Venture
Augmentum raises £94m in LSE flotation
Newly announced investment vehicle will deploy a substantial portion of the funds within one year
Seraphim prepares launch of $250m global space fund
First close could be held by Q3 2018, with a full pipeline for the deal team
Ventech holds first close on €140m
Ventech will stick to its strategy of investing in early-stage European companies
Station 12 to raise £60m for venture funds
VC will target early- and growth-stage investments in the media, entertainment and knowledge space
BNP Paribas launches venture fund
BNP Paribas Capital Partners' vehicle targets financial services and insurance startups
iBionext closes maiden fund iBionext Growth on €90m
Backers of the fund include French and international investors, including a Chinese corporate
Battery Ventures closes two new funds totalling $1.25bn
Tech-focused GP closes an $800m principal vehicle and a $450m fund to invest alongside it
Abac launches venture fund to invest in Spanish start-ups
Vehicle, created in partnership with Rubén Bonet, will invest up to €100,000 per round
8GT launches £110m Sino-British venture fund
Government-formed fund will partner with Chinese institutes to invest in UK tech companies
Marathon holds €32m second close for seed fund
Latest investors in the fund include the European Investment Fund and Athens-based Equifund
Tera Ventures to raise €55m for second seed fund
Early-stage venture capital investor intends to hold a first close for the fund in 2018
Augmentum to launch £125m listed fund
New fintech-dedicated vehicle will acquire the GP's stakes in five portfolio companies
Conor to raise third technology fund
Target size of the latest vehicle is around double the amount raised by its predecessor
DN Capital closes GVC Fund IV on €200m
Primary focus is on the UK and Germany, with France and the Nordic region as secondary investment markets for the fund
Cap A launches Nordic B2B technology fund
VC firm is planning an initial close for the fund during the first half of 2018
GP Bullhound IV holds €65m first close
Latest vehicle has surpassed capital raised by its predecessor, GP Bullhound Fund III
Holtzbrinck holds first and final close on €306m
Fund closes at a similar size to its predecessor and will to pursue the same strategy
Runa Capital launches third fund
VC firm is looking to attract existing investors and will invest a maximum of $10m per project
Ring Capital holds first close on €140m
French GP, launched in 2017, backs French tech companies in their early-stage phases
Luminar launches maiden fund, targeting SEK 500m
Fund will invest in Sweden-based early-stage technology firms with seed and pre-seed funding
Fly Ventures closes maiden fund on $41m
German VC will use AI to source European companies in the automation software segment
Inventure Fund III holds first close on €110m
Vehicle is the third fund raised by Inventure for early-stage technology investments
Hadean Ventures holds €35m first close for debut fund
VC firm is planning on completing a first deal with a Nordic startup in Q1 2018
CapMan raises €86m for Growth Equity Fund
Finland-based GP intends to hold a final close for the fund to be held on 19 December