Venture Capital

LGT Capital Partners Launches New Impact Equity Fund Focused On Climate, Sustainable Industries, And Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

LGT Capital Partners has launched the LGT CP Impact Equity Global fund, an Article 9 strategy under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, aiming to deliver measurable positive social and environmental outcomes alongside competitive, risk-adjusted returns.

Entrée Capital Launches $300 Million In New Funds To Back AI, Deep-Tech, Crypto, And Generational Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Entrée Capital has launched $300 million in new funds targeting early-stage investments across Israel, the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. With this raise, the firm’s total assets under management have reached $1.5 billion, reinforcing its commitment to backing founders building category-defining technologies in fast-moving global markets.

Axcel Elevate Fund I Closes At €459 Million Following Strong Investor Demand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Axcel announced that its new lower mid-market vehicle, Axcel Elevate I, has closed at its €459 million hard cap after an oversubscribed fundraising process. The funding round drew significant backing from existing Axcel LPs, reinforcing confidence in the firm’s long-term strategy and performance.

Nuveen Real Estate Closes $650 Million U.S. Strategic Debt Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Nuveen Real Estate, the $139 billion global investment arm of TIAA, has closed its U.S. Strategic Debt Fund at $650 million, surpassing its initial $500 million target and marking the firm’s first closed-end credit vehicle in commercial real estate.

Castik Capital To Buy Majority Stake In Interact Software To Accelerate Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Funds managed by Castik Capital have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Interact Software from Unicorn Asset Management, Octopus Ventures, Perwyn Advisors, the former Chairman, the Executive management, and other minority shareholders. The investment is designed to accelerate Interact’s push to become the core operating system for the enterprise employee experience, with a focus on product expansion and targeted M&A.

Epiris To Acquire Winterflood Business Services From Marex Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Marex Group has finalized its acquisition of Winterflood Securities and simultaneously announced a deal to sell Winterflood Business Services (WBS) to Epiris Fund III, advised by UK private equity firm Epiris LLP. WBS provides outsourced dealing, settlement, and custody services to a wide range of financial clients.

Kalshi Hits $11 Billion Valuation With $1 Billion Series E As Prediction Markets Go Mainstream

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Kalshi, a regulated prediction-market exchange turning real-world events into a new financial asset class, has raised $1 billion in Series E funding at an $11 billion valuation. The round was led by Paradigm, with participation from Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Meritech Capital, IVP, ARK Invest, Anthos Capital, CapitalG, and Y Combinator.