Technology
Blockchain startup Dfinity attracts $102m round
Startup, which uses blockchain for cloud computing, already raised $61m earlier this year
Sprints Capital leads €50m funding round for Vinted
Previous backers Insight Venture Partners and Hubert Burda Media also take part in the funding round
Aslanoba Capital et al. back Colendi
Turkey- and UK-based VC firms inject $2.5m into the Zug-based credit scoring platform
SEB Private Equity leads €35m series-C for Planday
Previous backers Creandum and Idinvest also took part in the funding round
Livingbridge in £5m series-A for Pointr
Navigation software company will pursue international expansion and undertake a recruitment drive
Draper Esprit leads $10m series-A for Apperio
Richard Marsh from Draper Esprit will join the company's board to support the management team
Bridgepoint invests in Elgin
GP invests in the road traffic information firm via Bridgepoint Growth, which invests ТЃ5-15m
Newion backs startup PlayPass
Belgium-based PlayPass, a provider of technology services for events, has raised €7.9m to date
Parabellum partially exits Parseq to Kura Group
Parseq's finance and administration division will continue to operate from its existing site
VC firms invest in Freeletics
VC firms Causeway, Jazz, Courtside, Elysian Park and Ward.ventures invest in the round
Spark leads $14m round for Homelike
Existing investors Cherry Ventures, Lürssen and Coparion also take part in the round
Ardian in talks to buy Trustteam
Ardian is set to acquire Belgium-based IT company Trustteam, owned by Naxicap since 2014
Softbank leads €10m round for Bepro
Softbank leads the round with capital from its Vision Fund, alongside Altos Ventures
Augmentum invests £7m in three fintech companies
VC fund makes early-stage investments in fintech companies predominantly based in the UK
Avedon sells CycloMedia to Volpi in €100m deal
Investment in Netherlands-based B2B geospatial data business generates a 5x return
TA Associates-backed ITRS acquires OP5
ITRS acquires OP5 from previous investors Pod Investment, Industrifonden and SEB Venture Capital
EmergeVest backs Atheon Analytics in MBO
Atheonтs founder and CEO Guy Cuthbert and commercial director Ian Hall will stay on with the firm
IK-backed TeleComputing acquires Excanto
TeleComputing plans on strengthening its position among Norwegian and Swedish customers
Mobeus leads £4m funding round for Rotageek
Enterprise software company will recruit development and customer services specialists
ADV leads £3m series-A for Healthera
Previous backer Cambridge Enterprise and newcomer Future Care Capital also take part in the funding
Main buys Enovation from Vanad
Vanad Group is a family owned industrial holding company with a portfolio of 11 companies
Abry's Link Mobility take-private crosses finish line
Bidder secures acceptance for 97.5% of the shares following the extension of the offer period
HTGF sells Veodin to VC-backed Templafy
Templafy acquires Veodin for its SlideProof application, an add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint
Catapult, Mercia in funding round for Rinicare
NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund