Early-stage
LGT, Cambridge Innovation in $100m series-B for CMR Surgical
Investment round for surgical robotics company was led by Zhejiang Silk Road Fund
OrbiMed et al. back €40m series-B for Enyo Pharma
Historical and new investors back Enyo Pharma, which researches drugs inspired by viruses
Deepbridge leads £2.5m series-A for Chainvine
Funding round will enable the company to bring its blockchain-related products to market
True Ventures leads €29m series-B for Iceye
Finland-based SAR data firm has raised a total of $53m to date, including government financing
Hadean invests in $30m round for Attgeno
Transaction marks the first investment from Hadean's debut fund, Hadean Capital I
OrbiMed, Longitude co-lead $64m Sublimity round
Investors join forces to provide $64m of funding for the Irish biotech firm
BPI France in €7m funding round for eLichens
Demeter, Sofimac Innovation, Aereco and BNP Paribas Développement also take part
Ginko leads $100m round for HMD Global
HMD Global plans on making strategic investments and scaling up business operations
Medicxi, RA Capital in $30m series-B for Xenikos
Firm intends to advance the development of its lead compound, T-Guard, with the fresh capital
Edge backs Airbeem
Fresh capital will be used to roll out the platform through more sales and marketing activity
Creathor in €10m series-B for Acousia
LBBW Ventures, Bregua Corporation and existing backers BIVF and KfW also take part in the round
Alliance Ventures et al. invest €10m in Kalray
French microprocessors developer Kalray received €23.6m in funding in 2017
Alven leads $10m round for Freeda Media
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its internationalisation and growth
Accel leads $3.3m seed round for Station
Webb Investment Network and Kima Ventures also take part in the funding round for Station
Amadeus Capital et al. in £2.9m seed round for Paragraf
Fresh capital will be used by Paragraf to support the production of graphene on a commercial scale
LocalGlobe, Atlantic Labs in €1.35m seed round for Covee
Capital will be used to launch in mid-2018 and work towards regulatory approval for an ICO
Andera leads $70m series-B for Crescendo Biologics
UK-based biotechnology company will progress its lead programme to the clinical stage
Sofinnova leads €26.5m round for EryDel
Existing shareholders Genextra and Innogest also take part in the investment round
Andera et al. in €20m series-A for MMI
VC houses Panakès Partners and Fountain Healthcare Partners also took part in the funding round
VF Venture leads €5.4m series-A for OrderYoYo
Round is also backed by Danish venture capital firm Seed Capital and angel investors
Project A, Vito lead €4m seed round for Artisense
Chris Hitchen, an entrepreneur and venture adviser to EQT Ventures, also takes part in the round
VC firms back £29m series-B for Enterprise Therapeutics
Forbion, Versant, Novartis, Epidarex and IP Group all take part in the financing
iBionext et al. in $15m round for GrAI Matter Labs
iBionext Growth Fund, 3T Finance and 360 Capital Partners back the French AI technology startup
Iris Capital injects €6m into Singlespot
Company will use the fresh capital to strengthen its presence in France and expand internationally