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TMRW, the creator of a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform designed specifically for in vitro fertilisation (IVF), has raised over USD12 million in a Series A financing round alongside significant additions to its corporate, scientific and advisory boards.
The round was led by Special Situations’ Life Sciences Innovation (LSI) Fund, the first venture vehicle focused on next generation solutions for the fertility industry. TMRW is one of the fund’s first investments and its Managing Director, David Sable, MD has joined TMRW’s Scientific Advisory Board. Other Series A participants include the family office of noted investor and philanthropist Glenn Dubin as
Agritech startup TaniGroup, which operates agriculture e-commerce TaniHub and peer-to-peer lending provider TaniFund, has raised USD10 million in a Series A round led by Openspace Ventures with participation from Intudo Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures, and The DFS Lab.
The Series A investment will accelerate TaniGroup’s expansion of their services across Indonesia and new product development. The new round complements previous Pre-Series A investment from Alpha JWC Ventures and several angel investors in early 2018.
TaniHub has partnered with more than 25,000 local farmers and operates five regional offices and distribution hubs in Indonesia. TaniHub is a business-to-business platform that
PNC Bank has closed a USD90 million senior secured credit facility for Iconex (Iconex), a portfolio company of Greenwich, CT-based Atlas Holdings.
PNC’s facility was provided in conjunction with a USD67.5 million term loan and a USD30 million delayed draw term loan provided by Cerberus Business Finance.
Headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, Iconex is one of the world’s leading providers of highly differentiated label solutions and low-cost receipt papers. Iconex recently developed Iconex Sticky Media, a product that enables the quick service restaurant industry to streamline operations, leading to an improved customer experience.
“Under Atlas Holdings’ ownership, Iconex has
Texthelp, an international education and corporate software provider has secured a significant investment from mid-market private equity investor LDC to accelerate its growth plans and further develop its software proposition.
Texthelp is a fast growing international business with an established and loyal customer base across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Australasia. The firm employs 165 staff across its headquarters in Belfast, UK and offices in Boston, USA and Brisbane, Australia.
Texthelp has developed a number of software products including Read&Write, EquatiO, Browsealoud and WriQ which are used in both the education and corporate sectors to help students and
Reg UK (REG), the provider of a range of data analytics and risk management solutions to insurance intermediaries globally, has completed a GBP2.4 million funding round.
The additional capital will enable further investment in the platform, people and systems to support the Company’s accelerating growth trajectory both in the UK and globally. As part of the fundraising round, Disruptive Capital Finance followed on its existing capital with additional equity capital while Shawbrook arranged a debt facility.
Disruptive Capital Finance represents the private equity investment vehicle and family office of the Truell family, in which they hold the vast majority of their assets.
autologyx, a digital operations platform which automates real-world business processes, has raised an additional GBP1 million in funding.
Angel CoFund (ACF), Beacon Capital and Richard Hargreaves, an early investor in RPA business Blue Prism Group, led the round following investment in the pre-series A round in 2017.
Tim Mills, Founder Partner of the ACF, says: “autologyx has maintained an excellent track record since we first invested in the team, and they’ve delivered some first class results for customers. Their growth demonstrates a strong market demand for solutions that can help businesses automate everyday processes and increase efficiency. We are
Arcus Global Limited, a specialist in GovTech cloud solutions, has raised an additional GBP2.5 million to support its growth ambitions into 2020 and beyond.
The proceeds will be used to accelerate the growth of the business and continue investment in its transformative product portfolio, including further development of Arcus’ local government software platform and recently launched AI-powered voice solution, Arcus Answer. In the financial year ended 30 June 2018, Arcus delivered annual revenues of GBP13.0 million representing 34 per cent year-on-year growth.
The funding is primarily from existing investors, principally led by funds advised and managed by YFM Equity Partners
Alantra CPA, the credit and real estate portfolio advisory division of Alantra, has acquired a majority stake in urbanData Analytics (uDA), a tech company that offers big data and artificial intelligence services in the real estate sector.
The company gathers market information from more than 40 public and private sources to develop 190 financial and urban context indicators, generating algorithms to maximise the return in real estate investments.
uDA has received multiple awards including the most innovative company in the real estate sector in Spain by ACI 20161 and has been named as a top 10 most innovative startup in
Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with USD37 billion of assets under management, as successfully completed fundraising for its inaugural Private Credit programme with approximately USD1.1 billion of capital available to deploy, including leverage.
Since the launch of the private credit strategy in 2016, Adams Street has seen strong demand from institutional investors worldwide, with commitments from both new and existing investors in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The diverse array of investors included public and corporate pension plans, insurance companies, foundations, family offices and high net worth individuals.
“We were pleased to receive such
A micro-networking scheme for women in private equity and investment has connected 100 members, six months after launching.
The group helps women in the investment sector make professional connections and aims to establish a supportive network to address gender inequality across the industry.
Kea Clusters are small, unsponsored networking events for women in investment. Each cluster has six to ten members who meet every eight weeks to share professional and personal advice and support.
In an industry where fewer than 10 per cent of senior professionals are women, the scheme has ambitious plans for expansion as it seeks to address
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