Industry Ventures

05/03/2023

Permira Growth Opportunities acquires $40 million stake in BioCatch

In its first investment in Israel since launching its local office, Permira purchased shares from existing owners and became the third largest shareholder in the behavioral biometrics company which develops fraud protection for financial institutions

04/25/2023

Kindred Capital Raises $130M Fund to Back Tech Startups Looking to Raise Pre-Seed

An early-stage VC firm based in London that practices equitable venture has recently announced to have raised $130 million for a new fund. Founded in 2015

04/03/2023

Acorns acquires UK’s GoHenry, a fintech focused on 6- to 18-year-olds

By joining forces, the two companies’ executives tout they will be able to serve customers through all life stages – from birth to retirement.

03/22/2023

Vertu Capital Raises more than $300 Million for its Inaugural Fund

TORONTO – March 22, 2023 – Vertu Capital, a private equity firm specializing in global enterprise software companies, is pleased to announce the close of its inaugural fund, Vertu Partners Fund I, with more than $300 million in capital commitments from a broad range of high-quality institutional...

02/23/2023

Is small the new big in tech buyout? Read our latest article on why we believe small tech buyout is the best kept secret in private equity to generate outsized returns.

https://www.industryventures.com/insight/part-1-why-small-tech-buyout-may-be-the-most-attractive-opportunity-in-private-equity/

02/10/2023

Movella Announces Closing of Business Combination With Pathfinder Acquisition Corp.

Movella Announces Business Combination with Pathfinder Acquisition Corp. Movella Celebrates Completion of Business Combination with Pathfinder HENDERSON, Nev., Feb. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Movella Holdings Inc. (“Movella”), a global leader in the digitization of movement, announced today th...

02/08/2023

Data observability platform Acceldata raises $50M

https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/08/data-observability-platform-acceldata-raises-50m/

02/02/2023

As the corporate venture ecosystem continues to grow, there are more opportunities for partnerships and collaboration than ever before. Our latest article written by Secondary team members Ira Simkhovitch and Theresa Starnes examines the opportunities for CVC teams to capitalize on a downturn and explore various solutions.

In April 2015, when we published “The Art of the Corporate VC Divestiture,” which detailed exit options for corporate venture capital (“CVC”), we could never have predicted how much CVC...

01/24/2023

HR Company Deel, Now Valued At $12 Billion, Nears $300 Million Of Revenue

The HR fintech company is also unveiling new HR software to compete with rivals like Rippling—and giving it away for free.

01/13/2023

Spiffy Announces 90%+ y/y Growth and Addition of Brad Schomber as New CFO

https://www.accesswire.com/734878/Spiffy-Announces-90-yy-Growth-and-Addition-of-Brad-Schomber-as-New-CFO

12/16/2022

Very Exciting Development in Fusion!

The Energy Department said a controlled fusion reaction at a federal research facility produced more energy than it consumed, a milestone in transforming fusion into a practical source of clean energy.

12/02/2022

DataStax Continues Momentum in Q3 FY23 with Strong Demand for its Astra DB Cloud Database as a Service

DataStax announced a strong Q3 FY23 marked by strategic collaborations, ecosystem expansion, and continued technical innovations that enhance the performance of real-time data systems all built on trusted open source technologies.