Early-stage
GERMANY – Creathor Venture invests in Tellja
Creathor Venture has invested an undisclosed sum into online marketing portal Tellja GmbH.
GERMANY – Affentranger Associates invests in InflaRx
Affentranger Associates has invested an undisclosed sum into antibodies company InflaRx GmbH as part of a series-A funding round, alongside bm-t.
UK - Octopus invests £2m into e-Therapeutics
Octopus Ventures has supported AIM-listed drug discovery company e-Therapeutics Plc with a ТЃ2m investment.
FRANCE - BNP PE et al. invest EUR 3.5m into Ion Beam
BNP Private Equity, Investis and Vizille Capital Innovation have invested EUR 3.5m into Ion Beam Services (IBS), an ion implantation products company.
GERMANY – HTGF and TGFS back pluriSelect with EUR 600,000 investment
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and the Technologie Gründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) have invested EUR 600,000 into biotechnology business pluriSelect GmbH.
SPAIN - CRB backs Green Molecular spin-off
Spanish venture capital firm Cross Road Biotech (CRB) has made a seed investment of EUR 2m to support the spin-out of biotech firm Green Molecular from the Universitat de València.
GERMANY - Consortium provides seed funding for Avidal Vascular
A consortium led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has provided seed financing for medical devices company Avidal Vascular GmbH.
ITALY - Soffinova leads EUR 8.2m EOS investment
Sofinnova Partners has led a EUR 8.2m series-A financing round for drug development business Ethical Oncology Science (EOS), alongside Quantica.
SWITZERLAND – EdRIF leads CHF 25m funding round for GlycoVaxyn
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIF) has led a CHF 25m series-B funding round for vaccines company GlycoVaxyn SA, alongside existing investors Index Ventures and Sofinnova Partners.
SPAIN - Elaia leads EUR 5.5m Agnitio funding
Elaia Partners has led a EUR 5.5m series-B funding round for technology business Agnitio, alongside Nauta Capital, which lead the previous EUR 2.7m funding round in December 2007.
GERMANY – HTGF invests in sim4tec GmbH
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested an undisclosed sum into sim4tec GmbH.
UK - PIF supports MG Electrical
Partnership Investment Finance (PIF), managed by YFM Venture Finance, has supported MG Electrical, a manufacturer of energy-saving lighting products, with a ТЃ60,000 loan.
UK - Foresight invests £5m into Vertal
Foresight Group has backed waste management business Vertal with an investment of ТЃ5m.
GERMANY - High-Tech Gründerfonds backs EBS
High-Tech Gründerfonds has, alongside investment bank Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg, provided seed financing for medical technologies company EBS Technologies GmbH.
UK - IQ and DN invest £1.8m into Dezineforce
IQ Capital and DN Capital, alongside several private individuals, have provided the second tranche of a ТЃ1.8m series-A funding round for web-based engineering design services business Dezineforce.
NETHERLANDS - BioGeneration and CAPE back FlexGen
BioGeneration Ventures and Crédit Agricole Private Equity have participated in a new round of financing for Dutch biotech company FlexGen.
UK - Oxford Capital et al invest in Exosect
Oxford Capital Partners, the Entrepreneurs Fund and WHEB Ventures have further supported pest management solution company Exosect with an undisclosed sum.
UK - Enterprise Ventures leads Ensembli funding
Enterprise Ventures (EV), through the RisingStars Growth Fund II, has invested an undisclosed sum into software business Ensembli, alongside South Yorkshire Investment Fund's Seedcorn Fund and The Viking Fund.
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GERMANY - Holtzbrinck Ventures funds Stylight
German corporate venture firm Holtzbrinck Ventures has invested an undisclosed value in fashion search engine Stylight GmbH.
UK - Clarus et al invest £21m into Heptares
Clarus Ventures, MVM Life Science Partners and Novartis Option Fund have invested ТЃ21m in a first round of funding for drug discovery company Heptares Therapeutics Ltd.
FRANCE - ICSO PE backs Leyio with EUR 1.5m
ICSO Private Equity and IRDI have provided Leyio with EUR 1.5m in a first round of financing.
FRANCE - Creathor Venture invest in Mobiles Republic
Creathor Venture has invested an undisclosed sum into mobile internet start-up Mobiles Republic in a first round of financing.
SWEDEN - STING Capital backs Cortus with SEK 2m
STING Capital has invested SEK 2m into renewable energy developer Cortus.