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Inven, Contrarian lead €5m series A round for Eliq
Startup is a provider of customer engagement software to utility companies
Vam acquires 80% stake in Demenego
A fifth of the company will be retained by the vendor, De Menego family
Forto raises estimated €25m from Inven, Northzone et al.
Funding comes from new investor Inven Capital and existing investors Cherry Ventures, Northzone and Cavalry Ventures.
Icebreaker leads €1.6m round for Fixably
Startup will use proceeds to accelerate its expansion into the US and increase presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific
Polaris and AAC Capital exit BabySam to trade – report
GPs had reportedly been preparing to sell BabySam as early as 2017
VC Profile: VNV Global
Managing director Per Brilioth discusses portfolio company Voi, seeking network effects and investing in companies at the idea stage
Kinnevik leads $23m series-A round for Joint Academy
Healthtech company has raised $34.2m since being founded six years ago
Stirling Square reinvests in Docu Nordic with TA Associates
Stirling Square is deploying equity from its fourth fund, having previously owned the company via its third fund
Kahoot! acquires VC-backed Actimo
Listed e-learning company is paying up to $33m for the target company
Nauta Capital leads €4.7m series-A round for HappySignals
New round brings company's total funding so far to тЌ6.2m
MVI acquires majority stake in PS Auction
Deal is MVI's first investment from its second fund, which is aiming to reach its SEK 1bn target by Q1 2021
Waterland opens office in France; appoints managing director
Louis Huetz will be responsible for establishing and heading the new office
One Peak leads $30m series-A round for KeepIt
Round is reportedly the largest SaaS investment in a bootstrapped company in the Nordic region
Klarna valued at $10.6bn after $650m round led by Silverlake
Valuation makes it the highest-valued private European and the fourth-highest in the world
Verdane adds three to investment team
Stenmarck, Friberg and Stierncreutz are based in Copenhagen, Berlin and Helsinki respectively
Axcel-backed Superoffice to acquire Infobridge – report
According to press reports, InfoBridge generated a turnover of тЌ1.9m in 2019
Yotta holds first close on €101m for Smart Industry Fund
Vehicle has a target of more than €120m and has received commitments from BPI France and EIF
Andera acquires two services companies from Salini
Deal is GP's 13th investment from €165m vehicle Cabestan Capital II, which closed in 2016
QuadSAT raises €2m in pre-series-A round led by Seraphim
Startup was founded three years ago and plans to raise a series-A round within a year from now
Hg-backed Visma acquires Cash Software
Deal is Visma's fourth strategic acquisition in the accountancy software market
GP-backed PolyTech bolts-on Fos4x
Deal strengthens PolyTech's position as a blade technology specialist
LBO France completes sale of EI-Technologies to trade
French GP invested in the company in 2008 through its venture fund
Readly's upcoming IPO to value company at SEK 2bn
Company will be listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange and start trading on 17 September
Superhero Capital to hold €40m final close by end of 2020
VC firm's new fund will be double the size of its previous fund, which is now fully invested