Early-stage
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole PE backs EUR 450,000 Sens-Innov funding
Crédit Agricole Private Equity and Bretagne Jeunes Entreprises (BJE) have provided Sens-Innov, a diagnostics solutions company, with a EUR 450,000 investment.
ESTONIA/AUSTRIA - Conor et al. in EUR 2.5m seed round for Crystalsol
Conor Venture Partners and Energy Future Invest have, alongside Enterprise Estonia, Austria Wirtschaftsservice and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency, provided EUR 2.5m in seed funding for semiconductor business Crystalsol OÜ.
UK - Octopus invests £1.75m into Surrey NanoSystems
Venture firm Octopus Ventures has invested close to ТЃ2m into semiconductor business Surrey NanoSystems in return for a significant minority stake in the business. The financing was provided by the Octopus Titan 1, 2 and 3 VCTs, Eureka EIS, and the Octopus...
NETHERLANDS - Gilde leads $11m ProFibrix funding
Gilde Health Partners has led a $11m series-B financing round for biotechnology business ProFibrix BV, alongside existing investor Index Ventures.
GERMANY - IBB and Wellington invest in SMS Guru
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and Wellington Partners have provided a second round of financing for text messaging services company SMS Guru GmbH.
SWEDEN - Chalmers supports SEK 3.5m Smoltek funding
Swedish seed investor Chalmers Innovation has, alongside existing backers, backed nanotechnology business Smoltek with an investment of SEK 3.5m.
GERMANY - Gimv backs $43m Ubidyne funding
Gimv has provided $10m as part of a $43m second round of financing for technology company Ubidyne, alongside historical backers Baytech, Doughty Hanson and TVM.
NORWAY - Proventure and Investinor back NOK 30m Numascale funding
Norwegian government-backed venture fund Investinor and seed investor Proventure have participated in a NOK 30m investment round for Norwegian semiconductor business Numascale.
GERMANY - Earlybird and Target Partners invest EUR 2m into Scoreloop
Earlybird and Target Partners have invested EUR 2m into internet platform Scoreloop AG.
NETHERLANDS - PPM backs VIBES
Participatiemaatschappij Oost Nederland (PPM Oost) has invested an undisclosed amount in engineering firm Virtual Building Enginners (VIBES).
UK - Existing backers invest $11m into Ubiquisys
Existing VC backers have invested $11m in specialist femtocell company Ubiquisys, in a third round of funding for the business. The company has previously raised $42m from Accel Partners, Advent Venture Partners, Atlas Venture, Google and T-Mobile Venture...
NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost backs Pillkey
Participatiemaatschappij Oost Nederland (PPM Oost) has invested an undisclosed sum in medical equipment company Pillkey, alongside software developer and supplier Inforay Inernational.
BELGIUM - ING leads EUR 3m investment round for Cmosis
ING Corporate Investments has led a EUR 3m round for technology start-up Cmosis NV, contributing about half of the total investment. A further EUR 500,000 was provided by ING Activator Fund, another member of the ING group, with Vlaams Innovatiefonds...
UK- LTF et al. invest £1m into Novacem
The London Technology Fund, Imperial Innovations and the Royal Society Enterprise Fund have invested over ТЃ1m in cement company Novacem.
GERMANY - HTGF leads investment in Protected-networks.com
High-Tech Gründerfonds has taken the lead in a financing round for IT company Protected-networks.com GmbH.
SWEDEN/UK - Wellington et al to back Spotify with futher USD 50m
Existing investors Wellington Partners, Northzone Ventures and Creandum is believed to be participating in a USD 50m round for music streaming service Spotify, led by the Hong-Kong based Li Ka Shing foundation.
GERMANY – Consortium invests seven-figure sum in United Maps
Return backers High-Tech Gruenderfonds, SeedFonds Bayern and SpaceTec Capital Partners have teamed up with ClusterFonds StartUp! to extend the initial seed investment for mapping company United Maps into a seven-figure Series-A round.
GERMANY – HTGF and Sympasis invest in Deal United
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Sympasis Innovation Capital has invested in e-commerce start-up Deal United GmbH.
GERMANY – HTGF backs ReCoTech with EUR 500,000
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested EUR 500,000 in software start-up ReCoTech GmbH.
GERMANY – HTGF invests EUR 500,000 in SP Solution Pool
High-Tech Gründerfonds has supported medical technology company, SP Solution Pool GmbH, with EUR 500,000 in seed capital funding.
UK - Swarraton Partners leads £4.1m investment into P2i
Swarraton Partners has led a ТЃ4m series C round of funding into P2i Ltd, a UK-based developer of liquid-repellent nano-coating technology, alongside Naxos Capital Partners and return backer Unilever Ventures.
IRELAND - Seventure Partners et al invest €6m into BiancaMed
Seventure Partners has led a тЌ6m second round of funding into medical technology company BiancaMed, alongside existing investors DFJ ePlanet Ventures, Enterprise Ireland and ResMed.
NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost invests in Cropwatch
Participation Oost Nederland (PPM Oost), alongside business group TNO, has invested an undisclosed sum in Cropwatch, a developer of pest control devices for greenhouses.
UK - RBVC et al invest $15m into Light Blue Optics
Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC) has led a $15m series A extension round for pico projection system supplier Light Blue Optics, alongside existing investors 3i, Earlybird Venture Capital, Capital-E and NESTA.