Early-stage
GERMANY - HTFG and MAZ invest in MobileBits
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Maz level one have invested an undisclosed sum in software company MobileBits.
UK - Oxford Technology et al. invest £1.3m in DMD
A consortium comprising Oxford Technology Management, YFM, the ERA Foundation and two private investors, has invested more than ТЃ1m in diamond super-materials supplier Diamond Microwave Devices.
UK - DN Capital invests in Apsmart
DN Capital has invested an undisclosed amount into smartphone company Apsmart.
GERMANY – EMBL leads EUR 4.6m round for Elara Pharmaceuticals
EMBL Ventures has led an investment round for biotech company Elara Pharmaceuticals, raising a total of EUR 4.6m
NORWAY - Investinor makes NOK 58m Innotech investment
Investinor has invested NOK 58m in clean energy company Innotech Solar (ITS), taking a stake of close to 16% in the business.
GERMANY – Wellington Partners leads EUR 18m round for Heliatek
Wellington Partners has led a second round of financing for organic solar cells developer Heliatek GmbH.
GERMANY - Aurelia and KfW invest EUR 2m in Hematris
Aurelia Private Equity and KfW have invested EUR 2m in medical supplies company Hematris Wound Care.
UK - Novartis leads £16m round for Oxagen Limited
Novartis Venture Funds has led a ТЃ16m series C round of funding for drug discovery development company Oxagen Limited.
SWEDEN - Chalmers back NemaLabs with further SEK 5m
Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund is backing software business Nema Labs with SEK 5m in a funding round raising a total of SEK 10m for the company's internationalisation. Other investors included Volvo Technology Transfer and Innovationsbron.
NETHERLANDS - LSP in EUR 2m round for Kreatech Diagnostics
Life Science Partners (LSP) and Alafi Capital-backed biotech firm Kreatech Diagnostics has just closed a new EUR 2m round of financing which saw the participation of a new investors.
UK - Aquarius Origin invests in Conformetrix
Newly-launched Aquaris Origin Fund has acquired a minority stake in drug development company Conformetrix in a deal of undisclosed value.
UK - Bridges leads £1m round for Call Britannia
Bridges Ventures, via its Social Entrepeneurs Fund, has led a ТЃ1m investment in customer contact centre business Call Britannia, alongside Big Issue Invest, management and the government's Future Jobs Fund.
SWEDEN - STING invests SEK 2m in Solarus
STING Capital has invested SEK 2m into solar energy technology company Solarus.
BELGIUM - Vesalius leads EUR 5.3m Promethera funding
A venture syndicate led by Vesalius Biocapital has invested more than EUR 5m in biotechnology firm Promethera Biosciences in a series-A funding round.
UK - GI Partners backs Urban & Civic
Trans-Atlantic private equity house GI Partners has backed the establishment of UK real estate holding Urban & Civic.
UK - NorthStar leads £850,000 round for WorkCast
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led a ТЃ850,000 funding round for online webcasting company The WorkCast Corporation.
SWEDEN - STING Capital backs Peepoople
Swedish venture fund STING Capital has, together with business angels, invested an undisclosed sum in Peepoople, a developer of single-use, biodegradable bags designed to provide access to affordable hygienic sanitation in third world countries.
SWEDEN - STING Capital backs FileRide with SEK 2m
Swedish venture investor STING Capital has backed social networking software company FileRide with SEK 2m.
NETHERLANDS - KBC-backed arGEN-X gets a further EUR 1.3m
Biopharmaceutical firm arGEN-X, which is backed by a venture capital consortium comprising KBC Private Equity, BioGeneration Ventures, Erasmus MC Biomedical Fund, Thuja Capital Healthcare Funds, has received a EUR 1.3m grant from the Institute for the...
AUSTRIA – MIG & EdRIP co-lead EUR 4m PDC Biotech round
MIG Verwaltungs AG and Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) have co-led a EUR 4m series-A funding round in biotechnology start-up PDC Biotech GmbH.
NETHERLANDS – Gimv et al in EUR 13m round for GreenPeak
Gimv and Robert Bosch Venture Capital have led a EUR 13m series-B funding round for semiconductor business GreenPeak, alongside existing investors DFJ Esprit, Motorola Ventures and the Allegro Investment Fund.
GERMANY - BioMedPartners leads EUR 11m investment into Activaero
BioMedPartners has led a series A round worth close to EUR 11m for medical equipment business Activaero, alongside VI Partners, Abalis Finance and Vesalius Biocapital.
AUSTRIA - Nomura et al. invest EUR 15m into Nabriva
Existing investors Nomura Phase 4 Ventures, HBM Partners, Wellcome Trust, GLS Ventures and Novartis Venture Fund have invested EUR 15m into biotechnology company Nabriva Therapeutics.
GERMANY - HTGF and BBAF invest EUR 550,000 into Autoaid
High-Tech Gründerfonds and BBAF Business Angels Fondsgesellschaft mbH have invested EUR 550,000 into car diagnostics software startup Autoaid GmbH.