Venture
Blockchain Valley Ventures gears up for new fund launch
Swiss venture and advisory firm BVV backs companies in the blockchain and emerging fintech space
Insight Partners XI closes on $9.5bn
Fund deploys equity tickets in the $10-350m range in startups operating across the software industry
CDP Venture Capital invests €21m in Primo Space Fund
Fund has an €80m target and invests in seed, series-A and series-B rounds in the space technology sector
Gilde Healthcare V close on $450m hard-cap
Legal advice was provided by a team from Jones Day led by partner Quirine Eenhorst
Revo Capital Fund II holds first close on €40m
Domiciled in the Netherlands and structured as a BV, the fund has a 2% management fee
Lilium raises $240m in series- C funding round
Aviation startup has so far raised more than $340m
LSP closes sixth fund on $600m
Fund invests in European companies developing new medications and medical technologies
Sparkmind holds first close for debut ed-tech fund
KRR III and Finnish Industry Investment back the fund as cornerstone investors
Frontline closes FrontlineX fund on $80m
Frontlinex has already made investment in TripActionsт series-B and People.AIтs $100m series-C
Enern nears close for VC fund, on road for growth vehicle
While the VC fund is largely committed, Enern is still open to hearing from interested parties
Innovestor holds first close for industrial fund
Fund has a focus on sectors benefiting from the fourth industrial revolution
Lakestar holds final closes totalling $735m
Lakestar Growth I will target late-stage rounds, while Lakestar III will focus on early-stage
Speedinvest III closes on €190m
Announced in February 2019 with a target of €175m, the fund closed on its hard-cap
CapitalT holds first close for debut fund
VC firm was founded by Janneke Niessen and Eva de Mol, and will target €40m for its first vehicle
OTB Ventures closes debut fund on $100m
Fund deploys equity tickets of up to $15m in technology startups based in central and eastern Europe
Atomico closes fifth-generation fund on $820m
Atomico V is the largest of any Europe-based venture fund in 2020, according to Unquote Data
Vertis to launch €120m fifth VC scaleup fund
Fund will target companies with revenues of at least €5m, operating in a wide range of innovative sectors
Oxx holds $133m final close for debut fund
Venture fund held a first close on $100m in May 2018 and will focus on B2B software companies
VR Ventures announces €40m first close for debut fund
Fund is backed by banks including Berliner Volksbank and will focus on financial and property technology
Ion Pacific targets $150m for VC secondaries fund
Firm focuses on direct secondaries and LP interests in VC funds, as well as GP recapitalisations
GreyBella Capital to launch new fund by mid-2020
Fund targets series-A and -B rounds in companies operating in life sciences and complex technologies
Active Partners closes third fund on £100m
Active Partners closed its predecessor fund, Active ECF, on $40m in September 2016
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