Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has acquired secondary dealmaking startup Semper as it looks to jump on the secondaries bandwagon picking up pace in Europe.
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November 6, 2023
Crowdcube doubles down on secondaries with Semper acquisition
And more acquisitions could be on the horizon for the equity crowdfunding platform
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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