Early-stage
SPAIN – Era Biotech looks for new private equity investor
Era Biotech, backed by BCN Emprèn, Invertec (part of Cidem), Galician fund Uninvest, and Reus Capital Riesgo (52.75%), has launched a new round of financing set at EUR 5m seeking to attract a new private equity investor.
GERMANY - Consortium backs copark GmbH
A consortium of investors, comprising High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Kapital and ASTUTIA Equity Partners, has invested in parking space solutions company copark GmbH.
UK - Octopus invests £1.25m in The Key Revolution
Octopus Ventures has invested ТЃ1.25m from its Octopus Titan VCTs into authentication and encryption technology company The Key Revolution in return for a substantial stake in the company.
FRANCE – Avenir Finance leads EUR 700,000 investment into Pole Star
Avenir Finance Gestion has led a EUR 700,000 early-stage investment into software company Pole Star. Avenir provided EUR 500,000, with the balance being contributed by a number of business angels.
UK - Low Carbon Seed Fund invests £175,000 into Evince
The Low Carbon Seed Fund has invested ТЃ175,000 into Evince Technology Ltd, a company that has developed a semiconductor device designed to reduces CO2 emissions, as part of a ТЃ500,000 funding round.
BELGIUM - Tate & Lyle et al invest EUR 3.5m in Fugeia
Tate & Lyle Ventures and Agri Investment Fund have invested EUR 3.5m in Fugeia, a newly formed functional food technology business with a focus on gut health.
UK - UPF seals first deal
MTI Partners' recently launched fund UMIP Premier Fund (UPF), targeting University of Manchester spin-outs, has invested ТЃ1m into Myconostica, a medical diagnostics company, as part of a ТЃ5.4m funding round.
UK - NorthStar leads £1.5m funding round for Caspian Learning
NorthStar Equity Investors has led a ТЃ1.5m funding round for Caspian Learning, a supplier of 3D learning based games.
FINLAND - ASI and Seed Fund Vera invest in Senseg
Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) and Seed Fund Vera have invested an undisclosed sum in Senseg, a Finnish developer of touch interface technology.
PORTUGAL – Esprírito Santo in EUR 5m financing of fibre-optics company
Esprírito Santo Ventures has led a EUR 5m series-B funding round for fibre-optic technology company Multiwave Photonics alongside existing investor Bullnet Capital.
GERMANY – Target Partners and BayTech lead USD 4.5m ChipVision funding
Target Partners and BayTech Venture Capital have led an internal USD 4.5m Series-B funding round for ChipVision Design Systems, a provider of low-power electronic design automation solutions.
UK - Consortium backs £10m third funding round for Revolymer
Revolymer Ltd, a polymer technology company, has closed a ТЃ10m third round of funding from new investors Sloane Robinson, Lehman Brothers International and Naxos Capital Managers, and existing backers Swarraton Partners and IP Group Plc, an intellectual...
UK - ETF and AGF back £5m Novel Polymer Solutions funding
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) and Advantage Growth Fund (AGF) have participated in a ТЃ5m funding round for polymer technology company Novel Polymer Solutions Ltd (NPS) alongside private investors.
UK - YFM invests in MMIC
YFM Group has joined existing investors Scottish Enterprise, NESTA and AEGF in a further ТЃ2.7m series-A funding round for MMIC Solutions Ltd, a supplier of module and subsystem solutions for commercial millimetre wave applications.
GERMANY/US – Consortium invests in CoreOptics
A consortium of investors, comprising T-Com Venture Fund, GIMV, Crescendo Ventures, TVM Capital, High Tech Private Equity, Atila Ventures and Quest for Growth, has closed a USD 25m funding round for CoreOptics, a manufacturer of Gbps optical networking...
GERMANY – b-to-v investor circle backs Online Advertising Solutions
The b-to-v investor circlehas led an undisclosed investment into Online Advertising Solutions. Daniel Klein, founder of online payment solutions service moneybookers, and existing stakeholders also participated in the financing.
UK - MSIF's Mezzanine Fund in £1m buyout of Sterling Scaffolding
Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) has invested ТЃ350,000 from its Mezzanine Fund to support the ТЃ1m buyout of scaffolding supplier Sterling Scaffolding Services Ltd.
UK - Merseyside Mezzanine Fund puts £400,000 into Sovex
Merseyside Special Investment Fund's ТЃ20m Mezzanine Fund has supported Sovex Ltd, a company that designs, manufactures and installs vehicle loading systems and conveyors, with a ТЃ400,000 investment.
UK - Seraphim puts £2m in Aria Networks
Seraphim Capital has invested ТЃ2m in Aria Networks, a developer of next-generation artificial-intelligence software.
SWEDEN - TPG Growth in $40m series-A funding for Albiero
Albiero, a Swedish biotechnology business, has closed a $40m series-A funding round with new commitments from TPG Growth. The company previously attracted $27m in February this year from Nomura Phase4 Ventures, TVM Capital and Scottish Widows Investment...
GERMANY - DEWB leads EUR 5m investment into Nanda
Lead investor Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG (DEWB) and business angel network BrainsToVentures AG (b-to-v) have participated in a EUR 5m Series-B financing round for inspection systems company Nanda Technologies. Other investors...
GERMANY - BASF Venture Capital leads EUR 4m funding for Deutsche Rohstoff AG
BASF Venture Capital GmbH has led a EUR 4m round in raw material producer Deutsche Rohstoff AG, contributing half of the total sum.
UK - Banexi invests in Reevoo
Banexi Ventures Capital has invested in review collection and publishing site Reevoo alongside existing investors. This is the second institutional round of funding for the company, following on from an investment in 2006 from a consortium of investors...
GERMANY - Wellington Partners leads investment in Retailo
Wellington Partners has led a first round of funding for gift card company Retailo AG. The size of the round was not disclosed, but was described as 'significant'.