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TLDR: The venture capital market has been greatly impacted by the rise of interest rates, leading to a dry up of exits and a mismatch in company valuations. Exits in 2023 totaled

TLDR: Global growth equity investor General Atlantic has announced the acquisition of sustainable infrastructure investor Actis. Following the acquisition, Actis will become the sustainable infrastructure arm within General Atlantic’s global investment platform.

TLDR: Private-equity firm TPG is acquiring risk management technology company Sayari Labs for $228 million. Sayari Labs works with clients, including the U.S. Labor Department, to identify risks in supply chains and

TLDR: Nature underpins around half of the world’s GDP – but it’s under real threat. Human activities, including intense water use, are harming the planet’s biodiversity. Investors are betting big on startups that

TLDR: Bengaluru-based InPrime Finserv, a tech-led NBFC, has raised $3 million in a Series A funding round led by Matrix Partners India. The funds will be used to expand the company’s geographical

TLDR: Global venture funding declined by 38% in 2023, reaching a six-year low of $248.4 billion. India only added two new unicorns in 2023, compared to 22 in 2022. Venture capital (VC)

TLDR: • Leemons, a SaaS platform for data-based learning, has raised €1.5 million in a funding round led by Swanlaab Venture Factory, Ship2b Ventures, and Stella Maris Partners. • The investment will

TLDR: Seedstars Africa Ventures has secured a $30 million investment to boost the startup ecosystem in Africa. The funding is the first significant institutional investment for the pan-African capital fund, which aims

TLDR: – Oslo-based VC firm Sandwater has closed its venture fund at €123.2 million ($147 million), making it one of Europe’s largest first-time venture funds of 2023. – The fund will focus

TLDR: Former head of Twitter’s developer platform, Amir Shevat, has launched a new early-stage venture capital (VC) fund called Darkmode Ventures. The fund will primarily invest in Israeli entrepreneurs and will focus