Venture
Blossom closes Fund II on $185m
Portfolio companies include UK-based Duffel, Swiss company Frontify and Ireland-based Tines
415 Capital holds first close for maiden fund
Medtech-focused VC fund will target startups involved in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases
Heal Capital launches first fund, hires Weiß as partner
Berlin-based VC has received €80m in commitments and will focus on technology-enabled healthcare
KKR holds $2.2bn final closing for second tech growth fund
Fund invests in both majority and minority stakes and deploys equity tickets of more than $50m
Jeito holds €200m first close for maiden fund
France-based venture capital investor is planning to reach the fund's €500m target by Q4 2020
Eureka Venture launches maiden €50m VC fund
Fund follows several recent launches of early-stage-focused vehicles across southern Europe
Felix closes third fund on $300m
In conjunction with the fund close, the firm has also hired two advisers and a new CFO
Greenspring closes VC secondaries fund on $800m
Fund targets investments in expansion-stage companies as well as LP interests
SET Ventures Raises Fund closes third fund on €100m
Dutch VC closes the fund, launched in Q1 2019 and focusing on energy transition
SmartFin closes sophomore fund on €240m
Belgian early-stage and growth fund will provide €500,000-12m equity tickets
Volta collects €35m for Volta Ventures II
New vehicle will provide funding to Benelux-based software and internet startups
Slingshot Ventures aims to raise up to €100m in 2020
VC will consider breaking with tradition with a separate institutional fund of up to €40m
Truffle Capital collects €390m across two venture funds
GP raises sector-specific funds, while it previously managed generalist vehicles
Ada holds first close on £27m
Ada Ventures' founding partners, Francesca Warner and Matt Penneycard, met at Downing Ventures
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MMC Ventures holds final close for Scale Up Fund on £100m
Bluetower Associates acted as placement agent and Osborne Clarke provided legal advice
Northzone closes ninth fund on $500m
NZ IX invests primarily in series-A and series-B rounds, financing companies based in Europe and the US
EQT closes Ventures II on €660m
EQT Ventures II will back European startups and US companies looking to expand in Europe
CVC closes second growth fund on $1.6bn
Fund targets high-growth, mid-market technology companies based in North America and Europe
Innogest to launch trio of €100m VC funds
Healthcare and digital tech vehicles will each target 12-15 companies with €10m tickets
Balderton VII closes on $400m hard-cap
Balderton VII's predecessor closed on $375m and is now more than 50% deployed over 30 investments
Acton Capital Partners closes fifth fund on $215m
Firm has made six investments from the fund so far, with two more in the pipeline
FII holds €110m second close for growth capital fund
FII, in partnership with Lazio Innova, also launches an €18m VC fund called FII Tech Growth Lazio
Frog holds first close for Frog European Growth II
Frog Capital has closed its second European Growth fund on more than a third of its €150m target
