Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm specialising in electronics, healthcare and technology investments, has joined Kyriba Corp’s Series D funding round. Kyriba, a provider of cloud-based treasury, cash, and risk management solutions, has more than 50 clients in Japan, including marquee clients Konica Minolta, Nissin Foods, and Suntory.

Innova Capital Partners and Fondo de Capital Privado de Emprendimiento e Innovación (FCP) have teamed up to make an investment into ERCO Energía, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm specialised in photovoltaic projects in Colombia. The joint investment will provide capitalisation for the construction of ERCO solar projects in

National law firm Setfords Solicitors has secured a GBP3.75 million investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund) to support its expansion plans.  The funding will be used for investment in digital marketing, technology enhancements and the recruitment of additional legal consultants.   Founded in 2006 by Guy Setford, the company has

Victory Park Capital (VPC) has provided a USD100 million senior secured credit facility to Cognical (d/b/a Zibby) to expand its omni-channel lease-to-own payment platform for in-store and online shopping. The credit facility, along with the accompanying equity investment, will help the company grow and scale its lease portfolio, providing underbanked

Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and venture capital trust (VCT) specialist Calculus Capital has invested GBP3 million in UK trampoline park company Jumptastic as it plans to expand into Scandinavia. Jumptastic’s first park opened in Gloucester in 2015, offering 90 interlinked trampolines over 30,000 square feet. The

Rakuten has invested EUR10 million in consumer finance company Kreditech, joining existing backers including JC Flowers and the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation. Michael Piechalak of the Rakuten FinTech Fund will join the board as an observer.   Kreditech aims to invest the new funding into further developing its partnership

Private equity house Maven Capital Partners has completed a GBP1.1 million investment in Growth Capital Ventures (GCV), funded through its managed venture capital trusts. GCV is a developer and operator of online investment and capital crowdfunding platforms, connecting entrepreneurs and earlier-stage businesses to investors.   The investment will enable GCV

Private equity fund manager YFM Equity Partners has backed a GBP4 million investment in Matillion, a provider of cloud-based integration technologies. YFM’s funding includes investment from its 2015 YFMEP LP Fund, which co-invested alongside YFM’s advised VCTs.   Founded in 2011, Matillion builds disruptive software which helps companies with structured

Coolfire Solutions has received a significant investment from Clayton Venture Group (CVG), the venture capital arm of the world's largest car rental company, Enterprise Holdings. "We couldn't be more excited about this strategic investment and having found such a tremendous partner in Clayton Venture Group," says Don Sharp, CEO of