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Investment property lender Kiavi closes $300M securitization 

May 10, 2024 No Comments Real estate , , , , , , ,

Kiavi, one of the nation’s largest private lenders for residential real estate investors, closed a $300 million unrated securitization of residential transition loans (RTLs), the company announced on Friday. The loans bundled in the securitization were mostly investment property loans used for fix-and-flip transactions. This securitization marked Kiavi’s 17th such transaction and elevated the company’s [...]read moreInvestment property lender Kiavi closes $300M securitization 

Lacework, last valued at $8.3B, is in talks to sell for just $150M to $300M, say sources

April 19, 2024 No Comments Technology , , , , , , ,

Consolidation continues apace in the world of security. Sources tell us that Lacework — a cloud security startup that was valued at $8.3 billion post-money in its last funding round — is in talks to be acquired by another security player, Wiz, for a price of just $150–$200 million. Sources close to the negotiations said [...]read moreLacework, last valued at $8.3B, is in talks to sell for just $150M to $300M, say sources

How PayJoy built a $300M business by letting the underserved use their smartphones as collateral for loans

April 12, 2024 No Comments Technology , , , , , , , ,

Lerato Motloung is a mother of two who works in a supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa. After her phone was stolen, Motloung had to go without a mobile phone for nine months because she could not afford a new one. Then, in February 2024, she saw a sign about PayJoy, a startup that offers lending [...]read moreHow PayJoy built a $300M business by letting the underserved use their smartphones as collateral for loans

AI is a data problem. Now Cyera is raising up to $300M on a $1.5B valuation, to secure it

March 26, 2024 No Comments Technology , , , , , , ,

A cybersecurity startup called Cyera is betting that the next big challenge in enterprise data protection will be AI, and it’s raising a big round of funding as demand picks up for it. The company — which builds AI-enhanced tools to create accurate pictures of where and how data is being used in organizations’ networks [...]read moreAI is a data problem. Now Cyera is raising up to $300M on a $1.5B valuation, to secure it

World Fund closes first €300M climate tech fund, seeking to follow on and back hardware

March 22, 2024 No Comments Technology , , , , , , , ,

After a three-year fund-raise, World Fund has finally closed a €300 million first fund, €50 million short of it’s target in 2021, but still a considerable number given a background of war and economic uncertainty. The VC originally emerged from the founders of the Ecosia independent search engine, where search enquiries funded the planting of [...]read moreWorld Fund closes first €300M climate tech fund, seeking to follow on and back hardware

Partech closes its second Africa fund at $300M+ to invest from seed to Series C

February 19, 2024 No Comments Technology , , , , , , ,

Partech has closed its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at €280 million ($300 million+), just one year after reaching its first close. At that size, Partech Africa, which originally targeted €230 million before its fundraising efforts started, solidifies its position as the largest fund dedicated to African startups.  Amidst a backdrop of global VCs [...]read morePartech closes its second Africa fund at $300M+ to invest from seed to Series C