Venture
Iris bolsters Paris and Berlin teams with two hires
VC firm poaches Nicolas Herschtel from InfraVia and Silvia Ersetti from Gorillas
Wingman Ventures eyes new USD 120m fund to back Swiss startups
With a larger target than its predecessor, Fund II could see more institutional investors in its LP base
DCP set for final close on EUR 45m growth fund this month
Turkish VC’s second fund received commitments from 10 LPs including anchor investor EIF
Q&A: Octopus Ventures on consumer investing in times of recession
Partner Rebecca Hunt on the VC’s approach to consumer tech deals and how household savings, pricing down will see businesses through the crisis
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Growth equity’s mounting momentum
Bregal Milestone’s Cyrus Shey and HPE Growth’s Manfred Krikke discuss investing, operational support and what's next for the industry
Balderton hires Deloitte’s Broad as head of impact
Elodie Broad will focus on sustainability in the VC's internal operations, investments, and portfolio
Earlybird names three new Digital West partners
Andre Retterath and Paul Klemm are existing team members, while Vincenzo Narciso joins from Px3 Partners
VC Profile: Octopus backs pre-seed ecocystem with fresh fund
Fund is headed by Kirsten Connell and Maria Rotilu and has extended its hard cap to GBP 15m following a first close
Project A steps up PE co-investments, promotes Rösler to partner
Christoph Rösler speaks to Unquote about the development of the buyout and growth co-investment strategy
Kibo Ventures forms continuation vehicle for debut fund
HarbourVest is backing the restructuring of the 2012-vintage fund, which has reported 25% IRR
Lifeline Ventures preps Helsinki Spac IPO
Lifeline is planning to raise approximately EUR 100m in proceeds via the Spac listing
Mega-rounds fuel record H1 for venture and growth
Largest rounds inked in the first six months of 2021 read like a veritable Who's Who of European fintech heavyweights
Project A opens first international office in London
Principals Sam Cash and Jack Wang, plus associate Luc de Leyritz, will head the new office
Q1 DACH VC and growth deals surpass previous volume high
Deal volume has grown steadily since Q2 2019; aggregate value has also been rising since Q2 2020
Future Planet Capital acquires Midven
Midven was founded in 1990 and focuses on West Midlands-based science and technology investments
Montana Capital completes US venture secondaries deal
Transamerica Ventures spinout HighScale Ventures will manage the assets following the sale by Aegon
VCs in $290m round for grocery delivery platform Gorillas
Grocery delivery startup claims to reach customers in 10 minutes and is reportedly valued at $1bn
VC Profile: OpenOcean
Software-focused VC held a second close on €92m for its third main fund in February, and plans to reach €130m before the end of H1
Biotech market provides dose of optimism
In the past year, the biotech market has seen buoyant activity, reaching record levels of investments
How European venture capital weathered a rocky 2020
Q2 reflected a nice uptick in investment activity, and aggregate value continued climbing as the year went on
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Venture's immunity
Simon Philips, CEO of ScaleUp Capital, joins the Unquote podcast to explore recent trends in the European venture space
Ion Pacific nears first close for VC secondaries fund
Hong Kong-based manager is expecting commitments of roughly $40m at first close for the global fund
Evolving VC landscape helps fuel venture secondaries
Backing a portfolio of companies after various funding rounds gives comfort to some investors, with valuations seen as more concrete
DACH venture and growth deals peak in crisis
Following a strong year in volume terms, market participants remain optimistic about the resilience of the venture ecosystem
