Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), has announced a new initiative to invest over $1 billion in venture capital funds that focus on the region’s emerging start-up ecosystem. The initiative, called the venture capital “Fund of Funds”, was launched by Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the Qatar Web…
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Ibex Investors closes $106M fund to back early-stage Israeli startups
Ibex Investors, a US-based investment firm that invests in Israeli startups from pre-seed to pre-IPO, announced today the close of its fourth Israel focused fund, Ibex Israel VC II LP, with $106 million in capital commitments. The new fund follows Ibex’s $100 million Israel early-stage fund raised in 2020 and will target startups across various…
Draper Esprit
Draper Esprit is one of Europe’s largest tech-focused venture capital firms with offices in London, Cambridge and Dublin. The company was founded in 2006 as Esprit Capital, renaming itself Draper Esprit in 2015 after joining a network set up by the Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper. The company listed in London and Dublin in June…