Early-stage
BerGenBio secures further NOK 75m
Norwegian oncology biopharma BerGenBio has raised a further NOK 75m (approximately $12.5m) from a syndicate of new and existing investors.
Paua et al. back mbrace
Paua Ventures, Astutia Ventures and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft have provided a seven-digit investment in a seed funding round for mbrace, a German social discovery and dating app.
Runa Capital pours €1.5m into Cloudpartner.de
Runa Capital has invested €1.5m ($2m) in a series-A round for Berlin-based start-up Cloudpartner.de, which gives German SMEs access to cloud-based services.
Creandum et al. back PlayRaven
Creandum and London Venture Partners (LVP) have taken part in a $2.3m (тЌ1.7m) funding round for Finnish game developer PlayRaven alongside angel investor Jari Ovaskainen.
VC-backed Ziebel raises $10m
Corporate venture funds ConocoPhillips Technology Ventures and Chevron Technology Ventures have led a $10m round for Ziebel, a Norwegian oil services company.
Estonian start-up Cloutex raises $600,000
Cloud service integration platform Cloutex has raised a $600,000 seed funding round from asset management firm United Partners, Baltic investor SmartCap and the EstBan business angel network.
UK Watch: 2013 goes out with a bang
A strong final quarter for 2013 saw deal volume and overall value hold up well across the board in the UK, showing a marked improvement on the first quarter of the year, according to the latest unquoteт UK Watch, published in association with Corbett...
Imperial increases investment in TopiVert
Imperial Innovations has injected a further ТЃ4.5m into existing portfolio company TopiVert, a UK-based developer of treatments for inflammatory eye and gut diseases.
Enterprise Ireland et al. back Metabolomic
Enterprise Ireland, SOSVentures and the AIB Seed Capital Fund have injected тЌ750,000 into the series-A funding round of Ireland-based Metabolomic Diagnostics.
StreetHub raises $1.2m seed round
Index Ventures and Octopus Ventures have led a $1.2m seed funding round for StreetHub, an online platform for independent retailers.
Industrifonden invests SEK 10m in Garantibil
Industrifonden has invested SEK 10m in Garantibil, a Swedish e-commerce site focusing on used cars.
Crescendo Biologics secures £17.5m series-A
UK biotech Crescendo Biologics has raised ТЃ17.5m in its series-A funding round from Imperial Innovations, Astellas Venture Management (AVM) and existing investor Sofinnova Partners.
Estimote raises $3.1m
Poland- and US-based Bluetooth hardware company Estimote has raised $3.1m from a syndicate of venture capital firms, trade players and hedge funds.
Forbion et al. back Ario Pharma
Forbion Capital Partners, Seroba Kernel Life Sciences and New Science Ventures (NSV) have injected ТЃ1.9m into UK biotech Ario Pharma.
Omnes et al. invest €8m in Gecko Biomedical
Omnes Capital, CM-CIC Capital Finance and CapDecisif Management have backed an €8m series-A round for Paris-based medical devices company Gecko Biomedical.
Kima launches new start-up initiative
Kima Ventures has launched its new Kima15 initiative, which aims to invest in more than 50 start-ups over the next 12 months.
IBB backs Blinkist
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft (IBB) has backed text book summarising app Blinkist in a six-figure funding round.
Vækstfonden backs Nanovi with €600,000
VУІkstfonden has provided тЌ600,000 in seed capital for Nanovi, a Danish company developing products based on biomaterials for the treatment of cancer.
Telormedix raises $6.6m from Aravis and Proquest
Swiss biopharmaceutical company Telormedix has raised $6.6m in a series-B financing round extension from existing backers Aravis Venture and Proquest Investments.
Deal in focus: MIG backs Ganymed in €45m series-E
MIG Verwaltungs has reinvested in biopharmaceutical company Ganymed Pharmaceuticals in a joint €45m series-E financing round, alongside family office ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung, in what marks the largest biotechnology early-stage investment in the DACH...
CEA Investissement et al. back Bioaxial
Paris-based medical equipment company Bioaxial has raised €1.9m from CEA Investissement, Viveris Management, Inserm Transfert Initiative (ITI) and several individual investors.
Pulmocide secures £17m in series-A
UK-based inhaled medicines developer Pulmocide has raised ТЃ17m in its series-A financing round from a consortium of investors led by Imperial Innovations.
Torch raises seed funding from HTGF et al.
Torch, a provider of data analytics solutions, has raised seed funding from eVentures, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Atlantic Capital Partners.
Sofinnova leads €15m round for Pixium
Sofinnova Partners has led a €15m extension of Pixium Vision’s two-part series-A round alongside BPI France and existing investors Omnes Capital and Abingworth Management.