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Novalis Biotech closes EUR25m biotech acceleration fund

Novalis Biotech, an early-stage venture capital investor in technologies aimed at revolutionising healthcare, has closed its EUR25 million second fund, the Novalis Biotech Acceleration Fund.  Both new and returning investors have participated in the fundraising. The second fund investor base includes institutional investors, such as Participatie Maatschappij Vlaanderen (PMV), family

Investcorp invests in Heritage Foods

Investcorp has invested in Heritage Foods, a buy-and-build platform of condiments and sauces brands with long-standing heritage in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.   The transaction was in partnership with China Resources and Fung Strategic Holdings Limited and concluded through the Asia Food Growth Fund I, a dedicated private equity fund

Diversity VC announces new leadership team

Ladi Greenstreet and Daisy Onubogu have taken over the leadership of Diversity VC, as CEO and COO respectively.  The new leadership team was selected following a competitive application process using blind hiring platform Applied, and were assessed by independent VC and technology professionals.   Diversity VC has been led by

Thymia raises USD1.1m for video game-inspired tool to assess and track depression

Thymia has raised a GBP780k/USD1.1 million in a pre-seed round to scale its platform to assess for and monitor depression.  The Thymia technology removes the subjectivity from mental health assessments: instead of answering questionnaires, patients play specially designed video games which use cutting-edge Neuropsychology, Linguistics and Machine Learning to detect

CAPZA Growth Tech acquires majority stake in Web Geo Services

CAPZA has acquired a majority stake in Web Geo Services, a French API platform publisher and Google Maps’ partner operating in the booming “Location Based Services (LBS)” market. Founded in 2009, Web Geo Services has built its reputation by becoming the Google Maps No1 Partner and reseller of Google Maps

Virti raises USD10m to optimise human performance for the global workforce

Digital training platform Virti has raised USD10 million in a Series A to further its goal of improving human performance using world-class interactive technology. The round was led by deeptech investors IQ Capital and joined by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a new, UK-based learning technology VC fund. Launched in 2018

Shamrock sells Mobilitie to BAI Communications

Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, is selling its ownership stake in Mobilitie, the largest privately-held wireless infrastructure firm in the nation, to global communications infrastructure provider, BAI Communications (BAI). BAI’s acquisition of Mobilitie is a significant move towards becoming one of the leading connected infrastructure 5G players

Primal secures investment from Flywheel Partners

Primal Strength (Primal), a provider of performance strength products for the commercial and home fitness markets, has secured a multi-million-pound investment from Flywheel Partners (Flywheel) to accelerate its growth plans. Primal, whose customers include leading professional sports teams, like Celtic Football Club, and an array of celebrity clientele, will utilise

Traydstream raises USD8m in investment deal led by gunnercooke

London based Fintech Traydstream Limited has raised USD8 million as part of a Series A funding round from institutional and private investors. gunnercooke Corporate Partner Kyri Papantoniou led the legal side of the investment process, which began in summer last year. Traydstream is a global provider of an AI powered

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