Allocations to alternative asset classes, like private capital, have risen sharply in the past two years. As the interest in such investments broadens to include retail clients, managers are facing growing regulatory and administrative burdens as calls for increasing transparency and reporting become more insistent.
WatchMyCompetitor (WMC) has secured GBP2 million in an investment round through Blackfinch Ventures and Praetura Ventures. Blackfinch and Manchester-based Praetura Ventures have both committed GBP1 million investment to the deal. WMC’s platform enables organisations to automatically monitor competitors, clients, regulators and key partners. The innovative software uses the latest cutting-edge
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and ITN Productions are collaborating to raise awareness of alternative investments and the latest sector innovations that are benefitting investors, markets, and supporting the global economic recovery.
Juni has secured USD52 million in a funding round led by EQT Ventures, with participation from FJ labs and other existing investors to add to the USD21 million already raised from a Series-A round in late June this year. This boosts Juni’s Series A round to USD73 million and takes
The first automated RPA management platform, RPA Supervisor has raised USD5 million in a Seed round led by MMC Ventures. RPS Supervisor has also appointed a new board member and investor, Pascal Baker, formerly founder of Symphony Ventures and pioneer in the Intelligent Automation Market. The investment will boost the
INDOS Financial (Ireland) Depositary Limited, a JTC Group company, has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland to provide depositary services to private equity, real estate and other alternative investment funds under Regulation 22(3)(b) of Ireland’s AIFM Regulations. The approval builds upon INDOS’ alternative investment fund depositary offering
Tensorflight, an artificial intelligence and imaging-based insurtech, has announced a Series A funding round to accelerate market penetration and product optimisation across the multi-billion-dollar property insurance data analytics market. The investment was led by QBE Ventures and includes new investors Tareyton Venture Partners and ff Venture Capital Poland. Participating prior
Norwegian start-up OptoScale has raised EUR4.1 million in a financing round led by SWEN Capital Partners, a specialist in unlisted sustainable investment, with additional participation from the Norwegian fund Skagerak Maturo. OptoScale’s ambition is to use data to improve the real-time monitoring of fish farms and the sustainability of farming
Paradigm, a provider of practice management software and integrated payments to the legal industry, has secured a strategic growth investment from Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses. The investment will provide Paradigm with a new financial partner to help it capitalise on its
Alida, a leader in Total Experience Management (TXM), has closed a new USD20 million Series D funding round by Round13 Growth Fund, a highly-respected, late-stage growth equity investment fund, part of the Round13 Capital family of funds. The funding round will accelerate Alida’s global growth trajectory and build on the
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