Expansion
NextWorld Evergreen invests €20m in Kusmi Tea
GP takes a minority stake in Orientis's tea branch Kusmi Tea as part of a capital increase
Santo leads €22m funding round for Movinga
Santo invests €18m in two €9m tranches; Rocket Internet and Earlybird invest €4.4m
Otium Capital and Kima Ventures in €2m round for Comet
Venture capital funds back startup, which connects freelancers with companies who need staff
BGF invests £2.65m in Monodraught
BGF introduces Ewan Wilson, formerly of HellermannTyton Data, as non-executive chair
EMH invests €50m in Native Instruments
Deal is the third investment for the EMH Digital Growth Fund, which closed on €350m in June
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay acquires Startec
AnaCap supports the transaction with equity from AnaCap Financial Partners III
ECI backs Make It Cheaper
Fresh capital will be used to scale up the company's customer acquisition and increase its depth of service
Seaya Ventures backs Spotahome in $16.1m expansion round
UK-based Passion Capital also provided capital in the fundraising round for Spotahome
Sapphire Ventures backs Feedzai in $50m series-C
VC firm is an existing investor and is joined in the round by another undisclosed backer
Hony Capital buys 30% stake in Mr&Mrs Italy
Management team retains a controlling stake in the Italian luxury parkas manufacturer
Piper injects £6m into Frame
Fitness club chain will look to expand across the UK, with two new sites imminent
Livingbridge backs Mobysoft
Social housing administration business will invest in HR, recruitment and product development
Coparion backs €2m seed round for Vehiculum
Insurance company Schneider Golling and Russian entrepreneur Oskar Hartmann also take part
BIP backs €12m round for Simpleshow
Fresh capital will be used to finance international growth and further develop the website
Nordic Capital to become largest shareholder in listed Nordax
Transaction was implemented through a reverse bookbuilding process with Carnegie Investment Bank
Spanish VC consortium in €3.5m series-A for Coverfy
Round's backers include Spanish firms K Fund, Sabadell Venture Capital and Seaya Ventures
Nordwind leads $6m round for DriveLock
DriveLock intends to expand its product range and grow its presence in existing markets
Northzone leads $14.5m series-A for HappyOrNot
Sydney-headquartered venture capital firm AirTree also takes part in the round
Kibo et al. inject $10m into 21Buttons
Backers include JME and existing investors Samaipata, Breega, 360, Sabadell, Sputnik and Mediaset
Rocket Internet leads series-C for HomeToGo
Insight Venture Partners, Acton Capital Partners and DN Capital also invest
Tengelmann leads €12m series-B funding round for Compeon
Existing investors BtoV Partners and Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures also take part
Initiative & Finance invests in Bel Air Fine Art
GP is currently investing from Initiative & Finance FPCI II, a €168m fund launched in 2015
Iris, eCapital invest €21m in Open-Xchange
Company will target growth in DNS and secure email, and expand into overseas markets
IW Capital leads £8m series-B for WeSwap
Peer-to-peer currency exchange platform will pursue expansion into the Asian market