Early-stage
UK - MVM backs new spinout Heptares Therapeutics
MVM Life Science Partners has provided Heptares Therapeutics with an undisclosed sum of early-stage funding. Heptares has spunout of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge.
GERMANY – Burda Digital Ventures invests in Tripsbytips.com
Burda Digital Ventures has acquired a minority stake in German online community Tripsbytips.com. The transaction value has not been disclosed.
UK - Index leads $30m round for Viagogo
Index Ventures has led a $30m funding round for Viagogo, bringing its total venture backing so far to $50m. The company is an online ticket reseller. A number of private investors have also contributed to the fundraising round. Viagogo intends to break...
UK - Cambridge Angels backs ionscope with £680,000 funding round
Cambridge Angels Group has provided microscope technology company ionscope Ltd with £680,000 of funding. ionscope was formed by Imperial Innovations.
SPAIN - Media content developer secures EUR 2m from Debaeque
Debaeque Venture Capital has led a series A round of funding totalling EUR 2m in Kimia, a company developing technology to channel rich media content from the Internet to mobile phones.
UK - Accel, Advent and Atlas back Ubiquisys with $25m series-B funding
Accel Partners, Atlas Venture and Advent Venture Partners have been joined by Google on a $25m series-B funding round for Ubiquisys Ltd. Ubiquisys is a pioneer of intelligent 3G femtocell access points for the residential market. The Ubiquisys ZoneGate...
UK - Synergis commits £500,000 to Warwick Audio Technologies
Synergis Technologies and Mercia Technology Seed Fund have committed £500,000 to Warwick Audio Technologies Ltd. A spinout from the University of Warwick, Warwick Audio has developed an innovative mid-range loudspeaker that is ultra-thin, lightweight,...
UK - IQ Capital leads series-D funding round in OnRelay
IQ Capital has lead a Series-D funding round in OnRelay Inc. OnRelay is a London-based pioneer in fixed mobile integration with a patented market leading solution for mobilising corporate phone systems. IQ Capital invested alongside Richard Cunningham,...
UK - The Capital Fund leads £700,000 investment in online tool
The Capital Fund has led a £700,000 investment in CInergy International, an online tool which acts as a customer acquisition and retention specialist. The Capital Fund committed £250,000 alongside £472,000 from business angels.
SWITZERLAND - GlycoVaxyn receives CHF 11.5m
Sofinnova Partners and Index Ventures have provided Swiss biotech company GlycoVaxyn with CHF 11.5m of series-A funding. GlycoVaxyn is developing the next generation of conjugated vaccines (antigenic sugar/protein complexes) which target bacterial infections.
UK - LondonTechnology Fund backs vaccines for viruses technology
London Technology Fund (LTF) has completed an investment in Immune Targeting Systems (ITS) Ltd, a company which is developing vaccines for mutating viruses. LTF is participating in a £3.5m series-A funding round for ITS alongside Novartis Venture Fund...
GERMANY - Neuhaus Partners backs ICS
Neuhaus Partners has invested in internet startup company ICS Internet Consumer Services. The funding will be used to develop ICS’s latest web 2.0 project, verwandt.de. The invested amount has not been disclosed but it is understood to be in the million...
UK - Hotbed, YFM and Albany in £3.49m fundraising for Mtivity
Hotbed, YFM Group and Albany Ventures are together investing £3.49m in software company Mtivity. Hotbed provided £1.55m of the total funding package. The investment was introduced to Hotbed by Albany, a specialist early-stage technology investor.
UK - Zinwave in second fundraising round
Scottish Equity Partners is reported to be involved in a series-B fundraising round for Zinwave. Zinwave's technology prevents buildings, tunnels and elevators from disrupting the high frequency signals of cellular and wireless services. Zinwave is currently...
UK - Imperial and The Capital Fund back NanoBioDesign
Imperial Innovations and The Capital Fund have together invested £500,000 in NanoBioDesign Limited (NBD), a company developing a range of toxicity screening systems to speed up the drug discovery process. The company will use the funds to secure contracts...
UK - IQ Capital leads £650,000 investment in Spikes Cavell
IQ Capital has made its second investment since its launch in 2006 leading a £650,000 funding round in Spikes Cavell & Co. IQC have completed a £400,000 investment in the business alongside funding provided by an angel investor.
FRANCE - Seventure invests EUR 2m in contactless loyalty card business
Seventure Partners has led a EUR 2m first round of funding for Airtag, a company providing an integral customer loyalty solution, utilising contactless and NFC technology.
UK - MSIF invests £300,000 in software company J2 Aircraft Dynamics
Merseyside Special Investment Fund's Seed Fund has provided software company J2 Aircraft Dynamics with £300,000 of funding. The investment follows an earlier round of £100,000. The software has the potential to transform the aircraft manufacturing industry.
NETHERLANDS – Lunatech backs BitLogistics
Lunatech Ventures has led a round of seed funding for BitLogistics, a Rotterdam-based business that monitors and manages supply chains.
FRANCE - Diatos raises further EUR 9.4m
Biopharmaceutical company Diatos has received additional funding from its syndicate of existing investors.
UK - YFM-run South West Ventures Fund provides Mirifice with £250,000
YFM-managed South West Ventures Fund has provided digital TV monitoring company Mirifice Ltd with £250,000 of funding. Mirifice has developed MirimonTM, a monitoring solution for Digital TV networks. The investment will be used to support the marketing...
UK - Imperial Innovations backs solar power company with £1.35m
Imperial Innovations has participated in a £1.35m funding round for solar power technology company QuantaSol Ltd. The round also included investments from Low Carbon Accelerator, NetScientific Ltd and Numis Corporation Plc.
UK - Balderton backs online advertising marketplace AdJug.com
Balderton Capital has provided AdJug.com, an online advertising marketplace, with a multi-million dollar investment. Balderton was formerly known as Benchmark Capital. The deal represents Balderton's second online start-up investment in a week - it provided...
SWITZERLAND – PregLem raises CHF 32m
Sofinnova Partners together with NeoMed Management and MVM LifeScience Partners has co-led a CHF 32m series-A financing round in biopharmaceutical company PregLem.