{"id":2840,"date":"2023-04-29T20:12:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T20:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/?p=2840"},"modified":"2023-04-29T20:12:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T20:12:52","slug":"investors-unite-to-back-ukraine-in-historic-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/investors-unite-to-back-ukraine-in-historic-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Investors Unite to Back Ukraine in Historic Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Horizon Capital, a U.S. private-equity firm investing primarily in fast-growing tech and export-oriented companies in Ukraine, announced that its latest fund, Horizon Capital Growth Fund IV (HCGF IV, the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) has reached $254 million at its Interim Closing held today in Kyiv, Ukraine. In besting its $250m target size at this second closing, the Fund demonstrates strong investor appetite for compelling opportunities in high-growth, high-impact tech and export-oriented companies, including light manufacturing, food processing, innovative consumer goods, fintech and more. 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