When Headline partner Romero Rodrigues got an inbound for the São Paulo, Brazil-based payment processing startup Pismo in 2016, it was good timing. For its part, Headline had accumulated a 30% stake in the company over three funding rounds by the time of the Visa deal. Madrona led the round and was joined by Bain Capital Ventures, M12 Ventures, Mango Capital, MongoDB Ventures, Shield Capital, and other angels. IPOS- Busy For You, a China-based snack shop chain, is considering an initial public offering that could raise between $100 million and $200 million, according to Bloomberg. FUNDS + FUNDS OF FUNDS- TitletownTech, a Green Bay, Wis.-based venture capital firm, raised $70 million for a fund focused on early-stage companies in the Midwest.

Source: Forbes July 25, 2023 13:57 UTC