Investments
80Portfolio Exits
15Partners & Customers
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Latest Sofina News
Sep 20, 2023
Patna-based agri-tech platform DeHaat has raised USD 115 million as a part of its Series D round led by Belgium-based Sofina and Lightrock India, besides Temasek. Existing investors Prosus, RTP Global, Sequoia Capital India and Dutch development bank FMO also participated.Founded in 2012, DeHaat offers end-to-end agriculture services, including crop advisory, market linkage platform, financial services and products for farming such as feedstuff and fertilizers, to farmers. The company will use the money to expand its presence, upgrade its technology infrastructure and fund its financial services offerings. It has so far raised nearly USD 157 million.The firm has over 850 professionals with expertise in growth and strategy, supply chain, technology and agricultural science. It will continue to focus on bringing more relevant services to farmer partners, including animal-related services and crop spraying. DeHaat's model will continue to be crop-agnostic. From the Venture Intelligence PE-VC Deal Database: Between Mar-19 and Jan-21, DeHaat raised nearly $47-M from AgFunder, Narotam Sekhsaria Family Office, Prosus Ventures, RTP Global, Omnivore Partners, FMO, Sequoia Capital India, Trifecta Capital and others. (Subscribers to the database can login to view the valuation, deal structuring and other transaction details.) Want to receive such news items in your inbox? Click Here to sign up for a trial.
Sofina Investments
80 Investments
Sofina has made 80 investments. Their latest investment was in Mistral AI as part of their Seed VC on June 6, 2023.

Sofina Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/13/2023 | Seed VC | Mistral AI | $112.93M | Yes | 11 | |
2/3/2023 | Private Equity - II | Biobest | $105.55M | Yes | Sofina, and Undisclosed Investors | 4 |
12/1/2022 | Series E - II | DeHaat | $14M | No | Lightrock, Prosus Ventures, RTP Global, Sofina, and Temasek | 10 |
10/21/2022 | Series E | |||||
8/30/2022 | Series D |
Date | 6/13/2023 | 2/3/2023 | 12/1/2022 | 10/21/2022 | 8/30/2022 |
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Round | Seed VC | Private Equity - II | Series E - II | Series E | Series D |
Company | Mistral AI | Biobest | DeHaat | ||
Amount | $112.93M | $105.55M | $14M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Sofina, and Undisclosed Investors | Lightrock, Prosus Ventures, RTP Global, Sofina, and Temasek | |||
Sources | 11 | 4 | 10 |
Sofina Portfolio Exits
15 Portfolio Exits
Sofina has 15 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Biotech Dental on December 16, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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12/16/2022 | Corporate Majority | 1 | |||
7/7/2021 | IPO | Public | 1 | ||
6/25/2021 | IPO | Public | 14 | ||
Date | 12/16/2022 | 7/7/2021 | 6/25/2021 | ||
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Exit | Corporate Majority | IPO | IPO | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | Public | |||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Sofina Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Sofina acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Arcomet Group on June 26, 2008.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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6/26/2008 | Private Equity | $23.46M | Management Buyout | 1 |
Date | 6/26/2008 |
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Investment Stage | Private Equity |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $23.46M |
Note | Management Buyout |
Sources | 1 |
Sofina Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Sofina has 1 strategic partners and customers. Sofina recently partnered with BluJay Solutions on August 8, 2017.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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8/1/2017 | Vendor | United Kingdom | 2 |
Date | 8/1/2017 |
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Type | Vendor |
Business Partner | |
Country | United Kingdom |
News Snippet | |
Sources | 2 |
Sofina Team
2 Team Members
Sofina has 2 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Harold Boel.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Harold Boel | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Harold Boel | |
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Work History | ||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | |
Status | Current |