Venture
Programma 101 hits first close
Italian venture capital investor Programma 101 (P101) has held a first close of its maiden fund on €32m.
Q&A with Fleur Pellerin, French minister for SMEs
Q&A: Fleur Pellerin
Social Venture Fund holds €16.4m first close
German venture firm Social Venture Management (SVM) has held a €16.4m first close for its second fund, with €8m committed by the European Investment Fund (EIF).
Video: DFJ's Sage on Europe's next big tech trends
Video: DFJ Esprit
Cipio Partners Q&A: venture direct secondaries
Cipio Partners managing director Roland Dennert talks to Kim Richters about what venture capital could gain from direct secondaries as a potential exit route.
Hoxton Ventures holds first close on $40m
Hoxton Ventures has held a first close for its maiden fund Hoxton Ventures Fund I on $40m, with the aim of bringing the US microcap venture strategy to Europe.
Gilde Healthcare closes fund on €145m
Gilde Healthcare Partners has held the final close of its transatlantic life sciences venture fund, Gilde Healthcare III (GHC III), on its target of €145m.
Auriga holds €40m first close for Bioseeds fund
French VC Auriga Partners has held a first close on €40m for its latest vehicle, Auriga IV Bioseeds, after seven months on the road.
SBT launches fintech-focused VC fund
SBT Venture Capital, a new fund focused exclusively on investments in the financial technology (fintech) space, has launched with $100m in capital.
Atomico raises $477m for third fund
Atomico Ventures has raised $476.6m for its third fund, Atomico III, easily surpassing its original target of $392m.
European Commission delays VC fund-of-funds proposal
The European Commission is to initially conduct a тfeasibility studyт in 2014 to explore the creation of a European fund-of-funds for venture capital.
Q&A with EVCA's Dörte Höppner
Q&A: Dörte Höppner
EdRip closes fourth life sciences fund on €192m
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has held the final close of its fourth life sciences fund, BioDiscovery 4, on €192m.
Kernel Capital, Invest NI launch £25m fund
Irish venture capital firm Kernel Capital has announced its newest ТЃ25m fund, Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund (NI), which will invest in local businesses.
Inveready launches second tech fund
Spanish investor Inveready has launched its second technology fund, Inveready Fund II, with a target of €15-20m.
Crescent Capital announces Crescent III
Crescent Capital has announced its third venture capital fund, Crescent III, on ТЃ22.5m after a tempestuous year of fundraising.
Puma winds up three VCTs
Puma Investments has this month wound up three of its VCTs, Puma VCT III, Puma VCT IV and Puma VCT V, after the vehicles reached the end of their five-year lifespans.
ETF raises £60m for second fund
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) has held the first close of its second fund on £60m.
Partech closes seed fund on €30m
Partech Ventures has closed its Partech Entrepreneur seed fund after raising €30m ($40m).
Partech VI closes on €130m
Partech Ventures has closed its Partech VI venture fund on €130m ($175m), having originally targeted €120m at the time of its first close.
Bridges Ventures closes fund on £125m
Bridges Ventures has held the final close of Bridges Sustainable Growth Fund III on ТЃ125m, beating its ТЃ100m target.
SAP Ventures raises more than $650m
SAP Ventures has raised more than $650m for its latest direct investment fund, SAP Ventures Fund II.
VCs keep finger on the pulse of healthcare tech
Healthcare tech