Razorpay is reportedly eyeing the possibility of acquiring Amex-backed Ezetap while Sayata and Spectrum Labs were among the companies that received corporate backing.

Funding

Equity crowdfunding platform operator OurCrowd took part in a $35m extension of a series A round for US-based insurance brokerage marketplace Sayata, after it had raised $17m in August 2021. The extension was co-led by Pitango Growth and Hanaco Ventures and also featured Team8 Capital, Vertex Ventures and Elron Ventures.

Chipmaker Intel’s corporate venturing unit Intel Capital led a $32m series B round for Spectrum Labs, a US-based provider of artificial intelligence-backed software that detects and shuts down toxic…

Fernando Moncada Rivera

Fernando Moncada Rivera is a reporter at Global Corporate Venturing and also host of the CVC Unplugged podcast.