M&A
Ecommerce delivery app operator Rappi agreed to acquire Box Delivery, a Brazil-based last-mile logistics technology developer backed by shopping centre owner Aliansce Sonae, for R$200m ($39.6m). The corporate invested an undisclosed amount in Box Delivery in August 2021.
Vehicle wrap producer Wrapmate paid an undisclosed sum for a majority stake in Wrapify, a US-based developer of measurable ride share advertising technology that counts adhesive materials manufacturer Avery Dennison as an investor. Wrapify received $3m from Avery Dennison in 2017.
Funding
JSW One Platforms, an India-based business-to-business ecommerce subsidiary of conglomerate JSW Group, raised Rs 2.05bn ($25m) in funding from diversified trading group Mitsui.
| Company | Company description | Sector | Country | Round | Round size($m) | Deal date | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryse Energy | Provider of decentralised renewable energy systems | Energy and Natural Resources | UAE | N/A | 15 | 11/04/2023 | RWE (RWE Supply & Trading’s RWE Energy Transition Investments) (lead) |
| Legit Group | Cloud kitchen brand owner | Consumer | Indonesia | A | 13.7 | 11/04/2023 | Telkom Indonesia (MDI Ventures) (lead), Sinar Mas (Sinar Mas Digital Ventures); East Ventures, Winter Capital |
| Allotrope Energy | Carbon battery technology developer | Energy and Natural Resources | UK | N/A | 6.7 | 11/04/2023 | Suzano (Suzano Ventures) |
| Pro Platforms | Construction-focused financing platform | Financial | US | N/A | 4.7 | 10/04/2023 | Goldman Sachs (GS Futures); Social Leverage (co-lead), Aperture VC (co-lead), Hustle Fund, unnamed others |
| Axle | Insurance data-focused API developer | Financial | US | Seed | 4 | 10/04/2023 | Alphabet (Gradient Ventures) (co-lead); Y Combinator (co-lead), Soma Capital, Contrary Capital, Rebel Fund, BLH Ventures, unnamed angel investors |
| TablePointer | Energy efficiency technology provider | Energy and Natural Resources | Singapore | Seed | 2.3 | 10/04/2023 | Engie; Wavemaker Partners, AgFunder |
| Degiriha | Digital art-driven rehabilitation tool developer | Healthcare | Japan | Pre-A | <1 ($750,000) | 11/04/2023 | Paramount Bed/SBI (Paramount Bed-SBI Healthcare Fund 1); Future Venture Capital, Kamakura Investment Management |
