Expansion
Alven leads $16m series-B for Freeda Media
Investor club U-Start, Endeavor Catalyst and several family offices also take part in the funding round
Providence backs restaurant software developer Mapal
GP provides growth capital to mid-market software and tech firms based in Europe and North America
Summit invests $40m in ProGlove
Summit Partners has taken a minority stake in the industrial wearables manufacturer
Index leads €35m round for Spendesk
Spendesk is a spend management platform for business and has now raised €45m in funding
Dawn Capital in £110m round for Sonovate
Dawn Capital has invested in two previous funding rounds for the online lender
Experienced Capital backs Oh My Cream
French cosmetics business, founded in 2013, expects to generate revenues of €13m in 2019
Duet, EMEA Capital back Moneybaba
Moneybaba is an online lender focused on emerging markets and already operates in South America
LSP, Gimv et al. back iStar Medical €40m series-C
Series-C round will help Belgian medical device company to commercialise products
VCs in $23m series-B for Elliptic
New investor AlbionVC and existing backers SignalFire and Octopus have invested in Elliptic
Apposite's Riverdale bolts on Archway Dental Practice
Bolt-on follows the recent acquisitions of Hebburn and Pelaw dental practices, inked in August
Ventech in SEK 74m round for Capcito
Ventech and Schibsted Growth, a Swedish investor, both join the round as new investors
Argos-backed Maison Berger bolts on Groupe Devineau
This is the second bolt-on inked by the company this year, following its acquisition of Bescent
Essling invests in mobility specialist Ubitransport
GP deploys capital from its Essling Expansion fund, which held a €100m first close in February 2019
Panoramic acquires CMI, bolts on BTA
Panoramic's investment in managed services providers CMI is its 12th from its second fund
Bowmark reinvests in Aston Lark
Bowmark Capital Partners sold insurance broker Aston Lark to Goldman Sachs in May 2019
Eurazeo, ADM in €60m round for M2I
Idinvest first invested in the pheromones and complex molecules producer in 2017
Beringea leads $5.5m series-A for Arctic Shores
Fresh capital will help accelerate international expansion and launch a SaaS platform
Atomico leads £10m series-A for Koru Kids
Existing investors AlbionVC, Forward Partners and JamJar also take part
Felix et al. in £7m seed round for Residently
Felix Capital, LocalGlobe and A/O Proptech have invested in rentals platform Residently
Three Hills invests £40m in telematics specialist Trak
Company plans to use the capital to boost its international expansion, primarily in North America
Battery Ventures leads $33m round for Mews
Battery leads the series-B round, with principal Sanjiv Kalevar joining the board
Novax sells 28% stake in EMG to Verdane
Norway-based PE firm Verdane acquires a minority stake in the education marketing business
VCs in $16.5m series-B for Bestmile
Existing investors Partech and Groupe ADP also re-up in the transportation software company
Kleiner Perkins leads $16m series-A for Inkitt
Redalpine, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and Earlybird have also invested in the publishing platform