Step Announces Plans for a New Crypto & Stock Investment Product
April 14, 20227 min
Enables teens and young adults to invest, trade and accrue crypto and stock rewards directly through the Step App
How the JOBS Act of 2012 Revolutionized the Real Estate Crowdfunding Space
April 14, 202211 min
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012 has completely revamped the investing landscape. This development ended an 80-year law and opened many digital opportunities for syndicates, as investors could now come to them. Read on to know more about how this act has changed the landscape for real estate crowdfunding.
Distinguished Programs Announces Investment from noted investors
April 13, 20226 min
Distinguished Programs (“Distinguished” or the “Company”), a national insurance program manager, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Aquiline Capital Partners LLC (“Aquiline”) to acquire a majority stake in the Company. Aquiline is a private investment firm based in New York and London with $7.5 billion in assets under management. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. In conjunction with Aquiline’s investment, Andy Potash, Founder and CEO of Distinguished, will retain a significant minority equity...
Newfront announces $200 million investment from noted investors
April 13, 20226 min
Investment is further validation of the platform and will accelerate development of pioneering technology, investment in resources, and geographic expansion Newfront, the modern insurance brokerage platform, today announced a $200 Million investment at a $2.2bn valuation led by the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital with participation from existing investors including Founders Fund and Meritech Capital. “The nature of risk has changed drastically over the past century but the insurance industry has not...
Clara secures investment from The LegalTech Fund
April 12, 20226 min
Based in Miami, The LegalTech Fund invests in companies transforming the world of law Clara’s investors include Techstars, 500 Global, Wamda Capital and Shorooq Partners More than 1,200 startups have used Clara’s beta platform to guide them on legal best practices and save time and money on their legals London-based Clara, a legal OS providing an integrated set of self-service tools to help founders digitally form, manage and scale their startups, has today announced that it has...
Thoma Bravo Makes Additional Investment in Imprivata
April 12, 20223 min
Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, today announced that it has made an additional strategic investment in its portfolio company Imprivata, a digital identity company for mission- and life-critical industries, to fund Imprivata’s acquisition of SecureLink, the leader in critical access management with elite patient privacy monitoring. Upon closing, Cove Hill Partners, SecureLink’s existing majority investor, will retain a minority stake in the combined company. Thoma Bravo acquired Imprivata in September 2016 in a transaction valued at approximately $544 million and...
Binary Options Bring The Fun Into Successful Investing In 2022
April 12, 20228 min
What do you think if you made 70% of a small investment in the short term? Or how about when you play the coin flip game, you will pay a coin if you lose but get 70 if you win? Most people will accept the first option and stay away from the second because it sounds like a Sic Bo game. However, both options are basically the same. And Binary Options come as a breath...
Ellevest Raises $53M in Series B Funding
April 11, 20226 min
Doubling down on its mission to get more money in the hands of women, 90% of Ellevest’s Series B investors are women and underrepresented investors, contributing 68% of total funds Ellevest, the financial company built by women for women, today announced a $53M Series B funding round. The round was co-led by BMO and Contour Venture Partners. It included investments from several new women-led investors, including Halogen Ventures, Cleo Capital, New York Ventures of Empire State Development,...
Midloch Investment Partners Hires Two in Chicago
April 8, 20225 min
Midloch Investment Partners, a boutique real estate private equity investment firm specializing in commercial real estate joint venture equity (JV Equity) and co-general partner (Co-GP) equity investments, announced the hiring of two team members located in Midloch’s Chicago Office at 444 Michigan Avenue. These new members will aid Midloch’s investor relationships and deal sourcing. Commercial real estate finance expert Brian Kerns joins as Executive Managing Director. Brian will work with sponsors to invest joint venture equity on...
CertiK Doubles Its Valuation to $2 Billion in Just 3 Months
April 8, 202210 min
Insight Partners, Tiger Global, and Advent International lead an $88 Million investment round for blockchain security company CertiK, bringing the company’s valuation to $2 Billion Interest in the company is as a result of increased crypto losses, with over $1 billion USD lost so far in 2022, while 2021 saw $1.3 billion of crypto assets lost over the entire year. Additionally, events such as blockchain attacks, rug pulls and more have demonstrated the need for...