Venture
BGF launches dedicated £200m venture fund
New team headed by former MMC and Balderton deal-makers
Passion Capital raises £45m for second fund
British Business Bank contributes to sophomore effort
Kurma Diagnostics holds €33m first close
Fund aims at 15 investments around €500,000 mark
In Profile: DN Capital
An in-depth look at Shazam backer DN Capital
Idinvest closes second digital fund on €140m
Vehicle held €60m first close in October 2013
Nordic 'unicorns' present opportunity for US venture
For US VC seeking to deploy cash, the Nordics could offer the perfect opportunity
Isai reaches €55m first close for latest venture fund
Total exceeds €35m target after a few weeks of fundraising
Index Ventures Growth III collects €650m
Vehicle has been fully sold out, according to SEC regulatory filling
Partech's second seed-only fund closes on €60m
Fund follows on from Partech Entrepreneur I, which closed in 2013
SpeedInvest holds first close for second fund
Firm raises target to €70m; holds €58m first close
Iceland's start-up scene looks set to erupt
Three new funds focused on Iceland highlight activity in the country
Frumtak closes ISK 5bn second fund
Fund is one of three new funds to invest in Icelandic startups
Eyrir Invest holds ISK 2.5bn first close
GP expects to add additional investors before final close
SA Framtak raises ISK 4bn fund
Fund is among three new vehicles raised in Iceland in February
The downside of public commitments to VC
This second instalment looks at the disadvantages of public funding
European venture's reliance on public funding
Exclusive research reveals venture funds' over-reliance on public funding
unquote" research shows VC reliance on public funding bodies
Public funding bodies have played a large part in plugging the gap left by the institutional exodus from venture capital
Partech Growth Fund holds €200m first close
The vehicle will commit as much as €30m per ticket to late-stage startups
DACH region suffers activity slump in 2014
DACH deal volume has dropped to its lowest position since 2002
Fund in focus: Gilde Healthcare closes GHS II on €100m
Managing partner Jasper van Gorp shares details with unquote"
Holtzbrinck raises €285m for sixth fund
Fund closed on hard-cap after less than four months on the road
Fountain Healthcare launches second fund
Fund will invest primarly in European healthcare
Italian VC ecosystem shows signs of maturity
New laws aimed at start-ups as well as recent fund closes signal Italian VC is maturing
Versant closes fund on $305m, makes European promotions
Principal Tom Woiwode has been promoted to managing director in firm's Basel office