REHAUS, a marketplace dedicated to matching pre-owned designer furniture with new owners, has launched its consumer seller platform having secured GBP500k in pre-seed investment. REHAUS removes the hassle usually associated with pre-owned furniture online, offering a superior experience for both buyers and sellers. This includes full provenance, direct communication and next day delivery for buyers as well as collection, storage and superior merchandising for sellers. REHAUS was founded by interiors and design specialist Daphne Vassiliades, marketplace entrepreneur Tom Allason and ecommerce veteran Will Cochrane. 

AI-enabled workforce transformation specialist, Esme Learning Solutions has secured USD15 million of venture finance from Hercules Capital. This new investment brings their total investment since incorporating on Valentine’s Day 2019 to USD38.5 million from Hercules, Adit Ventures and ThriveDx.  Esme partners with top tier global education leaders to offer an array of technology and digital transformation classes online including MIT, Sȁid Business School, University of Oxford, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and Imperial College Business School. 

Dobson Fiber has formed a strategic partnership with iCON Infrastructure, whereby iCON Infrastructure Partners V will support Dobson Fiber’s USD700 million fiber deployment plan across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. The Dobson Family will retain significant ownership of the company and together with iCON V, will continue to support Dobson Fiber’s management team and dedicated workforce with the fiber deployment plan.

Digital coach provider Sharpist has raised USD23 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Endeit Capital and Capnamic. Selected business angels, including the former VP of Workplace at Meta Julien Codorniou, French venture studio Founders Future, and Porsche Ventures, the venture capital unit of Sharpist’s customer Porsche AG, and existing investors Vorwerk Ventures and btov Partners, also participated. The fresh capital will enable Sharpist to further invest in its industry-defining product experience and accelerates the company’s European expansion.

Are Partners-backed Repeats Group (Repeats), a pan-European plastics recycling platform focused on producing high-quality recycled low-density polyethylene (LDPE), has made an investment in Anviplas, a producer of recycled LDPE located in the Catalunya region of Spain. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.  Repeats is a portfolio company of Ara Partners (Ara), a global private equity firm focused on industrial decarbonisation.   Repeats’ investment in Anviplas represents an important step in building a pan-European plastics recycling platform. Under Repeats leadership, the Company plans to nearly double its production capacity to meet the growing demand for recycled LDPE in Europe.

ProArch, a digital transformation, modernisation and managed services business, has secured a USD25 million growth investment from MSouth Capital, an Atlanta-based private investment firm that provides flexible, non-control financing solutions. The debt and equity investment will enable ProArch to continue executing an aggressive growth strategy by fuelling the development of innovative offerings and expanding delivery capabilities to provide clients with exceptional solutions and customer experiences. ProArch will also look to expand inorganically through the acquisitions of other companies aligned with its philosophy and strategy.

Marinomed Biotech AG (VSE:MARI), an Austrian science-based biotech company with globally marketed therapeutics derived from proprietary technology platforms, has received the final EUR6 million tranche of its financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The agreement originally was signed in February 2019 for a total of EUR15 million. The loan is backed by a guarantee from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the core of the Juncker Investment Plan for Europe, under which the EIB and the European Commission work together as strategic partners. The investment plan’s mission is to boost the competitiveness of the European economy and

Main Capital Partners (Main) has acquired a majority stake in InnoValor, the creator of ReadID, a global, mobile identity verification software provider using Near Field Communication technology (NFC). ReadID contributes to the improvement of safety within transactions and the reduction of fraud worldwide, using innovative verification technology which reads NFC-chips present in identity documents. It also allows ID cards and passports to be easily verified using a smartphone, for example during the onboarding process of new banking customers or at border control points. InnoValor represents the second platform investment from the Main Capital VII fund, which closed in October 2021

PriorAuthNow, a real-time prior authorisation network for providers and payors, has secured USD25 million in a funding round led by New York-based global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners. This latest investment brings PriorAuthNow’s total funding to more than USD57 million. With this newest funding, PriorAuthNow will further expand its network to reach both providers and payors looking to streamline the prior authorisation process. Additionally, the funding will be used to expand the team to meet a growing market demand. The company manages USD61 billion in Provider Net Patient Revenue and has grown over 300 per cent in

Databook, a specialist in consultative sales intelligence, today announced that it has secured USD50 million in an oversubscribed Series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. DFJ Growth and previous investors Threshold, Microsoft’s Venture Fund M12, Salesforce Ventures and Haystack also participated.  The funding will be used to accelerate hiring across all areas of the business and support growth into Europe and APAC including new industries such as banking, telecommunications, and consumer goods.