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First Dollar raises USD14m in Series A round led by Blue Venture Fund

First Dollar has closed a USD14 million Series A funding round led by Blue Venture Fund, a collaboration between Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) companies, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and Sandbox, to which thirty-five BCBS companies have committed over USD890 million across four funds.

TLcom holds first close of USD150m Pan-African Tech Fund

TLcom, thane Africa-focused venture capital firm, has held the first close of its USD150 million-Africa focused tech fund at USD70 million, positioning the firm to become the largest independent VC investor fully dedicated to the continent.

PE-backed Cooper Software makes German acquisition

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software specialist Cooper Software, which is backed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM), is building its reach in central Europe with the acquisition of German-based ERP consulting firm and IFS Applications specialist u:benit. The acquisition of the German-based business, which will trade as Cooper Software GmbH, is

FourthRev secures USD8m in Series A round led by Educapital

Online education company FourthRev has raised USD8 million in a Series A funding round led by education technology impact fund Educapital. Reach Capital, Emerge Education and Danner Capital also provided follow-on funding along with a number of edtech entrepreneurs and executives.     The investment will be used to develop and

App Radar lands EUR2m pre-Series A from eQventure and aws Gründerfonds

App Radar, an app store marketing platform, has secured EUR2 million in pre-Series A investment from Austrian VC firms eQventure and aws Gründerfonds. App Radar, which last year acquired Spanish app store optimiser TheTool, will use its investment to expand its presence in major European markets and expand its product

Cairngorm Capital supports Verso Wealth Management’s acquisition of Pavis

Cairngorm Capital Partners portfolio company, Verso Wealth Management (Verso), has acquired Pavis Financial Management Limited (Pavis). Established in 1992, Pavis is a chartered financial planning firm based in Liverpool, serving private clients across the UK.  The addition of Pavis to the Verso group, adds scale to Verso’s network and creates

Saporo secures USD2.7m on pre-seed round led by Session VC and Lightbird

Cybersecurity specialist Saporo has raised USD2.7 million in a pre-seed round co-led by Session VC and Lightbird Ventures. Saporo’s technology enables any organisation to model and measure its resistance to anticipate attacks and make better-informed decisions about managing its risk without the need to think like an attacker.  The Swiss

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