Venture
Newfund 2 holds final close on €130m
Newfund 2 is a significant step-up from the €72m Newfund 1 but comes short of €150m target
Tera holds €21m first close for Tera Ventures II
First close comes after a year on the fundraising trail since announcing the fund in January
BPI France closes €200m Fonds Build-up International
Fonds Build-up International will back French SMEs and mid-cap firms generating turnover of between €20m-1.5bn
Raise holds first close for venture fund on €60m
Mostly backed by corporates, French GP's venture vehicle targets a €100m final close
360 Capital launches €60m fund
Poli360 was launched in partnership with Italian university Politecnico di Milano
Go Capital holds interim close for Amorçage II
Go Capital's second seed fund had previously held a first close on €60m in May 2017
Jadeberg Partners goes deal-by-deal
Jadeberg will invest the proceeds of divesting its second fund on a deal-by-deal basis
Marondo holds first close on €72m
Fund was registered in Munich as Marondo Small-Cap Growth Fund I Gmbh & Co KG in February 2018
Felicis closes sixth fund on $270m
Felicis has a global investment mandate and has previously invested in 40 countries
CareVentures holds first close on €60m
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg as CareVentures Fund II SCSP in April this year
CapDecisif holds first close for CapDecisif 4
VC is aiming to exceed its €50m target but will not surpass the €70m assigned hard-cap
Digital+ Partners holds final close on €350m
Vehicle was launched in 2016 with a €300m target and held a first close on €131.5m in 2017
Rocket Internet launches second fund
Rocket Internet Capital Partners I held a final close on its $1bn hard-cap in January 2017
SHS V holds first close on €90m
Vehicle was launched in March 2018 with a target of €150m, a 20% increase on SHS IV
Andera holds €360m first close for Winch Capital 4
Andera's fourth generation SMEs fund is well positioned to hit its €400m hard-cap in Q3 2018
Insight closes 10th fund on $6.3bn
Total is 5% more than the fund's $6bn target and 32% more than the $4.75bn raised by its predecessor
C5 Capital aiming to close second fund in Q1 next year
C5 owns six companies through its, now fully allocated, initial 2013-vintage $100m fund
Seventure nears final close for Digital Opportunities Fund
Seventure is also currently fundraising for its Health For Life II and AVF vehicles
BlackFin holds €180m final close for tech fund
Having held a first close a year ago, BlackFin Tech Fund 1 surpasses €150m target
AP Ventures launches two funds with $200m commited
New vehicles will inherit seed investments made by PGM producer Anglo American Platinum
BPI France launches InnoBio 2
BPI France and France-based corporate Sanofi have already made commitments to the vehicle
Forbion holds first close above target at €270m
Fund officially launched in May 2018 and Forbion expects to hold a final close in Autumn 2018
Abingworth closes 12th fund on $315m
ABV VII will follow the same strategy as its predecessor, investing in early- and late-stage deals
Draper Esprit to co-invest with Earlybird
Draper Esprit has taken a stake in Earlybird's new Digital West Early Stage Fund VI
