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Pantera and Patron lead Fast Break Labs USD6m seed round

Pantera Capital and Patron, an early-stage venture capital firm, have co led a USD6 million seed funding round in Web 3 startup, Fast Break Labs. Other participants in the round include: Brooklyn Nets owner Joseph Tsai’s family office; Marc Merrill and Thomas Vu of Riot Games, the developer of the

OceanSound-backed RMA acquires CSI Services

The RMA Group of Companies (RMA), a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners, has acquired Coating Specialists and Inspection Services, dba CSI Services (CSI), a specialty coating inspection services business based. Following the previously announced merger with Western Technologies (WT), the acquisition of CSI is RMA’s second transaction as it executes

Mercia opens new office in Bristol

Mercia Asset Management – one of the UK’s most active investors in early-stage tech companies and SMEs – has opened a new office in Bristol to help build its presence in the South West. Mercia, which has been investing in the region for over ten years, will now have a

AIMCo appoints Co-CIOs

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has appointed Sandra Lau to the role of co-Chief Investment Officer, Head of Public Investments, and James Barber to the role of co-Chief Investment Officer, Head of Private Investments. Lau and Barber succeed Dale MacMaster, who announced his retirement from AIMCo last October having served

VC firm A15 leads USD1m OneOrder funding round

OneOrder, an Egypt-based logistics startup, has secured USD1 million in funding round led by venture capital firm A15. OneOrder, which was founded by Tamer Amer, the man behind the Fuego Sushi and Longhorn Texas BBQ Egyptian restaurants chains, supplies meat, vegetables, and equipment.

AE Industrial Partners to acquire significant stake in Firefly Aerospace

AE Industrial Partners (AEI), a US-based private equity firm specialising in aerospace, defence & government services, space, power and utility services, and specialty industrial markets, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a significant stake in Firefly Aerospace (Firefly), an specialist in economical launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services, from

Abry-backed illumifin to acquire LTCG

illumifin, an insurance third-party administration and software provider backed by private equity firm Abry, is to acquire LTCG, a provider of administrative solutions and clinical services to the long-term care insurance industry. The transaction is expected to close within the next 60 days.   The strategic acquisition will make illumifin

Depict.ai raises USD17m in Series A led by Tiger Global

Depict.ai, a provider of AI-based product recommendations for any e-commerce store without the need for historical sales data, has raised USD17 million in a Series A investment led by Tiger Global, with participation from Initialized Capital, EQT Ventures, Y Combinator and a team of angels. The Series A investment comes

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