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Index Ventures has made an $11m capital commitment to XO1 Ltd, a new biotechnology company based in Hertfordshire.
Berlin-based mobile shopping deals app Scondoo has raised seed funding totalling almost €1m.
Greylock Partners, Atomico, Creandum and other backers have invested $15m in a series-B funding round for mobile gifting service Wrapp.
PDV Inter-Media Venture has joined existing backers in a €2.5m series-A funding round for PressMatrix, a German technical service provider for tablets and mobile devices.
Neomed and Defi Gestion have taken part in a CHF 1.3m funding round for Diagnoplex SA, a Swiss developer of diagnostics for colon cancer.
Algot Invest and other investors have injected $1.3m into Targovax, a Norwegian cancer vaccine specialist.
Medical devices company Cerus Endovascular has completed a £1.5m funding round led by the North West Fund for Biomedical.
Bill Gates, Tenaya Capital and other investors have completed a series-A financing round for ResearchGate, a professional network for scientists.
Emerald Technology Ventures and several other backers have invested in a series-A financing round for MetGen Oy, a Finnish industrial biotech company.
Creandum, DN Capital and 12 angel investors have injected $1.2m into Dexplora, a Swedish app developer.
General Catalyst Partners has led a $12m series-A funding round into British mobile start-up YPlan alongside existing investors Wellington Partners and Octopus Investments.
Norrlandsfonden has invested in Swedish start-up Presto Marine AB.
UK early-stage deal numbers are dropping off, but the total value invested has held steady over the last four years.
Fountain Healthcare Partners has invested in a €9.2m series-A funding round for Ireland-based Trino Therapeutics Ltd, alongside British grant-giving body Wellcome Trust.
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