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Infinity Ventures Crypto holds close of first fund at USD70m

Infinity Ventures Crypto (IVC) has announced the closing of its inaugural fund capped at USD70 million. The focus of the fund is to jumpstart and accelerate the growth of global GameFi, DeFi and Web 3 innovations. IVC has attracted investments from Circle, Digital Currency Group, and Animoca Brands. Since its

EQT Private Equity and Verdane to sell Forsta to Press Ganey

The EQT Mid Market US fund (EQT Private Equity), together with the Verdane Capital IX fund (Verdane) have agreed to sell Forsta to Press Ganey, a specialist in patient, member, employee and consumer experience across the healthcare ecosystem. Headquartered in London, UK, Forsta is a provider of customer experience and

SWEN Capital Partners’ Blue Ocean Fund reaches EUR95m

SWEN Capital Partners, a provider of unlisted sustainable investment solutions, has raised a further EUR43 million from institutional investors globally for its Blue Ocean Fund in its latest funding round. The fund now stands at EUR95 million, making it one of the leading venture capitalist funds worldwide dedicated to ocean

Summit Partners makes eight promotions

Alternative investment firm Summit Partners has promoted eight professionals across the firm’s global platform. Chief Investor Relations Officer David Schiller has been promoted to Managing Director, while On Summit’s growth equity and venture capital teams, Luke Parsons and Steven Twomey have been promoted to Principal; Luke Nowicki has been promoted

Shopware raises USD100m in growth capital from Carlyle and PayPal

Shopware AG (Shopware), a digital commerce software solutions provider in the DACH region, has raised USD100 million in growth capital from global investment firm, Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), the global payments and commerce platform. Founders Sebastian and Stefan Hamann will retain a significant majority stake in the

OceanSound Partners closes USD780m inaugural fund

OceanSound Partners (OceanSound), a growth-oriented private equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled services has held the final close of its inaugural fund, OceanSound Partners Fund, with USD780 million in total capital commitments. The fund closed substantially above its target of USD550 million.  OceanSound received support from a diverse

Global Investors to bring as much as USD52bn in capital to fund Canadian healthcare innovations

The Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO), a membership-based not-for-profit organisation, is set to bring investors from around the world to its annual OBIO Investment Summit (OIS) and Early Technology Showcase (ETS), which showcases Canada’s leading innovations in health sciences, including biotech and medtech. According to OBIO’s analysis, the registered investors

NaaS raises RMB500m in Series A financing

NaaS, one of China’s leading new energy operations and technology providers, has successfully raised RMB500 million in Series A financing from Real Fund, CICC Capital, GSR United Capital, and Sino Pacific Capital. Established in 2019, NaaS is China’s leading comprehensive EV charging service platform and is servicing China’s No1 fast

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