Expansion
BayBG invests in tiramizoo
Bayrische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (BayBG) has bought an 8.5% stake in German messenger service start-up tiramizoo from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
Holtzbrinck Ventures leads series-A investment in L’ArcoBaleno
Holtzbrinck and other investors have taken part in a seven-figure funding round for design e-commerce site L’Arcobaleno.
Italian VCs inject €2m into Personal Factory
IMI Fondi Chiusi has joined existing backers Vertis and Fondamenta in a €2m round for building materials company Personal Factory.
Octopus leads £3.7m investment in Amplience
Octopus Investment, joined by existing shareholders as well as new investor Northstar Ventures, has led a £3.7m series-B funding round for e-commerce technology company Amplience.
Imperial et al. back Polytherics and Antitope merger
Imperial Innovations, Mercia Fund Management, Catapult Venture Managers and Invesco Perpetual have provided £13.5m for the takeover of Antitope by UK-based biotechnology firm Polytherics.
Index et al. back Wool And The Gang with $2.8m
UK-based knitwear e-commerce company Wool And The Gang has raised $2.8m from Index Ventures, Wellington Partners and MMC Ventures.
Atlas leads €2.5m round for Harbour Antibodies
Atlas Venture has led a €2.5m funding round for Rotterdam-based Harbour Antibodies, an engineer of transgenic mice designed to produce high-affinity human antibodies.
Sycamore Aviation lands £750,000 investment
Durham-based Sycamore Aviation has received a £750,000 cash injection from a syndicate of investors led by regional firm FW Capital.
United Ventures supports LoveTheSign
United Ventures has led a €1m funding round for e-commerce interior design site LoveTheSign.com.
Octopus backs Affectv with £2m
Octopus Investments has injected £2m into Affectv, a UK-based targeted-advertisement technology company.
Jobandtalent raises €2.5m from Kibo Ventures et al.
Spanish venture capital investor Kibo Ventures has led a €2.5m funding round for recruitment firm Jobandtalent.
Gimv et al. back Jenavalve
A consortium of venture capital investors has injected $62.5m as part of a series-C round for Jenavalve Technology, a Germany-based medical devices manufacturer.
MMC in $1.5m round for Invenias
MMC Ventures has taken part in a $1.5m funding round for UK-based Invenias, a cloud-based search software provider for executive recruitment firms.
ReNeuron raises £33.2m
Several venture capital investors, including the Wales Life Sciences Investment Fund, have participated in a £33.2m funding round for stem cell development firm ReNeuron.
French VCs in €23.5m round for Withings
State-backed investor BPI France, Idinvest Partners, 360 Capital Partners and existing backer Ventech have invested €23.5m in French smart devices business Withings.
UI Gestion injects €15m into GBNA
French GP UI Gestion has provided private healthcare group GBNA with €15m of growth capital funding.
Active Venture Partners backs ReviewPro
Active Venture Partners has injected €3m into Spanish online reputation analytics firm ReviewPro.
Greek taxi-hailing start-up Taxibeat secures $2m
Athens-based Taxibeat, a taxi-hailing start-up business, has received $2m in fresh funding, marking a reawakening in Greece's hushed investment market.
Panoramic backs Captify Media
Panoramic Growth Equity has injected £1.2m into digital marketing company Captify Media in exchange for a minority stake.
BGF invests £10m in York Mailing
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £10m in UK printing business York Mailing, a producer of retail flyers, media inserts and catalogues.
MCI backs Answear.com
MCI Management has invested in Polish online fashion retailer Answear.com in return for a minority stake.
Smadex raises €600,000 from Cabiedes et al.
Spanish mobile advertising firm Smadex has closed a €600,000 funding round with participation from Cabiedes & Partners.
Oakley's intergenia acquires German web hosting company
Oakley Capital Equity Partners’s (OCEP) portfolio company intergenia has bought web hosting provider Internet24.
Idinvest leads €34m round for Crocus
Idinvest Partners has led a €34m funding round for Crocus Technology, a French supplier of magnetic semiconductors and sensors, with participation from a consortium of new and existing backers.