Berlin’s Cherry Ventures launches fourth fund at $340M, for early stage tech and Web3 – TechCrunch

Berlin-based Cherry Ventures has launched its fourth fund, a €300 million ($340 million) early stage tech fund. The Cherry IV fund will also feature a dedicated crypto and web3 strategy, building off Cherry’s existing portfolio in the space.
 Cherry’s portfolio includes unicorns Flink and SellerX, Infarm, as well as AUTO1 Group, FlixBus, flaschenpost, Forto, Xometry,…

Customer referral platform Mention Me raises $25M Series B led by Octopus Ventures – TechCrunch

Mention Me, a platform to generate customer referrals, has raised a $25m Series B round, led by London’s Octopus Ventures. Eight Roads Ventures, the lead investor from the prior round, a $7 million Series A in a 2018, also participated. The London-based startup helps businesses turn referrals into a channel for acquiring customers, while also gathering data…