Early-stage
UK - Mercia Technology et al. back Nightingale
The Mercia Technology Seed Fund, alongside government-backed investor Finance Wales, has invested an undisclosed amount into start up technology company Nightingale EOS.
UK - NBGI Ventures et al. invest £9m into Quanta
NGBI Ventures, Seroba Kernel and Wellington Partners have co-led a ТЃ9m series-A round of funding for home haemodialysis systems developer Quanta Fluid Solutions, alongside investor network BrainsToVentures.
GERMANY – Neuhaus Partners and T-Venture invest in WWG
German venture investor Neuhaus Partners and T-Venture, the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom, have joined existing investors Holtzbrinck Ventures and High-Tech Grunderfonds, in a series A round of funding for online games portal Worldwidegames...
NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost invests in Can-iT
Governmanet-backed venture investor PPM Oost has invested an undisclosed sum into internet firm Can-iT, acquiring a 16% stake in the business.
UK - YFM Venture Finance invests £400,000 into Lattice Voice
YFM Venture Finance, via its PIF and YHEF vehicles, has invested ТЃ406,000 into telecoms software company Lattice Voice Technologies.
FRANCE - Emertec supports Insiteo
Emertec, alongside a group of business angels, has provided a first round of funding for Insiteo, an indoor geo-location company, valued at several million euros.
SWEDEN - Chalmers in SEK 2.3m funding for Aluwave
Chalmer Innovation Seed Fund has alongside Innovationsbron and existing backers participated in a SEK 2.3m funding round for Aluwave, a LED technology company.
UK/EUROPE - Wellington leads $16m Livebookings funding
Pan-European venture capital firm Wellington Partners has led a $16m funding round for online restaurant marketing and reservations service Livebookings, along existing investors.
UK - Curzon Park Capital leads £1.3m Lysanda funding
Curzon Park Capital, via its Sustainable Technology Fund, has led a second round of funding worth more than ТЃ1m for automotive systems specialist Lysanda, alongside LogiSpring and private investors.
NETHERLANDS - Point One leads $3m Recore funding
Point One Innovation Fund has led a $3m round of financing for semiconductor business Recore System, along side government-backed investor PPM Oost.
GERMANY - Earlybird leads azeti investment
Earlybird has led a first round of financing for software company azeti Networks GmbH, alongside NRW Bank.
GERMANY - HTGF and Bayern back H C Carbon with EUR 600,000
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested EUR 600,000 into H C Carbon Company, a specialist refiner of carbon additives.
UK - Imperial Innovations leads £2m Cell Medica funding
Imperial Innovations Group has led a funding round worth close to ТЃ2m for cellular therapeutics company Cell Medica, alongside private investors.
FRANCE - Ventech and Auriga invest EUR 2m into BonitaSoft
Ventech and Auriga Partners have invested EUR 2m into software company BonitaSoft.
NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost backs GreenGran
Participatiemaatschappij Oost Nederland (PPM Oost) has invested an undisclosed sum in thermoplastic company GreenGran, in exchange for a 20% stake in the business. The transaction was also supported by ERDF/EU funds and a contribution from the province...
UK - ETF et al. invest £10m in Nujira
The Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF), alongside existing backers Bank Invest, 3i, Amadeus, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and private investors, has participated in a ТЃ10m series D round of funding for cleantech company Nujira.
SPAIN - Crédit Agricole in EUR 3.75m round for ERA Biotech
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has led a series-B investment round for ERA Biotech, raising EUR 3.75m from existing backers BcnHighgrowth, Axis, and Uninvest as well as private investors.
NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost backs Ingrepro
Participatiemaatschappij Oost Nederland (PPM Oost) has invested an undisclosed sum in biotech company Ingrepro.
UK - NESTA and Eden invest in Basekit
NESTA and Eden Ventures have invested in UK start-up company Basekit.
NETHERLANDS - Mentha and BNP inject $10m into Anteryon
New investor Mentha Capital and existing backer BNP Paribas Private Equity have invested $10m into optics specialist Anteryon.
NETHERLANDS - Forbion and LSP lead EUR 9.5m arGEN-X investment
Forbion Capital Partners and Life Science Partners (LSP) have co-led a EUR 9.5m series-A funding round for biopharmaceutical firm arGEN-X, alongside KBC Private Equity, BioGeneration Ventures and existing shareholders Erasmus MC Biomedical Fund and Thuja...
NORWAY - Investinor invests NOK 17.5m in OCAS for 9.6% stake
Norwegian state-owned venture fund Investinor has participiated in a share issue for Obstacle Collision Avoidance System (OCAS), investing NOK 17.5m for a 9.6% stake. Other investors include BKK, Follum Invest, Grande Ventures, START-Fondet, Teknoinvest...
NETHERLANDS - Icos backs BiAqua spin-out
Icos Capital has backed the spin-out of BiAqua, a developer of water contamination solutions, from the Delft University of Techonology.
SWITZERLAND - EdRIP et al. invest CHF 38m into Endosense
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has led a series-B funding round worth over CHF 38m for medical technology company Endosense SA, alongside Gimv, Neomed, VI Partners, Sectoral Asset Management, Ysios Capital Partners and Initiative Capital...