Venturi Partners closes second fund at $150M, targets $225M

Zeropearl VC, a micro-venture capital firm led by Bipin Shah, former managing partner at Titan Capital, has announced the final close of its first fund at INR 159 crore (approximately $18 million). The pre-seed VC firm said the fund was oversubscribed, raising 3.5 times its initial target of INR 80 crore. Over half of the capital came from 18 unicorn founders and 21 entrepreneurs from listed or IPO-bound companies, while the remainder came from global funds-of-funds and select family offices. Read full story link in the comment 👇 #zeropearlVC #venturecapital #investment #investors #startupnews

Klaar, the San Francisco-based performance-management platform has managed to raise $5 million in a Series A funding round, led by Prime Venture Partners, with Shastra VC, existing investor, investing even more in this round. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gBakKQGs Liji Narayan Dr. Prajjal Saha Radhika Sharma Jitendra Mathur

LAVCA spoke with Jeronimo Bosch, Managing Partner of Grupo Pegasus, about the firm’s evolution from its early venture capital roots to a multi-asset platform investing across private equity, real estate and operating companies in Latin America. Read full LAVCA Member profile: https://hubs.la/Q03KzrbK0 #LatAm #VC #PE

Quadrille Capital is an investment firm active in venture capital and direct tech investments, has closed a €500 million funding round to back companies across Europe and the US. The Paris- and San Francisco-based firm raised €285 million for direct investments, €70 million for its primary fund, and €150 million for its secondary fund. Read full article link in the commment 👇 Jérôme Chevalier | Edward Colby | Augustin Palle | Brice Delome #quadrillecapital #venturecapital #investment #funds #paris #europe #us #techstartups

🚀 New Rounds + Exits: Corporate Structures for Startups Seeking M&A and IPO   On the growth journey, choosing the right corporate structure can be decisive for startups aiming to attract international investments or planning a strategic exit, whether through M&A or IPO.   In the following article, we explore the key differences between a Delaware C-Corporation Holding and a Cayman Limited Holding with a Delaware LLC, highlighting the tax and regulatory impacts in each scenario.   👉 Learn how each model can influence global fundraising, exit planning, and investor attraction strategies.   📖 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eynBjfih     #Startups #Investment #VentureCapital #M&A #IPO #BusinessGrowth #Strategy #Ventures

Erel N. Margalit’s Jerusalem-based venture capital firm, JVP, has raised $290 million from American investment giant TPG, which manages $269 billion in assets. Most of the funds will be used to buy out early JVP investors, who together own about 26% of shares in the insurtech unicorn Earnix. A smaller portion of the money will support Earnix’s strategic initiatives, including acquisitions and AI technology development. Robin Gilthorpe 🔗 Read full article link in comment #JVP #TPG #investment #funding #startupnews #businessupdate

Germany-based venture capital VC platform Foundamental, an early backer of companies such as Infra.Market and Infraprime Logistics Technologies Pvt Ltd, has identified India as one of its strongest markets. The firm, which has raised a total corpus of around $165 million across two funds since its inception in 2019, is now preparing to launch its third fund, which will focus on project-based sectors like construction and infrastructure—industries that collectively represent a $12-trillion global opportunity over the next decade. Breaking down the numbers, Foundamental raised 56 million euro in 2019 and 84 million euro in 2022. Both funds are understood to be fully deployed, except for a portion reserved for follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies. Shubhankar Bhattacharya DealStreetAsia https://lnkd.in/gXUKRCv3

BNVT Capital, a global venture capital firm, has launched its debut $150 million fund to back AI-first and technology-driven companies addressing humanity’s biggest challenges. Founded by Managing Partners Rory Mounsey-Heysham (ex-Gates Foundation), Chris Corbishley (ex-Hedosophia), and General Partner Nasir Alsharif (Executive Chairman of Sackville Capital, ex-Goldman Sachs and Investcorp), and seeded by Sackville Capital, the firm is headquartered in London with offices in New York and Riyadh. BNVT has already invested in 11 companies across Europe and the U.S., including Swap Commerce, Cloover, and Dawnguard, co-investing with global players such as TPG, ICONIQ, Lowercarbon Capital, and QED Investors, and plans to expand its portfolio to 25–30 companies over the next two years. AMOUNT: $150,000,000 HQ: #London #UnitedKingdom #VentureCapital #BNVTCapital #RoryMounseyHeysham #ChrisCorbishley #NasirAlsharif #TradedVC

Urban Company 𝗜𝗣𝗢 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹, 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 ₹𝟭,𝟵𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗿 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 🔹Accel, which holds a 10.51% stake valued at ₹1,576 Cr, is set to earn a 28.5X return, while Elevation Capital’s 10.84% stake worth about ₹1,626 Cr will yield a 19X return. 🔹Bessemer Venture Partners, Vy Capital, and Tiger Global are also expected to clock significant exits from the listing. #UrbanCompany #IPO #Returns #VC

Armoir, the luxury luggage company inspired by the heritage of French wardrobe trunks, today announced the close of a $500K seed funding round led by Salica Investments Oryx Fund, with participation from Plus VC (+VC) and leading global angel investors. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d7Rknt7T Armoir, Salica Investments, Plus VC (+VC), Martial Dahan, Ali Qaiser, Hasan Haider, Rafi Dikranian #FintechNewsUAE #Armoir #Funding #Investment #SeedRound #VCs #LuggageStartup #UAEStartup #StartupFunding #MiddleEast #UAEFintechNews