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Vauban raises GBP4.7m for VC platform

Vauban, a platform that provides venture capital fund managers with everything they need to raise a fund and invest capital quickly, has closed a GBP4.7 million funding round.  Investors include co-leads Pentech and Outward, in addition to 7 per cent Ventures and MJ Hudson. A roster of high profile angel

knok raises EUR4.4m for 5G telemedicine solutions

NOS 5G Fund, created by NOS and managed by Armilar Venture Partners, and Triple Point Ventures, have co-invested EUR4.4 million in digital health start-up knok.  The investment round also includes participation from previous investors, the Social Innovation Fund and Social and Environmental Impact Fund MSM (Mustard Seed MAZE). The Portuguese

everstox closes EUR20m Series A

everstox closes 20 million Series A to expand its Logistics-as-a-Service platform further across Europe. “In today’s agile eCommerce environment, successful merchants scale demand for their businesses in no time. However, scaling logistics and warehousing operations is the missing piece that is still highly complex and breaks all growth momentum. We

Digital Nature raises EUR1.5m to bring Moomin stories to life in an interactive showroom

Finnish startup Digital Nature has raised EUR1.5 million in seed funding to create new growth and attraction opportunities for shopping centres and other public venues.  The round was led by renowned business angels, including Mikko Kodisoja and Visa Forsten, co-founders of Finnish decacorn Supercell. The funding will go towards developing

WBD advises Piper on GBP33m investment in Omlet

Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised longstanding client Piper, a leaing specialist investor in consumer brands, on its GBP33 million minority stake investment in Omlet, a design-led pet accessories brand sold exclusively online.

Seraphim makes USD12.5m investment in Astroscale

Seraphim Space Investment Trust, the world’s first listed fund focused on SpaceTech, has made a new USD12.5 million investment in Astroscale Holdings Inc, a specialist in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits.  Astroscale closed a USD109 million series F round which was led by THE FUND Limited

Startup SearchLand secures GBP200,000 seed investment

Proptech startup SearchLand has secured a GBP200,000 seed investment to accelerate its development of the world’s first fully automated site sourcing tool. The funding, which came from a number of angel investors, is London-based SearchLand’s first investment to date. The round was part SEIS and part EIS. Founded in 2020,

Mednow makes strategic investment in US virtual care provider Doko Medical

Mednow Inc, a Canadian on-demand virtual pharmacy, has closed a CAD500,000 investment in Doko Medical (Doko Medical) by way of convertible debenture (the Doko Investment), for a 2.8 per cent equity interest at a CAD17.5 million pre-money valuation. Doko Medical is a virtual healthcare provider operating across the US. Currently

KKR invests in Taylor’s Education Group

Global investment firm KKR is to acquire a minority stake in Southeast Asian private educator, Taylor’s Education Group’ (TEG) Taylor’s Schools. Taylor’s Schools owns and operates six international schools – Garden International School, Nexus International School Singapore, Nexus International School Malaysia, Australian International School Malaysia, Taylor’s International School Kuala Lumpur,

HEMEX holds second closing of Series C round at CHF7.1m

Following an oversubscribed first closing in February, HEMEX, a bench-to-market clinical Contract Research Organisation (CRO) and early-stage healthcare investment firm, has held the second closing of it Series C fundraising round at CHF7.1 million. All existing “Investor Club” members followed-up in this round and are joined by new investors. Since

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