Early-stage
Midven et al. inject £500,000 into Aeristech
Turbocharger developer Aeristech has secured a £500,000 round of fundraising led by Midven.
Vesalius and LRM back Complix
Vesalius Biocapital and LRM have backed Belgian pharmaceutical company, Complix NV.
SEB Venture Capital leads investment in Coresonic
SEB Venture Capital has invested €1.5m in Swedish technology firm, Coresonic.
Avista commits $48.5m to OptiNose
US-based Avista Capital Partners has invested $48.5m in Norwegian medical company OptiNose.
Venture Capital: Corporates rev up their investments
US car giant General Motors has become the latest corporate to enter the venture fray, recently announcing it had established a $100m fund to invest in early-stage companies. Like traditional VC investors, this and other corporate funds will, no doubt,...
Truffle Capital et al. invest €4.8m in Pharnext
French biopharmaceutical company Pharnext has closed a €4.8m series-A round of funding from Truffle Capital, Aurinvest Capital 2, Financière Boscari and three individual investors.
BlueBubbleLab injects €1m into SoGeo
Dutch company Sogeo has secured €1m in funding from investor BlueBubbleGroup.
CDC Entreprises et al. inject €12m into Cytheris
French biopharmaceutical company Cytheris has completed a €12m series-D round of financing.
Consortium invests €5m in Action Pharma
A consortium of investors including InnovationsKapital has completed a €5m financing round in Action Pharma.
Finance Wales and Welsh Assembly inject £610,000 into Altech
Finance Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government have invested £610,000 in Altech Software Ltd to expand its Vision For Food software applications.
Novartis Venture et al. invest CHF 5m in NanoPowers
Novartis Venture Funds has led a CHF 5m series-A funding round in medical device company NanoPowers. Initiative Capital Romandie (ICR) and Fribourg-based Gran Plasa SA also invested.
Capricorn leads £4.9m investment in Green Biologics
Capricorn Venture Partners has led a £4.9m investment round in UK bio-fuels producer Green Biologics.
Catapult invests £1.1m in Biofortuna
Catapult Venture has invested £1.1m into a molecular diagnostics company Biofortuna Ltd.
Finance Wales backs AssayMetrics
Finance Wales has led an early-stage investment in UK biotechnology company AssayMetrics. No financial details have been disclosed.
Energy Ventures et al. invest £3.15m in Stingray Geophysical
Oil equipment and services company Stingray Geophysical has secured a £3.15m investment from its existing shareholders Energy Ventures, Cody Gates Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures and Statoil Ventures. Management also took part in the transaction.
NGN Capital leads €33m series-D round for NOXXON Pharma AG
NGN Capital has led a €33m series-D round in NOXXON Pharma. NGN is a new investor and was joined by existing investors TVM Capital, Sofinnova Partners, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Seventure Partners, VC Fonds Technologie Berlin GmbH, Dow...
NorthStar leads £1.6m round in Reinnervate
NorthStar Equity Investors has led an investment round of over £1.6m in biotech start-up Reinnervate Limited.
Ventech invests €10m in Funxional Therapeutics
French private equity firm Ventech entered the series-B financing round as a new investor, alongside existing backers Index Ventures and Novo A/S.
Sarsia Seed invests in APIM Therapeutics
Sarsia Seed has invested NOK 3.5m in Norwegian drug developer, APIM Therapeutics AS.
Environmental investment: The many shades of green
Defining the environmental sector is not straightforward, as it overlaps with more ‘traditional’ sectors. The diversity of products and services that can be directly, or indirectly, categorised environmental technology goes well beyond the realm of...
Octopus Ventures appoints Dr Simon Murdoch
Octopus Ventures has appointed Simon Murdoch as senior investment partner. Murdoch is an internet entrepreneur, investor and the former European vice president of Amazon.com.
Wirescan raises NOK 25m in latest round
Wirescan AS has received NOK 25m, in a round headed by Siemens Venture Capital and SåkorniVest II AS.
MTI Partners invests £250.000 in Arvia Technology
MTI Partners has injected £250.000 in water-treatment specialist Arvia Technology, through the UMIP Premier Fund.
bcnHighgrowth invests €1m in Migoa
Spanish VC, bcnHighgrowth, has injected €1m into technology company Migoa, developers of nuroa.es, a real estate search engine.