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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Redaptive raises $20 mln from CBRE, ENGIE New Ventures, GXP Investments, Linse Capital., on the site PE Hub 1 day, 1 hour ago

Redaptive said it raised $20 million in a round led by CBRE and joined by ENGIE New Ventures, the venture capital arm of ENGIE; GXP Investments, the venture capital arm of Great Plains Energy; and Linse […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Instant Financial raises $11.4 mln from TTV, ITC, Kinetic and Real, on the site PE Hub 2 days, 13 hours ago

Instant Financial said it raised $11.4 million in a Series A round of funding led by TTV Capital and joined by existing investors ITC Partners Fund, Kinetic Ventures and Real Ventures.

The Vancouver company has […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Qapital raises $30 mln from Swedbank Robur and Northzone, on the site PE Hub 2 days, 21 hours ago

Qapital said it raised $30 million from Swedbank Robur and Northzone.

The Stockholm-based company is developing an online banking app to help people save money. It launched in the United States in 2015.

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Caerus Ventures to raise $100 mln second hardware fund, on the site PE Hub 2 days, 23 hours ago

Caerus Ventures has set out to raise a $100 million second venture capital hardware fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

A first close was not reported.

The filing can be found here.

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Edesix raises up to about $2.87 million in debt financing, on the site PE Hub 3 days ago

Edesix said it raised up to about $2.87 million in debt financing from Beringea’s ProVen Legacy.

The Edinburgh company that makes wearable cameras for use in law enforcement and else where will use the f […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Trident Capital Cybersecurity names Myrna Soto as partner, on the site PE Hub 3 days ago

Trident Capital Cybersecurity said it named Myrna Soto as a partner.

Soto was previously senior vice president and global chief information security officer of Comcast, which she joined in 2009. She also […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Sequoia Capital Israel GP Raanan forms Cyberstarts VC, raises $54 mln, on the site PE Hub 5 days, 23 hours ago

Sequoia Capital Israel General Partner Gili Raanan has formed a new venture firm, Cyberstarts VC, and raised $54 million for a maiden venture fund, according to a news report from Reuters and a filing with the […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, SpaceX plans $500 mln of financing: news report, on the site PE Hub 6 days, 17 hours ago

SpaceX said in a Delaware filing last week it plans a $500 million round of Series I financing at $169 a share, according to a story on Recode.

The round would value the company at $23.7 billion if the shares […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Kadena raises $12 mln SAFT round from Devonshire, SV Angel, Susquehanna, others, on the site PE Hub 1 week ago

Kadena said it raised $12 million in a SAFT, or simple agreement for future tokens, Series B from investors including Devonshire Investors, the private investment firm affiliated with Fidelity Investments, SV […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, BBVA Compass expands accelerator program to seven U.S. states, on the site PE Hub 1 week ago

BBVA Compass is expanding its BBVA Momentum accelerator program to seven U.S. states where the Madrid-based bank operates: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico and Texas.

The BBVA […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Thrive’s Paik appears to be starting his own fund, on the site PE Hub 1 week ago

Thrive Capital Partner Chris Paik appears to be leaving the firm to start his own fund, Axios reported on Wednesday. Paik’s LinkedIn profile doesn’t yet reflect the change.

Also at Josh Kushner’s New York […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Conductive Ventures raises $100 mln fund for expansion stage investing, on the site PE Hub 1 week, 1 day ago

Conductive Ventures said it raised $100 million for a maiden venture capital fund aimed at expansion stage investing in hardware and enterprise software.

The firm is managed by Carey Lai, previously with Intel […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Silicon Valley Data Capital raises $59 mln toward venture capital fund, on the site PE Hub 1 week, 1 day ago

Silicon Valley Data Capital said it has added more capital to its venture-capital fund with a total of $59 million raised, according to a filing with the SEC.

The firm was founded by James McLean, a former […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, EU launches new venture funds of funds program, on the site PE Hub 1 week, 2 days ago

The European Commission said it launched Venture EU, a program to encourage venture investing backed by about $506 million of funding.

The program will support six funds-of-funds that will commit capital in at […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Yorktown Partners appears to raise $49 mln venture capital fund, on the site PE Hub 1 week, 2 days ago

Yorktown Partners appeared to have raise a $49 million venture capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

YT Triple Crown Co Investment Partners raised the capital from five LPs. The filing lists […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Saama Capital raises $100 mln fourth venture capital fund, on the site PE Hub 1 week, 5 days ago

Saama Capital has raised a $100 million fourth venture capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

The fund attracted capital from 59 LPs. The India-based firm is run by Managing Partners Ash Lilani and […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Panacea Venture, backed by KPCB partners, to raise $150 mln for venture fund, on the site PE Hub 1 week, 6 days ago

Panacea Venture, formed by two Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers’ partners from China, is seeking to raise $150 million for a venture fund according to a filing with the SEC.

The effort did not report a first […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, MADE raises about $56 mln from Partech, Level Equity, others, on the site PE Hub 2 weeks ago

London-based MADE said it raised about $56 million from investors including existing investors Partech Ventures, Level Equity and Eight Roads Ventures.

The company said one new investor joined the round, but […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Harrison Metal raises $68 mln fifth fund, on the site PE Hub 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Harrison Metal has raised a $68 million fifth venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

The firm raised the capital from seven LPs. Harrison Metal was founded in 2006 by former eBay […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, DeepScale raises $15 mln from Point72, next47, Autotech Ventures, Trucks Venture Capital, on the site PE Hub 2 weeks, 1 day ago

DeepScale said it raised $15 million of Series A capital in a round led by Point72 and next47, and joined by existing investors Autotech Ventures and Trucks Venture Capital.

DeepScale will use the money to […]