Venture
Accel closes sixth European fund on $575m
Fund will follow the same strategy as its predecessor, Accel London V, which raised €500m
Sella Venture Partners to launch €150m VC fund-of-funds
Vehicle will make around 20 investments and will target Europe, the US and Israel
All eyes on venture as corporates and PE swoop in
Up to 17% of venture investments in 2018 saw the backing of an investor based outside Europe
LeapFrog raises $700m Emerging Markets Fund III
Prudential Financial, Overseas Private Investment Corporation and IFC acted as lead investors
Voima raises €40m for deep-tech startup fund
Fund is targeting €50m and will make 25-30 investments in seed, pre-seed, series-A and series-B rounds
Beringea raises £64m for VCTs
Fundraise is a record for Beringea and the second largest VCT raise in the last tax year
Bogazici Ventures launches $346m triple fundraise
GP launches a $100m Crypto Fund to invest in ICOs, STOs and other cryptocurrencies
Nauta holds €55m close for later-stage VC fund
Sidecar Fund will provide series-C rounds and follow-on capital to the firm's 40 portfolio companies
Byfounders closes debut fund on €100m
Vehicle was announced in October 2017 and gained the backing of cornerstone investor Vækstfonden
Omers Ventures launches in Europe
Omers Ventures currently manages CAD 800m, and has previously invested in Shopify and Hopper
VGC closes second fund on £50m
British Business Bank committs £30m to the vehicle through its Enterprise Capital Funds
Axeleo closes Capital I fund on €45m
Axeleo's Capital I fund is dedicated to B2B tech startups based in France and Europe
ADM launches Cibus Enterprise Fund
Cibus Enterprise will acquire minority stakes in late-stage venture businesses operating in agtech
Neveq targets €27m for third fund
Vehicle's predecessor Neveq II held a final close on €20.3m in 2014 and is now fully invested
Playfair Capital announces $32m second seed fund
Investments will focus on artificial intelligence, machine learning, B2B SaaS and marketplaces
Hi Inov, Axeleo form strategic partnership
A €10m compartment of fund Hi Inov 2 will be managed by the Axeleo team with a seed focus
Seventure holds first close for Health for Life II
Investments can range from between €500,000-10m per round, or up to €20m per company
Karma Ventures to start raising new fund in 2020
VC's first fund, closed in Q2 last year, is approximately 25% deployed currently
Blossom Capital closes debut fund on $85m
Firm will look to make four or five deals per year and will focus on European technology startups
Japanese bank partners with BaltCap for €100m fund
BaltCap’s Kiisa will join the NordicNinja fund as managing partner alongside two JBIC executives
Practica targets close on €40-50m in 2019
Practica Venture Capital II held a first close on €22m in December 2018, against a €40m target
Czech incubator launches €30m fund
New fund has been set up to invest at the series-A stage in B2B technology companies across Europe
Inovia holds close on $600m for double fundraise, launches in London
Initially launched the funds in May 2018 and held initial closes towards the end of the year
Hi Inov holds first close for Hi Inov 2 on €90m
Series-A specialist also partners with Axeleo Capital for expansion into seed transactions
