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Doconomy announces largest ever climate fintech investment round in Europe

Doconomy has announced a USD17 million investment round bringing the total invested in the firm since the start of 2018 to USD24 million. This funding will accelerate Doconomy’s continued expansion and support the further development of its impact applied portfolio; enabling impact calculations on transactions, lifestyle, products and companies of

Dechert Advises Vestiaire Collective on new EUR178m fundraising backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Generation Investment Management

Global law firm Dechert has advised Vestiaire Collective, a global platform for desirable pre-loved fashion, in connection with its new EUR178 million (USD210 million) financing round backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Generation Investment Management. Existing shareholders Bpifrance (Large Venture), Condé Nast, Eurazeo, certain funds managed by Fidelity International

CoinFund appoints VC expert as Managing Partner

CoinFund, a crypto and blockchain investment firm, has appointed David Pakman as Managing Partner focused on expanding the firm’s growth-stage venture capital initiatives. Pakman comes to CoinFund after 13 years with Venrock, a venture firm focused on investing in emerging technologies. He is widely recognised for his exceptional track record

Digital ID start-up cheqd raises USD2.6m

cheqd – a start-up providing technology that could drive widespread uptake of digital IDs – has secured a USD2.6 million (GBP1.9 million) investment to support the launch of its product later this year. The latest funding round was backed by Outlier Ventures, Evernym, TitanBlock, Torque, 3GR and a consortium of

Book Salon raises EUR1M seed funding

Book Salon, a Finnish payment and booking service provider specialising in hair, beauty, and wellness companies, has closed a EUR1 million funding round led by Big Bets VC.  Sontek Ventures and well-known business angel Lennu Keinänen also participated in the round. The funding will be used to further expand its

Abris-backed Global Technical Group acquires Lummetry.AI

Global Technical Group (GTS), a Romanian developer of software for the security industry, backed by Abris Capital Partners (Abris), has acquired Lummetry.AI, a Romanian artificial intelligence business.  The transaction will further strengthen GTS’s position as a market leader in software solutions for physical security automation.    GTS was founded in

Investment and asset management platform Odyssey acquires Ferntech

Odyssey Energy Solutions has acquired the German remote monitoring and control technology company, Ferntech. Emily McAteer, CEO and Co-Founder, Odyssey, says: “We’re delighted about the acquisition of Ferntech and the opportunity it presents to expand the toolkit we offer our clients and users. We’ve successfully worked with the Ferntech team

Mirakl secures USD555m in Series E Funding

Mirakl, an enterprise marketplace SaaS platform, has raised USD555 million in a Series E funding round led by Silver Lake, with participation from long-term investors 83North, Elaia Partners, Felix Capital, and Permira. The new funding increases the company’s valuation to more than USD3.5 billion. Mirakl’s valuation has more than doubled

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