Ripio Raises $400K in Series A Funding from Medici Ventures
Ripio (by BitPagos), a LatAm bitcoin consumer financial service platform, received $400k in Series A funding from Medici Ventures.
April 2017
Oddup Raises US$6M in Series A Funding
Oddup, a Hong Kong-based research platform that provides information to startup investing using data and analysis, raised US$6m in Series A funding.
Foorban Raises €650K in Funding
Foorban, a Milan, Italy-based online restaurant startup, raised €650k in funding.
Value4Capital to Launch €150M PE Fund
Value4Capital, the Poland and Central Europe focused mid-market private equity firm, is preparing to launch its next fund, with a €150m target size.
Insurtech Startup Singapore Life Raises $50M in Series A Funding
Insurtech startup Singapore Life raised $50m in Series A funding.
Changzhou National Hi-Tech District and Shenzhen Capital to Set Up Investment Fund
Changzhou National Hi-Tech District, one of China’s leading high-tech industrial development zones located in the Yangtze River Delta, and Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Ltd., a venture capital firm specializing in seed, early stage and later stage investments, signed a strategic cooperation agreement to enhance resource integration and jointly set up a new talent investment fund.
Epidemic Sound Receives Strategic Investment from Kichi Invest
Epidemic Sound, a Stockholm, Sweden-based platform for content creators on YouTube to license individual tracks, received a strategic investment of undisclosed amount from Kichi Invest.
Oakley Capital Adds Ralf Schremper as Partner in the PE Team
London, UK-based mid-market private equity firm Oakley Capital has added Dr. Ralf Schremper as a Partner in the PE team.
Ananas Anam Completes New Round of Financing
Ananas Anam, a London, UK-based maker of a patent-protected natural and sustainable alternative to leather, completed a new round of financing of undisclosed amount.
CrossLend Receives Investment from LFF and Promus Ventures
CrossLend, a Berlin, Germany-based fintech company, received an investment from the LFF (Luxembourg Future Fund) and US-based Fund Promus Ventures.
Paris Hosts Global Tech Event Viva Technology 2017
From 15 – 17th June 2017, the city of Paris is hosting Viva Technology 2017, a tech event co-organized by Publicis Groupe and Groupe Les Echos with thousands of emerging startups and global businesses participating.
Me.me Raises $1.5m in Funding
Me.me, a San Francisco, CA-based meme search engine, raised $1.5m in funding.
MarcoPolo Learning Raises $8.5m in First Funding Round
MarcoPolo Learning, a NYC-based early childhood education startup, raised $8.5m in its first funding.
Spotify Acquires Mediachain Labs
Digital music service Spotify has acquired Mediachain Labs, a Brooklyn-based developer of a blockchain research agenda and open source protocol to manage data for the music industry.
Bitkraft Esports Ventures Launches Esports Specific Fund
Bitkraft Esports Ventures, a Berlin, Germany- and Los Angeles, CA-based early stage investor and incubator focused on the esports sector, has officially launched its first specific fund.