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Cala secures EUR5.5m in seed funding round

Cala, a company using advanced robotics to make high-quality meals accessible to everybody, has secured EUR5.5 million in VC-backed seed investment.  Other investors to participate in the round are Possible Ventures, Kima Ventures, Quiet Ventures and Acequia Capital. The funding will be used to expand its fully autonomous restaurant chain

MerQube raises USD5 million

Index provider MerQube has raised USD5 million Series A round led by JP Morgan.  It brings together the venture investing firm, ThirdStream Partners, veteran hedge fund managers Benjamin Smith and Sheehan Maduraperuma, co-founders of Laurion Capital Management, and several other seasoned financial market professionals. MerQube has previously raised USD2 million

Antler recruits former Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management to board

Goldman Sachs veteran Sheila Patel has joined the board of Antler, as the global early-stage venture capital firm continues its international expansion.  With three decades of experience in financial asset management, Patel has become a global leader in the asset management industry.   Previously, Patel was chairman of Goldman Sachs

Pembroke VCT invests GBP1m into food delivery disrupter Peckwater Brands

Pembroke VCT, a venture capital trust focused on backing early-stage businesses, has invested GBP1 million in Peckwater Brands, the creator of data-driven virtual food brands, which develops delivery-only, fully-serviced food concepts to increase revenue for existing restaurants, its franchisees. Launched by co-founders Leo Bradshaw and Sam Martin in June 2020,

Mammoth Scientific selects SS&C for inaugural VC Fund

Mammoth Scientific, a health science and technology venture capital firm, has selected SS&C as administrator and technology partner for its inaugural USD100 million fund.  The fund will provide venture capital to health science and technology companies maturing beyond seed rounds.   The venture capital firm is building a proprietary platform

Deepbridge Capital exceeds GBP200m of investments

Tax efficient investment manager Deepbridge Capital has exceeded GBP200 million of funds deployed across its EIS and Estate Planning Service funds, with a current NAV in excess of GBP250 million. Founded in 2010, Chester-based Deepbridge launched its first EIS fund in the 2013/14 tax year and specialises in providing venture

Free B2B payment processor Crezco announces GBP3m seed fundraise

London-based Fintech Crezco, a UK open banking payment solution designed to make B2B invoice payments as convenient as B2C card payments without the costs collected by companies like Visa and MasterCard, has raised GBP3 million in a seed funding round. Founded in 2020 by Ralph Rogge and Igor Pikovsky of

SecZetta secures USD20.5m in Series B funding

SecZetta, a provider of third-party identity risk solutions, today announced an oversubscribed USD20.5 million Series B fundraising round.  The round was led by SYN Ventures, along with new investor MassMutual Ventures. The round also included participation from existing investors ClearSky and Rally Ventures, which strengthened their investments in SecZetta.  

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