Zubr Capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in fast-growing private companies with high potential value in international markets. As the Brand Manager, Darya Ksianzova’s role involves nurturing the Zubr Capital brand and developing the brands of the fund’s portfolio companies. Her primary focus is on establishing sustainable processes to develop and strengthen these brands. It’s well-known that companies with strong brands are valued more highly.
Nomupay has completed a third investment round of $37 million, bolstering the firm’s ambition to open up the notoriously complex Asian market to international acquirers, merchants, Payment Service Providers (PSPs) and Independent Sales Organisations (ISOs). The final $12 million tranche of the September fundraise was led by Endeit Capital, with Uneti Ventures (backed by early Adyen employees) participating. Existing investors continued their support, contributing $25 million over the last 18 months.
Throughout history, science has been our tool for unravelling the complexities of life and improving medical treatments, including how cells interact, chemical reactions unfold, and drugs bind to their targets. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has taken this to a new level. By collecting and processing vast amounts of data, AI is helping us identify new therapeutic targets and create treatments on an entirely different scale.
Upon first glance, Altery might look unassuming: as a company operating in the fintech sector, it offers secure cross-border payments and multi-currency wallets for its customers around the world. But scratch the surface, and you’ll find a company that is looking to disrupt fintech and traditional banking more generally, as I learned from speaking to Bisi Giwa, Managing Director of Altery.
In a significant milestone for scalable quantum computing, Quantum Motion, a UK-based quantum computing scaleup founded by academics from University College London and Oxford University, has demonstrated rapid, large-scale characterisation of quantum devices fabricated using commercial semiconductor processes.














