Venture Capital stories - Page 7

Capmont Technology unveils a €100 million fund to invest in B2B tech startups, boosting its total funding to €300 million.

QuantumLight, led by Revolut's CEO Nik Storonsky, releases a playbook for tech startup founders on building high-performance teams, based on Revolut’s success.

Redalpine closes its largest fund to date, the USD $200 million RAC VII, bringing total assets to over USD $1 billion and opens a new office in London.

Charlie Ill has been named the new CEO of Investible, succeeding Rod Bristow. Ill's appointment is expected to drive the firm's next growth phase.

Fresha secures a $31 million venture debt facility from J.P. Morgan to fuel expansion, enhance AI capabilities, and support new market entries.

Mandalay Venture Partners has secured an AUD $300k grant from the Victorian Government to enhance the state's agtech sector, part of a broader AUD $2.4m initiative.

TanX has hit a quarterly trading volume of USD $1 billion, marking a 70% rise and underscoring the growing reliance on decentralized trading platforms.

Check Point names Nadav Zafrir as new CEO amid strong Q2 2024 results, with revenues up 7% to USD $627 million. Founder Gil Shwed to become Executive Chairman.

Australia's equity crowdfunding grows 16% in FY24, raising AUD $64.5 million from 35,000 investments, despite economic challenges. Birchal leads with AUD $46.5 million.

The green tech market is set to surge with a 22.4% CAGR from $16.25 billion in 2022 to $122.69 billion by 2032, driven by emerging regions and innovation.

Contrarian advice for tech founders: avoid early capital raising, don't aim for unicorn status, embrace unscalable tasks, and ignore early awards.

Digital asset platform Haruko secures USD $6 million for Southeast Asia expansion, led by White Star Capital and MMC Ventures, boosting its total funding to USD $16 million.

Evexus has launched a cutting-edge event management software, set to revolutionise event planning globally with advanced AI and innovative features.

Scaleup Mediafund, Australia's only media-for-equity fund, commits AUD $15 million in ads to boost Hawkes Brewing and Bare Funeral Group in a new funding round.

Illumio, a Zero Trust Segmentation company, has earned a spot on the Cyber 66 report for the second year in a row, cementing its crucial role in transforming organisational security postures amid a rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape.

Buddy, a global marketplace aimed at digitising the $348B metal recycling industry, connects buyers and sellers directly, aiming to streamline the industry and greatly reduce carbon emissions.

R/GA EMEA and Founderland have launched PAM, an AI-powered platform, to help women of colour founders secure venture capital (VC) funding, addressing the stark disparity in the industry.

The Cremorne Digital Hub (CDH) unveils its first Scaleup Program cohort, following an AUD 10 million investment from the Victorian Government to boost Australia's tech industry.

IWD 2024: Unconscious bias and stringent funding criteria hinder women tech founders, despite proven capability to disrupt industries and create million-dollar businesses.

Avarni, a leading decarbonisation firm, appoints David Payne as its Chief Commercial Officer and Daniel Jarosch as board Chairman, marking a new phase of global growth.