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Agronomics, a listed investor in alternative proteins with a focus on cellular agriculture and cultivated meat, is pleased to announce portfolio company
New Age Meats (trading name for Simply Foods, Inc), a cultivated and plant-based meat startup with an initial focus on pork, and a portfolio company of Agronomics, has raised a further USD2 million via convertible debt.
In total, the company has raised USD7 million and is now targeting a Series A funding round in the coming months.
In July 2019, Agronomics, which invests in alternative proteins with a focus on cellular agriculture and cultivated meat, cmpleted a subscription
Outsourcing the generation of leads and new business will become the ‘new norm’ as the pandemic eases, one leading digital marketing firm has predicted.
Scottish headquartered 4icg Group, chaired by entrepreneur Brian Williamson, says it has experienced an increase in private equity backed businesses looking to retain its services because of the need to recover falling revenues and maintain equity value.
Dr Williamson pointed towards American PE-backed software and tech companies who accelerate their growth by outsourcing lead generation from day one to build sales volume quickly – a business model which is moving across the Atlantic.
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Ogier has promoted investment funds specialists Emma Sutherland and Tim Cone to partner.
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Emerging Asset Management Ltd (EAM), a provider of turnkey solutions for alternative fund launches, has reached the milestone of USD1 billion in assets under management (AUM).
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Lusha, a crowdsourced data community for B2B salespeople, has raised USD40 million in a Series A funding round from growth equity firm PSG.
The funding will allow Lusha – which has enjoyed substantial organic growth as a bootstrapped startup – to further grow its sales community to make accurate data accessible to all B2B sales professionals through simple and cutting-edge sales technology.
Lusha’s cloud-based platform enables salespeople to share accurate contact and company information with each other, providing sales professionals with vital insights on the customers they target. Lusha also recommends relevant prospects and organisations, eliminating cumbersome research and
OpenOcean, an pioneering investor in data solutions and software, has announced a EUR92 million raise for its third main venture fund.
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP1.75 million investment into marketing technology company, Leaf.fm Ltd (Leaf).
The performance marketing services provider secured GBP1 million through the North East Development Fund, supported by the European Regional Development, and GBP750,000 through The Future Fund, a government scheme backed by the British Business Bank. Funding will enable Leaf to invest in its engineering and data science teams, sales & marketing activities and expand its Newcastle operations to deliver on its ambitious expansion plans, whilst continuing to roll out a number of exciting product enhancements.
Newcastle-based Leaf is a technology company that provides
Instabox, a next-gen technology company transforming last-mile deliveries for e-commerce, has closed a USD90 million Series B round led by EQT Ventures.
Instabox makes parcel delivery faster, more sustainable, and efficient, looking to revolutionise the industry with solutions such as fossil fuel-free locker deliveries and the newly launched completely emission-free bike delivery service Instabikes. The funding will be used to further invest in technology that will enhance the value-chain for customers and merchants, plus expansion outside of Sweden.
The global parcels market was worth almost USD430 billionn in 2019, a significant increase from USD380 billion the year previously, showing
The Equine Network, a tech-enabled membership services platform to the USD130 billion US equine industry, has acquired Spalding Laboratories (Spalding), a provider of all-natural insect control services to more than 60,000 horse and animal owners on a recurring annual basis across the US.
EmergeVest, a Hong Kong-headquartered, growth-oriented private equity investment group with holdings that include EV Cargo, a global logistics-technology company and the largest private logistics company in the UK, has appointed Sam Clothier as Investor Relations Director.
With more than USD500 million in assets under management, EmergeVest’s current portfolio includes businesses that generate more than USD1 billion of revenue annually, employing 10,000 colleagues across the globe. EmergeVest focuses on growth investments at the intersection of logistics, technology and financial services.
In his role as Investor Relations Director for EmergeVest, Clothier leads investor relations and client services activities. Prior to joining
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