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RO Capital Partners makes first investment

RO Capital Partners, the RO Group’s investment arm, has co-led a GBP1.1 million funding round, together with the Cass Enterprise Fund, in Bamboo Auctions (Bamboo), a provider of online auction technology to estate agents and auction houses.  The round was supported by follow on capital from existing investors and new

Permira Funds makes EUR1.9bn strategic investment in Adevinta

Permira, a global private equity firm focused on growth at scale, has made a strategic investment in Adevinta ASA (Adevinta). Funds advised by Permira have agreed to acquire approximately 125 million shares in Adevinta from eBay Inc (eBay), representing a 10.2 per cent ownership. Upon closing of the transaction, Permira

Archangels leads on GBP12.4m of investment in Scottish innovators in H1 2021

The Edinburgh-based business investment group, Archangels, has led investment of GBP12.4 million in innovative Scottish tech and life sciences companies in the first half of 2021 (H1 2020: GBP9.5 million). Archangels’ H1 2021 deals data, released today (14th July 2021), reveals that Archangels itself invested GBP7.3 million during the first

Atlantic Bridge leads USD44m Series C funding into AttackIQ

AttackIQ, the independent vendor of Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) systems, has completed a USD44 million Series C funding round led by Atlantic Bridge. Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) and Gaingels also joined existing investors Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Telstra Ventures, bringing the total funding to approximately

Specright raises USD30m Series B

Specright, a specialist in specification Management software, which enables companies to manage and share supply chain data across suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers, has secured USD30 million in a Series B round of funding. Led by Sageview Capital, with participation from VMG Catalyst and previous investors Pritzker Venture Capital Group, Okapi

Warburg Pincus leads Series D investment in UK tech business Quantexa

Quantexa, the data and analytics software company pioneering Contextual Decision Intelligence (CDI), has raised USD153 million in Series D funding from Warburg Pincus and a growing group of blue-chip investors.  This latest fundraise follows an impressive year of 108 per cent growth for Quantexa during 2020/21, boosted by significant growth

insightsoftware attracts cUSD1bn strategic investment from Hg

insightsoftware, a global provider of enterprise software solutions for the ‘Office of the CFO’, has secured an investment from Hg, a global software and services investor. The Hg Saturn 2 Fund will make a cUSD1 billion equity investment in insightsoftware to become a significant minority shareholder alongside TA Associates (TA)

HelloFlow raises USD1.6m for its no-code KYC and client onboarding solution

HelloFlow, a Danish FinTech startup, has closed a USD1.6 million Seed round led by a Danish VC PreSeed Ventures, and UK-based, Seedcamp. The company provides a no-code platform for client onboarding and identity verification in the financial industry which integrates with ID authentication services in local markets. “Using the platform,

IW Capital invests in e-pharmacy platform SimplyMeds

IW Capital has invested in e-pharmacy company SimplyMeds, marking the first external investment in the highly scalable online platform. SimplyMeds is an end-to-end digital pharmacy platform that provides a convenient method of ordering same day prescriptions and lifestyle products while empowering patients to have medical autonomy. While most online pharmacies

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