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Ventures Platform Fund has successfully closed its Pan-African Fund II at $84 million, beating its original target of $75 million despite global venture headwinds. With backing from major institutional and DFI investors, Fund II will focus on providing early-stage capital (up to $3M in checks) to high-impact startups in fintech, healthcare, SaaS, and AI across the continent. ⁠#AfricanTech⁠ ⁠#VentureCapital⁠ ⁠#StartupsAfrica⁠ ⁠#VenturesPlatform⁠ ⁠#Fundraising⁠ ⁠#TechNews⁠ ⁠#AfricanFounders⁠ https://lnkd.in/esuH9DHf

💸 San Francisco, USA based FGV Capital, the corporate venture capital arm of FGV raises $35M for Fund II (“Fund”). LPs include Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), MassMutual, Bank of America, Stellar Development Foundation, among others 💡 Investing in #preseed to #seriesA stage start-ups building at the intersection of financial technology, financial access, and AI innovation 🌍 #UnitedStates 📈 Portcos include FaceSign, Brellium, Splitero, Sheer Health, and more 💭 “FGV Capital brings together expertise in financial services, technology, and data-driven growth, areas that are increasingly important to the future of our industry.” - Chris Murumets, Chief Innovation Officer, Americas, RGA 💭 “FGV Capital delivers value beyond capital through its deep fintech expertise, industry connectivity, and a hands-on approach to drive founder success.” - Akobe Sandy, Head of First Fund at MassMutual. 🗞️ Business Wire https://lnkd.in/eu5dGqt8 👏 For the #AudaciousInvestors backing the next decade of venture and beyond🚀 Drew I Alex I Marcos I Victor I Rohit I Spencer I Adrian I Team FGV Capital ... #venturecapital #vc #funds #startups #entrepreneurs #funding #tech #usa #entrepreneurship #technology #innovation #venture #SanFrancisco #cvc

Fiat Ventures, a five-year-old San Francisco fintech venture firm, is rebranding as FGV Capital and combining with its growth consultancy, while launching a $35 million second fund to back at least 25 startups with $1 million to $1.5 million checks. https://lnkd.in/eC6spBGv

Building in fintech? Here are 21 VC funds actively writing cheques into fintech in 2026 - and the stages they play at: Blumberg Capital — Pre-seed, Seed Bouken Capital — Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B BDev Ventures — Seed, Series A, Series B Canvas Ventures — Series A Capra Ventures — Seed, Series A Conductive Ventures — Series A Constellation Software Inc. — Multi-stage devy.vc — Pre-seed, Seed, Series A Informed Ventures — Seed, Series A Intuit Ventures — Series B, Series C+, Growth Kindred Ventures — Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B L'ATTITUDE VENTURES / Libra Fund — Pre-seed, Seed, Series A Luminar Ventures — Seed, Series A NewView Capital — Growth Outside VC — Pre-seed Princeville Capital — Growth, Series C+ R136 Ventures — Series B, Series C+, Growth Sentinel Global — Pre-seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+ StarChain Ventures — Seed Uncork Capital — Seed Visa Ventures — Pre-seed, Seed Raising in fintech? Find your stage above

💸 London HQ’d Index Ventures recently raised $2 billion across three funds — $400M for Seed Fund VI, $900M for Venture Fund XI, and an additional $700m for Growth Fund IV 💡 Investing in exceptional founders building AI‑native companies across #fintech, #cybersecurity, #healthcare, and #productivity 🌍 #UnitedStates #Europe #Israel 📈 Index’s active portfolio spans Revolut, Anthropic, Fireworks AI, among others 💭 “From day one, we built Index around a single conviction: that great founders can come from anywhere, that venture is a craft and a relationship, and that our job is to find the best people early and stay with them for as long as it takes.” 🗞️ TechCrunch https://lnkd.in/dMEwhQJP 👏 For the #AudaciousInvestors reimagining tomorrow🚀 Neil I Danny I Jan I Emil I Georgia I Julia I Nina I Bastian I Sofia I Kelly I Shardul I Mark I Martin I Jahanvi I Susana I Simon I Sahir I Juriaan I Eryk I Hannah I Kelsey I Rebecca I Team Index ... #venturecapital #vc #funds #startups #entrepreneurs #funding #tech #uk #entrepreneurship #technology #innovation #venture #fund 

London-listed Molten Ventures has entered the race to manage Burnham-backed £1bn tech fund. The move places the venture capital firm among contenders vying to allocate substantial capital focused on scaling UK technology companies. If chosen, Molten would direct investments across high-growth startups and apply its public-market know-how to the fund’s deployment strategy, potentially delivering a significant uplift to the domestic tech ecosystem. #VentureCapital #TechInvestment

London-listed Molten Ventures has entered the race to manage Burnham-backed £1bn tech fund. The move places the venture capital firm among contenders vying to allocate substantial capital focused on scaling UK technology companies. If chosen, Molten would direct investments across high-growth startups and apply its public-market know-how to the fund’s deployment strategy, potentially delivering a significant uplift to the domestic tech ecosystem. #VentureCapital #TechInvestment

🌱 Big news for underrepresented cleantech founders in Canada: Toronto's BlackTech Capital just launched its Catalyst fund, targeting $2M CAD (with a $500K first close already secured) to back early-stage cleantech companies led by founders who've historically been overlooked by venture capital. The fund lets individual investors get involved with cheques as low as $10,000, and BTC has already backed four companies, including a solid oxide fuel cell startup and an EV-charging robot company. This is exactly the kind of capital shift we love to see, more accessible entry points, more overlooked founders getting real support. 👏 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gPBrB3qN #Cleantech #VentureCapital #DiversityInTech #CanadianStartups

Great article by the Cincinnati Business Courier's Griffin Uribe Brown on Northern Kentucky University's "Norse Ventures" capital fund initiative. "After months of behind-the-scenes work, the NKU Foundation Sept. 2 announced the launch of its venture capital fund, Norse Ventures... Alongside the launch announcement, Norse Ventures made its first investment in a local startup: Northern Kentucky artificial intelligence company Narratize... Norse Ventures will target early-stage and growth-oriented companies in the Northern Kentucky region, including ventures by alumni, faculty or students. It will also focus on companies “aligned with NKU’s academic strengths” and those operating in the technology, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics and supply chain sectors." Much thanks to Chad Scott, Gaby Batshoun, Karen Finan, Kevin Gusweiler, Gregory Neal, Tim Schigel, Ray Takigiku and Brad Zapp, CFP® for investing their time in this project, as well as NKU President Cady Short-Thompson and Vice President Eric Gentry for putting it together. https://lnkd.in/ergQGZQA

Ventures Platform has closed its second fund at $84 million, reflecting sustained investor confidence despite a global slowdown in venture activity. The Fund II raise highlights resilience in private markets and positions the firm to continue supporting its portfolio companies through current funding headwinds. More details: https://lnkd.in/e--tDTMY #VentureCapital #Startups