Acorns, a micro-investing app, has closed an undisclosed round of funding from TPG global investment fund.

Communications lifecycle management company Calero Software has acquired telecom expense management company A&B Groep.

Apttus, a quote-to-cash and contract lifecycle management company, has additional funding to its Series E funding round from IBM.

Enterprise benefits engagement solution Evive has closed a $43m minority interest investment from Susquehanna Growth Equity.

CryptoMove, a California-based startup looking to revolutionise cybersecurity, has closed a $6m in Series A funding round.

Capital One Bank-backed patient financing solution AccessOne has acquired HealthFirst Financial.

US-based REX Real Estate Exchange has closed a $15m Series B funding round.

Singapore-based cryptocurrency mining startup APAC Mining has reportedly raised a $1m investment from Fatfish Internet Group.

Some startups are raising capital too early and with many suffering a ‘down-round’, according to Techstars managing director Chris Adelsbach in a research interview with FinTech Global. Finding innovation is not a problem for Techstars, with their mantra being that they’ll go wherever the entrepreneurs are. If there is a lack of support in Berlin, Paris or parts of India,...

Private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group has purchased Perforce Software, a provider of enterprise scale software solutions, from Summit Partners.