Technology
Alven backs €2.5m series-A for Supermood
VC firm 50 Partners also takes part in the financing, as well as Blablacar CTO Francis Nappez
VC firms to sell Lendico to ING Diba
ING Diba has registered its intention to acquire Lendico with the competition authority
VC firms back $30m round for Relayr
Round is led by Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, a corporate venturing arm with $1bn in AUM
Augmentum announces intention to float
Listed vehicle will acquire Augmentum's portfolio and the structural elements of the GP
Touchstone leads $3.5m round for Re:Infer
New backer Crane Ventures and existing investor Seedcamp also take part in the round
Speedinvest in $14.5m series-B for Payworks
Corporate venturing arms of Commerzbank (CommerzVentures) and Visa led the round
Alliance backs Boost AI in $5m funding round
Financing will be used to strengthen technical and commercial teams for expansion plans
VC-backed Vivino raises $20m series-C
Latest round brings Vivino's funding to $57m since first receiving a capital injection in 2011
Frog Capital leads €3m series-D for Sofatutor
Acton Capital Partners, JCMB Beteiligungs and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft also take part
Ring Capital backs $12m series-B for Adikteev
Other backers in the round include existing investors Isai, Ventech and Laurent Asscher
Vortex backs merger of Tritel and Fieber
Vortex drew equity for the transaction from Vortex Buyouts II, a €35m buyout vehicle
Abac leads funding round for Spanish startup Mr Noow
Mr Noow intends to expand its business internationally by the end of 2018
One Peak leads $22m funding round for Spryker
Existing investors, including Berlin-based Project A Ventures, also take part in the round
Evolution Equity Partners backs $3.5m round for DFLabs
GP deploys capital from Evolution Technology Fund, which closed in July 2017
Battery Ventures closes two new funds totalling $1.25bn
Tech-focused GP closes an $800m principal vehicle and a $450m fund to invest alongside it
Turenne Capital exits Volfoni to trade
GP sells its minority stake in the French maker of 3D cinema glasses to Chinese corporate Shandong Luxin-Rio
Bregal leads funding round for Helloprint
Berlin-based VC firm Project A has also taken part, having previously backed the company
M Capital backs $3.7m series-A funding round for Intuilab
Private investment company IRDI Soridec Gestion also takes part in the financing
Creandum leads $10m series-A round for Mixmax
Mixmax plans to use the new capital to build its team and develop a new mobile interface
8GT launches £110m Sino-British venture fund
Government-formed fund will partner with Chinese institutes to invest in UK tech companies
Inception leads €2.2m seed round for Penta
Fresh capital will be used to hire more staff to support the company's growing customer base
Marathon holds €32m second close for seed fund
Latest investors in the fund include the European Investment Fund and Athens-based Equifund
Idinvest backs Bimedia
GP provided a unitranche facility to the French software developer back in 2015
Tera Ventures to raise €55m for second seed fund
Early-stage venture capital investor intends to hold a first close for the fund in 2018