Expansion
KCP injects £4m into Sparta Global
IT consultancy will recruit 100 staff as it opens new offices in Leeds and Birmingham
Accel leads $22.5m series-D for GoCardless
VC firms Balderton Capital, Notion and Passion have also taken part in the round
Jadeberg backs €2m round for CS Group
Firm made the investment using capital from its second growth capital fund MCF II
Downing VCTs back Empiribox
Empiribox supplies around 150 UK primary schools with equipment, lesson plans and training
Creandum and Eight Roads lead $10m series-A for 8fit
Fresh capital will be used for recruitment to support the company's international user growth
NVM backs Volo Commerce
New capital will be used to expand the business internationally with a focus on North America
Eurazeo et al. in €40m capital increase for Younited
Previous investors Crédit Mutuel, AG2R and Weber, took part in the round alongside new investors
Swisscom reinvests in Adello
VC also announces Bettina von Kupsch of Swisscom Mobile has joined Adello's board
Speedinvest, AWS Gründerfonds back Myclubs
Push Ventures has also invested in the round as well as the founders of diabetes app Mysugr
CM-CIC provides Manuloc with €85m of follow-on funding
GP first invested in the company in 2000, making a follow-up investment in 2010
Spectrum injects €26m into Digital Marketing Institute
Digital marketing training company will undertake international expansion following the deal
Redalpine in €8m series-A for Zenjob
Acton Capital Partners, 500 Startups and Atlantic Labs also took part in the round
Deal in Focus: Mangrove et al. in $40m round for Lesara
Investors include VC firms Paua, Cherry, Simile, Partech, Northzone and Vorwerk
Summit commits follow-on investment to Relex
GP completes an expansion capital investment in its Finland-based portfolio company Relex
Draper Esprit, Touchstone in $24m round for Ieso
Digital healthcare provider will look to expand its US and European presence following the deal
Newfund leads €1m round for Shotgun
Newfund provides the majority of the round, with business angels contributing the remainder
Invus injects $48m into Bizagi
Enterprise software company will look to expand its presence across Europe and the US
NextStage backs Steel Shed Solutions with €11.5m
Funding will be used to ramp up the company’s sales growth and development in Europe and Africa
Battery, Holtzbrinck back €10m series-A for Zeitgold
Both VC firms reinvest due to a technological breakthrough after February's seed round
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Labster
Existing investors Northzone and Unity Technologies founder David Helgason also take part
Partech invests €30m in SendinBlue series-A
Partech has been one of the busiest VC investors on the continent this year
Goldman Sachs invests £100m in Neyber
Hybrid investment in consumer loans provider will see Goldman Sachs take a minority stake
3i-backed Atesteo buys Straesser
Straesser will continue to operate under its own name and Rolf Strässer will remain managing partner
Beechbrook backs Kuldeteknisk and ICP Nurseries
GP deploys capital from its Private Debt III fund and UK SME Credit I fund to back the companies