Early-stage
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 £10m 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...
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 £2m 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...
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.
UK- LTF et al. invest £1m into Novacem
The London Technology Fund, Imperial Innovations and the Royal Society Enterprise Fund have invested over £1m in cement company Novacem.