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Maven 11 Capital closes USD120m crypto venture fund

Crypto investment firm Maven 11 Capital has closed its second fund, Venture Fund II, at USD120 million on 30 November.  Building on the success of the first fund, Fund II will look to back founders looking to build novel infrastructure protocols, DeFi primitives and Web 3.0 applications in the crypto

Pitchdrive launches EUR20m fund in collaboration with SmartFin

Pitchdrive, a Belgian-based start-up funding platform investing in European early-stage ventures, has held the first closing of its second fund at EUR20 million, organised in collaboration with SmartFin.  Pitchdrive leverages data-driven deal selection and extensive entrepreneurial expertise towards one goal: to offer promising technology start-ups the initial funds they need

Excellere Partners raises USD875m for fourth fund

Excellere Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm focused on partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams, has completed fundraising for its fourth fund at USD875 million.  The fund was oversubscribed, exceeding its target of USD750 million and closed at the hard cap. Excellere targets recapitalisation partnerships with entrepreneurial companies with primary

Speedinvest launches EUR80m fund to support European climate tech startups

Speedinvest, one of Europe’s leading early-stage investors with more than EUR600 million AUM, today announces the launch of a new EUR80 million Climate & Industry Opportunity fund.  The fund will primarily provide long-term support for Speedinvest’s existing sustainability-oriented startups, while also targeting selected non-portfolio startups that are accelerating European industry’s

Bessemer Venture Partners raises USD220m to back founders in India

Bessemer Venture Partners has closed a dedicated USD220 million fund in India to back the country’s next generation of innovators. The fund will focus primarily on early-stage investments, consistent with Bessemer’s time-honoured approach of starting with seed and Series A investments and sticking with companies throughout their growth lifecycle with

Harvest Builders launches new CAD14m VC fund for breakthrough financial tech

Harvest Builders, a Calgary-based growth platform and venture studio, has launched Harvest Venture Partners, an early stage venture capital firm investing in breakthrough financial technology businesses.  Harvest Ventures’ inaugural fund is one of the largest sole General Partner funds in the world at CAD14 million, and is supported by institutional

capiton successfully closes sixth private equity fund at EUR504m

German private equity firm capiton has closed its sixth private equity fund capiton VI, with EUR504 million in capital commitments from a diverse investor base. The fund, capiton’s largest to date, will continue its proven sector-focused investment approach of pro-actively sourced primary deals in the German-speaking region. “The successful closing

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