Search Results for: Peak XV Partners

June 14, 2023 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sequoia India & Southeast Asia, the “largest” venture capital firm in the region which manages over USD 9.2 billion across 13 funds, will now be known as Peak XV Partners globally. The rebranding has “come after Sequoia Capital (US/Europe), Sequoia China and Sequoia India & Southeast… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK announced a new partnership with Cornwall Cricket to help create a sustainable future for cricket in Cornwall after numbers dropped by 7% in 2014. The platform shared that The Cornwall Cricket Campaign is being launched to assist, educate and enable clubs… Read More

July 14, 2024 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Partior, a fintech company with global unified ledger-based interbank rails for real-time clearing and settlement, has announced the first close of a US$60M+ Series B round led by Peak XV Partners and supported by Valor Capital Group and Jump Trading Group as new investors, and… Read More

June 23, 2024 @ 7:55 pm By Michael Wong  |  

India’s fintech sector is making significant strides, with the future unicorns currently valued at $58 billion, marking a 1.8% increase from the previous year. The latest ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Future Unicorn Index 2024, released by the Hurun Research Institute, showcases notable advancements and… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 7:10 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Fintech sector in India experienced a significant decrease in funding in 2023, securing only $2 billion, a sharp decline of 63% and 76% from 2022 and 2021, respectively, according to a report by Tracxn. In comparison, the sector raised $5.4 billion in 2022 and… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at CBInsights has identified some of the most successful startup accelerators like Y Combinator, Techstars, and 500 Global based on “the strength of their portfolios.” As stated in the update from CBInsights, despite the economic slowdown, startup accelerators continue to play “a crucial… Read More

July 20, 2024 @ 12:17 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Arta Finance, a US-headquartered digital family office for accredited investors, has secured approval to launch in Singapore, aiming to open its platform to Singaporean residents and other investors later this year. This move follows a significant expansion of Arta’s product offerings and team of industry… Read More

February 23, 2020 @ 9:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Growth-oriented private equity firm Great Hill announced on Friday it has completed its acquisition of VersaPay (TSXV: VPY),  a provider of cloud-based invoice-to-cash solutions including electronic invoice presentment and payment. Great Hill reported that under the Arrangement, each VersaPay shareholder will receive cash consideration of… Read More

December 13, 2019 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Growth-oriented private equity firm Great Hill announced on Friday it is set to acquire VersaPay (TSXV: VPY),  a provider of cloud-based invoice-to-cash solutions including electronic invoice presentment and payment. According to the duo, Great Hill will indirectly acquire all of the issued and outstanding common… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

VersaPay (TSXV: VPY),  a provider of cloud-based invoice-to-cash solutions including electronic invoice presentment and payment, announced on Tuesday it has added ShopOne as its newest commercial real estate client. ShopOne notably owns and manages shopping centers across the country. The company noted it has more than 50 retail… Read More

July 11, 2018 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ripple announced on Wednesday two new appointments to its leadership team. The company reported that David Schwartz, who previously served as Ripple’s chief cryptographer, has been appointed to CTO while Kahina Van Dyke has joined Ripple as Senior Vice President of Business and Corporate Development. According… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Powervault is set to close its fourth Crowdcube campaign with more than £1.5 million from over 1200 investors. The campaign, which originally sought to raise £750,000, was launched last month and quickly secured its initial funding target and was extended. In the campaign’s latest update,… Read More

June 12, 2017 @ 5:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Powervault has proven that successive raises on Crowdcube can be very successful.  In the middle of the UK company’s fourth raise, the home battery system with a pre-money valuation of £8,083,548 aims to enable customers to make smarter use of their energy by harnessing freely-generated solar energy and off-peak… Read More

November 11, 2013 @ 11:34 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Imagine waving your hand over a certain spot on your car to unlock it, or high fiving a smartphone to share contact details. Sound ridiculous? It’s actually said to be possible now with an implantable NFC chip called the xNT, which is currently crowdfunding on… Read More