Solynta Raises €21 Million in Series C Funding
Hybrid Potato Breeding Company Solynta, based in the Netherlands, closed its Series C funding round raising €21 million from a consortium of investors. The funding will accelerate Solynta’s ambition to unlock the full potential of potatoes.
Fortissimo Capital Sold Cardo Systems For $150 Million to EMK Capital
Published in CTECH on April 6, 2021 Israeli company Cardo Systems, a global market leader in wireless communication systems for groups and individuals in motion, announced on Tuesday that it has been acquired by UK-based private equity fund EMK Capital. Cardo founder and chairman Dr. Abraham Glezerman will receive $45 million for his 30% stake in […]
Fortissimo Capital Scores $140 Million From Sales of Incredibuild Shares
Published in CTECH on March 17, 2021 Israel-based private equity firm Fortissimo Capital has sold part of its shares of software company IncrediBuild Software Ltd. to Insight Partners for a tidy sum of $140 million. Calcalist has learned that Fortissimo is set to achieve a handsome return on its investment in the Israeli company that helps […]
Morning by Green Invoice Secures First Investment
Published in CTECH on February 22, 2021 Israel-based private equity firm Fortissimo Capital Management is investing around $20 million in Israeli Fintech company morning by Green Invoice. This is the company’s first time raising money having been founded 10 years ago by Lior Wilczynski (CEO) and Rami Gabai (CTO). The investment also features a secondary sale […]
Fortissimo Capital Acquires Controlling Interest in Sanquin Plasma Products
An international consortium led by Fortissimo Capital acquired Sanquin Plasma Products (“SPP”) from the Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, a Dutch non-profit organization responsible for the blood supply in the Netherlands. The consortium that acquired SPP is comprised of a group of international investors led by Fortissimo Capital Fund, a leading private equity fund, together with […]
Fortissimo Sells 50% of Priority Holdings at $250 Million Valuation
Published in CTECH on October 5, 2020 Global growth private equity firm TA Associates announced on Monday that it was acquiring 50% of Israeli ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software company Priority Software Ltd, one of Yuval Cohen’s Fortissimo Capital’s leading portfolio companies. Though the terms of the deal were undisclosed Calcalist has learned that the acquisition was […]
Israeli Robotic Beehive Startup Beewise Raises $10 Million
Published in CTECH on July 16, 2020 Robotic hives company Beewise Technologies Ltd’s has raised $10 million, in a financing round led by Fortissimo Investment Fund and participated by Michael Eisenberg, lool Ventures, Atooro Fund, and ARC Impact. Alongside the fundraising, the company also received a $2.5 million grant from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 […]
GigaSpaces Announces $12 Million Financing Round
GigaSpaces, the provider of InsightEdge, the fastest in-memory real-time analytics and data processing platform, announced today that it closed a round of funding of $12 million. Fortissimo Capital led the round, joined by existing investors Claridge Israel and BRM Group. Following record breaking results in 2019 including doubling annual recurring revenues (ARR), tripling the InsightEdge […]
Equinom Raises $10 Million to Accelerate Growth
Equinom, Ltd., the leading seed breeding startup, announces it has closed its Series B round of funding of $10 million, led by BASF Venture Capital, Germany followed by Roquette, France; and Trendlines Group, Israel. Equinom’s current investor, Tel Aviv-based Fortissimo Capital, also participated. Equinom’s non-GMO technology shapes the future of plant protein by designing smarter […]
Fortissimo Capital Fund Closes Its Fifth Fund with $650 Million
Fortissimo Capital Fund (“Fortissimo”), a private equity firm based in Israel, focused on special situations and growth opportunities, announced today the final closing of its fifth fund, Fortissimo Capital Fund V, L.P., with commitments of $650 million. Fortissimo is operating for more than fifteen years and in total has raised $1.6 billion. “We’re very gratified,” […]