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Digital training platform Virti has raised USD10 million in a Series A funding round to further its goal of improving human performance using world-class interactive technology.
The round was led by deeptech investors IQ Capital and joined by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a new, UK-based learning technology VC fund.
Launched in 2018 by Dr Alexander Young – an NHS trauma and orthopaedic surgeon – Virti helps organisations optimise learning, training and performance using interactive simulations and AI-powered data analysis. The technology turns traditionally subjectively-assessed skills (such as communication, teamwork and decision-making under pressure) into objective and measurable data to improve
Polaris is to sell ProData Consult to Axcel after three years of ownership and strong progress driven by solid organic growth and several acquisitions in Norway and Sweden.
The ambition of creating a Scandinavian market leader with a leading nearshoring-as-a-service function in Poland has been realised, and ProData Consult is strongly positioned for European expansion under new ownership.
Since Polaris’ investment in ProData Consult in 2018, the company has generated average annual growth of 26 per cent and increased the number of active consultants on assignments for client by 20 per cent to some 3,000. In 2019, ProData Consult acquired
Global professional services provider Suntera Global has been granted a licence to provide fund administration services in Jersey.
Awarded by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), the new licence enables Suntera Global to support private equity, real estate, venture capital and other alternative fund managers with a full range of administration services from Jersey, from fund set-up and structuring, through to back-office reporting and accounting, and governance and oversight.
The new licence complements the Group’s existing fund administration capabilities through its highly experienced teams in the Cayman Islands, Bahamas and Isle of Man who support the needs of fund managers
Sandvik has signed an agreement with Battery Ventures to acquire US-based Cambrio, a company with an end-to-end portfolio in CAD/CAM software for manufacturing industries like automotive, transportation, energy, medical and aerospace.
“This is in line with our strategic focus to grow organically and through acquisitions in the advanced manufacturing space, with special focus on industrial software close to component manufacturing, industrial metrology- and additive manufacturing solutions. Cambrio will enable a broadened customer offering, covering more of the total manufacturing value chain,” says Stefan Widing, President and CEO of Sandvik.
Sandvik’s strategic ambition is to provide customers with software solutions
Partners Group has agreed to acquire a 24.9 per cent equity stake in Apex International Corporation (Apex), a globally integrated logistics solutions provider, on behalf of its clients.
Upon closing of the transaction, Partners Group will join majority shareholder Kuehne+Nagel Group, one of the world’s leading logistics companies, with a seat on the Apex Board.
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Apex is one of Asia’s leading freight forwarders, especially on the transpacific and intra-Asia trade routes. The Company has around 1,600 employees across 41 locations globally. In 2020, Apex generated turnover of USD 2.4 billion,
Hybrid Apparel has completed its acquisition of Air Waves, a design and technology driven print-on-demand (POD) provider serving e-commerce and wholesale customers.
Air Waves will continue to operate in Columbus, Ohio and provide its print-on-demand and technology services to Hybrid’s retail customers and global license and lifestyle brand partners. Hybrid Apparel is a leading global wholesaler of licensed, branded and private label apparel, and portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners.
Air Waves was founded in 1981 as a contract screen printer and developed into a modern e-commerce leader complete with print-on-demand, leading design capabilities, advanced technology integrations and drop-ship
Northern Trust has launched a machine learning-powered document capture capability as the foundation of a multi-year investment to digitise alternative asset servicing and enhance the experience for asset owner clients that invest in complex private market and unlisted assets.
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Sandberg Capital, through the Sandberg Investment Fund II, has acquired a stake in the fast-growing Czech technology company Daktela, which focuses on providing complete solutions for contact centres and communication with customers.
Hiber AB, the platform that enables people to create interactive 3D experiences such as games, no coding skills required, has taken USD15 million in Series A funding, led by EQT Ventures. This brings Hiber’s total funding taken to date to almost USD20 million, giving the company the capital it needs to further accelerate the growth of its social entertainment network, Hiber. New investor CMT Digital also participated in the round, along with existing investors Luminar Ventures, Bumble Ventures, Konvoy Ventures, and SYBO.
Co-founded in 2017 by CEO Michael Yngfors and Chief Innovation Officer, Mattias Johansson, the team originally created
Isorg, a pioneer in Organic Photodetectors (OPDs) and large-area image sensors, today announces a capital increase of EUR16 million in series C financing.
Two major industrial investors, Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd and Mitsubishi Corporation, participated in the round. Greece-based Integrated Systems Development SA and five new French investors represented by fund manager Financière Fonds Privés also joined the round. Legacy shareholders Bpifrance, through its large venture funds, New Science Venture, CEA Investment and Sofimac Group (Limousin Participations) contributed, reaffirming their commitment and confidence in Isorg. The company has raised EUR47.8 million (approximately USD58.4 million) to date.
“This third fundraising
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