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Consumer electronics reseller Reebelo adds to Series A as it lays down roots in US
Reebelo has added embedded financial services, including a buyback program and device upgrade options, while its warranty program, ReebeloCare, grew 330% year over year.
AfricInvest and Cathay Innovation reach final close of Pan-African fund at €110M
Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF), a Pan-African fund launched via a partnership between AfricInvest, a multi-asset investment platform in Africa and Cathay Innovation, a European-born but gl
Cathay Innovation launches third multi-stage startup fund at $1B
Global venture capital firm Cathay Innovation has announced its third fund, targeting €1 billion ($1.05 billion) at a broad gamut of companies and technologies around the world. With Fund III, Cath
The Winklevoss twins rock on
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we talked about an arrest in the crypto world that had investors sweating. This week, we’re talking about rocking through the general malaise of a cryp
Crypto startup Ledger teams up with Cathay Innovation to launch $110M sector fund
Cathay Innovation is hoping to secure the bag in a new investment partnership with a company that secures crypto assets. The $1.5 billion venture capital firm is entering the crypto market with a new
Singapore-based Reebelo raises $20M to save pre-owned devices from landfills
Based in Singapore with offices throughout Asia and Australia, Reebelo wants to make buying pre-owned tech as desirable as a brand new device. “What we have seen is that many younger generations are
Resilience raises $45 million for its cancer care startup
French startup Resilience announced yesterday that it has raised a $45 million (€40 million) Series A round led by Cathay Innovation. The startup wants to improve the treatment journey when you’re
Seaya Ventures, Cathay Innovation launch $125M fund for LatAm startups
The Seaya Cathay Latam Fund will invest in between 12 to 15 companies and will write check sizes of between $5 and $10 million.
LeadIQ’s rapid growth snags venture attention as sales software market stays hot
This morning LeadIQ, a startup working in the sales software market, announced that it has closed a $30 million Series B led by Cathay Innovation. Other investors in the transaction include Fresco Cap
Alma raises $59.4 million for its Klarna-like payment option
French startup Alma is raising a $59.4 million Series B funding round (€49 million). The company has been building a new payment option for expensive goods. You can choose to pay over three or four
Iziwork raises $43 million for its temporary work platform
French startup Iziwork has raised a $43 million funding round. Cathay Innovation and Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund are participating in this funding round. The company has been building a platform
Hong Kong insurtech startup Coherent gets $14 million Series A led by Cathay Innovation
Based in Hong Kong, Coherent helps insurance providers go digital. With their services more relevant than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, the startup announced it has raised $14 million in new fund
Spain’s Savana Medica raises $15 million to bring to the US its AI toolkit turning clinical notes into care insights
Savana, a machine learning-based service that turns clinical notes into structured patient information for physicians and pharmacists, has raised $15 million to take its technology from Spain to the U
Cathay Innovation’s first investment in Germany is healthcare startup Medwing
Medwing, a German startup with an ambition to tackle Europe’s shortage of healthcare workers, said on Tuesday that it has secured €28 million ($30 million) in a Series B financing round. Globa
Cathay Innovation raises $550M for its second global VC fund
With the global economy still sorting itself out in the face of the pandemic, we’re hearing about fewer new venture capital funds these days. However, today is an exception, as Cathay Innovation
Owkin raises $25 million as it builds a secure network for healthcare analysis and research
Imagine a model of collaborative research and development among hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, universities and other research institutions where no one shared any actual data. That’s the
Cathay Innovation leads Laiye’s $35M round to bet on Chinese enterprise IT
For many years, the boom and bust of China’s tech landscape have centered around consumer-facing products. As this space gets filled by Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and more recently Didi Chuxing, M
KaiOS raises $50M, hits 100M handsets powered by its feature phone OS
While Android and iOS have locked up the market for smartphone operating systems, a feature phone platform that has the distinction of being the world’s third biggest mobile OS is announcing a h
Chime raises $18 million for mobile banking without the fees
Chime is raising $18 million in Series B financing for its mobile-first approach to banking. It's a bank account and debit card built for the digital age. Without monthly fees or overdraft charges, Ch