Venture
Macron pledges €5bn investment for late-stage venture
President says €2bn will back late-stage funds, and €3bn will support publicly listed tech firms
Altamar near to €450m final close for Galdana Ventures II
Fund is larger than its predecessor, Galdana Ventures I, which closed on €275m in 2016
Primomiglio to launch €80m VC space technology fund
Fund will be larger than Barcamper Ventures, which targets digital and software companies
Nation 1 launches debut fund with a target of €35m
Vehicle plans to invest in Czech startups and small and medium-sized companies with global ambition
Skylake Capital launches $150m early-stage fund
New venture firm is launched by Marcos Battisti, formerly of C5 Capital and Intel Capital
Outward VC holds first close on £38m
Outward VC was previously called INVC and was founded by former Investec Bank executives in 2017
SoftBank to launch second Vision Fund with $108bn
Vision Fund II has received commitments from investors in its predecessor
Visionaries Club holds double close on <€80m
Debut funds for new Berlin-based VC Visionaries Club approach their hard-caps with family offices as LPs
Kibo Ventures targets €100m for third fund
Kibo's second fund has recently finished its investment period after closing on €71m in 2016
Medicxi closes third fund on €400m
Vehicle will invest across the full spectrum of healthcare companies from early to late stages
IQ Capital closes two funds on $300m
Growth Opportunities Fund is IQ Capital's later-stage vehicle, and has held a first close on $125m
Innovacom holds first close on €40m for Technocom3
French VC Innovacom targets a €60m final close by Q4 2018 for seed fund Technocom3
Seventure launches Sport & Performance Capital fund
Vehicle will back around 15 companies, startups and SMEs operating in the sports industry
Creandum closes fifth venture capital fund on €265m
Fund will target seed and series-A opportunities in technology sectors across Europe
Vesalius holds final close on €120m
Vehicle was launched in March 2017 and held a first close on €65m towards its €150m target in 2017
Dawn closes $125m Opportunities fund
New fund will also invest in startups previously backed by Dawn at earlier stages
GP Bullhound holds €113m final close for Fund IV
Vehicle will predominantly focus on later-stage rounds for European technology businesses
Cherry Ventures III closes on €175m
Cherry Ventures has made several promotions alongside the closing of its third fund
Capgemini and Isai launch €90m Isai Cap Venture
France-based consultancy Capgemini and VC Isai launch fund to back B2B services startups
KKR targets $1.5bn for second growth tech fund
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in November last year and expects to hold a final close in Q3
Crane Venture holds final close for maiden $90m fund
Pan-European vehicle will target early-stage enterprise software and data-focused startups
Velocity Capital raises €105m evergreen fintech fund
VC has also appointed SureTrade and TradeKing co-founder Don Montanaro as partner
Future Positive holds first close for debut fund on $57m
Future Positive Capital was founded in 2017 by former Index Ventures executive Sofia Hmich
GP Profile: Partech Partners
Venture veteran Partech prepares to leverage its digital experience to take on the buyout world
