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Waysia – formerly known as Alorsfaim – an e-grocery startup based in Paris and focused on Asian food, has raised €10 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Banyan Pacific Capital, a North American VC fund.
Current shareholders iFly.vc, Cathay Innovation and Goodwater Capital also participated in the round along with new investor Dastore, the dedicated digital retail fund run by Daphni, supported by Carrefour, and Convivialité Ventures, the VC arm of Pernod Ricard, takes part in the round as well.
Waysia (formerly known as Alorsfaim) started its activity in 2018 as an authentic Asian food delivery business
Leveraging blockchain technology to alleviate the complexities faced by asset managers with funds in multiple geographies, Broadridge Financial Solutions, has launched a multi-jurisdictional version of its private equity platform, Private Market Hub, which is now available to funds domiciled in North America.
Previously operational for funds domiciled in Guernsey, Private Market Hub has been enhanced to support clients in the United States. Private Market Hub is currently the only fully operational multi-tenant enabled platform for the private equity (PE) market with the ability to seamlessly service funds across multiple jurisdictions powered by distributed ledger technology (DLT).
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Building Ventures, an early-stage venture firm investing in entrepreneurs creating a better built world, has closed its second fund, Fund II, with $95 million in capital commitments. The new capital will be used to invest in 18-20 seed to series A construction and real estate tech startups focused on improving every stage of the full building lifecycle.
General Partners Jesse Devitte and Travis Connors co-founded Building Ventures in 2017. Both experienced investors with ties to the industry, Connors and Devitte noticed the need for innovation in built environment technology and the opportunity to partner with industry entrepreneurs.
Since inception, Building Ventures
Wowza, a live and video on demand (VOD) platform powering more than 6,000 customers globally, and a portfolio company of private equity firm Clearhaven Partners (Clearhaven), has acquired Flowplayer, a Sweden-based video player specialist.
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
The acquisition comes amid a period of significant growth and product development for Wowza. Since launching Wowza Video in April 2022, more than 1,000 customers have trusted the integrated live and video on demand (VOD) platform to power video applications for their millions of end-viewers. By acquiring Flowplayer, Wowza adds enhanced player functionality, a lightweight code
Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the financial services industry, has secured a strategic growth investment from Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses.
Existing investor Long Ridge and Drawbridge’s leadership team will remain significant equity holders in the company.
Founded in 2018, Drawbridge has created an all-in-one platform which allows financial services firms to rapidly deploy, manage, and continuously optimise a cybersecurity programme. The company’s proprietary technology platform helps firms navigate the evolving regulatory and threat landscape, manage governance, risk and compliance (GRC) requirements, and combat sophisticated cyber threats. Drawbridge
EagleTree Capital (EagleTree), via its EagleTree Partners V funs, has acquired MacKenzie-Childs from Castanea Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
MacKenzie-Childs, an artisan-driven American heritage home decor brand, will be a new platform investment in the EagleTree portfolio. The company’s operations, management team and personnel will remain unchanged following the EagleTree investment.
MacKenzie-Childs was advised by Financo | Raymond James in the transaction as their exclusive financial advisor, Latham & Watkins acted as legal advisor, and Grant Thornton acted as due diligence advisor to MacKenzie-Childs. Jones Day acted as legal advisor, and Alvarez & Marsal acted as
LiveOak Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, has added to its investment team with the appointment of Paola Retes as vice president. This addition to the team coincides with the launch of the firm’s third investment vehicle, a $210 million fund focused on early-stage companies based in Texas.
Retes joins LiveOak after graduating from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where her main extracurricular activity was as a founding board member of Galvanizer, a nonprofit incubator for female founders. Before business school, Paola was an early employee at Ironspring Ventures. She assisted in all aspects of company formation and served
The Ocean 14 Capital fund, which focuses exclusively on the multi-trillion-dollar ‘blue economy’, has received a commitment of €10 million from the Constitutional Reserve Fund of Monaco to support its mission of funding sustainable solutions to improve ocean health.
Sidley has appointed Daniel Elefant as a partner in its M&A and Private Equity practice in San Francisco. Prior to joining Sidley, Elefant was a Director at SoftBank Investment Advisers, serving as senior in-house counsel for SoftBank’s $100-plus billion Vision Funds.
Elefant has experience in representing technology and life sciences companies, from formation through initial public offerings or M&A exits, and as a corporate/securities counsel following initial public offering. He has worked on over 150 private financing transactions and over a dozen initial and follow-on public offerings. Daniel has also advised clients on a number of sell-side and buy-side M&A
21.co, the parent company of 21Shares, a global issuer of cryptocurrency exchange traded products (ETPs), has raised $25 million in a funding round led by hedge fund Marshall Wace. The round values the business up to $2 billion, making 21.co Switzerland’s largest crypto unicorn.
With this round of financing, 21.co will continue to drive rapid, targeted growth through first-of-their-kind products, key market expansions and strategic talent acquisitions. Other investors in the round include Collab+Currency, Quiet Ventures, ETFS Capital and Valor Equity Partners.
This round was the company’s first raise in over two years. The company ended 2021 on a nine-figure revenue
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