Technology
VC firms invest €15m in PerfectStay
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the Paris-based company's international expansion
UVC Partners leads €4.4m series-A for Innoactive
UVC Partners draws capital for the financing from €82m VC fund, UnternehmerTUM Fonds II
Payments sector heats up across the Nordic region
PayPal's $2.2bn acquisition of VC-backed iZettle highlights the Nordic region's leading position in the payments tech market
Holtzbrinck et al. divest Dealflo to Vasco in £41m deal
Automated contracting platform has secured agreements with automotive congolmerates and banks
VC-backed Home24 sets IPO price range at €19.5-24.5
Primary offering consists of 7,692,307 shares and a primary greenshoe that will not exceed 15%
Lakestar launches double fundraise
Lakestar II held a final close on €350m in August 2015, increasing from €135m for Lakestar I
Adelis takes majority stake in Hantverksdata
Adelis invests from its second fund, which held a final close on тЌ600m in 2017
White Star Capital et al. back Klaxoon with $50m
White Star Capital, Sofiouest, BPI France and Idinvest back the training platform
VC-backed Taxify raises $175m
Korelya Capital takes part in the round alongside Chinese ride-sharing app Did Chuxing
Zynga snaps up VC-backed Gram Games for $250m
By acquiring Gram Games, Zynga said it will expand its portfolio of live game franchises
Insight Venture leads $20m round for CoreView
Company will use the fresh capital to expand further internationally and deepen its offering
Daphni, Idinvest back Lunchr
Daphni has previously invested €2.5m in the France-based booking platform
Cathay Innovation leads €25m series-B for OnTruck
Existing investors include Atomico, Idinvest Partners, All Iron Ventures and Point 9 Capital
Goldman Sachs invests in games developer Voodoo
Goldman Sachs invests in France-based Voodoo via the $7bn West Street Capital Partners VII fund
Standout invests in Miradore
Miradore will increase investments to foster organic growth outside of its native Finland
Allianz et al. in €46m round for Moneyfarm
Company's existing shareholders, United Ventures and Cabot Square, also took part in the investment
Apax France buys Expereo in SBO
Carlyle sells its majority stake, acquired in 2014 via Europe Technology Partners III fund
VC-backed Azimo raises further $20m
Corporate venture player Rakuten Capital leads the investment again, alongside a host of backers
Montagu acquires Maincare
Company will use the fresh capital to consolidate its market position and expand internationally
East Ventures backs BRD's $32m ICO
East Ventures invests $12m in the pre-sale stage of BRD's initial coin offering
Genesis to launch €40m growth fund
Fund will focus on smaller companies with growth potential present in the Czech and Slovak markets
True Ventures leads €29m series-B for Iceye
Finland-based SAR data firm has raised a total of $53m to date, including government financing
Andera, BPI France sell A2IA to trade
French artificial intelligence and image analysis firm is sold to US-based Mitek Systems
Draper Esprit leads $16.2m funding round for Realeyes
AI business will look to expand beyond marketing and into robotics, healthcare and education