Venture
Cavalry launches €20m maiden VC fund
Vehicle targets €20m and is backed by a trust fund, family offices and business angels
Aurica Capital holds €100m first closing for third fund
Launch is under pending approval of Spanish authorities and follows spinout from Banco Sabadell
LSP closes $280m life sciences venture fund
Vehicle closes more than one year after holding its first close on €80m
EQT holds €566m final close on first venture fund
Stage-agnostic European venture fund had been rumoured for a year prior to announcement
E.Ventures closes early-stage fund on $150m hard-cap
E.Ventures is also currently raising a US fund and has an active growth vehicle
Frog holds first and final close for second fund on €90m
VC's latest vehicle has a pan-European technology-focused remit
Invitalia raises €5m from Fondazione di Sardegna
Venture capital vehicle Italia Ventures I is now eyeing a final close on €100m
Panoramic closes second fund on £65m
Generalist vehicle will make buyout and growth capital investments in British SMEs
Cherry Ventures holds final close for €150m second fund
Cherry Ventures II backs European early-stage rounds, focused on consumer and B2C
Pamplona holds €1bn final close for TMT fund
US- and Europe-focused vehicle is the firm's first sector-dedicated fund
Social IV reaches €19m first close
Dutch social impact fund attracted commitments from EIF, family offices and high-net-worths
Intesa Sanpaolo launches fintech VC Neva Finventures
New venture capital vehicle targets Italian startups in fintech sector
Reforms fail to redress Spain's lack of domestic LPs
As international funds increase their exposure to Spanish private equity, domestic LPs remain in frustratingly short supply
Backed VC closes on €30m
Backed VC aims to bring a community approach by offering carry to anyone who brings forward investments
Forbion closes third fund on $208m
The VC has bolstered its Munich-based team hiring Matthias Falcenberg as an analyst
EIF backs Coparion's €225m venture co-investment fund
EIF and KfW have set up new VC fund Coparion to invest in later-stage German startups
Accel raises $500m for latest European and Israeli vehicle
Early- and growth-stage fund will target e-commerce, SaaS and IT companies
Octopus raises £100m for VCTs
Increased consumer appetite for VCTs follows the introduction of new UK pension laws
Seed Capital closes third fund on DKK 819m
Seed's fundraising surpassed its DKK 750m target at final close and comes nearly a year after its first close
Atlantic Bridge III holds first close
Vehicle has collected commitments from EIF, AIB as well as Enterprise Ireland
Endeavour Medtech Growth closes on €250m
Endeavour Vision's decision to focus purely on medtech investments helped it secure new investors
Anterra's food and agriculture tech fund holds $125m close
Anterra also expands from its headquarters in Amsterdam with the opening of an office in Boston
Caixa Capital Risc launches Caixa Innvierte Start fund
Caixa Capital Risc has launched its eighth fund, focusing on early-stage investments in Spanish startups
Panakès launches first Italian medtech early-stage vehicle
Maiden medtech venture capital fund targets a €100m final close by the end of the year