Atomico raised $1.24 billion for two funds to invest in European technology companies. The company’s new $754 million Atomico Growth VI partners with entrepreneurs from Series B to pre-initial public offering (IPO), while its new $485 million Atomico Venture VI focuses on founders at Series...
Finance and human resources suite finally has raised $200 million in new funding. The financing, a $50 million Series B from PeakSpan Capital and $150 million credit facility from Encina, will help the company bolster its small and medium-sized business (SMB)-focused offering, according to a Monday (Sept....
The collapse of eCommerce startup Thrasio has reportedly triggered a fight between its former private equity backers. Oaktree Capital Management has written a letter to private equity (PE) firms Silver Lake and Advent criticizing them for their oversight of Thrasio, the Financial Times (FT) reported...
Investment group Iconiq is reportedly seeking ways to drive value amid a long IPO drought. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 8) by the Financial Times (FT), which notes that Iconiq recently closed its largest fund at $5.75 billion, following a $4.1 billion fundraise...
Sedric AI has raised $18.5 million in a Series A funding round to continue developing and promoting its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered compliance platform for financial institutions. The company will use the new funding to grow its AI lab in Tel Aviv and to expand its...
Drip Capital has secured $113 million in new funding to develop new products and to accelerate the growth of its digital platform for trade finance. The company has quadrupled its revenue and doubled its customer base over the past two years, despite rising interest rates...
Thoma Bravo Founder and Managing Partner Orlando Bravo said Thursday (Sept. 5) that while blockchain technology has promise, he and his firm are steering clear of companies and products in that space. Bravo said this about three years after his private equity investment firm helped lead a...
Data center operator Applied Digital is the latest company benefiting from investors’ artificial intelligence appetites. The firm raised $160 million in a financing round that included backers like AI chip giant Nvidia, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Sept. 5). Applied Digital builds and leases...
Health and wellness-focused FinTech Flex raised $3.2 million in seed funding. The new financing will help the company with its mission of offering direct-to-consumer health and wellness brands an easier way to accept health savings account (HSA) and flexible spending account (FSA) payments online, according...
