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Gresham House Ventures has invested GBP1.4 million into ActiveNav, a developer of data privacy and governance software, as part of a GBP2 million series A+ round on behalf of the Mobeus VCTs. Founded in 2008, ActiveNav, a data privacy and governance software provider, helps privacy and compliance teams quickly identify, inventory and map sensitive data.  The investment builds on a previous GBP5 million investment from the Mobeus VCTs, which form part of the broader Gresham House Ventures offering alongside the Baronsmead VCTs. This previous investment was part of an USD11 million Series A round for ActiveNav in November 2019, following
Gale Healthcare Solutions, a technology-enabled healthcare services and payments platform that provides per diem, contract, and travel temporary staffing services in post-acute and acute healthcare settings, along with daily pay for healthcare staff, has secured a USD60 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investment firm. Gale Healthcare will use the funding to continue its rapid expansion in the USD24.7 billion healthcare temporary staffing market and make further investments in its industry-leading technology and payments platform.
Five Sigma, a cloud-native Claims Management solution provider, has extended its Series A round with funding from  Aquiline Technology Growth (ATG), bringing the company’s total funding to date to over USD20 million. The company’s Series A funding was initially announced in September of 2021.   Five Sigma optimises claims management by adding automated claims processing workflows, using data modeling and AI to provide smart recommendations, resulting in increased operational efficiencies, an enhanced customer experience, accelerated times to resolution and the amelioration of the claims management process. Current customers include INSHUR, Hippo, Marshmallow, Qover and others.
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8minute Solar Energy (8minute) has closed USD400 million in financing from EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors.
Iterative Scopes, a specialist in the development of precision-based gastrointestinal (GI) disease technologies and software, has raised USD150 million in Series B financing to accelerate development of its core algorithmic innovations that are designed to transform gastroenterology care for patients. The round was co-led by Insight Partners and Clearlake Capital Group, as well as returning investors Obvious Ventures, Johnson and Johnson Innovation-JJDC Inc, Eli Lilly, Breyer Capital and other industry and financial leaders.   The latest financing comes shortly after the company raised USD30 million in a Series A round in August 2021 which brings the total raised in 2021
All Star Auto Lights (All Star), a specialty distributor of alternative automotive parts and a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital, has acquired Autolights. Autolights sells refurbished headlights, taillights, and fog lights primarily to the collision repair industry and automotive dealers. Autolights was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Ferndale, MI within the Detroit metro area.
186 Ventures has held the close of its USD37 million inaugural fund in an over-subscribed offering. Limited partners of the fund include industry tech founders and executives, institutional investors, fund of funds, and endowments. Fundraising was completed in under four month. 186 Ventures was started to help founders who bring a novel approach to large scale markets or who have identified solutions for overlooked problem sets and help them navigate the complex dynamics of bringing a vision to fruition.
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CAMRADATA’s new whitepaper on Private Markets asks two key questions: how far the substitution of traditional bank financing by private markets has left to run; and how far private equity remains distinct from public equity.
Swedish technology and design startup STILRIDE has raised GBP2.5 million to produce sustainable electric motorcycles and scooters using a groundbreaking process dubbed ‘industrial origami’. 
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has sold its portfolio company REPA to PT Holdings, a US distributor of repair and maintenance parts for the foodservice industry, backed by Berkshire Partners. Riverside invested in REPA, a leading distributor of spare parts for professional foodservice customers in Europe, in October 2016. During the course of its investment, Riverside built REPA into a European market leader, with an expanding global footprint. In addition to continuous and organic growth, the company successfully acquired and integrated six add-on acquisitions in Italy, Spain, UK, Austria

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