CrowdX, a venue for privately held companies, and fintech Delio have joined forces to launch an investment platform that connects professional and institutional investors with the fast growth companies of the future. The platform opens up access to investment opportunities in early-stage UK businesses via primary private debt issuance plus primary and secondary private equity trading. Delio’s digital tools will facilitate easier access to investment opportunities, so brokers, family offices and discretionary fund managers can gain access to a range of growth to pre-IPO stage companies. Historically, challenges with secondary market liquidity have served to limit the appeal of investing

Bybit, the third largest crypto derivatives exchange in the world by volume, has partnered with Circle Internet Financial, a global digital financial technology firm and the issuer of USD Coin (USDC) and Euro Coin (EUROC) to help accelerate the growth of Bybit as a gateway for retail and institutional USDC-settled products. Bybit aims to become a one-stop gateway for USDC-settled options. The Exchange’s market-beating liquidity is matched with features such as portfolio margin, which lowers margin requirements on hedged positions, and unified accounts that accept BTC/ETH/USDT/USDC as collateral. Under the agreement, Bybit will offer Circle’s services to their users, expand

Ebury, a global provider of transaction payment solutions, is increasing its presence in the alternative investment sector to meet growing demand for better, more focused services as an alternative to traditional banking providers.

Owlin, an AI-based news analytics platform, and ApeVue, a specialist in market-based pricing data for private stocks, are to offer select insights across both of their data platforms to better service private capital markets customers. Through the partnership, ApeVue’s daily pricing service will incorporate Owlin’s news content on private companies, providing customers with another source of market context for ApeVue’s dataset. Customers of Owlin’s news analytics will receive daily pricing data on more than 100 unicorn-status companies, enhancing the robust market insights and risk metrics available through Owlin. The universe of companies covered by Owlin and ApeVue is expected to

Valutico has launched a new Venture Capital (VC) method for valuing start-ups, available for the first time within its online platform.  

Gen II Fund Services (Gen II), an independent private capital fund administrator, has launched E-Subdocs, a digital offering that automates the private fund subscription process, significantly improving the investor experience and providing PE Fund managers with real-time information on fundraising.  Replacing the traditionally time-intensive and error-prone paper-based subscription process, E-Subdocs, which is powered by Anduin, streamlines fund subscriptions from start to finish. At the heart of the E-Subdocs solution is a digital smart subscription form, fully integrated with e-signature, document management, and tracking software. E-Subdocs simplifies the subscription process for investors, saving time and reducing the risk of errors.  For

Novata, a public benefit corporation and technology platform that provides private markets stakeholders with intuitive and effective environmental, social and governance (ESG) data management solutions, has launched new metrics in-platform to enable financial market participants to collect the sustainability-related information outlined under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).  To support this product offering, Novata also announced the expansion of its sales team into European markets with the addition of a group of experienced sales professionals in London. Novata is backed by a consortium that includes the Ford Foundation, S&P Global, Hamilton Lane, and Omidyar Network, and is also supported by

The rate at which private equity firms are looking to outsource parts of their operations continues to increase, according to Ocorian, a specialist in corporate and fiduciary services, fund administration and capital markets. Ocorian says tit has seen a significant increase in enquiries this year from private equity firms looking to outsource when compared to the same period in 2021.   In addition, Ocorian says increased scrutiny by regulators, with US regulators warning private equity managers to expect more fines and enforcement actions for overcharging investors, is stretching in-house compliance teams and causing GPs to reassess.