Venture
UK & Ireland Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the UK & Ireland market across the buyout, venture and debt spaces
Aldea Ventures holds €60m first closing
Fund follows a hybrid strategy, investing both in small VC vehicles and technology startups
UVC Partners set for Q2 2021 final close for third fund
UnternehmerTUM Fonds III is targeting €150m and held a first close in October 2020 on €108m
Capza Growth Tech Fund eyes €250-300m target
Fund invests in tech companies across continental Europe, with the aim of boosting their expansion
Target Global heads for Growth II final close
Fund will make series-B and -C investments; it has a target of тЌ400m and a hard-cap of тЌ600m
Commonfund Venture Partners XIII closes on $625m
CVP XIII plans to deploy the majority of its capital in established early-stage global venture capital funds
Newion to start raising two new funds in Q4
Larger fund will support seed and series-A rounds, while the other will target more mature companies
Italy Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote compiles a round up of the most notable fundraises ongoing across the Italian market, including Clessidra, Quadrivio, Mandarin, and more
Earlybird heads for Growth Opportunities final close
European VC investor is also fundraising for its latest Digital West and Health funds
Inovia Capital closes second growth fund on $450m
Inovia will use the new fund to grow its presence in the UK and Europe
DACH Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote compiles a roundup of the most notable fundraises ongoing across the DACH market, including Capiton, Afinum, Gyrus, Cipio, and more
Passion Capital opens third fund to retail investors through Seedrs
Passion launched the fund in late 2017 and has already made 11 deals through the vehicle
AM Ventures holds first close for 3D printing venture fund
Additive manufacturing-focused venture capital firm has a target of €100m for the vehicle
Iron Wolf Capital eyes €30m-plus fund launch after 2023
Baltic venture capital investor raised €21m for its first fund in 2019
Sofinnova Crossover Fund closes on €445m
Fund focuses on investments in later-stage biopharma and medtech companies that need capital to scale up
Beyond Black holds first close for Pledge Fund I
Following the тЌ20m first close, the Berlin-based VC aims to launch a larger cleantech-focused fund
2150 holds first close on €130m for debut fund
It plans to back 20 companies, offering equity cheques of up to тЌ40m across the life of an investment
Skylake Capital holds first close, makes first deal
Debut fund leads a $3m round in UK-based deep-learning startup Mindtrace
Advent Life Sciences raises $215m across two new funds
Funds invest in early- and mid-stage life sciences companies developing new therapeutics and technologies
Passion Capital closes venture secondaries deal
Fund closed in 2011 on ТЃ37.5m but now boasts a NAV north of ТЃ100m
Five Seasons launches second fund
VC targets the European food technology industry, primarily investing in series-A and -B rounds
Eurazeo Smart City II Venture holds €80m first close
Fund invests in energy, transport, property technology and logistics startups worldwide
Abingworth Bioventures 8 closes on $465m
ABV 8 targets companies developing innovative therapeutics, with investments across the US, UK and continental Europe
PSG closes debut European fund on €1.25bn
PSG Europe invests in lower-mid-market software and technology-enabled services companies