Early-stage
FRANCE - Inserm Transfert et al invest EUR 800,000 into DNA Therapeutics
A syndicate of investors comprising Inserm Transfert Initiative, G1J Ile de France, Blue Medical Investment and a group of international business angels have invested EUR 800,000 in DNA Therapeutics, a developer of innovative medicines in oncology, in...
FINLAND - Eco-site receives funding from Seed Fund Vera
Seed Fund Vera has invested in One did it Ltd, an online provider of information relating to sustainable consumption. The investment sum has not been disclosed, but it is estimated to be between EUR 100,000 and EUR 250,000.
UK - Sofinnova backs mydeco in £7.35m investment
Sofinnova Partners has led a ТЃ7.35m second round of funding for mydeco, an online intermediary for the home design market, alongside SRPE, Amadeus Captial Partners and Burda Cross Media.
NORWAY - Energy Ventures invests NOK 45m into Energreen
Energy Ventures has injected NOK 45m into Energreen, a developer of clean energy from pressure drop in fluid process systems.
NORWAY - Incitia Ventures et al invest NOK 25m into ASD
Incitia Ventures has, together with existing investor Proventure Seed, injected NOK 25m into Arctic Silicon Devices (ASD), a fables semiconductor company specialising in high performance low-power-dissipation mixed signal processing.
NORWAY - Chapdrive secures NOK 30m from Northzone et al
Existing investors Northzone Ventures, Hafslund Venture and StatoilHydro Venture have invested a further NOK 30m (EUR 3.75m) into Chapdrive, a developer of patented systems for hydraulic transmission in wind turbines.
GERMANY – Neuhaus leads Charismathics investment
Neuhaus Partners GmbH has led an undisclosed investment into software company Charismathics GmbH in a first round of funding. BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Bayern Kapital GmbH and the management also participated in the financing.
GERMANY/CEE – bmp AG supports three seed companies with EUR 600,000
Bmp Media Investors has invested EUR 600,000 into Germany-based Microshooting, and Polish businesses Sklepy firmowe and Pomocni, with the investment being paid on a milestone bases. The three companies will commence business at the end of August or the...
SWEDEN - Linkmed and Koncentra invest SEK 20m into AnaMar
Linkmed and Koncentra Holding have injected a further SEK 10m each into Swedish biotech company AnaMar Medical. LinkMed will retain a 24.9% stake in the company following the transaction.
GERMANY - TGFS supports Meetwise
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) has provided an unspecified sum of seed financing to Meetwise GmbH, a company that develops remote conferencing solutions.
GERMANY - TGFS backs Pharetis GmbH
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS), an early-stage investor that finances business start-ups in the Saxony region, has invested an undisclosed sum into online social network Pharetis GmbH as part of a seed financing round.
FINLAND - Northzone and Conor raise EUR 6m for Supponor
Northzone Ventures and existing investor Conor Venture Partners have co-lead a EUR 6m series-A funding round for Supponor Ltd, a provider of digital billboard replacement (DBR) solutions.
UK - Bank of Scotland Corporate backs APA Parafricta
Bank of Scotland Corporateтs Growth Capital team has invested ТЃ115,000 into APA Parafricta Ltd, a developer of low-friction products for the medical sector, as part of a ТЃ230,000 funding round.
GERMANY – Consortium invests EUR 750k in YOUNECT GmbH
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, via VC Fonds Berlin, and Flore Fütterer GmbH, along with a group of business angels and company founders have invested EUR 750k in youth job portal company YOUNECT GmbH.
GERMANY - Wellington and 3i lead EUR 4.5m EnOcean investment
A consortium of investors co-led by Wellington Partners GmbH and 3i Group Plc has invested EUR 4.5m into EnOcean GmbH, a producer of wireless sensors.
DENMARK - Vækstfonden et al inject DKK 6m in i-protect
A consortium of investors led by Danish government-backed investment fund Vækstfonden has invested DKK 6m in i-protect AS, a developer of locking and protection systems for lorry trailers.
FRANCE - Noble Ventures invests EUR 7m into Ipanema
Noble Ventures has invested EUR 7m into traffic management systems provider Ipanema Technologies.
SWEDEN – AP Fund et al in USD 13m funding round for Xelerated
The Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (the Sixth AP Fund) has led a USD 13m funding round for ASSP-based chipsets company Xelerated alongside existing investors Accel Partners, Alta Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners and Atlas Ventures.
UK - Rainbow Seed Fund invests £750,000 into LiteThru
The Rainbow Seed Fund and the Oxford Technology Enterprise Capital Fund have led a ТЃ750,000 investment round for drug analysis company LiteThru Ltd.
GERMANY – EVP leads EUR 5.1m investment into Signature Diagnostics
A consortium of investors led by EVP Capital Management has invested EUR 5.1m into Signature Diagnostics, a developer of predictive diagnostics products for cancer, in a series-C funding round.
GERMANY - b-to-v invests in smash24/7 GmbH
BrainsToVentures AG has invested in online paparazzi portal company smash24/7 GmbH, which focuses on news and gossip around celebrities and events.
GERMANY – eCAPITAL backs 4JET Sales+Service GmbH
eCAPITAL has closed an undisclosed financing round for 4JET Sales+Service GmbH.
UK - Capricorn leads £4.5m investment into Alaska Food Diagnostics
Capricorn Venture Partners has led a ТЃ4.5m funding round for Alaska Food Diagnostics Ltd, a company that develops microbiology tests to support the food processing and food safety testing sectors.
UK - Apposite et al lead £10m further investment into Serentis
Co-lead investors Apposite Capital, MVM Life Science Partners and Denmark-based Novo have led an investment of ТЃ10m into biopharmaceutical company Serentis in a second tranche of series-A funding.