Early-stage
Investor Growth Capital et al. invest $12m in Maxymiser
Investor Growth Capital and Pentech Ventures have backed a series-B funding round of $12m in UK website specialist Maxymiser.
unquote" private equity barometer - Q4 2011
There was a major drop-off in overall deal volume in Q4 2011, with a continuing contraction across all deal stage segments resulting in a total of just 192 deals, the lowest figure recorded since Q4 1996 (158).
Soundcloud raises $50m in Series-C funding round
German online music platform Soundcloud has received an estimated amount of $50m in a funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
HTGF backs Eyesight & Vision
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have funded a first round of financing for Eyesight & Vision.
HTGF invests in RevenueMax
High-Tech Gründerfonds has backed online marketing firm RevenueMax with an undisclosed amount.
Dublin BIC et al. invest €900,000 in RED-T
Dublin BIC, manager of the AIB Seed Capital Fund, and Enterprise Ireland have taken part in a €900,000 funding round for RED-T, a developer of flow battery technology.
Industrifonden invests in Zimpl
Industrifonden has invested SEK 4m in software company Zimpl.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back GME
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested €750.000 in laser and light systems provider German Medical Engineering (GME).
HTGF provides seed for Smartblue
High-Tech Gründerfonds has backed a seed financing round for photovoltaic service specialist Smartblue.
Vorwerk and Piton back Dawanda
Venture capital firms Vorwerk Ventures and Piton Capital have led a €4m funding round for e-commerce platform DaWanda.
Tengelmann Ventures leads funding for Neonga
Tengelmann Ventures has joined existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds and IBB in a financing round for online games publisher Neonga.
Imperial and SV Life Sciences inject £8m into TopiVert
Imperial Innovations Group plc and SV Life Sciences have invested £8m in startup company TopiVert.
Sofinnova and Morningside back NuCana BioMed
Sofinnova Partners has led a series-A round for biopharmaceutical company NuCana BioMed alongside Morningside Ventures and other investors, with financing totaling £6.74m.
SEED Capital invests in Abeo
SEED Capital has invested €1.5m in Danish concrete producer Abeo.
Atomico and Creandum in $5.5m series-A for Wrapp
Atomico has led a $5.5m round for electronic gift voucher service Wrapp.
Balderton leads $17m funding for Housetrip
Balderton Capital has led a $17m series-B financing round in holiday accommodation website Housetrip.
Forbion leads $26.5m round in Oxyrane
Forbion Capital has led a $26.5m series-D funding round for biopharmaceutical producer Oxyrane.
Bayern Kapital, HTGF and BayBG back commercetools
Bayern Kapital, High-Tech Gründerfonds and BayBG have invested less than €10m in cloud-based software commercetools.
Vækstfonden invests in Shark Solutions
Vækstfonden has invested DKK 7.5m in Danish chemical recycling company Shark Solutions.
HTGF and IBB provide further funding for PressMatrix
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and IBB have invested an undisclosed amount together with a business angel in PressMatrix.
Mendix secures $13m series-A funding
Prime Ventures has invested $13m in tech company Mendix.
Industrifonden invests in Zaplox
Industrifonden and LMK Venture have invested SEK 10m in Swedish technology company Zaplox.
Index Ventures and Creandum lead €8.2m round for iZettle
Index Ventures and Creandum have invested €8.2m in a series-A financing round for Swedish technology company iZettle.
Forbion Capital Partners invests in Curetis
Forbion Capital Partners has led a series-A financing round worth €9.6m for biotechnology company Curetis.