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Prepaid Technologies secures USD96m in growth round led by Edison Partners

Prepaid Technologies, a Birmingham, Alabama-based provider of prepaid digital payment solutions, has raised USD96 million in new growth financing in a funding round led by Edison Partners, a growth equity firm. StepStone Group (which recently acquired venture capital platform Greenspring Associates) co-led, while Stifel Venture Bank, a Division of Stifel

Skyresponse completes EUR5m investment round

Alarm and event handling company Skyresponse has raised EUR5 million through a combination of investment from venture capital investor Nordic Eye and existing shareholders.  The additional capital will help drive the company’s success story from the Nordic markets into Europe. Skyresponse is an established and trusted Swedish Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company

Puma Private Equity invests GBP5m in Connectr

Puma Private Equity, the private equity division of Puma Investments, has completed follow-on funding of GBP5 million into fast-growing business Connectr – the leading HR tech platform for building businesses where people belong.  This latest round brings Puma’s total investment into the company to GBP8.7 million.   Connectr, formerly known

Horizon Capital exits portfolio company Bellrock

Horizon Capital, a private equity investor specialising in technology and business services, has sold its portfolio company Bellrock to Sun European Partners.  Bellrock, one of Horizon’s 16 investments, is a leading provider of specialist risk focused workplace & property management solutions. Bellrock serves public and private sector customers across the

Lightfoot secures investment from Volpi Capital

Arrowpoint Advisory has advised Lightfoot, the UK’s leading provider of in-cab driver coaching and engagement technology, on its investment from Volpi Capital. Lightfoot, which rewards smoother and safer driving leading to reductions in accidents, fuel use and emissions in fleets, first developed its technology to help ICE fleets cut costs

Baring Private Equity India leads funding in space-tech startup SatSure

SatSure, a Bengaluru-based space-technology startup that builds decision insights using data from satellites for the banking and insurance sectors, has raised an undisclosed amount of equity funding led by Baring Private Equity India.  SatSure will use the capital to hire more people to grow its product portfolio and increase its

Kumu Series C led by General Atlantic brings total funding to date to USD100m

Filipino social entertainment platform Kumu has raised a Series C led by General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm with more than 40 years of experience scaling disruptive businesses internationally. Existing investors Openspace and SIG also participated.  This transaction marks the largest equity financing to date for a Filipino startup

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