Early-stage
Industrifonden invests in Cardoz
Industrifonden has invested in Swedish drug developer Cardoz AB.
Venture Capital: A growing equity gap
Recessions are often looked back on as golden ages for the venture capital industry, as the next generation of successful and innovative businesses rise from the ashes of economic collapse. However, speaking to attendees of this year’s Seedcamp last...
The Bakery secures $2.3m investment
Two-man technology team The Bakery, which has worked on animated film blockbusters including Shrek and Madagascar, has secured a $2.3m investment for its software group.
Consortium invests NOK 16m in Memfoact
A consortium consisting of Viking Venture, Alliance Venture and industry investors have injected NOK 16m in Memfoact.
Oxford Technology Management et al. invest £2.5m in Microvisk
A pool of institutional and angel investors has provided UK medical equipment company Microvisk with a £2.5m round of funding.
Balderton Capital et al. inject €3m into Socowave
Balderton Capital has led a €3m series-A funding round for Irish telecommunications specialist Socowave.
Eden Ventures in five early-stage investments
Eden Ventures has made five new investments in UK early-stage technology companies, with amounts ranging in size from £100,000 to £1m.
Viveris et al. back The Bakery with €1.8m
Viveris Management, 123Venture and management have invested €1.8m in software designer The Bakery.
ISAI invests €650,000 in InstantLuxe.com
Internet focused fund ISAI has backed the French online marketplace InstantLuxe.com with €650,000 of funding.
Dr Kevin Johnson formally joins Index Ventures
Following a six-year association with the venture investor as an advisor, life sciences specialist and entrepreneur Dr Kevin Johnson has joined Index Ventures as a Partner.
SEED invests DKK 7.6m in Reapplix
Danish venture capital firm SEED Capital has invested DKK 7.6m in biotech company Reapplix.
Rabo leads €3.6m round for Voltea
Voltea Limited has received €3.6m from a group of investors led by Rabo Ventures.
Dealflow: Autumn boom expected after slow summer
As the summer holiday season draws to a close, Europe’s private equity market is set to pick up. While activity has slowed significantly in some regions, industry players are expecting a deal-doing boom in the coming weeks and months.
BioGeneration Ventures et al. invest in Arcarios
A pool of investors led by BioGeneration Ventures have provided Dutch biotechnology company Arcarios with a round of seed financing.
Finnish Industry Investment makes two investments
Finnish Industry Investment has recently provided venture capital funding for two deals; €2.7m in silver mining company Sotkamo Silver, and €3m in the passenger information and safety system developer Mitron Group Oy.
EPS Value Plus backs CHF 10m round in Sensimed
EPS Value Plus AG has invested CHF 3.5m as part of a CHF 10m series-B financing round in micro-systems developer Sensimed.
Inveready Seed Capital backs Qustodian
Qustodian, the Madrid-based media marketing business, has raised over €1m of start-up funding.
Nautic and Jordan invest $500m in Milestone Aviation
US private equity investors The Jordan Company and Nautic Partners have invested $500m in newly launched Irish aviation finance company Milestone Aviation Group.
Wellcome Trust invests £20m in Kymab
UK venture investor Wellcome Trust has injected £20m series-A funding into newly launched biopharmaceutical company Kymab.
FSI et al. invest €40m in Cerenis Therapeutics
The Fund for Strategic Investment (FSI) and existing investors have provided French biopharma Cerenis Therapeutics with a €40m series-C round of funding.
Benelux still behind rest of Europe
Activity in the Benelux region decreased sharply in Q2 2010, making it once again the smallest market in Europe for private equity investments.
European buyout value quadruples in 2010
The value of European buyouts has quadrupled in the first half of 2010, according to the latest unquote” Private Equity Barometer.
Longbow leads £1.7m Ambicare funding
Longbow Capital has led a £1.7m funding round in medical devices firm Ambicare Health.
Oséo backs Cerenis and Novasep with €10.7m
The French government's venture arm Oséo has invested €10.7m in healthcare companies Cerenis Therapeutics and Groupe Novasep.