Expansion
Cathay et al. in $38m series-B for ride-hailing app Heetch
Existing shareholders Idinvest, Alven, Felix, InnovAllianz and Via-ID also take part in the round
Ampersand takes minority stake in GenDX
Ampersand typically invests $10-50m in companies with $10-100m in annual revenue
Notion Capital leads $12m series-A for HeyJobs
Notion Capital typically leads funding rounds with a first investment of $3-5m in startups
Alto Partners backs Olimpia Splendid
GP invests via its Alto Capital IV fund, which closed on its €210m hard-cap in April 2018
Active and Gresham House in funding round for TravelLocal
Online holiday-booking platform will invest in its international marketing activity
Longship-backed Sensio acquires Vestfold Audio
Combined group is majority owned by Longship, employs 75 people and projects revenues of NOK 150m
TPG, Insight in $500m round for Kaseya
Funding round will support the acquisition of ID Agent and reportedly values Kaseya at $1.75bn
Sequoia, Spark Capital lead $47m series-C for Tourlane
Existing investors in Tourlane include NFQ Capital, DN Capital and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures
Insight and DST lead $230m series-A for Checkout.com
GIC, Blossom, Endeavour Catalyst and others also took part in the round for the e-payments firm
VC firms in $30m series-B for logistics specialist Freighthub
Maersk Growth, Northzone, Unbound, GFC and Cherry Ventures also take part in the investment
Kirk Kapital invests in Catacap’s TPA
Both Catacap and the company’s management team will remain invested in the business
Foresight invests £5m in Steamforged Games
Capital will be used to roll out Steamforged's pipeline of eight new games in the next 24 months
Beringea invests in $19m series-A for Fnatic
Round was led by LVL1 Group, the holding company of tech entrepreneur Lev Leviev
Lakestar leads €150m series-D for Spanish startup Glovo
Idinvest Partners and Korelya Capital also took part in the round, alongside Papa John's owner Drake Enterprises
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