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🚀 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐄𝐄? 🌌 Central and Eastern Europe's spacetech scene is booming, thanks to significant investments from both public sector enablers and major VCs. 🌟 Highlighted Investors and Their Investments: Imperio: $380k in SatRev NEVEQ: Undisclosed in EnduroSat Neo Ventures: $1M in EnduroSat Sunfish Partners: $1M in Orbital Matter bValue Fund: Co-invested in Liftero Blackwells Capital: Co-invested in ICEYE MOVE Venture Capital: Co-invested in ICEYE Smartlink Partners: $960k in Thorium Space Technology & many more 📢 Read more about these strategic investments and the future of spacetech in CEE! Click the link in from the first comment to read the whole article from The Recursive <3 #TheRecursive #spacetech #CEE

New additions to the very very crowded VC pool at SuperNova! We welcome Prime Ventures (VC), ORBIT Capital, QBIT Capital,Truffle Capital, Acton Capital, Creandum, Impact Expansion, XAnge, WizeCap to Antwerp amongst many others. The pooled investment capital of +24 billion is one of many reasons you should come to FTI SuperNova on March 21-22. See link in comments to discover all VCs present. #funding #VC #techfunding

Deal activity picked up this week in Brazil with investments from two leading players in the region: Warburg Pincus LLC’ $100 mn investment in Matera and Riverwood Capital’s $23 mn investment in netLex. Globally we highlight Tekion Corp's $200 mn round at $4 bn valuation with Dragoneer Investment Group and Saronic Technologies's $175 nm Series B at $1 bn valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz. In the FinTech space, credit card platform Aven raised a $142 mn Series D at $1 bn valuation with General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Founders Fund. Other notable deals of the week include: - Kandji's $100 mn Series D at a $850 mn valuation with General Catalyst - OCN (onecarnow.com)’s $86 mn Series A with Caravela Capital, Collide Capital and Great North Ventures - CytoReason Reason's $80 mn Series B with NVIDIA, OurCrowd, Pfizer and Thermo Fisher Scientific - HammerTech 's $70 mn investment from Riverwood Capital - Slope's $65 mn venture round with J.P. Morgan, Notable Capital, Y Combinator and Saga Ventures, LLC More detailed information on key transactions attached. Feel free to reach out in case you want to learn more about tech M&A and capital raising in LatAm. #LatAmTech #TechTransactions #Tech #Technology #InvestmentBanking #MergersAndAcquisitions #CapitalRaising #FundingRounds

Exodigo, cofounded by Jeremy Suard, Yogev Shifman, and Ido Gonen, raises a $105 million Series A round co-led by Greenfield Partners and Zeev Ventures, with participation from existing investors SquarePeg, 10D, JIBE, and National Grid Partners. Read their announcement in the #news section on colaeb.com

AQUATY’s new €2.3M pre-seed funding breaks barriers to venture capital. You’re not alone if you’ve faced obstacles in venture capital. AQUATY’s technology platform is here to change that. 1. Ease of Transactions: As simple as buying stocks. 2. Transparency: AI-driven insights for smart decisions. 3. Accessibility: Invest from €1,000, like an index-ETF for early-stage investments. Imagine streamlined VC Investments and wider market access. How do you see AQUATY transforming your investment approach? Robert Jeggle (geb. Menzel), Andy Lenz, Alexander Grimm, Sebastian Otutuama, Tristan Hammer,   https://lnkd.in/draStFAa #VentureCapital #TechInnovation #InvestSmart #MondayFunding

Last week's notable transactions included the acquisition of campus technology platform Transact Campus by Roper Technologies, Inc. Technologies for $1.5 bn. Additionally, JAGGAER, an AI-driven SaaS provider for spending and supplier management, was acquired by Vista Equity Partners. On the funding side, Kiteworks secured $456 mn in private equity funding, reaching a valuation of $1 bn, and digital surgery platform Caresyntax raised $180 mn in a Series C round with distinguished participation from BlackRock Other notable deals of the week include: EQT Group's acquisition of recycling & waste software developer AMCS Group  Advent International's acquisition of ERP provider SYSPRO EliseAI's Series D, which secured $75 mn at a $1 bn valuation and was led by Sapphire Ventures Sahara AI's $43 mn Series A, led by Pantera Capital, Binance Labs and Polychain Capital PayZen's $32 mn Series B round with participation from New Enterprise Associates (NEA) Associates, 7wireVentures, SignalFire and Viola Ventures Setpoint's $31 mn Series B, led by 645 Ventures More detailed information on key transactions is attached. Feel free to reach out if you want to learn more about tech M&A and capital raising in LatAm. #LatAmTech #TechTransactions #Tech #Technology #InvestmentBanking #MergersAndAcquisitions #CapitalRaising #FundingRounds

New additions to the very very crowded VC pool at SuperNova! We welcome Prime Ventures (VC), ORBIT Capital, QBIT Capital,Truffle Capital, Acton Capital, Creandum, Impact Expansion, XAnge, WizeCap to Antwerp amongst many others. The pooled investment capital of +24 billion is one of many reasons you should come to SuperNova on March 21-22. See link in comments to discover all VCs present. #funding #VC #techfunding

🌊 A fresh wave of innovation is here! 🎉 Big news from Cubbit #portfolio IAG! The first geo-distributed #cloud enabler raises $12.5M to bring data storage independence to organisations, starting from #Europe. 🌍 The round was co-led by LocalGlobe, EMEA’s number one VC investor according to the 2023 Dealroom.co report, and ETF Partners, Europe’s original sustainability investor. 🌱 The significant investment from leading international VCs in Cubbit's geo-distributed technology is a powerful validation. Cheers to co-founders Stefano Onofri, Alessandro Cillario, and Marco Moschettini! 🚀 Verve Ventures, 2100 Ventures, Hydra (holding of Datalogic), Growth Engine, Eurenergia, and Moonstone Venture Capital, Azimut Libera Impresa FNDX VC, CDP Venture Capital SGR, Primo Ventures, Fabio Fregi, Joe Zadeh. 🌟 Read more ➡️https://lnkd.in/dDS_NB9y

Great quarter to be in SD Biotech: "In San Diego, startup funding for the second quarter surpassed $1 billion for the fifth consecutive year, driven by dozens of tech and life science venture capital fundings. San Diego saw roughly 42 deals in Q2 including four startups raising $100+ million, known as mega-deals." Top five largest bio deals: Endeavor BioMedicines: a Solana Beach-based biotech raised $132 million Alterome Therapeutics, Inc: an early-stage biotech raised $132 million. Enlaza Therapeutics: a La Jolla-based company raised $100 million. Bright Peak Therapeutics: a Del Mar-based biotech raised $90 million. Aardvark Therapeutics: a UTC-based biotech raised $85 million.