Early-stage
Newfund invests in XOR Motors
Venture capital Newfund has backed XOR Motors, a French manufacturer of electric scooters.
CDC Entreprises and Sofinnova invest €8m in MedDay
CDC Entreprises and Sofinnova Partners have made an €8m equity investment in French biotech firm MedDay.
Novartis, Index et al. lead €32m series-A for GenSight Biologics
Novartis Venture Fund, Abingworth, Versant Ventures and Index Ventures have co-led a €32m series-A funding round for French biotech business GenSight Biologics.
Kernel Capital et al. back Zinc Software
Kernel Capital and Dublin Business Innovation Centre have invested €650,000 in Zinc Software, a Dublin-based company developing a biofeedback platform for iOS and Android systems.
Principia and Vertis invest $6m in Jusp
Italian VCs Vertis and Principia have made a capital injection of around $6m into Jusp, a mobile payments systems provider.
Caixa and Inveready back Minoryx
Caixa Capital Risc and Inveready have taken part in a first round of funding for Minoryx, a therapeutic agents firm.
HTGF et al. in €2.6m Transcatheter Tech series-B round
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Tubaflex Beteiligungs GmbH and others have backed a €2.6m series-B round for German biotech business Transcatheter Technologies, a developer of transcatheter heart valve technology.
Connect Ventures invests in Yourgrind
London-based early-stage investor Connect Ventures has backed British start-up Yourgrind, which focuses on the commercialisation of coffee.
Invesco backs infirst with £25m
Invesco Asset Management has invested £25m in infirst Healthcare, a British healthcare company providing consumer medicines.
Wellington backs £600,000 seed round for import.io
Wellington Partners and private investors have backed UK-based big data platform import.io with a £600,000 seed funding round.
PVP closes €3m series-A for CryoTherapeutics
Peppermint Venture Partners (PVP) has joined an investor consortium including High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) in a €3m series-A round for German biotech company CryoTherapeutics.
Lower mid-cap renaissance for London in 2012
London was home to a noticeable dealflow uptick in the £5-50m segment last year, with both activity volume and overall value up by more than 30% on 2011 figures.
Greencoat Capital leads £6.75m round for Aveillant
Greencoat Capital has led a £6.75m funding round for UK-based radar technology developer Aveillant.
London & Scotland see most growth investment
In 2012, the UK’s venture and growth capital scene was once again most active in London, where unquote” data recorded 82 transactions with a combined value of £734m.
HTGF, eCapital et al. invest €3.3m in Saperatec
A consortium led by eCapital entrepreneurial Partners and including High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Gründerfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen, NRW Bank and a business angel, has invested €3.3m in German recycling business Saperatec.
Omnes et al. in €10m round for EyeTechCare
Returning backer Omnes Capital has taken part in a €10m series-C round of funding for French medical devices developer EyeTechCare.
Osprey backs Indexx Markets
Osprey Capital has invested in UK-based financial services firm Indexx Markets.
Battery and Hasso Plattner back GoEuro with seed funding
Battery Ventures has led a $4m seed round for German travel search platform GoEuro, which also attracted funding from Hasso Plattner Ventures (HPV) and business angels.
Innovacom backs Green Communications
Innovacom has invested in French digital start-up Green Communications as part of a €600,000 funding round.
Forbion Capital et al. back Dezima Pharma
Forbion Capital Partners and BioGeneration Ventures have led a €9.8m series-A funding round for Dutch biotechnology company Dezima Pharma.
DN Capital, MCI lead €15m round for windeln.de
DN Capital and MCI have invested in the latest and largest round for windeln.de.
Inkef invests €7.5m in Sapiens
Inkef Capital has invested €7.5m in Dutch medical technology company Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation (Sapiens), extending the company's series-A funding.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital invest in Simscale
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and a consortium of business angels have invested in Simscale, a German web-based engineering simulation platform.
Finance Wales et al. invest in Vizolution
Finance Wales has led a series-A funding round worth £750,000 for Welsh software company Vizolution.