Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital (Queen’s Gambit), the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led by women, is to acquire Swvl, a Dubai-based provider of transformative mass transit and shared mobility solutions, in a deal that will see Swvl becoming a publicly listed company. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, the
Vira Health, a digital health company focused on improving long-term health for women, has raised GBP1.5 million in seed funding from LocalGlobe, MMC Ventures, and angel investors including Megumi Ikeda, Managing Director, Hearst Ventures, Andrea Zitna of Elvie, former Spotify executive Sofia Bendz, founder of GoCardless Matt Robinson, and Simon
INKR, a digital comics platform, has secured USD3.1 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. Investors Stu Levy, Founder & CEO of TokyoPop, and VI Management also participated in the round. The funding will be used to increase its content catalogue, further expand its product
HMNC Brain Health (HMNC), a biotech company pioneering the development of personalised therapies in psychiatry powered by predictive companion diagnostics, has received an additional EUR9 million from its current investors. The supplemental investment brings the total raised to date to EUR28 million and will secure HMNC’s financial position in advance
Biconomy has raised USD9 million in a private funding round led by DACM and Mechanism Capital, with strategic investments from Coinbase Ventures, CoinFund, True Ventures, Bain Capital, NFX, Proof Group, Ledgerprime, Huobi Innovation Labs, Primitive Ventures, Genblock and Rarestone Capital as well as angel investments from Stani from Aave, Hasu,
Prime Trust, a one-stop shop for financial infrastructure for fintechs, has closed a USD64 million Series A funding round. The timing of the raise coincides with the firm having crossed USD100 million in annual revenue-run rate and 250 million API calls per month from its B2B customers. This is the
Fintech, broker and asset management company Darwinex has raised EUR3 million to pursue its ambitious growth aspirations. Leading investors in the round were Stefan Jaecklin and Pinorena Capital who were joined by Darwinex co-founders and a number of key employees in the company. Pinorena Capital, a fintech-focused investment company led
Impact technology company Diginex has closed a USD6 million Series A round led by Fitch Ventures, the equity investment arm of Fitch Group, bringing the total amount raised to over USD8 million.
Spark RE Technologies has closed a USD5 million Series A investment round led by BDC Capital and Pender Ventures. Spark was founded with the purpose of streamlining the entire sales, marketing, and management process for real estate developers. Today, Spark is the fastest growing and only comprehensive sales transaction platform
The Craftory, a global investment house focused exclusively on championing the world’s boldest, mission-driven consumer brands has invested USD60 million in Freddie’s Flowers. The progressive flower box subscription brand intends to use the funds to support the company’s rapid growth and international expansion, enhance its range of products and hire
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