Bertelsmann vehicle BAI Capital co-led a $150m C2 round for payment card provider Stori while Sram and Mram supplied $100m in series A funding for blockchain ecosystem developer 5ire.
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Deutsche Post Foundation, a foundation formed by postal services firm Deutsche Post DHL, and financial services firm Lombard Odier were among the limited partners that helped UK-based impact investment firm Systemiq Capital reach a €69m ($70m) first close for its second fund. The climate technology-focused vehicle has a €200m target and its other LPs include Andre Hoffman, The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, Dara Holdings, Stephen Brenninkmeijer, Mark Cutifani, Erik Fyrwald and Chad Holliday.
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