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ABC Fund deploys more capital to support agri-businesses in West Africa

The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) is investing a total of EUR1.6 million in two companies in the shea sector, in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire.  The capital injection is into two shea butter processors – Mali Shi, based in the outskirts of Bamako, Mali, and Bio Amandes, in the northern

Admix raises USD25m Series B

Admix, an In-Play monetisation company that bridges the gap between gaming content and brands, has raised USD25 million in a Series B round to scale up its In-Play solution worldwide; and establish it as the content monetisation layer for the metaverse. Arriving just one year after Admix’s Series A round,

Monroe Capital supports CM Group’s acquisition of decile.ten communications

Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of decile.ten communications (d10) by The CM Group, LLC, an existing portfolio company of NaviMed Capital. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Hingham, Massachusetts, The CM Group

HIG BioHealth Partners co-leads a USD52m financing for Click Therapeutics

HIG BioHealth Partners (HIG), the dedicated healthcare investment affiliate of HIG Capital, has co-led a USD52 million Series B financing round for Click Therapeutics, a pioneer in the field of digital therapeutics. The Series B financing will be used to advance clinical development and commercialisation of Click’s prescription digital therapeutics

Core Industrial Partners acquires 3DXTEC, Triton and GearBox

CORE Industrial Partners (CORE), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has formed a new additive manufacturing platform and completed the acquisitions of 3DXTECH (3DXTECH), Triton 3D and Gearbox3D (Gearbox).  The company is a provider of additive manufacturing equipment, including 3D printers, materials, and services focusing on high-performance material extrusion technologies.  

Aiven achieves USD2bn unicorn valuation with Series C extension

Aiven, a software company that combines the best open-source technologies with cloud infrastructure, has secured USD60 million in Series C extension at a USD2 billion valuation bringing total Series C investment to USD160 million.  This extension, which brings Aiven’s total funding to date to USD210 million, was co-led by existing

Entrepreneur secures GBP2m investment for shopping app BASKET

Serial entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den winner, Lex Deak, has secured GBP2 million for his new app, BASKET. Notable investors include Lightbank, the VC firm founded by Groupon co-founder, Eric Lefkosky, as well as co-founder and CEO of WorldFirst, Jonathan Quin, and Mumsnet founder and CEO, Justine Roberts.   Basket will

Exciva raises EUR9 million in Series A round led by Andera Partners

Exciva, a clinical biotech company developing a novel therapeutic compound for treating agitation/aggression in Alzheimer’s disease, has closed a Series A financing of EUR9 million (USD10 million) led by Andera Partners. LBBW Venture Capital and Cure8 also participated in the round. This first funding will help Exciva GmbH develop the

SUSI Partners to invest in Chilean renewables market

SUSI Partners, on behalf of its Energy Transition Fund (SETF), has signed an agreement with developer BIWO Renovables and their commercial partner Latsolar Energy Investments to acquire a portfolio of distributed renewable energy assets in Chile. 

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