Early-stage
Appear Here raises £1m from VC consortium
Howzat Partners, MMC Ventures, Forward Investment Partners, Playfair Capital, Ballpark Ventures and Miroma Ventures have backed online platform for short-term retail-space letting firm Appear Here with ТЃ1m.
Balderton backs Lifecake launch with £700,000
Balderton Capital has backed the launch of photo and video sharing app Lifecake with ТЃ700,000.
IBB and HTGF back Scopis in series-A
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) have supported Scopis in a series-A financing round.
Ganymed Pharmaceuticals raises €45m in series-E
Biopharmaceutical company Ganymed Pharmaceuticals has raised €45m in a series-E financing round from MIG and family office ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung.
Mission Therapeutics raises £20m
A syndicate of new and existing venture capital investors has injected ТЃ20m into UK-based biotech Mission Therapeutics as part of its series-B funding round.
Synoste raises €2.8m in seed round
High-Tech GrУМnderfonds (HTGF), Finnvera, Lifeline Ventures, Tekes and a consortium of business angels have backed medical devices company Synoste with тЌ2.8m.
Conor Venture Partners et al. back Scoopshot
Conor Venture Partners has taken part in a $3.9m series-A funding round for Scoopshot, a global on-demand photography service.
HTGF backs seed round for Glamourrent
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested in a seed financing round for designer clothes rental platform Glamourrent.
Octopus leads £700,000 seed round for UniPlaces
Octopus Investments has backed student accommodation booking platform UniPlaces in a ТЃ700,000 seed funding round.
European private equity activity drops to 2005 lows
Findings from the latest unquote” Private Equity Barometer, published in association with SL Capital Partners, reveal a worrying drop in deal volumes, falling to the same level as Q4 2005.
DirectPhotonics raises €3.3m in second venture round
Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft (DEWB), Falk Strascheg Holding and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft (IBB) have backed laser solutions provider DirectPhotonics Industries with €3.3m.
Penta's GRP receives £55m
Global Risk Partners (GRP), backed by Penta Capital, has received ТЃ55m in funding to launch as a London market consolidator.
Italian-German start-up Wise raises €1m
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Atlante Seed, b-to-v Partners and Agite have backed medical devices company Wiringless Implantable Stretchable Electronics (Wise) in a €1m seed round.
PMV backs arGEN-X
PMV has invested €5m in arGEN-X, a Dutch and Belgian biotechnology firm, in an extension of the company’s 2011 series-B round, which now totals €32.5m.
Partech et al. back AlephD
Partech Ventures, CapDécisif Management and A Plus Finance have injected €1.5m into AlephD, a Paris-based provider of real-time advertisement-selling solutions for online publishers.
Sofinnova, Forbion lead €20m round for Hookipa
A consortium of investors led by Sofinnova Partners and Forbion Capital Partners has invested €20m in a series-B funding round for Austria-based Hookipa Biotech.
HTGF backs laser scanner p3d in seed round
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has backed laser scanner manufacturer p3d Systems in a seed financing round.
Passion Capital backs Coinfloor
Passion Capital has invested in Coinfloor, a UK-based bitcoin currency exchange, alongside angel investor and Transferwise founder Taavet Hinrikus.
Capricorn, Vesalius lead round for Trod
Capricorn Venture Partners and Vesalius Biocapital have co-led a €4.75m series-B funding round for Trod Medical, a Belgian medical devices company.
Vertis in €1.2m round for Chef Dovunque
Vertis has led a €1.2m round for Chef Dovunque, an Italian firm that selects and distributes organic ingredients for home-cooking.
Almi invests in Aqwary
Almi Invest has backed Aqwary, a Swedish recreational diving security equipment start-up.
HTGF invests in second-hand luxury retailer Rebelle
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has backed second-hand luxury goods selling platform Rebelle in a seed round.
Project A Ventures backs ZenGuard in seed round
Incubator Project A Ventures has backed German internet security solutions provider ZenGuard in a six-figure seed round.
Prostor invests $2m in Smart Checkout
Prostor Capital has injected $2m into Smart Checkout, a Russian targeted promotion service provider for retailers.