Early-stage
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 £1.1m 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 £1.35m into energy services company Vibrant Energy Surveys Ltd as part of a £1.5m 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 £300,000 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.
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 £1.25m 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 £175,000 into Evince Technology Ltd, a company that has developed a semiconductor device designed to reduces CO2 emissions, as part of a £500,000 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 £1m into Myconostica, a medical diagnostics company, as part of a £5.4m funding round.
UK - NorthStar leads £1.5m funding round for Caspian Learning
NorthStar Equity Investors has led a £1.5m 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.