While capital infusion into companies took a summer siesta, some venture capital firms continue to see their coffers runneth over. Three years after raising a $500 million fund, European venture capital firm Northzone is back with what partners are calling its “largest fundraise to date” of €1 billion, or $1.01…
Ascend Vietnam Ventures has closed its flagship, early-stage venture capital fund at $64 million, a top executive told DealStreetAsia. In June, AVV announced that it had exceeded its $50 million target for the debut fund, which will seed up to $2 million into 25 startups by next year and follow…
Seattle, October 12th 2022 – Capria Ventures, a leading Global South venture capital firm,has made its first startup investment in South-east Asian region in the Indonesian fintech company ALAMI. Led by East Ventures, Capria participated in this round along with AC Ventures, Quona Capital and FEBE Ventures. ALAMI is already…
Salkantay Exponential Fund LP (“SXF”) is the first VC fund of Salkantay Ventures (“Salkantay”), an emerging manager originating from Peru, and the country’s largest venture capital fund. SXF invests in early-stage companies across three main themes: Maximizing Human Potential: Start-ups that enable individuals in the region to unleash their full potential through education,…
Collective investments by Capria and Capria’s network of investing partners exceeded USD 300 million across regions. Portfolio companies demonstrated resilience and impacted more than 31 million lives. Capria Network portfolio companies created 173,000 jobs and collectively generated a revenue of USD 2.4 billion, a 415% y-o-y growth. August 23rd,…
The typical venture capital model involves one party — the venture capitalist — getting money from financial institutions, family offices, pension funds, and individuals, which they then invest in startups. Capria Ventures is a VC firm but puts a spin on the industry’s usual business model. Rather than financing startups…
QED Investors, a U.S. fintech-focused venture capital firm, has led a new investment in TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech that provides business payments and banking platforms. The investment was over $50 million, according to sources familiar with the matter, though neither QED nor TeamApt would confirm the figure. Existing investors from the company’s Series B last…
In 2015, Jack Knellinger, having worked as a software engineer, teamed up with Dave Richards, and Will Poole to embark on a venture capital adventure. The trio discovered each other while working on some acceleration programmes. They were armed to teeth with passion for their goal. Their idea was to…
Close to 8M people use inter-city commuter routes in Mexico. That might seem a small percentage of the 130M population in the country, but the commuters are increasing steadily and existing options are not meeting the needs. As Latin America’s leading app-based mass transit mobility network, Urbvan is solving this…
Leading fintech with an NBFC licence that is a market leader in providing low-cost EMI solutions for learning and learning-related needs, Eduvanz has announced that it has raised INR 50 crore in debt in March 2022. Existing lenders, MAS and Vivriti have taken incremental exposure which is reflective of their…
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Unitus Ventures, a leading venture capital firm in India, is joining forces with its US affiliate Capria Ventures, a Global South specialist, to operate with a unified global strategy under a single brand, Capria Ventures.
