Early-stage
GERMANY – 20/10 Perfect Vision AG receives EUR 13.5m financing
London-based NBGI Ventures has led a EUR 13.5m financing round for laser vision care specialist 20/10 Perfect Vision.
UK - Close Ventures makes £2.1m investment in Resort Hoppa
Close Ventures has completed an investment of ТЃ2.1m into travel company Resorthoppa Group Ltd (formerly Gardenswitch Ltd), a provider of airport transfers for holiday makers. Close Ventures takes a minority stake in the business.
SWEDEN - STING Capital invest in Zebor Technology
STING Capital has invested in Zebor Technology, a seller and promoter of a “green” operating system.
UK - ETF leads £5m investment in Perpetuum
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) has led a ТЃ5m series-B funding round in Perpetuum, a manufacturer of vibration energy harvesting devices.
SPAIN - Danish business angel backs Wamba with EUR 3m
Social community site Wamba has received EUR 3m in funding from Morten Lund, a well-known business angel who previously invested in Estonian software business Skype.
UK - Ingenius invests £824,000 in debut album by The Orange Lights
Ingenius has invested ТЃ824,000 to back the debut album by The Orange Lights, a five-piece band formed by Paul Tucker, the ex-Lighthouse Family Songwriter.
UK - NiTech Solutions benefits from £800,000 of second round funding
PUK Ventures has invested ТЃ800,000 in mixing technology developer NiTech Solutions.
NETHERLANDS - LSP invests in Skyline Diagnostics
Life Sciences Partners and the Erasmus MC Biomedical Fund have co-led a series-A funding round for Skyline Diagnostics BV. No financial details have been disclosed. The new capital will enable the company to bring its first product, the Acute myeloid...
UK - Liverpool Seed Fund invests £250,000 in health screening company
The Merseyside Special Investment Fund's Liverpool Seed Fund has completed an investment of ТЃ250,000 in health screening company Gemini Biomedical Ltd.
UK - IMAC invests $3.2m in online sports network
Ingenious Media Active Capital Ltd (IMAC) has completed an investment of $3.2m in Sportbuzz Ltd, which manages sports online content network Sportingo.com.
SPAIN - Axón Capital closes its first deal
Axón Capital has closed its first deal by investing EUR 1m in game developer Enigma Software Productions.
UK - Mercia Fund leads investment into Warrick Effect Polymers
The Mercia Technology Seed Fund has led an investment in biopolymer company Warrick Effect Polymers (WEP).
UK - 3i et al. lead $26m funding round for Light Blue Optics
3i together with German group Earlybird Venture Capital and Belgium-based Capital-E have led a $26m funding round for miniature projection technology company Light Blue Optics. NESTA also participated in the deal which follows the $2.5m of seed funding...
UK - Seraphim Capital invests £2m in MirriAd
Seraphim Capital has led a ТЃ2m funding round for embedded advertising specialist MirriAd Ltd. Seraphim Capital is a ТЃ30m enterprise capital fund.