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Illumina invests in £30m venture fund

Illumina, a specialist in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, has invested in Time Boost Capital I LP, a £30 million genomics venture fund dedicated to providing match funding to startups graduating from Illumina Accelerator Cambridge with the aim to advance breakthroughs in human health. Illumina Accelerator, located in both San

PE-backed TechInsights acquires Strategy Analytics

TechInsights, an Oakley Capital (Oakley) and CVC Growth Partners portfolio company, has acquired Strategy Analytics, a leading supplier of syndicated research across the global consumer technology sector. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with a significant presence in Europe, Strategy Analytics supplies syndicated research across the global consumer technology sector, providing the

3173 secures investment from Synova

3173 Limited has secured an investment into its group of businesses in the pensions industry that includes Dalriada Trustees Limited, Mantle Hosting Limited, and Spence & Partners Limited, from Synova. The funding will be used to consolidate the group’s existing market-leading positions in pension scheme trustee services, unique pensions software,

Swave raises €7m in seed round led by Imex.xpand and FFTF

Swave Photonics, a specialist in holographic extended reality (HXR) technology to bring the metaverse to life, has raised €7 million in a seed funding round co-led by Imec.xpand, a value-add venture capital fund focused on nanotechnology innovations, and Flanders Future Techfund (FFTF), a Belgian/Flemish public investment fund. QBIC, a Belgian

Speechmatics secures $62m in Series B funding led by Susquehanna

Speechmatics, a speech recognition technology scaleup, has raised $62 million in a Series B funding round led by Susquehanna Growth Equity with participation from existing investors AlbionVC and IQ Capital. The funding will be used to support Speechmatics’ vision to be a world-leading speech platform, understanding every voice with human-level

Sagewind Capital leads Series B financing for Code-X

Sagewind Capital (Sagewind), a New York-based middle-market private equity firm, has led the Series B financing of Code-X, a security software company that protects sensitive information and systems using its proprietary lattice-based technology. Code-X has developed the first-ever commercially available lattice-based data protection platform that protects data, at rest and

Safic-Alcan announces new entrepreneurial project with three new PE investors

The executive team of Safic-Alcan, together with existing private equity funds partners EMZ partners, Sagard and Société Générale Capital Partenaires, have started a new project. All three historical partners will continue to invest alongside the management with three new private equity funds – Equistone, IK Partners and GENEO Capital Entrepreneur

Plural launches €250m early-stage VC fund

Plural, a new investment platform started by the founders and backers of some of Europe’s most significant tech companies, has launched, along with a €250 million early stage venture fund to back the next generation of founders with global ambitions.

Nuveen Natural Capital appoints head of global timberland transactions

Richard Haight has joined Nuveen Natural Capital as Head of Global Timberland Transactions. In his new role, Haight will be a member of the leadership team and will focus on pipeline development, transactions (both acquisitions and dispositions), and capital deployment.   Most recently, Haight served as Head of TTG Forestry

MaC Venture Capital secures $203m for Fund II

MaC Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley, has successfully raised a $203 million Fund II, building on the $110 million seed-stage fund secured in March 2021. MaC Venture Capital, a majority Black-owned firm, will use Fund II capital to double down on

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