Early-stage
GERMANY – Consortium invests EUR 85m in Sulphurcell
Intel Capital, Intel's investment organisation, has led an EUR 85m total equity funding round for thin-film solar modules company Sulfurcell, investing EUR 24m. Other institutional investors, including Climate Change Capital Private Equity, AIG, Demeter...
GERMANY – Consortium joins third nugg funding round
New investors European Funders Funds and VC Fonds Technologie Berlin joined for a third round of funding for nugg.ad AG, a provider of predictive behavioral targeting solutions to advertising agencies, alongside incumbent investors bmp Media Investors...
GERMANY – Consortium of investors inject EUR 4m into Revotar
New investor Goodvent GmbH, via IBG Risikokapitalfonds I, has joined historical investors MVC Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and Deutsche Life Science GmbH in a EUR 4m financing round for Revotar Biopharmaceuticals AG.
UK - Thule Investments supports Voice Commerce Group
Thule Investments, through its BrУК II Venture Capital Fund, has invested an undisclosed sum in IT company Voice Commerce Group.
UK - Foresight supports Silvigen
Foresight Group has invested ТЃ1.75m in Silvigen Ltd, a producer and supplier of biomass fuels for use in the power industry.
AUSTRIA - Earlybird and Delta lead investment in Miracor
Earlybird and Delta Partners have completed a Series-A financing round of EUR 6m for medical technology company Miracor GmbH.
UK - Bridges backs The Gym with £1m
Bridges Ventures has invested a first tranche of ТЃ1m in The Gym, a low cost gym provider.
FRANCE - Oséo backs EUR 580,000 Neli financing
Start-up business Neli Technologies, which develops technology for the digital television sector, has secured EUR 580,000 in new financing, with EUR 260,000 coming from Oséo, EUR 220,000 from business angels, EUR 100,000 from Bretagne Jeunes Entreprises,...
FRANCE - ASI invests in Drimki
Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) has completed a seed round investment in Drimki.
UK - SEP joins £6.5m Fotech funding round
Scottish Equity Partners, US firm Energy Ventures and Saudi Arabian investor Shoaibi Group have backed energy technology company Fotech group with a ТЃ6.5m investment.
AUSTRIA - PONTIS Venture Partners invests in Xendex
PONTIS Venture Partners, alongside a consortium of business angels, has participated in a EUR 2.3m first funding round for mobile games company Xendex.
GERMANY - KTB leads fourth funding round for MergeOptics
KTB Technologie Beteiligungsgesellschaft has led a EUR 5.3m fourth financing round for fibre optics business MergeOptics GmbH, alongside existing investors Earlybird, Target Partners and DVC.
SPAIN - Santander, RBS and DIF Renewable Energy form joint venture
Santander, RBS and Dutch infrastructure fund DIF Renewable Energy have formed SolarCap Partners, a new joint venture aimed at establishing new solar energy projects in Greece, Italy and Spain.
SWITZERLAND - Aescap backs second closing of CHF 32m Vivendy funding round
Aescap Venture has joined the existing investor base consisting of BioMedInvest, LSP Life Science Partners and TVM Capital in a second closing of a CHF 32m series-A financing round for Vivendy Therapeutics.
UK - YFM supports £1.1m Gnodal funding
YFM Group managed South West Ventures Fund has supported Gnodal, a data technology developer, alongside NESTA and private investor Adrian Beecroft in a ТЃ1.1m funding round.
GERMANY - Earlybird invests in Smoodoos.com
Earlybird has invested in just us & friends GmbH, operator of childrens online portal www.smoodoos.com. This makes Earlybird the first institutional investor following an earlier seed financing provided by Business Angels Tino Schöninger and Yulian Patzelt...
SPAIN - Kennet leads EUR 22m funding round for software firm
Kennet Partners has led a EUR 22m series-B financing round for software developer NTRGlobal, alongside Atlas Ventures and existing investors Debaeque and Elaia Partners.
UK - Close Ventures invests £1.35m in Vibrant Energy
Close Ventures has injected ТЃ1.35m into energy services company Vibrant Energy Surveys Ltd as part of a ТЃ1.5m funding round.
SWITZERLAND – BayTech leads USD 3m funding round for Ads-Click
BayTech Venture Capital has led a USD 3m second funding round for online advertising company Ads-Click. An initial investment of USD 4m investment was concluded in March 2007.
GERMANY - TVM Capital leads funding round for Winbox
Lead investor TVM Capital and angel-entrepreneur Robert Schneider have completed a first round of financing for Winbox Technologies AG, a provider of OEM technology solutions for Windows-based TV-centric consumer electronics.
UK - YFM invests £300,000 in eflow
YFM Group managed South West Ventures Fund has invested ТЃ300,000 in eflow Ltd, a specialist software developer for the banking and financial industry.
ITALY – MPS Venture takes 60% stake in bio-tech firm
MPS Venture, through its fund Siena Venture, and venture firm Biofund have acquired a 60% stake in biotechnology firm Externautics in a deal valued at EUR 2.5m. The remaining stake is held by biotech firm Primm.
GERMANY - Wellington Partners invests in amiando
Wellington Partners has led a series-A round of financing for amiando, an online events organizing platform, alongside co-investor Adinvest.
SPAIN – Axón Capital backs Virgin Play with EUR 2.5m
Axón Capital has invested EUR 2.5m in video game developer Virgin Play. The company is also backed by Japanese firm Amuse Entertainment, owner of Japanese listed company AQ Interactive and the private equity fund Spinnaker.