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New VC fund to focus exclusively on Midwest startups led by underrepresented minorities

Crains Detroit Business 07 Jul 2020

"The Lightship Capital Fund has the potential to be one of the greatest economic opportunities of this generation, as systemic racism has led to the majority of VC investment being allocated to white male founders," said SecondMuse founder and co-CEO Todd Khozein in a statement....

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Pandemic-hit PEs, VCs to opt for M&A route to check out: Report

Yahoo Daily News 07 Jul 2020

PE-VC investments by value was down 60-70 per cent in the first quarter, excluding the outlier Jio fund ramp of around Rs 1.2 lakh crore ... 'As much as 90 per cent private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investors see a decline in fund-raising activities over the next 6-12 ......

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Fund-raising activities likely to fall in next 6-12 months: Crisil study

Business Line 07 Jul 2020

A decline in fund-raising activities is likely over the next 6-12 months, impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which will cut short the strong growth spell PE-VC investments recorded in the recent past, according to a Crisil Research study....

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How European seed firm Connect Ventures finds ‘product-first’ founders

Crunch 07 Jul 2020

Connect Ventures, the London-based seed-stage VC that was an early investor in Citymapper and Typeform announced a new $80 million fund last month to continue investing in “product-led” founders ... Connect Ventures positions itself as a pan-European VC investing in “product-led” founders at seed stage....

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Covid-19 impact: PE/VC capital piles up on fewer deals; fund-raising to stay muted this year

Business Line 07 Jul 2020

The survey, conducted between May and June this year, received responses from 26 independent funds and respondents ... M&As for inorganic expansion and strategic exits will rise as firms put capex (capital expenditure) plans on hold.Fund-raising to decline ... PE and VC funds may opt to stay invested longer to achieve desired returns.”....

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Sequoia Capital secures $1.35 billion to push start-ups in South-East Asia

Business Line 07 Jul 2020

According to Shailendra Singh, managing director at Sequoia Capital India, the two new funds, a $525 million venture fund and an $825 million growth fund, will help the VC firm push the start-up ecosystem in South-East Asia to the forefront ... That was its sixth fund for the region....

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K Fund has another €70M to back early-stage Spanish startups and is launching a pre-seed program

Crunch 07 Jul 2020

K Fund is officially outing its fund II today, which sits at €70 million, up from €50 million the first time around ... A portion of the fund will also be set aside for follow-on funding for the most promising of its portfolio ... Following in the footsteps of Europe’s Heartcore Capital, K Fund is launching a pre-seed funding program, too....

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[Funding alert] Y Combinator-backed startup Decentro closes first round

Yahoo Daily News 07 Jul 2020

Part of the Y Combinator’s summer batch of 2020, Decentro is backed by Plug and Play, an early-stage California-based fund; Upsparks, a Bengaluru-based micro VC firm founded by former co-founders of Solutions Infini (now Kaleyra); and a group of notable angel investors from the Indian and APAC community....

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Earth 'X-Ray' Pioneer Ideon Technologies Closes $1.3M in Seed Funding

Canada Dot Com 07 Jul 2020

has raised $1.3M CAD in seed funding in a heavily oversubscribed round, through a diverse group of global investors and the University of British Columbia’s Seed Fund ... “Ideon will literally revolutionize resource exploration,” says UBC Seed Fund President and VC Todd Farrell ... Additional applications include oil & gas (incl....

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Earth ‘X-Ray’ Pioneer Ideon Technologies Closes $1.3M in Seed Funding

The Marshall News Messenger 07 Jul 2020

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 7, 2020-- ... has raised $1.3M CAD in seed funding in a heavily oversubscribed round, through a diverse group of global investors and the University of British Columbia’s Seed Fund ... (Photo ... “Ideon will literally revolutionize resource exploration,” says UBC Seed Fund President and VC Todd Farrell ... CONTACT....

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Organise, a platform for worker rights, raises £570K seed funding led by Ada Ventures

Crunch 07 Jul 2020

startup that has built a platform to help workers organise and campaign for better rights, has raised £570,000 in seed funding. The round is led by Ada Ventures, fitting into the VC firm’s remit to back “overlooked markets and founders” ... its Fair By Design Fund....

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‘Courage and fear are not mutually exclusive’ – 55 quotes from Indian startup journeys

Your Story 07 Jul 2020

2020 will be all about collaboration and hyper-bundling of experiences ... The VC method is not a smooth, seamless step-by-step production line for funding new ventures successfully ... Want to make your startup journey smooth? YS Education brings a comprehensive Funding Course, where you also get a chance to pitch your business plan to top investors ... .......

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[Funding alert] Contactless retail tech startup Gobbly raises $500K from Sauce.vc

Yahoo Daily News 06 Jul 2020

Gurugram-based retail technology startup Gobbly has raised a seed funding of $500,000 from Sauce.vc, an early-stage consumer VC fund ... In February this year, Sauce.vc also backed Mumbai-based Near.Store, a plug and play ecommerce platform for offline stores, with $300,000 seed funding....