Deals
Axiom Space, which is developing the first commercial space station, has raised USD130 million in Series B funding.
The round was led by C5 Capital and includes Declaration Partners (the investment firm backed by David M Rubenstein), Moelis Dynasty Investments, The Venture Collective, Hemisphere Ventures, and Starbridge Venture Capital.
The new financing will accelerate the growth of Axiom’s workforce and its development of the first commercial space station. The Axiom Station will serve as the central pillar of a thriving network of commerce in Earth’s orbit – a lynchpin of a space economy that Bank of America and Morgan Stanley
Outpost VFX, a UK-headquartered film and TV visual effects company, has secured a multi-million pound investment from funds managed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) which will enable it to develop its infrastructure, company culture and proprietary platforms, as well as providing a solid base for further international growth across its four international locations.
Outpost VFX was set up in 2013. Headquartered in Bournemouth, it now also has operations in Montréal and London as well having recently opened a new studio in Los Angeles, enabling it to scale to hundreds of artists worldwide. The VFX house partners with global streaming platforms
Growth capital investor VGC Partners is targeting investments in disruptive future sectors including gaming, luxury e-commerce brands and voice tech, following the firm’s most active 12 months to date.
The firm is now 50 per cent invested in its flagship GBP50 million fund, with deals completed with London-based luxury trainer re-seller Kick Game and a pair of transactions in the next generation food and beverage space. The investment in flavoured sparkling water Ugly Drinks was completed in November, with a deal for Sweden-based Sproud, which produces a pea-based milk alternative, completed last month.
In addition, the firm successfully exited
Mobile authentication platform tru.ID is exiting stealth mode to announce it has secured a GBP3 million funding round from investors including Episode 1, MMC Ventures and NHN Ventures.
tru.ID has been launched by experienced industry insiders to help developers eliminate passwords and bring user authentication into the 21st century.
Traditional methods of user authentication, such as email + password or SMS one-time-passwords, don’t work in today’s mobile-first world, offering poor user experience and creating security weaknesses. The industry has been trying to replace passwords for years, but has failed to find a universal solution. Now, the answer is here,
Sympa, a provider of core HR software in the Nordics and Recruitee, a provider of applicant tracking systems (ATS) in central Europe and the USA, are combining to create a digital HR solutions offering.
The collaboration brings both companies’ software solutions under one umbrella, providing companies with a full suite of advanced tools for automating HR tasks and amplifying the expertise of HR professionals. Going forward, customers will benefit from the expanded combined product offering, consisting of a leading talent acquisition platform and a comprehensive core HR platform, as well as the group’s significantly increased geographic reach.
The combined
Private equity firm Baird Capital has sold its portfolio company Collingwood Lighting (Collingwood) to Ambienta. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Collingwood is headquartered in Sywell, Northamptonshire, and is a leading designer and supplier of residential, commercial and exterior luminaires into the professional refurbishment and new-build markets in the UK and France. The company has a reputation for outstanding product quality and exceptional customer service.
Baird Capital originally invested in Collingwood in 2018 following a proactive search and marketing campaign targeting LED lighting as part of its energy efficiency investment thesis. The transaction involved backing Steve
Personetics, a global provider of data-driven personalisation and customer engagement solutions for banks and financial services providers, has raised USD75 million in growth funding from Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.
Personetics is backed by Viola Ventures, Lightspeed Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Nyca Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Personetics offers a proprietary AI software platform to leading banks around the world. Its software touches more than 95 million personal banking customers and analyses billions of transactions daily. Personetics analyses customer financial data and behaviour in real-time, with the data staying safely
The London Technology Club (LTC), has invested in TIER, a European provider of micro-mobility solutions, as part of a USD250 million fundraising round.
Launched in October 2018, TIER has successfully expanded its offer to more than 90 cities across 10 countries worldwide. The investment by LTC members was made through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) offered by White Star Capital.
LTC took part in the Series C funding round, which was led by SoftBank¹, with participation from existing investors Mubadala Capital, White Star Capital, Northzone, Goodwater Capital, Novator and RTP Global.
The European micro-mobility market alone offers a EUR200 billion
Umbra, a Santa Barbara-based intelligence and technology company, has raised USD32 million in an equity financing led by the family office venture fund of John Burbank, founder of hedge fund Passport Capital.
The company’s existing investors – CrossCut Ventures, Starbridge Ventures, Hemisphere Ventures, PonValley, and others – also participated.
Umbra is the inventor of a micro-satellite that can see through clouds, at night, in high resolution (<25 cm GSD). The company has agreements to deliver data to the United States government and commercial geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) firms.
Umbra was founded with a contract from a prime aerospace and defence firm,
Premium liquid supplements specialist YourZooki has secured a GBP1.6 million funding facility with Metro Bank as it looks to accelerate its expansion into North American markets.
The new funding comes as revenues trebled in the previous twelve months, with online demand rising 750 per cent during the pandemic.
The funding will enable YourZooki to scale up its international distribution network, after signing a recent contract for US and Canadian market entry with GNC (General Nutrition Centre), the world’s biggest specialist supplement retailer. It furthers YourZooki’s share of the rapidly growing global dietary supplement market, estimated to reach USD53bn by
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