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🕚Here’s a flashback to an exciting and bold VC fund launch from 2023. 💸 In Q3 2023 London, UK based White Star Capital launch the first close of its Structured Growth Capital Fund I, a new investment strategy backed by existing and new limited partners. 🌍 #Europe and #SoutheastAsia 💡 ‘White Star Capital backs exceptional technology enabled companies building ambitious, international businesses across various sectors including #AI, #SaaS #digitalhealth, #fintech, #foodtech, #mobility, #marketplaces and #industrialtechnologies. The fund aims to invest between $5-20 million of equity and/or debt into roughly 15-20 deals. (see link in comments for the VC's Medium coverage). 📈 With over 49 team members across eight locations worldwide, White Star Capital supports investors through a platform approach to investing. The new fund is managed by Hemal Fraser-Rawal and Bryan McLoughlin. 💭 “This new fund is a complimentary addition to our existing strategies and is a natural progression of the firm’s journey to enable and support globally minded entrepreneurs in the next stage of their growth journey.” - Eric Martineau-Fortin, Managing Partner and Founder at White Star Capital 🗞️ Vishal Singh Silicon Canals - European Technology News https://lnkd.in/exdp8qmF 👏 For the #AudaciousInvestors unleashing innovation and empowering tomorrow🚀 Eric I Hemal I Bryan I Jean-Francois Marcoux I Matthieu Lattes I Nicholas Stocks I Christophe Bourque I Cristina Ventura Serra I Eddie Lee I Sanjay Zimmermann I Joe Quinn W. I Shun Nagao I Henry Davis I Jakob Schreyer I Felix Winckler I Team White Star Capital … #venturecapital #vc #funds #startups #entrepreneurs #funding #tech #uk #entrepreneurship #technology #innovation #fund #venture #equity #debt #london

[The Critical Role of Corporate Venture Capital After the Banking Crisis] Please check out my latest article on Inc. Magazine on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crisis and how it led to CVC playing an increasingly important role in supporting the startup ecosystem. Please share with your network: https://lnkd.in/gR3UPgev #incmagazine #vc #svb #banking #vc #cvc #funding #corporate #capital #venturecapital #pegasustechventures #startups #collaboration #vcfirm #investment #corporateventurecapital

History has repeatedly shown that down financial market cycles can be great times to invest in new startups. Deal valuations adjust to sensible levels, the pace of investing slows down, relationships matter and talent is more available. We can build businesses one brick at a time with capital efficiency. By the time the markets come back, many companies are then poised for exits and distributions. If you are an entrepreneur seeking growth capital or an exit for your company, give me a call or email at Avtech Ventures. #venturecapital #investmentbanking #investors #finance #banking #sandiego

🗞 🗣 While the full effects of the recent #svbcollapse and #bankingcrisis are yet to be realized, we do know that startups are facing tighter credit. With over half our portfolio companies being directly affected, we've taken a proactive approach to supporting and resourcing them as best we can. This setback, however, is not the end of #venturecapital as GP Tim Streit shared with MiBiz. In fact, we know there is "a ton of dry powder" waiting to be deployed after record-breaking years in 2020 and 2021. Read the full article and interview here: https://bit.ly/3KBUd1g

The startup 🚀 #investment world is not like the sphere of price to earnings ratio, the #equity analyst, or the index tracker. Instead, it is the world of judging founding teams, performing your own #DueDiligence 💻, and helping your #portfolio companies structure a funding 💸roadmap based on #convertibles & private equity transactions. In other words, #StartupInvesting is not about convenience. For many #investors, it is probably more about the extra rewards and challenges that come along the way. Check out how you can make money as a startup #AngelInvestor.

Swiss venture capital firm 14Peaks Capital ("14Peaks") recently announced the final closing of its inaugural fund. 💸 $30 million from a combination of family offices and high-net-worth individuals. 💡 #PreSeed, #Seed, and #SeriesA business-to-business (#b2b) software providers in two verticals – #fintech and the #futureofwork. Average cheque size of around $750,000 in 25 portfolio companies. 30% of the fund is reserved for potential follow-on investments. 🌍 #Europe and #USA 📈 14Peaks has backed 12 exciting companies incl. Algo AI, Zefi.ai, Rain, ThreatFabric, Tune Insight, Superlayer, Proper, FlowFi, amongst others. 💭 “It’s all about giving our founders access to 14Peaks limited pool of investors with relevant expertise. It’s an advantage that we think attracts founders to us.” - Edoardo E. Ermotti, founder of 14Peaks Capital 🗞️By David Prosser, Forbes https://lnkd.in/eU7F2RuH 👏 For the #AudaciousInvestors unleashing innovation and empowering tomorrow🚀 Edoardo Ermotti I Emanuele Larocca I Cora J. I Luca Maximilian D. I Andreas Penna I Christian Harnischfeger I Greg Gould I Team 14Peaks Capital … #venturecapital #vc #funds #startups #entrepreneurs #funding #tech #us #entrepreneurship #technology #innovation #switzerland #venture #fund

Quorus CEO John Hill, CFA®, sat down with Fintech Sandbox to discuss the future of custom investing, where we see opportunities, and how Quorus partners with asset managers and advisors to build smarter portfolios for clients. To see more of John and what we are building at Quorus, register for Demo Day!

Big News: Monite's Seed Funding Hits $16M for US Expansion 🚀 We've added $6M to our seed funding, thanks to Valar Ventures and Third Prime, bringing our total to $16M. This top-up supports our European leadership in embedded finance and opens doors to the US market. This isn't just growth; it's about making B2B payments smooth and meeting the 64% of SMBs craving integrated financial tools. We're set to change how businesses manage finance, from invoicing to bill payment. Special thanks to all our investors for backing us this round - Valar Ventures LLC, Third Prime, Point72 Ventures, Tomahawk.VC., Dr. Ralph Müller, Oliver Mihm We also want to thank all of our existing investors – Cédric Waldburger 👨🚀, Possible Ventures, Signals Venture Capital, Runa Capital, Victor J., Phillip Valka, Bas Godska, Alfred Schorno, Giorgio Valaguzza, Cornelius Walter, Laurence Aderemi, Dan Kahn, Tit Erker, CFA, s16vc: Portfolio News & Jobs, Audeo Ventures, Long Run Capital, Coalition Capital, Prajit Nanu, Igor Kuschnir, Keith Grose, Massimo S. and 365.fintech. Read more about our journey with a special article from Callum Burroughs at Business Insider. Link in the comments.

Exciting News: Tap Invest Secures $2 Million in Seed Funding Round! We are thrilled to announce that Tap Invest (Formerly Leaf Round), the innovative fintech startup formerly Leaf Round, has successfully raised $2 million in its recent seed funding round. Leading this round is Turbostart. The company is delighted to have the support of Snow Leopard Ventures and participation from renowned angel investors such as Kunal Shah and Kashyap Shah. Existing backers, Upsparks Capital and Superb Capital, also continued to show their unwavering support for our platform. Tap Invest, co-founded by Nishchay Nath, Soumya Kushwaha, and Himanshu Chowdhary, is pioneering a new approach to investment by offering asset renting as an alternative investment product. Since its launch in April 2022, the company has seen incredible traction from our early users. This platform is now home to more than 12,500 investors who are using Tap Invest to explore fixed-income investments through asset leasing and invoice discounting. This marks another significant milestone for Tap Invest, building on the success of our earlier pre-seed funding round, where it secured $300,000 from Upsparks Capital, Superb Capital, and senior business leaders from McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, Barclays, and Adobe. We are committed to revolutionising the landscape of investment opportunities, providing a modern and lucrative path for new and seasoned investors. Stay tuned as we continue to grow and innovate in the fintech space! https://lnkd.in/d9AP2p9h #TapInvest #Fintech #SeedFunding #Investment #FinancialInnovation #InvestmentOpportunities

Meet Demo Day founder John Hill, CFA® of Quorus. A current participant in our Data Access Residency, Quorus collaborates with asset managers, providing customized, tax-managed investment accounts to offer their investment strategies. John is presenting on April 11. Be sure to register! https://bit.ly/3T4lQCT #FTSBDemoDay10 #fintech #startups #WealthManagement #Wealthtech #demoday