Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Shiba Inu raises $12 million in a strategic venture capital round for its new FHE blockchain via $TREAT. Non-U.S. VC strategic partners include Mechanism Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Cypher Capital, and

TLDR: Saudi’s Ajlan & Bros Holding Group plans to invest $1.5 billion in tourism projects in Egypt’s Ras Jamila region overlooking the Red Sea coast The proposed investment aims to create up

TLDR: – PE/VC exits worth over $4 billion recorded via open market in Q1 2024 – Largest exit in the first quarter was Brookfield’s exit from Data Infrastructure Trust for $801 million

TLDR: VC Firm TLcom Closes Africa’s Largest Early-Stage VC Fund at $154 Million TLcom Capital closes TIDE Africa Fund II at $154 million, the largest early-stage VC fund in Africa. The fund

TLDR: Global VC investment fell to its lowest level in nearly five years in Q1’24, with the Americas leading in funding. The total VC investment dropped from $83.8 billion in Q4’23 to

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TLDR: TLcom Capital has closed its second African fund, TIDE Africa Fund II, at $154 million, exceeding its initial target of $150 million The fund will focus on seed and Series A

TLDR: Unwritten, formerly known as Dovetail Finance, secures $3.5m in seed funding. The London-based startup specializes in climate risk intelligence and aims to enhance its analytics software. Unwritten, previously known as Dovetail

Fortis Digital Solutions lands $20m Series A for push into MENA – Summary TLDR: Fortis Digital Solutions secures $20 million in Series A funding for expansion into MENA region. The investment will

TLDR: Piyush Gupta, managing director at Peak XV, is leaving to start a secondary-focused VC fund. Gupta has been with Peak XV since June 2017. In a surprising move, Piyush Gupta, who