Early-stage
SPAIN - Clave Mayor invests in renewable energy player
Clave Mayor, through its Fondo Tecnologico Seguranza, has invested EUR 3m in DC Wafers, a manufacturer of silicon wafers for use in photovoltaic cells.
GERMANY - High-Tech Gründerfonds and DuMont Venture invest in livedome
High-Tech Gründerfonds and DuMont Venture, have, together with a private investor, invested in online streaming company livedome GmbH.
UK - Bank of Scotland supports £450,000 Suface Generation deal
Oxford Investment Opportuity Network (OION) and Bank of Scotland Corporate's Growth Capital team have each invested £140,000 in mould tooling technology company Surface Generation Ltd as part of a £450,000 third round of funding.
UK - I-Source supports Webjam
I-Source has invested a further £1m in social networking site Webjam.
GERMANY – VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin invests in DFW
Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin GmbH, managed by IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, has invested an undisclosed amount in niche broadcaster DFW Deutsche Fernsehwerke GmbH, alongside strategic investors Madsack GmbH & Co KG and south&browse GmbH.
FRANCE - CDC Innovation and Innovacom invest EUR 750,000 in Maeglin
CDC Innovation and Innovacom have invested EUR 750,000 in Maeglin Software in a first round of financing.
GERMANY - T-Online Venture Fund invests EUR 2m in swoodoo
T-Online Venture Fund has invested EUR 2m in travel comparison company swoodoo GmbH.
GERMANY - SHS and KfW invest in Biontis
Funds managed by Tübingen-based growth investor SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement have invested in laboratory equipment manufacturerBiontis GmbH alongside KfW Mittelstandsbank's ERP Start-up Fund.
UK - Close Ventures leads £2.6m funding round for Dexela
Close Ventures has invested £1.4m as part of a £2.6m funding round for Dexela Ltd, a developer of 3D imaging technology, alongside London Technology Fund and existing shareholders.
SWEDEN - Creandum invests EUR 420,000 in Videoplaza
Creandum has invested EUR 420,000, together with business angels Henrik Torstensson and Magnus Hultman, in VideoPlaza, an online advertising start-up.
UK - Amadeus leads USD 16m funding round for Secerno
Amadeus Capital Partners has led a USD 16m series-B funding round into software company Secerno Ltd alongside existing backers Eden Ventures and Spark Ventures.
FRANCE - Vizille Capital invests EUR 1.5m in Ariana
Vizille Capital Innovation, part of Credit Mutuel-CIC bank, has invested EUR 1.5m in pharmaceuticals business Ariana Pharmaceuticals SA in a first round of fundraising, taking a minority stake in the company.
GERMANY – Consortium invests seven figure sum in Qiro GmbH
A consortium of investors, comprising Michael W Schwetje, High-Tech Gründerfonds, VC Fonds Technologie Berlin and BBAF Business Angels Fondsgesellschaft mbH has raised a seven figure sum in a second funding round for mobile services company Qiro GmbH....
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 Brú II Venture Capital Fund, has invested an undisclosed sum in IT company Voice Commerce Group.
UK - Foresight supports Silvigen
Foresight Group has invested £1.75m 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 £1m 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 £6.5m 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.