Expansion
Wise's NTC buys ophthalmic portfolio from Novartis
Following the acquisition, NTC plans to strengthen its market position in the ophthalmic sector
Otium, Daphni back Comet in series-A round
Otium Capital and Kima Ventures previously invested €2m in the recruitment specialist
White Star Capital et al. back Klaxoon with $50m
White Star Capital, Sofiouest, BPI France and Idinvest back the training platform
VC-backed Taxify raises $175m
Korelya Capital takes part in the round alongside Chinese ride-sharing app Did Chuxing
VC firms back $30m series-B for Ava
Majority of the funding comes from existing investors, including Swisscom Ventures
Insight Venture leads $20m round for CoreView
Company will use the fresh capital to expand further internationally and deepen its offering
Kinnevik leads $16m series-A for Pleo
Expenses management company will launch its service across Europe and undertake a recrtuiment drive
Daphni, Idinvest back Lunchr
Daphni has previously invested €2.5m in the France-based booking platform
CapMan acquires stake in RealMachinery
RealMachinery plans to strengthen its position in the Nordic markets with the fresh capital
Cathay Innovation leads €25m series-B for OnTruck
Existing investors include Atomico, Idinvest Partners, All Iron Ventures and Point 9 Capital
Inlfexion's Reed & Mackay bolts on Hillgate Travel
Deal is the fourth bolt-on made by the corporate travel agent under Inflexion's tenure
Goldman Sachs invests in games developer Voodoo
Goldman Sachs invests in France-based Voodoo via the $7bn West Street Capital Partners VII fund
Standout invests in Miradore
Miradore will increase investments to foster organic growth outside of its native Finland
Allianz et al. in €46m round for Moneyfarm
Company's existing shareholders, United Ventures and Cabot Square, also took part in the investment
VC-backed Azimo raises further $20m
Corporate venture player Rakuten Capital leads the investment again, alongside a host of backers
East Ventures backs BRD's $32m ICO
East Ventures invests $12m in the pre-sale stage of BRD's initial coin offering
Draper Esprit leads $16.2m funding round for Realeyes
AI business will look to expand beyond marketing and into robotics, healthcare and education
Endeit leads €6m series-B for Virtuagym
Fresh capital is intended to fuel the international expansion of the fitness software firm
Partech et al. inject $34m into Platform.sh
Partech leads the series-C round for French cloud platform-as-a-service Platform.sh
Eurazeo PME-backed In'Tech acquires Bradshaw Medical
Transaction is expected to double In'Tech Medical's local presence in the US
VC firms in €60m funding round for Sonnen
German VC firms ECapital, Munich Venture Partners and Inven Capital take part
Capzanine backs Magix
Firm's first investment in Germany since it opened an office in Munich in September last year
YFM invests £3m in Arcus
YFM Equity Partners will invest in Arcus, a provider of cloud-based software services, via two VCTs
Albion leads £6.5m series-A for PayAsUGym
Gym pass marketplace will invest in recruitment, product development, marketing and the expansion of its network