Managers
Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA), the Pictet Group’s wholly owned alternative investment business, has announced the launch of a second thematic private equity strategy, exclusively focused on health investments.
The strategy complements PAA’s existing thematic private equity franchise, initiated with the successful fundraising of its first fund dedicated to technology, which has been closed at a hard cap of USD350 million in September 2021.
The new strategy aims to invest in best-in-class biotech and healthcare-focused VC, Growth, and PE funds globally and will dedicate a substantial allocation to co-investments within its covered segments of high conviction.
Deliverect, a global scale-up that simplifies online ordering for more than 20,000 locations across 40 markets, has secured more than USD150 million (EUR130 million) in a Series D funding round led by Coatue and Alkeon Capital.
Existing investors OMERS Ventures, DST Global, Redpoint Ventures, Newion and Smartfin, also participated in the round which brings Deliverect to USD240 million raised to date. This latest round values the company at over USD1.4 billion.
COSIMO Ventures (COSIMO), a venture capital investment firm that provides investors access to high-potential blockchain projects through the world’s first tokenised, evergreen venture fund, has reported another year of impressive growth resulting from investor demand in the blockchain and decentralised finance sectors.
Over the course of 2021, COSIMO participated in over 17 deals invested in high-growth blockchain and DeFi projects. Notable investments include participating in funding rounds for Casper Labs, Hedera, Archax and Dusk Network.
In addition to AUM growth and deal flow, COSIMO Ventures also brought its COSIMO X token, which provides investors direct, tokenised access to the venture
Chimera Capital Limited, an ADGM-regulated fund manager and wholly-owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based private investment fund Chimera Investment, has held the second close of its Alpha Wave Ventures II fund at USD10 billion.
The fund, which is co-managed with Alpha Wave Global (formerly Falcon Edge Capital), will target high-quality, exclusive assets globally with a focus on FinTech, artificial intelligence, life sciences, consumer internet and B2B sectors.
Alpha Wave Ventures II is a multi-stage fund primarily concentrated on growth stage companies with clear exit strategies.
Blockchain Founders Fund has held the first close of its USD75 million BFF II, with participation from notable investors from across the blockchain and crypto industry including NEO Global Capital (NGC), Appworks, Sebastien Borget COO of The Sandbox, GSR, LD Capital, Metavest Capital, TechMeetsTrader, Zipmex, Baksh Capital, Octava, and Aria Group, as well as major smart contract audit firms, blockchain/crypto influencers and many more leading companies and individuals in the blockchain space.
BFF aims to be an early investor to entrepreneurs building promising blockchain, crypto, web3, metaverse startups and provide tailored hands-on support to them through the venture program.
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Barings has served as sole arranger of secured credit facilities to support the buyout of Prodieco Advanced Engineering Solutions (Prodieco) by Agility’s.
Synalogik, a company whose Scout data automation platform allows organisations to aggregate data, identify risk and create reports, has raised more than GBP3 million in a Series A funding round.
Spectrum Labs, an AI-based content moderation platform, has secured USD32 million in a s Series B investment round led by Intel Capital with participation from Munich Re Ventures, Gaingels, Harris Barton, and existing investors Wing Venture Capital, Greycroft, Ridge Ventures, Super{set}, and Global Founders Capital.
Intel Capital investment director, Divya Sudhakar, will join the company’s board.
The funding will accelerate the Company’s mission to ensure every digital interaction can be built on accurate and measurable Trust & Safety infrastructure. Spectrum Labs will scale the adoption of its leading AI-powered content moderation platform for online communities into new areas of the
CamerEye, a specialist in swimming pool and backyard safety AI-powered smart fences, has closed the last tranche of its seed-round funding series for a total of USD1.1 million.
A Place for Mom (APFM), a US marketplace for senior care services, has raised USD175 million in growth equity funding to fuel the next stage of the company’s growth and transformation.
The funding round was led by New York-based global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners, with additional participation from existing investors General Atlantic and Silver Lake.
A Place for Mom is the leading, online platform and trusted advisory service, powered by a national team of local experts, assisting families with personalised senior care guidance.
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