Lighthouse Ventures Leads USD1m Pre-Seed Round for Lithuania’s Kernolab
Lighthouse Ventures led a EUR855k (~USD1m) pre-seed round for Lithuanian fintech Kernolab, with follow-on from Startup Wise Guys. Read more… Read More
Mid-Year 2021 Global Private Capital Industry Data & Analysis
GPC 1H 2021 data on fundraising, investment and exit activity across Asia, Latin America, Africa, CEE and the Middle East Key data takeaways: All major markets posted year-over-year gains in private capital deal value and deal count as the tech-fueled recovery from the pandemic continues. VC deals drove the… Read More
Octopus Ventures Leads ~USD2.8m Round for Turkey- and UK-Based Integrated Finance
Octopus Ventures led a GBP2m (~USD2.8m) round for Turkey- and UK-based fintech infrastructure provider Integrated Finance, with participation from 500 Istanbul, SuperSeed Ventures and angel investors. Read more… Read More
3TS Reaches First Close for Central Europe Tech Fund
3TS Capital Partners reached an undisclosed first close for its fourth growth fund focused on tech investments across Central Europe. The vehicle has a target size of EUR150m (USD177m). Read more… Read More
Aqua Spark, Nutreco and PFR Life Science Lead ~USD24.6m Investment in Poland’s Proteon
Aqua Spark, Nutreco and PFR Life Science, a specialist vehicle of the Polish Development Fund, led a EUR21m (~USD24.6m) in Proteon Pharmaceuticals, a Poland-based biotech aiming to reduce reliance on antibiotics within aquaculture and livestock farming, with participation from Montis Capital, Seventure Partners and angel investors. Read more… Read More
Index Ventures Leads USD45m Series A for Latvia’s Printify
Index Ventures led a USD45m Series A for Latvia-based on-demand custom printing company Printify, with participation from H&M Group, Virgin Group, Dreamers VC and the founders of TransferWise, Vinted, Squarespace and RedHat. Read more… Read More
TMT Investments Leads ~USD6.9m Series A for Estonia’s EstateGuru
TMT Investments led a EUR5.8m (~USD6.9m) Series A for Estonia-based property lending platform EstateGuru, with participation from Verve Ventures, Swiss Immo Lab and J&T IB and Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of the Czech investment bank J&T. Read more… Read More
Mubadala Leads USD35m Series C for Russia’s Borzo
Mubadala led a USD35m Series C for Borzo, a Russia-founded crowdsourced same-day delivery service, with participation from VNV Global, RDIF, Flashpoint Venture Capital and others. Read more… Read More
Kaya Leads USD3.2m Seed Round for Poland’s Cardiomatics
Kaya led a USD3.2m seed round for Poland-based healthtech Cardiomatics, with participation from Nina Capital, Nova Capital and Innovation Nest. Read more… Read More
Elbrus and iTech Capital Invest USD43m in Russian Traveltech Aviasales
Elbrus Capital and iTech Capital invested USD43m in Russia-based traveltech Aviasales. Read more… Read More
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