Expansion
Aliter-backed Ipsum bolts on Stormport Professional Services
Deal is fourth acquisition for the utilities and infrastructure consolidation platform
Indaco, Invitalia in €8m round for rental startup Sweetguest
Indaco invests via its Indaco Ventures I fund, while Invitalia deploys capital from Italia Venture I
Five Seasons et al. in €17.4m round for Butternut Box
Fresh dog food company will look to expand its sales activity into continental Europe
Summit leads $33m round for A Cloud Guru
IT training platform intends to increase its headcount and invest in product development
HIG WhiteHorse invests in Italian retailer Risparmio Casa
HIG intends to support the company in further strengthening its market position in Italy
Elaia et al. invest €25m in Fretlink series-B
Fresh capital will help Fretlink open new offices in Europe and pursue recruitment efforts
Concentric leads $15m series-B round for Wheely
Ride-hailing company is due to roll out its platform in new cities, with a Paris launch in 2019
NextStage, MI3 invest €17.7m in Bagatelle
Bagatelle currently operates 10 restaurants, plans to open 15 more in the next five years
LDV leads $3.1m funding round for Synthesia
AI lip-synching video platform launched in 2018 and has clients including the BBC and BuzzFeed
Owl Ventures leads $21m series-B for Labster
Balderton Capital, Northzone and Swisscom Ventures also take part in the funding round
Harwell injects £3.5m into Muso
Media-focused anti-piracy firm will invest in sales and marketing-related activities
LDC backs Duncan & Todd's bolt-on of Black & Lizars sites
Transaction sees the opticians group acquiring nine stores from the optometrists chain
Oxford leads £6.5m round for Weengs
Courier service will use the capital to invest in its automated warehouse and product development
NPM Capital backs fintech company Ohpen
Company plans to consolidate its market position, and further expand internationally
DN leads $10m series-A for Leapwork
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate product development and expand in the US
Isai et al. in $41m series-B for 360Learning
France-based e-training courses specialist 360Learning is expanding in the US and UK
HV Holtzbrinck leads $19m series-A for Zencargo
Investors include Pentland Ventures, Tom Stafford, Picus Capital, LocalGlobe and Samos Investments
Idinvest leads €13m series-A for Alsid
Existing investors 360 Capital Partners and Axeleo Capital also take part in the round
VCs in funding round for Cevec
Peppermint Venture, NRW Bank and Creathor Ventures raised €4.5m for Cevec in 2015
EQT Ventures leads £25m series-B for Cytora
Insurance AI firm will use the funding to invest in product development and international expansion
GEI, Nord Croissance back Manganelli
GPs will support the buy-and-build strategy of the audiovisual services specialist
PAI's M Group makes triple bolt-on
Infrastructure group acquires telecoms-focused Avonline Networks and water specialists IWJS and TPC
Idinvest leads $24m round in LumApps
Company intends to use the financing to scale up its team and further expand internationally
MIP leads €2m series-A for flower delivery startup Colvin
New injection of capital brings the total funding raised by the Spanish company to €11m