Amundi, a European leader in responsible investment with over EUR800 billion in assets managed with an ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) approach, has launched a new social and climate action plan through to 2025. With the ambition of further strengthening its commitments, this plan sets out objectives for both savings and
Existing investor Valor Siren Ventures has led a USD7 million funding round in Datasembly, a provider of real-time product pricing, promotions, and assortment data for retailers and CPG brands. Other previous investors including Craft Ventures, Twenty 5 Twenty, Evan Brown and Launch Capital also participated. As part of the deal,
Scale Venture Partners has led a USD50 million Series B investment round in healthcare technology company Robin. With the new investment, Robin will expand its service into new markets, as well as invest in its engineering, product, and sales teams to further deliver value for physicians nationwide. Khosla Ventures also
Battery Ventures, a global, technology focused investment firm, has acquired LI-COR Biosciences, an a specialist in highly engineered instrumentation systems for environmental research, agriculture, drug discovery, protein research and therapeutics development. As part of the acquisition, current LI-COR Chief Executive Greg Biggs, the son of co-founder Bill Biggs, will transition
Zeta Markets (Zeta), a decentralised finance (DeFi) futures and options exchange built on Solana, has completed a USD8.5 million strategic funding round led by Jump Capital. The round, conducted via private token sale, had participation from Race Capital, Electric Capital, DACM, Airtree Ventures, Amber Group, Wintermute, Sino Global Capital, Genesis
Crosspoint Capital Partners (Crosspoint Capital), a private equity firm focused on the cybersecurity, privacy and infrastructure software markets, has led a USD50 million Series C investment in Afero, a provider of turnkey Internet of Things (IoT) Platform as a Service (Paas) solutions that bring secure connectivity to IoT devices. The
Orange has taken another step forward in its Net Zero Carbon by 2040 environmental strategy by creating Orange Nature, an innovative EUR50 million carbon fund, with returns in high-quality carbon credits only. Launched with the asset management company Mirova (Natixis Investment Managers), the Orange Nature fund will directly or indirectly
US Bank subsidiary, US Bancorp Asset Management, has closed on the acquisition of PFM Asset Management (PFMAM) originally announced on 8 July. PFM Asset Management will continue to operate as a separate registered investment advisor. As part of the acquisition, more than 250 PFM Asset Management employees have joined US
Alternative investment firm Angelo Gordon has appointed Allison Binns, former Executive Director for Global Sustainability Research at Morgan Stanley, as Head of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) and Sustainable Investing Strategies. In this new role, Binns will lead and drive a best-in-class, strategic approach to ESG integration and opportunity across
WATI.io (WhatsApp Team Inbox), a comprehensive WhatsApp customer engagement tool for small businesses, has raised USD8.3 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India. Surge, Base Partners and several prominent angels including Gokul Rajaram, a member of the DoorDash executive team, also participated in the round.
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