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Liefergrün, a sustainable last mile shipping platform, has closed a EUR3 million seed round led by Speedinvest.
Norrsken VC also contributed to the round.
Liefergrün will use the investment to grow its team, expand its platform and begin preparations for rolling its service across major European cities including London, Paris and Madrid.
Liefergrün, which is currently present in 30 cities across Germany, uses a fleet of cargo bikes and electric vehicles based at scores of micro distribution hubs to enable emission-free delivery of goods bought online to consumers.
Rubi Laboratories – a pioneer in carbon-negative cellulosic textiles – has raised USD4.5 million in a seed funding round led by Talis Capital and Necessary Ventures.
Climactic, Collaborative Fund, Plug and Play, Incite Ventures, Darco Capital, Cayuse Partners, Axial VC, Climate Capital Collective, and CapitalX, also participated.
A number of industry leaders joined as angels, including James Reinhart, CEO and founder of thredUP; Manny Mashouf, CEO and founder of Bebe Stores; Nicolaj Reffstrup, founder of GANNI; Alexander Lorestanti, CEO and co-founder of Geltor; and Rei Wang, co-founder of The Grand and former CEO of Dorm Room Fund. The round also
One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has added Sally Cunningham to its team of Operating Partners.
Working in tandem with One Rock Operating Partner, Andrea Greene, Cunningham will be responsible for driving value through strategic financial, accounting and HR solutions at One Rock’s portfolio companies, post-acquisition.
Cunningham has more than 15 years of experience as a senior finance and administration executive. Prior to being engaged by One Rock, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Synalloy Corporation, a company that engages in diverse business activities including the production and distribution of pipe
Lower-mid market private equity firm NorthEdge is celebrating a successful year-long partnership with global healthcare business, the Helios Global Group.
NorthEdge announced its investment into the medical communications and strategic consultancy firm back in January 2021 and has noted several key milestones with the business since the collaboration began.
Over the last twelve months, the Helios management team has implemented several initiatives for the company, including opening two new offices in the UK, diversifying its client base, and launching a US agency – all whilst continuing to keep its people, culture and values at the heart of the company.
NEXUM Capital has launched the NEXUM TOR Funds I SCSp SICAV RAIF and has engaged ARCIDA Advisors as exclusive advisor for its investment and asset management activities in the German-speaking region (DACH region).
NEXUM TOR Funds I provides national and international institutional investors with access to investments in the real estate distressed debt market and to special situations where stranded real estate with value-add potential exists. The focus is on non-performing loans (NPLs), sub-performing loans (SPLs), real estate owned assets (REOs) and value-add properties (together: Target Investments).
The Fund is domiciled in Luxembourg and has a target volume of approximately
Neo Medical, a Swiss-based Medtech company developing value- based care solutions in spinal surgery, announced today the closing of a USD20.6 million financing round.
The round features Swisscom Ventures as lead investor, with the proceeds of the financing set to be used to support the accelerated commercial deployment of Neo Medical ADVISETM augmented reality platform for spinal surgery, with a particular focus on the US market.
The North East Development Capital Fund (NEDCF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has led a GBP410,000 investment in Newcastle-based CRL Foods Ltd (CRL Foods), a specialist food & beverage canning, sterilisation and pasteurisation business.
The Fund originally invested last year to enable the business to expand its team, creating 10 new jobs in Newcastle and increase its production capacity.
The transaction includes GBP250,000 from NEDCF, GBP61,500 from existing shareholders, and a GBP98,500 grant from the North of Tyne Growth Fund. The North of Tyne Growth Fund is a GBP4.6 million programme of investment part-funded by European Regional
Crestbridge has appointed Ellie Sharples as Director, Senior Compliance Officer, as it continues to expand its Group risk function.
Based in Jersey, Sharples will be responsible for ensuring the monitoring of operational performance and for the management of all regulatory and compliance matters, ensuring the business’s ongoing adherence to both its own internal policies and procedures and to local regulatory obligations. Sharples also manages Crestbridge’s regulatory relationship with the local regulator, the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC).
With over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry Ellie has specialist expertise in risk and corporate governance as well as proven
Included VC – a nine month, fully-funded global venture capital Fellowship that enables individuals from backgrounds that are underrepresented in VC to find investment roles in the industry – has launched its third Fellowship.
Do Ventures has selected Allow Systems’ Investor Portal solution to support its LP management.
Do Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that serves as a strategic partner for startups in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Allvue’s Investor Portal solution will provide Do Ventures with transparent, timely and efficient communication with its LPs. Do Ventures will have access to intuitive, highly configurable dashboards that will allow it to securely share information with investors and streamline operations as its number of funds, investments, and clients grow globally.
Allvue’s Investor Portal provides limited partners with customizable, feature-rich dashboards combining portfolio company
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