Boku Secures $13.75 Million in Further Venture Funding
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Investment, Payments
Boku, the world’s largest direct carrier billing mobile payments company, is pleased to announce that it has secured $13.75 million in further venture funding to expand carrier billing across numerous carrier connections in developed and emerging markets around the globe.
Signifyd Secures $19 Million in Capital from Menlo Ventures
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Investment
Signifyd, the fastest-growing provider of fraud protection for e-commerce businesses, today announced it has secured $19 million in capital from Menlo Ventures, TriplePoint Capital and American Express Ventures. This announcement comes on the heels of Signifyd’s $20 million Series B round in February 2016, which included funding from Menlo Ventures, Allegis Capital, IA Ventures, QED Investors, Bill McKiernan and Tim Eades. This latest investment... more
Harvest Partners SCF Invests in OTG Management
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Investment
Harvest Partners SCF, the non-control private equity strategy of Harvest Partners, LP, announced it has led a $250 million investment in OTG Management (“OTG” or the “Company”), a leading New York-based operator of airport food and beverage concessions. The investment will support OTG’s continued expansion, accelerating the introduction of the Company’s modern, user-friendly offering to new airport locations. Terms of the transaction were not... more
Equinix Invests £26M in London Data Centre Expansion
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Investment
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data centre company, announced today that it has completed the second phase expansion of its LD6 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centre in Slough, London. This new phase further supports businesses expanding in the UK, providing customers with the critical IT infrastructure required to gain competitive advantage.
Jumio Secures $15m Investment from Centana Growth Partners LP
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Investment
Jumio, the leading digital ID verification company, today announced it has secured $15 million in financing from Centana Growth Partners LP and Millennium Technology Value Partners. The financing adds Millennium to Jumio’s investors and board. The investment will enable Jumio to extend its leadership position in the digital ID verification space, aggressively expand its sales and marketing efforts, and accelerate product development and... more
KKR Releases Eco-Innovation Award for KKR portfolio companies
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment, IT Innovations
In the spirit of innovation and value creation, KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the launch of the Eco-Innovation Award for KKR portfolio companies as part of the Firm’s Green Solutions Platform(GSP), a global effort to identify, supp
SimCorp Releases Version 6.0 of Dimension
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment, Management
SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, announced that it has released version 6.0 of its integrated investment management solution, SimCorp Dimension®. The new release, which is the second of this year's two releases, introduces a number of new modules and enhancements across front, middle and back office.
KKR, Warburg Pincus, Farallon and Capital Group Private Markets Invest in GO-JEK
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment
A consortium of global investment firms announced today the signing of definitive agreements to make a substantial investment in GO-JEK, Indonesia’s leading on-demand mobile platform. This equity capital raise of over $550 million, which represents the company’s latest round of financing, is comprised of leading investors including KKR, Warburg Pincus, Farallon Capital and Capital Group Private Markets, as well as existing shareholders and other... more
RiskSense Closes $7 Million Round of Funding Led by Paladin Capital Group
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment
RiskSense®, Inc., the pioneer and market leader in pro-active cyber risk management, today announced that it is closing a $7 Million round of funding led by Paladin Capital Group, with participation from Sun Mountain Capital, EPIC Ventures, as well as other strategic and private investors. The investment will help RiskSense continue its rapid growth by expanding its sales and marketing efforts, as well as broadening and accelerating product... more
Falfurrias Capital Reports Investment in Green Distribution
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment, Investment Management
Falfurrias Capital Partners, a Charlotte-based private equity firm focused on investing in growth-oriented, middle-market businesses, today announced that it has purchased a controlling stake in Green Distribution, a leader in the manufacturing and distribution of heat transfers and screen printed custom apparel.
Redcentric: Most of Insurers Plan to Invest in New Technology
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment
Research has today revealed the insurance industry is ready to invest in improving customer experience. The survey by Redcentric found 82 per cent of insurers plan to invest in new technology to address business challenges over the next two years. More than half of those businesses plan on doing so in the next year, while 45 per cent cited improving the customer experience as the main reason for the investment.
Sancus BMS Group Increases its Shareholding of Platform Black
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment, Fund Management, Investment Management
Platform Black have today announced that their majority shareholder – Sancus BMS Group have increased their shareholding in the firm demonstrating their further commitment to the future of the business in the UK funding market. The move sees Sancus BMS Group make a further investment in Platform Black through the cash purchase of an additional 10% of Platform Black shares from minority investors, taking its holding from 83.93% to 93.93% at a £3... more
London & Partners: Leading investment firms commit to UK tech sector
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment, Infrastructure
Leading global investment firms have committed to continue investing in the UK’s tech sector saying that London will remain an important destination for investment despite the vote to leave the European Union. Venture capital houses such as Index Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Balderton Capital and Hoxton Ventures are among a wider group of investment firms to pledge their continued support for the UK’s tech sector, with many citing London as an... more
Sprinklr Raises Fund Value to $1.8 Billion to Help Enterprises Unify Their Front Office
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment, Infrastructure
Sprinklr announced $105 million in new funding at a $1.8 billion valuation. The round, which brings the company’s total funding to $239 million, was led by Temasek, a large, Singapore-based investment firm focused on long-term value creation. Wellington Management Company LLP and EDBI, the corporate investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board, also participated along with Sprinklr’s existing investors.
ZestFinance Receives Strategic Investment from Baidu
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment
ZestFinance has received a strategic investment from Baidu, the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. ZestFinance is a Los Angeles-based company that uses machine learning to transform vast amounts of complex data into credit scores. Artificial intelligence experts and data scientists at both companies plan to work together to apply ZestFinance’s underwriting technology to Baidu’s search, location, and payment data in order to... more
