FTX Trading (FTX.COM), the owner and operator of the FTX.COM cryptocurrency exchange, has closed a USD900 million Series B fundraise, valuing the Company at USD18 billion. This new financing round will expand FTX’s global presence, accelerate the Company’s growth, and represents one of the largest raises for a crypto company.
Coave Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing life changing gene therapies in rare Ocular and CNS (Central Nervous System) diseases, has raised an additional EUR21.2 million (USD25.1 million) of Series B funding, bringing the total raised to EUR33.1 million (USD39 million). This latest financing was led by
Aromyx, a specialist in applying biotechnology and data science to capture unique sensory data, has closed an oversubscribed USD10 million Series A round of financing led by Rabo Food&Ag Innovation Fund and SOZO Ventures. Existing investors Ulu Ventures, Radicle Growth, Capital Energy and Merus Capital also participated in the round.
Anzu Partners, an investment firm that focuses on early stage industrial and life science technology companies, has launched its third venture fund with USD130 million in commitments to date toward a USD300 million target size. Anzu’s Fund III will invest in early-stage breakthrough technology companies that can shape and enable
Speedinvest, a pan-European early-stage VC, today announces the final closing of its second specialist marketplaces and consumer fund at EUR60 million, above its original target of EUR50 million. More than a dozen notable marketplace founders and executives have joined the final close, including the founders of Ankorstore, Vinted, TradingView, Planetly,
Although private equity deal activity slowed down a bit in Q2 from the first quarter of 2021, the speed at which PE deals closed continued, leading to a massive uptick in deal value, according to Pitchbook’s latest European PE Breakdown report. In the second quarter of 2021, around 1,800 deals
In this podcast, Private Equity Wire speaks to Randy Schwimmer (pictured), head of senior lending origination and capital markets at Churchill Asset Management, about capital markets, deal trends and the current private equity middle-market lending environment.
Vestwell, a specialist in workplace savings and investing programmes, has raised USD70 million in a Series C financing round led by Wells Fargo Strategic Capital and Fin Venture Capital. A host of other financial services and fintech leaders also participated, including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Manulife, Point72, Nationwide Ventures, Allianz
Renaissance Venture Capital has closed its fourth fund with USD77.5 million of new capital. Since it opened in 2008, Renaissance has raised over USD280 million, making it the largest “fund of funds” of its kind in the United States. Renaissance has become a role model for similar funds that have
Demand Science, a global revenue intelligence platform that drives growth for hundreds of the world’s largest software, technology, and B2B services companies, has acquired Airborne App. Founded by Lee Gladish and Michael Morckos, Airborne is a Toronto-based sales engagement and enablement software platform. The acquisition is Demand Science’s sixth since
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