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25.10.2024 | Healthify Secures USD 20 Mn Funding from Khosla Ventures, LeapFrog Investments, and Claypond Capital With the raised funds, the Bengaluru-based platform aims to fuel its expansion into the US market a... | Healthify, the health and fitness platform formerly known as HealthifyMe, has raised USD 20 million in fresh capital as part of a USD 45 million equity round. This funding round was led by Khosla Ventures and LeapFrog Investments, with new ... |
25.10.2024 | (Weekly funding roundup Oct 19-25) VC inflow dips in the absence of large deals | The fourth week of October saw venture capital (VC) funding into Indian startups dip after a steady increase in the previous weeks primarily due to the absence of any large value deal.
The VC funding for the week came in at $178 million acr... |
25.10.2024 | Healthify raises $20 million in round led by Khosla Ventures, LeapFrog Investments | ETtechHealthify CEO Tushar Vashisht
Health and wellness startup Healthify (formerly Healthifyme) has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Silicon Valley-based Khosla Ventures and LeapFrog Investments.
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08.10.2024 | Fintech Zepz scores $267M to expand cross-border payments platform | Zepz, previously known as WorldRemit, a leader in the money transfer sector, has successfully raised $267M to expand into African markets.
The funding round was led by the venture capital firm Accel and saw participation from TCV and Leapfr... |
04.10.2024 | Payment unicorn Zepz raises $267 million from World Bank, Accel and TCV | Zepz, the parent company of African cross-border payment companies World Remit and Sendwave, has raised $267 million. This comes two years after the fintech reported reaching profitability for the first time.
The company did not disclose it... |
21.09.2024 | Omnichannel diagnostics service provider Redcliffe Labs raised $42 M Series C funding | Redcliffe Labs, a provider of omnichannel diagnostics services, has raised $42 million in a Series C funding round, with $20 million contributed by Danish investment firm IFU. LeapFrog, an existing investor, contributed an additional $15 mi... |
17.09.2024 | Redcliffe Labs: A Diagnostic Revolution in India | In the bustling landscape of Indian healthcare, Redcliffe Labs is carving a niche. The company recently secured $42 million in a Series C funding round, a significant leap forward. This round was led by Denmark's Investment Fund for Develop... |
17.09.2024 | Redcliffe Labs raises $42 Mn in Series C round | Omnichannel diagnostics service provider Redcliffe Labs has raised $42 million in a Series C funding round led by Denmark-based investment firm IFU, which contributed $20 million. Existing investor LeapFrog added $15 million, while the rema... |
17.09.2024 | Redcliffe Labs bags $42M funding to expand diagnostics in Tier II, III cities
Recommended Stories For You | Redcliffe Labs has raised $42 million in a Series C funding round to expand its diagnostic network across India, with a focus on Tier II and III cities.
The funding was led by IFU, contributing $20 million, alongside LeapFrog Investments ($... |
12.09.2024 | Accion, Leapfrog minting money from India bet but IFC sitting on a loss | Pro
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Global impact investors Accion and Leapfrog Investments are making multi-bagger returns on their investment in an Indian non-bank lender but International Finance Corporation is sitting on a loss. Accion and Leapfrog,... |
03.09.2024 | CarDekho backs fleet management services company Carrum | Credit: VCCircle
Automobile marketplace CarDekho has invested an undisclosed amount in fleet management services company Carrum, founded by Revv's former co-founder Karan Jain, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
The latest deal adds fleet m... |
26.07.2024 | IVCA's Climate and Sustainability Council 2024–26 to Catalyse a Green Investment Revolution in India | New Delhi, Delhi, India
India’s apex industry body for alternative assets, the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA), today introduced the new Climate and Sustainability Council for the term 2024-26. The council will be co... |
25.07.2024 | Central Bank of India Soars with Record Profits Amidst Market Shifts**
** | ** The Central Bank of India (CBoI) has emerged as a phoenix from the ashes, reporting a staggering 110% increase in net profit for the first quarter of FY25. The bank's net profit reached ₹880 crore, a significant leap from ₹418 crore in t... |
25.07.2024 | Education finance firm Auxilo raised additional $12 M debt funding | The non-banking financial corporation (NBFC) Auxilo, which focuses on education, has raised debt financing totalling Rs 100 crore, or about $12 million.
In order to raise Rs 100 crore ($12 million), the board of Auxilo issued non-convertibl... |
23.07.2024 | Exclusive: Education finance firm Auxilo raises $12 Mn more in debt | Education-focused non-banking financial corporation (NBFC) Auxilo has secured Rs 100 crore (approximately $12 million) in a debt financing round.
The board at Auxilo has issued non-convertible debentures (NCDs) at an issue price of Rs 1,00,... |
19.07.2024 | Northern Arc and Sai Life Look To Raise Funds Through IPO: Secures SEBI Green Light Non-banking credit provider Northern Arc Capital and pharma company Sai Life Sciences, both have filed their respect... | Non-banking credit provider Northern Arc Capital and pharma company Sai Life Sciences, both have filed their respective draft papers with the Indian market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a fundraising of a combi... |
15.07.2024 | SEBI clears Northern Arc for IPO while putting SK Finance on hold | Premium
Ashish Mehrotra, MD and CEO, Northern Arc
Non-banking financing company Northern Arc Capital, which counts Leapfrog, Eight Roads, 360 One among its investors, has received India’s capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Bo... |
10.07.2024 | Zero Gap Fund Mobilizes $1.04B in Private Capital to Advance UN Sustainable Development Goals | Rockefeller Foundation and MacArthur Foundation's impact investing collaborative releases its 5th annual report.
NEW YORK, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Rockefeller Foundation released its annual Zero Gap Fund: 2023 State of the ... |
26.06.2024 | Northern Arc Capital's Financial Leap with FMO Investment | Northern Arc Capital Limited, a non-banking financial company (NBFC), has secured a significant boost of USD 75 million from the Dutch development bank FMO. This investment, made through senior secured non-convertible debentures (NCDs) list... |
25.06.2024 | Northern Arc Capital secures $75M from FMO via senior NCDs on BSE
Recommended Stories For You | Non-banking financial company (NBFC) Northern Arc Capital Limited has secured $75 million from Dutch development bank FMO through senior secured non-convertible debentures (NCDs) listed on BSE, with a five-year tenure.
This transaction bo... |
25.06.2024 | Northern Arc Secures USD 75 Mn Boost for Micro and Green Loans Projects The funds raised will be deployed in retail microloans, MSME loans, and green loan projects. | Northern Arc Capital Limited, a non-banking financial company (NBFC), has secured USD 75 million via senior secured non-convertible debentures (NCDs) listed on the BSE, with a five-year duration, from the Dutch development bank FMO. With th... |
27.04.2024 | Exclusive: Healthify Fires 150 Employees In A Restructuring Exercise | SUMMARY
The restructuring exercise, which impacted about 27% of Healthify’s workforce, saw employees mostly from sales and product teams losing their jobs
Healthify CEO Tushar Vashist said the restructuring exercise was undertaken as the st... |
06.04.2024 | Electronica Finance Secures Leapfrog Funding for Growth | Electronica Finance Limited (EFL) recently secured a substantial $48 million in Series B funding from LeapFrog Investments and Aavishkaar Capital. This injection of capital will fuel the expansion of EFL's MSME credit, rooftop solar financi... |
05.04.2024 | Electronica Finance Secures USD 48 Mn in Series B from LeapFrog and Aavishkaar The funding will allow the Pune-based platform to scale up MSME credit, rooftop solar financing, and microloan-against-pr... | - |
04.04.2024 | Energy trade volume up 14%, hits all-time high of 110 bn units in FY24: IEX | Energy trading platform IEX on Thursday said it has logged the highest-ever trade volume of 110 billion units (BU) in the fiscal year 2023-24, registering a growth of nearly 14 per cent year-on-year.
The total trade volume has crossed the 1... |
04.12.2023 | Deals in brief: Igloo and Gravel secure funding, COP28 participants step up financial commitments, multiple China, India, and Middle East deals, and more | Igloo raises USD 36 million in pre-Series C funding
The insurtech company has announced the completion of its pre-Series C funding round, raising USD 36 million. The round was led by Eurazeo, utilizing its BNP Paribas Cardif-backed insurtec... |
01.12.2023 | Deals in brief: Bioniqa and Term Structure secure funding, LeapFrog announces USD 500 million climate strategy, multiple China and India deals, and more | Bioniqa secures funding from Bali Investment Club
Bioniqa, an Indonesian clean tech startup, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from the Bali Investment Club (BIC).
Founded this year, Bioniqa has invented a proprietary algae-based... |
17.10.2023 | LeapFrog’s new fund to double down on financial and healthcare sectors in Africa and Asia | LeapFrog Investments, a private equity firm that is keen on the financial and healthcare sectors, plans to raise $1 billion for a new fund targeting businesses in “global growth markets,” including Africa.
The Emerging Consumer Fund IV is s... |
27.09.2023 | Redcliffe Labs Diagnostics Deliver USD 400 Million in Economic Savings for India by Tackling Pandemic of Non-communicable Diseases | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Research released at UN General Assembly week shows tests predicting heart disease and diabetes are among lowest cost solutions for improving Indian health
Full research available here
Redcliffe Labs’ diagnostic ... |
21.09.2023 | LeapFrog investment extends bolttech’s Series B to record-breaking US $246 M | International insurtech bolttech welcomed leading impact investment firm LeapFrog Investments as a new strategic investor in an extension of its Series B round. LeapFrog’s US $50 million investment adds to bolttech’s recent Series B funding... |
20.09.2023 | Insurtech unicorn Bolttech raises $50m in series B extension | FintechInvestmentsNews
Jofie Yordan · 21 Sep 2023 · 2 min readInsurtech unicorn Bolttech raises $50m in series B extension
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As fintech funding slumps in Southeast Asia, insurtech has been a bright spot. That trend cont... |
13.05.2022 | LeapFrog and Tana invest in Interswitch | Image courtesy of Interswitch
LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital have announced a strategic investment in Interswitch, a technology-driven company focused on the digitization of payments. The investment will assist in supporting t... |
12.05.2022 | Interswitch, Africa’s second unicorn, raises $110 million | Interswitch has received $110 million in joint investment from LeapFrog investments and Tiana Africa Capital, according to a statement released by the two private investment companies on Wednesday. The digital payment company is Africa’s se... |
20.04.2022 | MILVIK BIMA RAISES FRESH INVESTMENT FOR DIGITAL HEALTH WALLET TECHNOLOGY | STOCKHOLM, LONDON and SINGAPORE, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MILVIK BIMA ("BIMA"), a leading digital healthcare solutions provider in emerging markets, has raised new funds from existing shareholders Allianz X and Leapfrog Inve... |
25.01.2022 | IFC International Finance : , LeapFrog Investments and DEG Invest in Vietnam's HDBank to Help Accelerate Economic Recovery, Expand Lending to Smaller Businesses, and Boost Resiliency of the Banking Se... | Investment will increase access to credit, with specific focus on women entrepreneurs
Hanoi, Vietnam, January 25, 2022-As Vietnam accelerates economic recovery amid COVID-19, IFC, LeapFrog Investments, and DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und E... |
10.03.2021 | Brief: Temasek invests $500m into impact fund LeapFrog | Singapore sovereign fund Temasek has invested $500 million into LeapFrog Investments, an impact-focussed private equity firm.
The pair said Temasek’s commitment will take the form of a “multi-fund investment […] to anchor LeapFrog’s future ... |
10.03.2021 | Brief: Temasek invests $500m into impact fund LeapFrog | Singapore sovereign fund Temasek has invested $500 million into LeapFrog Investments, an impact-focussed private equity firm, as part of a wider strategic partnership.
In a joint statement, the pair said Temasek’s commitment will take the f... |
09.03.2021 | Temasek Enters Into US$500M Strategic Partnership LeapFrog Investments | Temasek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore, has entered into a US$500 million strategic partnership with global impact investment group LeapFrog Investments.
The strategic partnership will take the form of a multi-fund invest... |
26.02.2020 | Fintech JUMO secures $55m from new and existing investors [Updated] | UPDATE (3 March 2020): Subsequent to the publication of this story, JUMO told Ventureburn that of the $55-million, $30-million was in equity and $25-million in debt. The tech company also provided more details on what the new investment wou... |
26.02.2020 | Fintech JUMO secures $55m from new and existing investors [Updated] | UPDATE (3 March 2020): Subsequent to the publication of this story, JUMO told Ventureburn that of the $55-million, $30-million was in equity and $25-million in debt. The tech company also provided more details on what the new investment wou... |
20.05.2019 | LeapFrog Investments new US$700M fund to invest in Africa and Asia | Share this:
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13.05.2019 | LeapFrog Closes $700M Social Impact Private Equity Fund | LeapFrog Investments has closed a dedicated impact fund manager, at $700m.
Investors include leading insurers, pensions and asset managers, development finance institutions, foundations and family offices.
Emerging Markets Fund invests in h... |
06.12.2017 | WorldRemit nabs $40M at a $670M valuation to boost its money transfer business | WorldRemit, a London-based startup with some 2 million users that offers a quick way for people to send money to each other with a focus on developing markets, has raised more funds to help it take on the likes of Western Union in the remit... |
07.03.2017 | Fincare Raises INR 500 Crore Funding from TA Associates | Fincare Business Services Limited (Fincare), a rural-centric financial inclusion platform, today announced it has closed a INR 500 Crore transaction with investments from TA Associates, True North, Tata Opportunities Fund, LeapFrog Investme... |
14.02.2017 | Investing in GoodBusiness | Ted Rheingold Contributor
Ted Rheingold is a profit-from-purpose entrepreneur. He was the founding COO of Tala and founder of the social networks Dogster and Catster.
Since 2001, impact VC firms have raised $13 billion to invest in companie... |
04.05.2016 | Fintech, The Challenge of Financial Inclusion | The challenge of financial inclusion is far from being won. According to the Global Findex, over 2 billion people – nearly 40% of the world’s adult population – live without access to basic financial services.
Being financially excluded is ... |
23.02.2016 | LeapFrog Investments Announces Professionals Leading Team Focused on Healthcare | LeapFrog Investments, a Mauritius-based investment firm focused on businesses in Africa and Asia, has announced the professionals who will led its team dedicated to healthcare.
African healthcare investments will be led by Dr. Felix Olale, ... |
20.01.2016 | Former Magento heavyweight boards booming SA fintech startup | Former VP of Engineering at eBay subsidiary Magento, Ted Pietrzak (pictured right), has joined South African fintech startup Jumo to help develop its ground-breaking system to enable financial inclusion in Africa. The appointment is said to... |
20.01.2016 | Former Magento heavyweight boards booming SA fintech startup | Former VP of Engineering at eBay subsidiary Magento, Ted Pietrzak (pictured right), has joined South African fintech startup Jumo to help develop its ground-breaking system to enable financial inclusion in Africa. The appointment is said to... |
30.04.2015 | LeapFrog leads $45m investment in Indonesia’s Reliance Capital Management | Premium
Private equity firm LeapFrog Investments has lead a $45 million investment in Indonesian financial services provider Reliance Capital Management. This marks the emerging markets investor’s first deal in Indonesia.
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09.09.2013 | LeapFrog Investments Holds Initial Close for Second Fund at US$204M | Emerging markets fund manager LeapFrog Investments held the initial close for its second fund at US$204m.
Supporter included MetLife Inc., Prudential (USA), XL Group, Achmea, PartnerRe and Swiss Re, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Christian Super... |
11.04.2013 | Aaron & Kaitlin Tait – cofounders of Spark* | Aaron was born in New Zealand, joined the Australian military as a seventeen year old, saw active service in the Persian Gulf then travelled through the America’s, Asia and Europe before running a nightclub in Spain. Partying in this nightc... |
23.01.2013 | LeapFrog, ARM Partner To Boost Nigeria’s Financial Services Industry | Global impact investing funds company, LeapFrog Investments has established a strategic partnership with Asset and Resource Management Company Limited (ARM), Nigeria’s largest non-bank financial company, following the latter’s recent acquis... |
18.09.2011 | Shiram Credit Receives $15M Equity Financing | Shiram Credit Co. Ltd., a Chennai, India-based firm that offers savings, insurance and investment products to underserved customers, has received a $15m equity financing.
The investment was made by $135m social fund LeapFrog Investments, th... |
14.04.2011 | Apollo Investment Receives $14M from LeapFrog | Apollo Investment Ltd, a East African insurance group, has raised $14m from LeapFrog Investments.
Following the transaction, Ashok Shah will is continue to serve as CEO of Apollo.
Commenting on the investment he said: “LeapFrog’s capital an... |
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