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Accion unveils $152.5m digital transformation fund  Venture Capital Journal Accion’s new $152.5M fund will back financial institutions serving small businesses globally  TechCrunch Accion’s new fund to digitize financial institutions in emerging markets  The Brazilian Report Accion raises $152.5 million to upgrade emerging market financial institutions  ImpactAlpha

Norrsken VC closes oversubscribed second fund at €320 million to double down on impact entrepreneurs  EU-Startups KPA Pension, Folksam, invest in early-stage climate solutions firms  IPE.com Europe’s biggest early-stage impact investor closes €320m Fund II  AltAssets Private Equity News Norrsken VC raises €320m for oversubscribed Fund II  Venture Capital Journal Norrsken VC closes oversubscribed second fund on €320m  Real Deals

Paris-based VC firm Blisce launches climate tech fund with a target of $160M  TechCrunch

Antwerp-based VC Pitchdrive raises third fund of €40 million to fuel entrepreneur-driven early-stage investing  EU-Startups

Wiz’s $12B Valuation Steals The RSA Conference Buzz, Amid VC Reset  Forbes Cloud Security Firm Wiz Raises $1B At $12B Valuation  Crunchbase News Wiz President: “I truly believe that Wiz is on its way to becoming the largest cyber company in the world”  CTech Israel-founded cyber unicorn Wiz raises $1 billion, soaring to $12 billion valuation  The Times of […]

Crypto VCs Turn Back to ‘Professor Coins’ as Funding Rebounds  Bloomberg Crypto VC Firms Pour Millions Into “Professor Coins” Despite Centralization Concerns  CoinGape Venture Capital Funds Flow into Professor-Founded Crypto Firms  Coinfomania

Starshot Capital closes 12th climate fund of the year  Venture Capital Journal Climate crisis brings high school friends together to back startups overlooked by other VCs  CNBC Starshot Capital Launches $35M Fund to Invest in Climate Companies That Can Avert 1 Gigaton of Emissions by 2050  Yahoo Finance UK

David Stevenson: The future’s bright for private equity  Citywire Investment Trust Insider Will private equity giant CVC thrive on public markets?  Investors Chronicle The doctor will see you now – May 2024  Kepler Trust Intelligence The doctor will see you now – May 2024 | Investor  Kepler Trust Intelligence

Raising Money: What VCs Are Looking For In Africa Now  Forbes Recovery mode: Mapping Africa’s VC ecosystem  PitchBook News & Analysis FemmeStartup Founder On Building And Investing In Startups  Forbes

Dutch VC Capital Mills invests in German no-code startup Innoloft  TNW