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Ex-Crowdcube executives announce first close of fund to target buzzy secondaries market  Sifted

African ‘gender equal’ VC Janngo Capital closes second fund at $78M  TechCrunch Senegalese investor raises one of Africa’s largest female-led funds for startups  Semafor Janngo Capital, un fonds de capital-risque africain, lève 78 millions de dollars pour soutenir les PME africaines et améliorer l’inclusion  Techpoint Africa Africa Venture Firm Janngo Capital Raises $78 Million For Its Second Fund  Tech […]

Hollywood star Olivia Wilde becomes ‘Celebrity VC’—What’s driving stars to invest in tech? — TFN  Tech Funding News Actor and director Olivia Wilde launches a VC firm  TechCrunch Actor Olivia Wilde Has Quietly Co-Founded Proximity Ventures  Bloomberg Actor Olivia Wilde launches VC firm  The Daily Star Hollywood’s Olivia Wilde launches a VC firm  AllSides

Fintech startup Moniepoint defies Africa’s VC slowdown with $110M Series C  PitchBook News & Analysis Nigeria-based fintech Moniepoint gains ‘unicorn’ status  Financial Times Moniepoint Inc. Raises $110 Million in Funding to Transform Africa’s Financial Landscape  BellaNaija Google acquires stake in Moniepoint, as startup raises $110m  TheCable Moniepoint hits unicorn status as British PE firm DPI leads $110 million Series […]

Sequoia to Rake in More Than $100 Million From Crypto Acquisition  Bloomberg Fintech giant Stripe to buy crypto startup Bridge  Reuters Stripe’s $1.1 billion deal for crypto firm Bridge marks much-needed win for VCs  CNBC Plus Wallet Dominates Global Crypto Sphere – MetaMask Joins Forces with Space ID and Stripe Closes $1.1B Deal!  NewsWatch Payments Giant Stripe Acquires Stablecoin […]

Secondaries are having a blast  Venture Capital Journal

Singular, a European venture capital firm backing European founders with global ambitions  Maddyness

Silicon Valley’s General Catalyst raises $8bn in global push  Financial Times General Catalyst raises $8B in fresh funds to back startups globally  TechCrunch Global investment and transformation firm General Catalyst raises over €7.5 billion  EU-Startups General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja on AI, LPs, and raising around $8 billion  Yahoo Finance General Catalyst: $8 Billion In New Capital Closed  Pulse 2.0

Podcaster-turned-VC Harry Stebbings raises $400m for third fund  Sifted Podcasting’s $400 Million Man—and the Best New Tech and Business Podcasts of 2024  The Information How This Under 30 Podcaster Raised One Of Europe’s Largest VC Funds  Forbes 20VC closes new $400M fund to ‘make Europe great again,’ says Harry Stebbings  TechCrunch Podcaster Harry Stebbings raises one of Europe’s biggest […]

EU joins up with venture capital firms to boost region’s tech sector  Reuters Trusted Investors Network  European Innovation Council EU props up €90B investors club to plug tech funding gap  POLITICO Europe EU launches ‘Trusted Investors Network’ to boost VC investment in tech  Cointelegraph Greece will soon complete its AI strategy  KosovaPress