QCP Capital has reinvested in the decentralised exchange protocol developer, which also counts Binance and Bitlink Capital as existing backers.
Month: April 2021
Google grows Black Founders Fund participants
Google’s Black Founders Fund has now backed 17 Brazil-based startups through the programme and may go on to invest in 13 more.
TrustSwap tries out incubator
The decentralised finance services provider has announced the first participant in its newly launched incubator for blockchain startups.
R3 reveals $10m in blockchain ecosystem investments
R3 Development Fund has backed a range of early-stage blockchain and confidential computing technology developers that leverage the corporate’s Corda and Conclave tools.
Meiji makes accelerator arrangements
The dairy product manufacturer’s Meiji Accelerator will back startups that have the potential to disrupt the corporate’s existing business models and product lines.
Ajinomoto flies to Pegasus
Ajinomoto set up its CVC unit in December and the deal with Pegasus’s 16 offices will provide access to startups.
Brightlands starts fourth fund
Chemicals company DSM and bank Rabo as limited partners in BVP Fund IV.
Foy joins UTA Ventures
Clinton Foy was a former partner at venture capital firm Crosscut Ventures.
Doral starts cleantech CVC
Doral Energy-Tech Ventures to invest $15.3m during its first year.
Credem starts corporate venturing unit
Credemtel has a few million euros invest in seed and early-stage fintech.
Nubank sets up black-focused fund
Separately, MaC Venture Capital, a US-based seed-stage venture capital firm majority-owned by black investors, has raised $103m.
Aegon spins off Transamerica Ventures
Montana Capital Partners completes secondaries deal to form Highscale Ventures.
Nice leaves Nationwide for StoicLane
Jake Nice is now executive vice-president of strategy and corporate development at StoicLane.
Hackers/Founders plans listed fund
H/F previously created four funds using equity from its portfolio technology companies.