Technology
VC consortium in €11m series-B for GreenFlux
GreenFlux service platform is cloud-based and connects with charge stations of all types
MCI launches tender offer to wholly own MCI Capital fund
Offer is for 19,003,988 MCI Capital shares in a bid to wholly acquire the fund's shares and votes
Index Ventures leads $66m series-B for Kry
Funding round also sees existing investors Accel, Creandum and Project A participate
Mubadala launches European tech fund
Vehicle will invest in European startups looking to establish themselves on a global scale
Iris leads €15m series-A for Exotec
Existing investors 360 Capital Partners and Breega Capital also take part in the financing
Blossom Capital hires Schroder Adveq's O'Farrell
O'Farrell will be the fifth partner at the VC firm, which was founded in 2017 by Ophelia Brown
PE firms back record $14bn funding round for China's Ant Financial
Round comprises renminbi and US dollar tranches, reportedly values the company at $150bn
Alpina-backed ITB buys Logis
Both Alpina and its co-investor, private holding company Command, are providing fresh capital
Matrix and Morpheus in $25m round for Starship Technologies
Fresh capital will enable the company to bring its autonomous delivery robots to market
BlackFin appoints Franzmeyer to lead DACH expansion
Franzmeyer joins as managing director and will become head of Blackfin in Germany in September
Tenzing's Smoothwall makes first bolt-on with Future Digital
Lower-mid-market investor bought the Leeds-based web filtering technology provider last year
FSN-backed Netcompany sets final IPO price
Copenhagen-headquartered IT firm lists with market capitalisation of DKK 7.75bn
NGP leads $20m series-B for Caroobi
Other backers in the round include Target Global, BMW iVentures, DN Capital and Cherry Ventures
Downing et al. in £4m series-A for CTT
Downing invests alongside existing investors Parkwalk, Cambridge Enterprise and Amadeus
Kleiner Perkins leads $40m series-B for Spotahome
Company's existing shareholders, including Seaya Ventures, also take part in the funding round
Target Global launches $100m transport fund
Fund will invest in startups in the transport sector, with a focus on Germany and Israel
Hg sells Intelliflo to Invesco
Sale of the financial software company brings the gross realised fund multiple of Mercury 1 to 3.4x
VC firms invest $30m in Coya
Fresh capital will be used to establish the company in Germany once it receives approval from BaFin
Sintef launches NOK 500m seed fund for startups
New vehicle will be managed by Sintef TTO, the technology transfer office of Sintef
KKR, Goldman Sachs invest $360m in OutSystems
Company will use the fresh capital to accelerate its expansion and further develop its platform
Capzanine backs Horizon Software
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's development plan in France and abroad
VC firms back €10m series-A for FinCompare
Dutch bank ING joins the syndicate as the lead investor via its corporate venturing arm
Carlyle acquires Livingstone Technologies
Investment in the enterprise software business was made with equity from the €656m CETP III fund
Deepbridge leads £2.5m series-A for Chainvine
Funding round will enable the company to bring its blockchain-related products to market