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nSure.ai raises USD18m in Series A round led by MoreTech Ventures

nSure.ai, a fully automated chargeback guarantee platform, has raised USD18 million in a Series A funding round led by MoreTech Ventures. Seed-round participants including DisruptiveAI, Gryffin Ventures, and Moneta Seeds also made additional investments. The funding will allow the company to extend anti-fraud, chargeback-free guarantees while meeting the growing demand

Gran Thornton’s Thames Valley deals team upbeat after ‘great year’

The Thames Valley region’s credentials as the ideal location for dynamic and ambitious companies to thrive will mean it will continue to attract investor interest in 2022, according to Grant Thornton UK LLP. Reflecting on an “outstanding” 2021 for deals, Peter Jennings, Corporate Finance Partner at Grant Thornton is confident

British Patient Capital invests in Microbiotica

British Patient Capital has invested in Microbiotica, a personalised medicine specialist, as part of a GBP50 million Series B funding round. The investment has been made via Future Fund: Breakthrough, British Patient Capital’s GBP375 million programme that makes co-investments with private sector investors in innovative, R&D-intensive UK companies.  The round

Chinese VC Starlight appoints Apex for fund admin and corporate services

Apex Group (Apex) has been appointed by Starlight Capital (Starlight) for Fund Administration and Corporate Services. Starlight Capital was founded in 2021 by Tao Tang, co-founder of Eastern Bell Capital. Starlight Capital focuses on investments in B2B enterprises services within the digital economy at an angle of early-stage opportunities.  The

Advanced acquires Australian procurement technology company Portt

British software and services provider Advanced has acquired Portt, a provider of SaaS procurement, contract and supplier management solutions in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) whose customers include NSW Health, Ministry of Education and Super Retail Group. Portt’s team, located in Sydney and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam currently manages over

Actis makes six partner promotions

Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has promoted Scott Choi, Alberto Estefan, Mauricio Giusti, Shami Nissan, Lisa Pinsley and Sumit Sen to partner. Choi joined Actis Asia Real Estate team in 2018 following the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank’s Principal Finance Real Estate group (PFRE).  Estefan joined the Actis

ADDX appoints new CEO

Singapore Exchange-backed private market platform ADDX has appointed Oi-Yee Choo was its Chief Executive Officer, subject to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) approval. The ADDX platform was founded in 2017 and began full commercial operations in 2020 after becoming one of the first digital securities exchanges to graduate from

Digital Horizon leads Series A investment Round in SteadyPay

Digital Horizon, a European venture capital investor specialising in fintech and SaaS companies, has led a USD5 million Series A investment round in SteadyPay, a platform designed to help gig workers achieve financial stability. Digital Horizon is joined in this round by existing and new investors including Ascension Ventures (via

Gresham House Ventures makes series of senior promotions

Gresham House Ventures (GHV), a growth equity investor specialising in software and digitally-driven businesses in the consumer, healthcare and service sectors, has made five senior promotions in its investment team as the business continues to grow its investable capital base and looks to expand its team further. Maya Ward and

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