Early-stage
UK - Consortium backs £10m third funding round for Revolymer
Revolymer Ltd, a polymer technology company, has closed a £10m 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 £5m 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 £2.7m 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 £350,000 from its Mezzanine Fund to support the £1m buyout of scaffolding supplier Sterling Scaffolding Services Ltd.
UK - Merseyside Mezzanine Fund puts £400,000 into Sovex
Merseyside Special Investment Fund's £20m Mezzanine Fund has supported Sovex Ltd, a company that designs, manufactures and installs vehicle loading systems and conveyors, with a £400,000 investment.
UK - Seraphim puts £2m in Aria Networks
Seraphim Capital has invested £2m 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'.
UK - MTSF invests in nanoTherics
The Mercia Technology Seed Fund (MTSF) has invested an undisclosed sum into scientific medical devices company nanoTherics Ltd.
SPAIN – Caja Navarra to invest in video game developer
Caja Navarra is to invest up to EUR 500,000 in Catalonian video game developer U-Play Studios through the Eurocam Alto Rendimiento fund.
FRANCE - Oddo AM makes three investments
Oddo Asset Management has made three early-stage investments in eco-innovation companies.
SPAIN – Caja Navarra backs biotech project
Caja Navarra has acquired a 20% stake in pharmaceutical company CBlaya & MHuguet in a capital expansion deal valued at EUR 500,000.
UK - Finance Cornwall invests in Cloud Nine
Finance Cornwall has invested an undisclosed sum in Kernow Eco Housing, a designer and marketer of high specificaion homes built from sustainable materials.
SWITZERLAND - I-Source funds BeamExpress SA with $1.3m
I-Source has provided $1.3m to BeamExpress SA, a developer of vertical cavity surface-emitting laser technology. The proceeds will be used to expand the team and move from prototype to series production.
UK - Longbow and Capital Fund invest £1m in Domainex
Longbow Capital and The Capital Fund have invested £1m in biopharmaceutical company Domainex.
UK - Spark, Catapult and Nesta invest in Haemostatix
Spark Ventures, Catapult and Nesta have invested £1.24m in drug development company Haemostatix Ltd.
UK - Finance Wales invests in Epitiro
Finance Wales has invested an undisclosed sum in Epitiro, a company which undertakes analysis of broadband providers.
FRANCE – Demeter injects EUR 1.5m in TREZ
Demeter Partners has invested EUR 1.5m in TREZ in a first round of financing. TREZ plans to industrialise an innovative patented zinc-bearing hazardous waste process originating from the surface treatment industry. The financing round will be used to...
UK - YFM in £2m investment in Micrima
YFM Group and Swarraton Partners have led a £2m investment in Micrima, a company that is developing radio wave technology to improve the detection of breast cancer.