Early-stage
NETHERLANDS - BioGenerations invests in Medisse
BioGenerations Ventures has led an investment in Medisse, a biotechnology company, alongside Crédit Agricole Private Equity.
NETHERLANDS - BioGenerations invests in Medisse
BioGenerations Ventures has led an investment in Medisse, a biotechnology company, alongside Crédit Agricole Private Equity.
UK - Epi-V invests £7m in Moorland Energy
Specialist investor Epi-V has invested a further £7m in Moorland Energy, an upstream exploration and production company.
UK - Curzon Park leads £1m funding round for Q Chip
Cleantech venture investor Curzon Park Capital has led a £1m funding round for bioencapsulation technology specialist Q Chip Life Sciences, alongside Finance Wales.
GERMANY - LSP leads EUR 18.5m Series-A for Curetis
Life Sciences Partners has led a Series-A financing round of medical diagnostics company Curetis AG, raising a total of EUR 18.5m.
GERMANY - Crédit Agricole et al. invest in Upside Shopping
Crédit Agricole (CA) Private Equity has participated in an undisclosed financing round for internet business Upside Shopping, alongside seed investors Rocket Internet GmbH and existing backers.
NETHERLANDS - Crédit Agricole PE invests EUR 1.7m in arGEN-X
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has invested close to EUR 2m in biopharmaceutical firm arGEN-X in a second close of the firm's series-A funding round, taking the total raised to EUR 12.5m.
SWITZERLAND - Ventech backs Covagen
Venture firm Ventech has invested an undisclosed sum in biotechnology company Covagen.
UK - Dawn Capital invests in series A round for Manic Monkey
Dawn Capital has invested an undisclosed amount into 3D animation specialist Manic Monkey in a series-A round of financing.
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 £1m 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 £16m 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 £1m 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.