuals to safely share personal data with people or companies based on their level of comfort, has secured USD25 million in Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Lux Capital and Human Capital. Founded by two brothers, Arjun and Abhijay Bhatnagar,

FirstPort, a UK residential property services company, is being acquired by Emeria, a European specialist in residential real estate services, from the company’s previous majority shareholder, the mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe Limited (Equistone). FirstPort will operate as a subsidiary of Emeria, with its existing management team remaining

Integra Therapeutics, a biotechnology company that creates next- generation gene writing tools, has closed an additional EUR1.5-million investment from venture capital firm Columbus Venture Partners. This investment comes on top of the EUR4.5 million Integra Therapeutics raised last December from AdBio Partners, Invivo Capital and Takeda Ventures and completes its

Charme Capital Partners (Charme), a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, and Amadeus Capital Partners (Amadeus), are to sell 100 per cent of Veritas Intercontinental to LetsGetChecked, a global healthcare solutions company. LetsGetChecked, which is based in Dublin and New-York, the tools to manage health from home through direct access to

Arowana Impact Capital (AIC), the impact investing arm of global B Corp investment group, Arowana, has completed a cornerstone investment in Green Antz, producer of eco-friendly construction materials operating in Southeast Asia. Green Antz converts plastic waste from commercial establishments and communities into value-added construction materials, such as bricks and

IntelleWings Private Limited, an AI-powered and SaaS enabled AML/CFT (Combating the Financing of Terrorism) Compliance company, has raised USD650 thousand in pre-Series A round from Dallas Venture Capital (DVC), a cross-border venture capital firm focused on early and growth stage companies in cloud infrastructure, B2B SaaS, AI/ML, mobile, XR and

Blue Horizon, a pure play impact investor in the future of food, has made a seed investment in Core Biogenesis which uses plants as biofactories to scale the production of high-value bioproducts like growth factors. Blue Horizon invested in Core Biogenesis, a French startup focusing on the production of growth

Yokoy Group, a European all-in-one enterprise spend management platform, has raised USD80 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital. Speedinvest, Visionaries Club and Zinal Growth, existing investors Balderton Capital, Six FinTech Ventures, Left Lane, Swisscom Ventures and well-known business angels also participated in the round.  Powered