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Nyriad raises USD28m

Nyriad Inc has raised an additional USD28 million of funding, primarily from existing investors. The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s global go-to-market and engineering efforts for its reimagined storage solution based on a new architecture that redefines how data is stored and managed. “Nyriad will deliver a

Great Hill Partners secures strategic investment from Blackstone GP Stakes

Funds managed by Blackstone GP Stakes are to acquire a minority ownership interest in Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies.  Blackstone GP Stakes specialises in value-added, long-term investments in the management companies of leading private equity firms. Managing Directors, Chris Gaffney, Michael Kumin,

Singularity Studio secures VC investment

Singularity Studio (SS) a metaverse development company and creator of the successful GameFi dapp, Zoo Crypto World (ZooCW) on the Binance Smart Chai, has secured investment from venture capitalist firms Spartan Capital and 40k Ventures whose seed investments will allow SS to devote itself entirely to building the Singularity Metaverse. 

Pollen agrees sale of Aryza to Atlas Bidco 1

Pollen Street Capital has agreed a sale of Aryza Holdings Limited (Aryza) to Atlas Bidco 1 Limited – a company owned by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance, Pollen Street, and Aryza senior management. 

Socure secures USD450m in Series E

Socure, a provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions, has raised USD450 million in oversubscribed Series E funding round valuing the company at USD4.5 billion. The company achieved a USD4.5 billion valuation just seven months after its USD1.3 billion Series D, on the back of 500 per cent year-over-year

Marc Shore and Dennis Kaltman form packaging company Max Solutions

Marc Shore and Dennis Kaltman have formed Max Solutions, Inc (MS), a differentiated packaging platform serving customers’ needs for quality, service, next generation innovation and sustainability.   Shore and Kaltman have a long history of success in the packaging industry, most recently at Multi Packaging Solutions and Westrock. Prior to

H2O.ai closes USD100m in funding led by customer Commonwealth Bank of Australia

H2O.ai, an AI cloud specialist, has closed USD100 million in Series E funding led by Australia’s largest bank, customer Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). H2O.ai has now raised over USD250 million and is valued at USD1.7 billion.  Pivot Investment Partners joins prior investors Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Crane Venture

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