Early-stage
GERMANY – HTGF and Sirius support ILIAS-medical
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Sirius Seedfonds have, together with private investors, completed an undisclosed investment into medical technology company ILIAS-medical GmbH.
GERMANY – IBB and KfW provide follow-on funding for Luceo
A consortium of returning investors, comprising IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, KfW and private investors, has made an undisclosed follow-on investment into mesuring technology company Luceo Technologies GmbH.
UK - Oxford invests £2m into MirriAd
The Oxford Technology Enterprise Capital Fund has invested £2m in a second round of funding for MirriAd, a provider of embedded advertising solutions.
UK - NSEI leads £440,000 investment into Guroo
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led a £440,000 financing round for educational support services company Guroo.
UK - Oxford leads £2.2m Glide investment
The Oxford Technology VCTs have led a £2.2m funding round for specialty pharmaceuticals company Glide Pharma.
SWEDEN - Initium et al invest SEK 4.5m into Medfield
A syndicate of investors, comprising Initium, K-Svets Ventures, Salhgrenska Science Park, Innovationsbron and business angels, has completed an investment of SEK 4.5m into Medfield Diagnostics, a medical device company.
UK - IQ invests in Phonetic Arts
IQ Capital has invested an undisclosed sum in speech technology developer Phonetic Arts Ltd.
CIS - Aureos invests USD 5m into Ala TV
Aureos Central Asia Fund has invested USD 5m into Ala TV, a Kyrgyz cable TV company.
GERMANY - High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital back Lophius
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have made an investment of EUR 600,000 into biotechnology company Lophius Biosciences.
ITALY – MPS backs EUR 6m PharmEste funding
MPS Venture and Mitsubichi Tanabe Group, via its MPH Healthcare fund, have subscribed to a EUR 6m financing round for biotechnology firm PharmaEste, alongside existing investors Z-Cube and Quantica.
UK - Pentech backs USD 2m Metaforic funding
Pentech Ventures and the Scottish Co-Investment Fund have made an investment of USD 2m into Metaphoric Ltd, a provider of anti-tamper software solutions.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden backs Cyrba with SEK 20m
Industrifonden has invested SEK 20m into Cyrba Innovation Products, a supplier of components to the whirlpool industry.
SWITZERLAND - Aravis leads CHF 21m Telormedix funding
Aravis Venture has led a CHF 21m funding round for biotechnology company Telormedix SA. Other investors include Proquest Investments, BSI SA, Nextech Venture and Generali Insurance Group.
SWITZERLAND – TVM Capital backs CHF 24m Nitec Pharma AG investment
TVM Capital and Deutsche Bank have led an investment of CHF 24m into speciality pharmaceutical company Nitec Pharma AG, alongside existing investors NGN Capital, Global Life Sciences Venture and Atlas Venture.
SWITZERLAND – Vinci Capital invests CHF 6m into Omnisens
Vinci Capital has invested CHF 6m into Omnisens SA, a developer of long-distance distributed fiber-optic sensing.
SWEDEN - KTH and STING invest in fuel cell company
KTH Chalmers Capital and STING Capital have invested in fuel cell company myFC AB as part of a SEK 22m funding round, alongside the Sixth Swedish Pension Fund and business angels.
SWEDEN - STING invests in technology companies
STING Capital has invested a total of SEK 5m into three technology companies; Oculus AI, Predect and Zebor Technologies.
SPAIN - Suan Biotech leads EUR 1m Biomedal financing
Suan Biotech has led a EUR 1m funding round for life sciences company Biomedal, investing EUR 700,000, with the remainder being provided by Invercaria, the private equity investment vehicle of Junta Andalicía.
SWEDEN - KTH Chalmers investd in Baymarkets
KTH Chalmers Capital has invested in Baymarkets AB, a provider of financial market systems.
GERMANY - BFB and bmp join Revotar funding
BFB BeteiligungsFonds Brandenburg GmbH and bmp AG have invested in biotechnology company Revotar Biopharmaceuticals AG in a EUR 5.3m second closing of the company's series-A funding round.
GERMANY - High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in HAPILA GmbH
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested in start-up company HAPILA GmbH, which offers processes for purification of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
FRANCE - Xange invests EUR 3m into NovaWatt
Xange Private Equity has invested EUR 3m in a first round of financing for electricity producer NovaWatt.
GERMANY – MIG leads EUR 5m Corimmun funding
MIG AG has led a EUR 5m series-A funding round for biotechnology company Corimmun Gmb. The round also included contributions from new investors GC Fund, Bayern Kapital and KfW Bank, as well as existing backers High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bio-M AG and SeedFonds...